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Why PM V P Singh avoided Nuclear Tests

'With Punjab and Kashmir in flames, it would not have been politically wise to alienate the West.''It would have inclined Western countries towards Pakistan.''It would have been a self-goal.'A......

Masood Azhar a global terrorist, says US ahead of crucial meet

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar meets the criteria to be designated as a global terrorist and not doing so is against regional stability and peace, the United States said on the eve of the......

Why the Congress must not defend Robert Vadra

It is for the Congress to ensure that the revelations do not eat into its vote bank in the crucial assembly elections. And it can do that by one, instituting a transparent and credible inquiry into......

The pandemic's other dangers

'Every strongman leader is faced with the same opportunity: Harness the increased societal panic to amass more power,' warns Mihir S Sharma. IMAGE: Leaders of the BRICS nations: From left, Chinese......

Namaste is the new Hello!

The bear hug in which the prime minister loves to smother Western VIPs might strike as theatrical, boastful and, above all, unhygienic, in these stricken times, observes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.......

India wants trade deal with US primarily to keep me happy: Trump

President Donald Trump on Monday slammed India for imposing "tremendously high tariffs" on American products and said that New Delhi wanted to have a trade deal with the United States primarily to......

IIM-A director Ashish Nanda steps down citing personal reasons

An alumnus of IIM-A from the 1983 batch, Nanda was a Robert Braucher Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School and later a Harvard Business School faculty member, before he took charge on......

US co to pull back jobs from India

Sallie Mae, a US-based company which gives loans to students, announced on Monday that it plans to move back as many as 2,000 overseas jobs, including those from India, even if it means an......

G20 must not forget the poorest

This week's Group of 20 meeting already has a packed agenda: maintaining demand, repairing the global financial system and increasing the International Monetary Fund's resources. But the G20 must......

Big question from the Greece crisis: Do history and geography trump economics?

How did Greece, the country of Archimedes and Socrates and Plato and Pythagoras, come to such dire straits, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Like any Indian schoolboy, or should I say any schoolboy......

Our Biopics Are Bad, But There's Hope

I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, states Sreehari Nair.......

RARE PIX: Yash Chopra directs Dilip Kumar in Mashaal

In his long career, Yash Chopra's charm was not restricted to the Indian film industry but extended to international film personalities as well. Hollywood filmmaker Robert Wise, who made such cult......

'I was told Yash and Mumtaz were 'just friends.' That wasn't the truth!'

'All the pretty actresses made me jealous. Yash would pay them a lot of attention. Later, I got used to it because for Yash, his family was also very important.' 'Shah Rukh and I have a very good......

Coming Up: The Bachchans Film Fest

When the pandemic ends and the film business gets back to normal, expect to see a lot of Bachchans on the big screen. At last count, there are at least 12 films between Amitabh Bachchan and......

Sound of Music at 50: The Von Trapp family THEN and NOW!

As Sound of Music turns 50 today, here's a look at its beloved Von Trapp family and what they're doing today. Julie Andrews swirling in a field of flowers against snow-clad Alps. Blue-eyed......

Wozniacki takes positives after US Open exit

IMAGE: Caroline Wozniacki showed her mettle against the 19-year-old Gauff, who is at the top of her game after winning at Washington and Cincinnati, but ran out of steam on Arthur Ashe Stadium as......

Can England's bowlers cope without Archer, Leach?

IMAGE: Jofra Archer will miss a third successive summer, and a second successive Ashes series. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images England's bowling attack will struggle to bowl out......

'We will do anything for Shami'

'I don't think Shami had any doubts that Ravi would stick by his word, but to see the head coach move heaven and earth to ensure his best interests were taken care of at a difficult time must have......

'India have even-money chance of beating England'

IMAGE: Ian Chappell said, India, notwithstanding, their loss in the final of the World Test Championship final to New Zealand, has become a "pace-bowling proficient" team in recent years, joining......

Australia remembers Hughes: Cricket felt irrelevant, says Smith

IMAGE: Philip Hughes was 25 when he was hit on the neck by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match in Sydney and died without regaining consciousness exactly five years ago. Photograph: Morne de......

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