Oh, how Indians love protocol!

'Perhaps it isn't protocol at all, but power before which we abase ourselves,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. IMAGE: The deft footwork behind the Mayawati-Akhilesh meeting confirmed that protocol is as......

Obama nominates Indian American for district court judge

United States President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Indian American Manish S Shah to serve on the United States District Courts judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois. If confirmed......

NY cops learn lessons from Mumbai terror attack

A New York Police Department team that visited Mumbai to understand the mechanics of the multiple terrorist strikes of November 26 has identified the use of technology, particularly cell phones, by......

Indian teens win top scholarships

Two Indian students -- Ashish Agrawal of Ghaziabad, near New Delhi, and Asilata Bapat of Pune -- are among the lucky 89 American and international students selected for the prestigious Research......

Where Aditya Birla Nuvo plans to deploy extra cash

Aditya Birla Nuvo, the mini-conglomerate of Kumar Mangalam Birla, plans to deploy the surplus cash generated by its older-businesses such as carbon black, fertilisers, insulators, rayon and......

Age of excess fuelled rise of Ponzis

For at least 13 years, big and small investors alike turned over their money to Paul Greenwood and Stephen Walsh, two New York money managers, in the belief that an "enhanced equity index" strategy......

Titan's Fastrack on comeback trail

It's one of those meetings where the host shows up late. You want to look down at your watch -- again -- but choose to look around, instead. If you want to know what time it is, you couldn't have......

GoodFellas' Ray Liotta dies: 'We lost a great today'

Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Ray Liotta, an actor best known for his role as the hustler-turned-mob snitch Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas, has died. Liotta, 67, leaves......

When movie theatres no longer exist...

Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the......

Will Mudbound get Netflix an Oscar nomination?

Even as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decide if a film backed by a streaming service qualifies for a 'regular' feature nomination, both critics and audiences hope Mudbound makes......

Review: Justice League has moments of freshness and fun

Justice prevails in the form of Wonder Woman as she unleashes her inner goddess and does her best to draw us away from Superman and Batman’s insipid presence, says Sukanya Verma. A year ago,......

Major blow for NZ ahead of World Cup

Southee suffers thumb fracture, injury scare for Allen   IMAGE: Tim Southee sustained the injury while attempting to take a catch in the 14th over of England's innings. Photograph: Andrew......

NBA: Stephen Curry hits nine 3s in Warriors' rout of Nets

IMAGE: Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts in front of Brooklyn Nets guard Patty Mills (8) after scoring a basket during the fourth quarter of their NBA match at Barclays Center......

LA mourns on first anniversary of Kobe Bryant's death

IMAGE: Fans stand in front of a mural painted in tribute to Kobe Bryant after his death one year ago. Photograph: Harry How/Getty Images Fans of the late Kobe Bryant, who died a year ago to......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

Sports Shorts: Green inspires Spurs come-from-behind win over Heat

Danny Green scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 110-95 come-from-behind victory over the Miami Heat in the opening game of the NBA Finals on......