'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......
After remaining shut for over a couple of months because of ethnic clashes, schools reopened across Manipur on Wednesday. IMAGE: Women holding placards in violence-hit Manipur.......
King Charles III spent 70 long years as the heir to the British throne. In those years as a prince -- a record number among royal families -- he led a colourful and unusual life, indulging so many......
The World Bank must become Archimedes' lever to help change the world into a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable planet in the 21st century.The change in leadership now provides that......
'They say 'a picture paints a thousand words', so seeing Rishi Sunak PM at the door of Number 10 can never be taken from us.''It is a symbol that will go down in the history books.''It is the very......
'Through an old train ticket, a ubiquitous red and black pencil, his promotion letter to me, my plane ticket to Bangalore and Thomas House -- five objects and institutions -- my memories of his......
'... for two reasons: the poor quality of education, and the low rate of female participation in the labour force.' 'Unless something is done quickly to remedy these problems, India will just have......
The last few years may have been turbulent for Vijay Mallya but that didn’t stop him from having fun, says Raghu Krishnan. Image: For his 60th birthday in December, Mallya flew in Enrique......
If 'innovation' were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie, says Bhaskar Chakravorti. Image: David Bowie performs during the Fashion Rocks concert at New York City's Radio......
With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector. Image: Sundar Pichai with wife Anjali. Photograph: Stephen......
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......
The latest Hollywood updates. As soon as the news of American comic actor Gene Wilder's demise went viral, social networking sites started flooding with condolences and remembrance notes for the......
The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on September 20.It was a special night for American prime time television,......
Don't waste your money on the latest Tarzan. Watch the old film instead. Good movies remain in the audience's mind for a long time. Great ones go a step further and spawn their own series. Tarzan......
Smriti Mandhana isn't actually known to be the most prolific T20 player -- her career T20 International average of 27.32 is middling at best.There have been failures too, but her ability to analyse......
IMAGE: Shaili Singh after winning the silver medal. Photograph: Twitter Shaili Singh's progress as an athlete has a lot to do with her coach Robert Bobby George but it was her "strong and......
The defender is currently in his final year at the St George’s British International School in Rome, which is close to Lazio’s training ground near Formello. IMAGE: Romano......
IMAGE: South Africa’s Dale Steyn celebrates as he joins the 400-wicket club. Photograph: Carl Fourie/Gallo Images/Getty Images He is regarded as one of the best fast bowlers of the modern......
India hockey captain Bharat Chetri on Tuesday said he is confident of a semi-final berth at the London Olympics to be held between July 27 and August 12. "I think we have a very balanced side. If......