Indian Navy forces 35 Somali pirates to surrender

In a calibrated operation, the Indian Navy on Saturday 'coerced' 35 Pirates onboard a merchant ship around 1,400 nautical miles from the Indian coast to surrender and ensured the safe evacuation of......

Why Securing Gateway of Tears Is Critical For India

The Indian Navy, which regards itself as the 'net security provider' in the Indian Ocean Region, has also stepped up to the plate, with a warship stationed at all times off the Gulf of Aden for......

'Hindu philosophy was sophisticated under Mughals'

'Second-class citizenship would have been meaningless to a Hindu in the Mughal empire.' IMAGE: Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707). Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images   Not long ago,......

Star India responsible for Game of Thrones leak?

The channel has begun forensic investigations into the leak of the next episode, which was posted on Reddit three days before the official release.Romita Majumdar and Urvi Malvania report. IMAGE:......

Will blocking access to some sites solve piracy?

In India, the rules of the game in cyberspace have changed forever. Almost overnight, the internet has spawned web renegades whose mission it is to bring down all forms of authoritarian control......

From virtual world, hacktivism spills into real world

After showing their displeasure over blocking of websites by the government by breaking into official websites of various government and private organisations, hacking group 'Anonymous' is now......

Counterfeit products value to touch $1.78 trillion

The value of counterfeit and pirated products sold worldwide is expected to grow to as much as $1.78 trillion in 2015 and is likely to hurt foreign direct investment and tax collections in many......

Music piracy goes hi-tech

Music piracy has gone high tech.From the dingy units copying cassettes, the action has now shifted to organised IT units, manufacturing top quality CDs and passing them off as originals to......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Who doesn't want to escape reality for a while?

'While there cannot be any doubt that the national anthem should be shown utmost respect, cinema halls are not the most appropriate places to play the national anthem,' says Mohammad Asim......

Review: 47 Ronin is painful

Don’t bother with 47 Ronin if you’ve already seen the 2:31 minute trailer, the rest of the 116.69 minutes can be ignored, writes Paloma Sharma. If 47 Ronin were your......

Tin Pot Transformers

The fact that Transformers made a gazillion dollars at the global box office pretty much guaranteed that a sequel would be fast-tracked to theatres so that the studio, director and stars could make......

Brady wins his 7th Super Bowl at 43

IMAGE: Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with wife Gisele Bundchen after winning Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Tom Brady threw......

BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

The Indian Premier League commenced over the weekend and as expected Rishabh Pant got down to business in his own unique style, hammering the ball all over the park. Euro 2020 qualifiers have also......

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.''At its core, the PKL......

How kabaddi challenges cricket's might

Kabaddi may now be behind only cricket in the popularity stakes, notes Aabhas Sharma. IMAGE: Puneri Paltan in action against the Telugu Titans. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pro Kabaddi League It's......

Raging Nadal storms into semi-finals

Rafael Nadal raised the temperature at the ATP World Tour Finals in London, on Friday with a fiery defeat of Tomas Berdych and a rare flash of temper as a heavyweight semi-final line-up was......