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How India celebrated its first Republic Day in 1950

Huge tri-colour-themed banners have been put up along the Kartavya Path while the theme for this year's tableaux that would roll down the boulevard where the annual Republic Day celebrations take......

How India celebrated 1st Republic Day

The maiden celebrations marking the birth of the Republic of India were not held on Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), the historical avenue that has over time become synonymous with the ceremony, but it......

BJP most important foreign political party in world: WSJ

An opinion piece in the influential Wall Street Journal has described the Bharatiya Janata Party as the most important foreign political party in the world for America's national interests and the......

6 injured in mass stabbing in Glasgow, suspect shot dead

Six people, including a police officer, are in hospital after sustaining injuries in a stabbing incident at a hotel in the Scottish city of Glasgow, where a male suspect was shot dead by armed......

Miffed over article, China expels 3 WSJ scribes

China on Wednesday expelled three Wall Street Journal correspondents, the largest expulsion of overseas media personnel from the country in more than three decades, after the newspaper declined to......

Nasdaq at record as Wall Street runs on strong data; Greece eyed

The Nasdaq Composite on Thursday erased its last standing milestone from the dot-com era as it set a record intraday high, with stocks on Wall Street in rally mode boosted by strong economic data.......

COLUMN: Defending the Internet, loudly

Governments in India have used a clause (known in the legal trade as Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code) to curb various attempts to titillate the Indian mind, writes Ajit Balakrishnan. No sooner......

Worst ever Budget day for Dalal Street

It was the worst Budget day today for Dalal Street with the Bombay Stock Exchange index Sensex plunging over 850 points - the biggest fall on any Budget day - on concerns of widening fiscal......

On the garbage treasure trail

These last few days Mudar and I have been on a treasure hunt. We have been up at the crack of dawn to get a free run of the roads and driving round hunting for garbage dumps. Yes, that's right, the......

Sensex ends 200 points higher, Nifty reclaims 8,000

The positive bias was aided by metal, realty and auto indices Benchmark indices today settled on a positive note after Sensex rallied almost 200 points and Nifty reclaimed 8000 levels at close.......

Review: 22 Jump Street will leave you begging for more

22 Jump Street could have been shorter and better written. However, it isn't exactly bad the way it is, says Paloma Sharma. Ours is probably the luckiest generation in (very) recent cinematic......

'Human beings are scary'

'Animals understand you well.''They understand your vibe.''If they feel there is no harm from you, they will love you for life.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pooja Sawant/Instagram After spending......

When Quentin Tarantino got it so wrong

Quentin Tarantino, declares Sreehari Nair, will be remembered as someone who made just two great movies, and who then brought misery upon himself. IMAGE: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once......

Oscar 2014: Martin Scorsese and the men who shouldn't beat him

Martin Scorsese has come under tremendous flak for his drug-and-adrenalin-fuelled adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s The Wolf Of Wall Street. Does he have a shot at the Best Director Oscar this......

Will American Hustle win the Best Picture at Oscars?

American Hustle, 12 Years A Slave and Gravity are the strongest contenders to pick up the Best Picture at the Oscars 2014. It’s that time of the year again, and I’ve already......

F1: Norris on pole in Singapore

IMAGE: The pole in Singapore was Lando Norris's fifth of the season, sixth of his career and third in the last four races. Photograph: Kind courtesy Formula 1/X Lando Norris put McLaren on pole......

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole at home Grand Prix

IMAGE: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying in pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix in Circuit de Monaco, Monaco, on Saturday. Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters......

Check out F1's record 24-race calendar for 2024

IMAGE: Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts......

Verstappen slams Mercedes boss for 'Wikipedia' comment

IMAGE: Max Verstappen could record a 16th successive victory for Red Bull this weekend in Singapore. Photograph: Eva Plevier/Reuters Max Verstappen hit back at Mercedes Formula One team boss Toto......

Monaco GP: Verstappen overcomes rain to seal victory

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Monaco Grand Prix. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters Double world champion Max Verstappen won a soggy and slippery Monaco Grand......

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