How diplomacy and poetry are linked

It is widely accepted that the greatest literature is born when cultures, civilizations or worldviews come together. This often happens in case of diplomat-poets who often find themselves in exotic......

How to go green and stay cost-competitive

The perception that it costs an arm and a leg to 'go green' keeps plenty of small businesses (and customers) from even trying--let alone in a recession. Sure, many eco-friendly improvements do......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

Shantaram Review: Too Verbose

If future episodes are as verbose and unwieldy, it might be difficult to keep from switching channels, points out Deepa Gahlot. When the book Shantaram came out in 2003, it became a bestseller and......

Bollywood's Ticket To Hollywood

It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Injury blow for Windies: Holder out of T20 World Cup

IMAGE: ‘Jason Holder’s absence will undoubtedly be felt both on and off the field’. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters The West Indies on Sunday named......

Hockey India League: Lancers beat Delhi

Kalinga Lancers players celebrate. Photograph: HIL Kalinga Lancers on Sunday edged out Delhi Waveriders 2-1 in an inconsequential match of the Hockey India League (HIL) at the Major Dhyan Chand......

CT: Govers golden goal powers Australia over Netherlands

A golden goal by Kieran Govers gave Australia their fifth successive Champions Trophy title as the hosts prevailed 2-1 over the Netherlands in the final in Melbourne. Govers sent a stinging shot......

Hockey India League signs up 10 Australian players

Hockey India on Tuesday signed up as many as 10 current Australian players for its inaugural franchise-based league (HIL) to be held across different cities of the country from January next year.......

Tri-nation hockey: Australia trounce India again

Australia blanked India 5-0 in the second leg match of the tri-nation tournament, in Burnbury, Australia, on Monday. India played good hockey, especially in the second half, but their forwards were......