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India needs to adapt to the world of tomorrow

In another 2-3 weeks, coronavirus will chariot India to overtake the United States. In March, Modi had exhorted the nation to celebrate India's impending success over the virus by clanging metal......

US: How an Indian poet was arrested and tortured

The detention of actor Shah Rukh Khan in the United States may have raised a storm in India, but the arrest of Ravi Shankar, associate professor of English and poet-in-residence at Central......

US Senate readies to take up nuclear bill

It seems to be a case of so near, but yet so far -- that is,as to when the US Senate will finally take up the enabling legislation to facilitate the US-India civilian nuclear agreement on the floor......

Is this the end of the road for FTII?

Gajendra Chauhan is just one the many troubles that ail the national film institute. But all may not be lost yet, Ranjita Ganesan. Image: A man walks past a graffiti-painted wall of a toilet at......

Shortage of charging stations may short-circuit India's EV revolution

Only a few thousand chargers dot the Indian landscape, some in working condition, others not, with some held hostage to the power supply vagaries of local utilities, reports S Dinakar. Photograph:......

HDFC-HDFC Bank: Great Marriage, But...

But there are challenges, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: PTI Photo In Samuel Beckett's classic, Waiting for Godot, two tramps, Vladimir (nicknamed Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), are engaged......

Budget is an exercise in hiding bad government finances

'No Budget has so far has addressed the issue of the government's abysmal productivity of capital spending, improving which will be the big game changer. 'But, the government's tight lock on......

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......

Just who is Benedict Cumberbatch's fiancee?

Everything you didn't know about Sophie Hunter... right here! Just who is Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch dating? That's the question on everybody's mind when one fine day, an engagement......

Tom Alter with Peter O'Toole!

Tom Alter, Bollywood's very own angrez (he is of American origin, actually), got the chance of a lifetime in December. He plays King Saul opposite (Lawrence Of Arabia)Peter O'Toole's Samuel in One......

Bringing Shakespeare to Mumbai

The stage is set once more at a venue as celebrated for its heady Irish coffee as its intimate setting for home-grown theatre. Prithvi turns 27 this November, and presents its 31st theatre festival......

Time to revise Wawrinka's tattoo?

IMAGE: Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka celebrates after defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles final at the US Open on Sunday. Photograph: Robert Deutsch-USA......

Defending champ Wawrinka focusing on one match at a time

Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland serves during a practice session ahead of the 2015 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images One of the first orders of......

Wawrinka doesn't want Big Four to become Fab Five

Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Being a member of tennis' Big Four might be the burning ambition of many players but Stan Wawrinka is in no rush to join the......

Swiss Wawrinka taking solace in 'failing better'

The recall of a crushing loss might not have the same attraction as the memory of an inspired victory for most top tennis players, but World No 8 Stanislas Wawrinka wears failure as a badge of......

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