Americans Must Depend On Hope And Prayer

The two major parties offer the United States choices that are basically unacceptable and the bench strength, such as it is, is not entirely capable of winning popular acclaim, notes Shreekant......

The Curious Case Of Sheena Bora's Teeth

One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly utilised Dr Zeba Khan's expert status to pose her A Most Curious Question. He asked her if a skull can grow new......

Tackling Heatwaves In Cities

As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of heatwaves if they have the will to create green infrastructure, explain Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy. IMAGE:......

Don't Expect Modi To Change!

'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......

Ulajh Review: Diplomatic Doldrums

Ulajh strikes you as an attempt at statement-making gone horribly wrong, a punchline that doesn't land, a roar that never reaches the ear, observes Sreehari Nair. In Sudhanshu Saria's Ulajh,......

The Problem With Ullozhukku

People turn a corner and overhear secrets, men change stripes so as to acquire shades of villainy most convenient to advancing the plot, secondary characters confess to past sins just so that the......

Stree 2 Promises More Chills

It looks like Stree 2 has been granted a bigger budget for VFX and sound, bringing with it a promise of more chills, observes Deepa Gahlot. Perhaps anticipating the success of 2018's Stree, like......

Savi Review: Anil Kapoor Saves The Day

Divya Khossla does not have the magnetism to carry a film by herself.If it weren't for Anil Kapoor playing his part with far more gusto than required, Savi would have been tough to sit through,......

PIX: Vinesh Phogat in Olympics women's 50kg wrestling final

Vinesh is first Indian woman wrestler to reach Olympics final. IMAGE: India's Vinesh Phogat celebrates victory over Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in the Olympics wrestling women's 50kg Freestyle......

REWIND! No, Mankad didn't cheat on December 13, 1947...

IMAGE: Vinoo Mankad took 8/55 against England in Chennai to help set up India's first ever Test victory in 1952. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Mulvantrai Himmatlal Mankad was one of those rare......

WC: Australia survive Bangladesh scare, finish on top

IMAGE: Australia's Beth Mooney hits a four during the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh at Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand, on Friday. Photograph: Fiona......

Tokyo Olympics: A tale of two young wrestlers

IMAGE: Sonam Malik,19, is the youngest Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Growing up together as wrestlers, they were fierce rivals. Now, Anshu......

Olympic-bound wrestler is living her father's dream

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anshu Malik/Instagram When 12-year-old Anshu Mailk told her grandmother that she wants to be a wrestler, little inkling did her father Dharamvir had that in seven......