What Modi told Trump when Pak threatened India

Former US President Donald Trump has revealed what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said when offered help in dealing with a country that threatened India and said the Indian leader remarked "I will do......

Israel's Gaza Offensive And The US Dilemma

Israel needs to come terms with the new reality that they are no longer invincible or the dominant power in the West Asian region, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: United States......

When Gorbachev Met Reagan, Bush

When Ronald Reagan was elected president of the United States, he was the most ideological anti-Communist leader America has had since the Bolsheviks came to power in Moscow in November 1917.......

Beware of Xi's secret army!

India, Taiwan and countries with large numbers of Tibetans, Uyghurs and overseas Chinese will be prominent among those that witness elevated United Front activity, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the......

Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as its new CEO

Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, joining a growing cohort of Indian-origin business......

15 quotes reveal Starbucks's Howard Schultz story

Starbucks's Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz has built a coffee empire that extends to almost all parts of the world. The company 20,366 stores in 61 countries and his personal wealth is estimated......

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in India, again

Starbucks aims to reach the 100-store-mark this year Howard Schultz (pictured), Starbucks’ global chairman and chief executive officer, will make a brief, but crucial visit to India on......

Ban on H-1B visas to hit innovation, investment: America Inc

Massive restrictions on legal immigration - including restricting immigrants who contribute to medicine, science, and research in the United States, and who are working to develop treatments for......

Quentin Tarantino sued over Django Unchained

Director Quentin Tarantino is facing a multi-million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit over his cult film, Django Unchained. The Pulp Fiction filmmaker has been named in legal......

Review: Foxcatcher is the most overrated Oscar nominee

Foxcatcher is deathly dull and far too graceless, says Raja Sen. Foxcatcher is a film born out of a fascinating (but hard to believe) memoir, a story about sport and commitment and......

His thirst for success drives his consistency: Donald

IMAGE: Allan Donald pegged Kagiso Rabada as one of the modern-day greats. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Kagiso Rabada's hunger for success and an impeccable technique to release the......

What India need to do to win 2nd Test at Cape Town...

You need to be more creative in Cape Town as wickets are a lot more flatter and partnerships will stretch and that's traditionally as someone who knows it will be tougher Tests,' said South African......

'I am confident Rahane will bounce back in South Africa'

'Ajinkya has 12 centuries and more than 4,000 runs in Test cricket. So he knows his game and he has gone through such kind of bad phases before as well.' IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane has scored just 411......

Sanaa shocks Schultz

India's Sanaa Bhambri staged a remarkable rally after dropping the first set to pull off an upset victory over higher-ranked Dutch girl Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy in the opening round qualifiers of......

Halep withdraws from WTA Finals, Bertens to make debut

'My back is not ok. I didn't practice for the last four weeks. I'm not ready to compete at this level and I'm still sore. It's not easy to go on court and compete at this moment.' IMAGE: The World......