The man Putin fears most

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel glances at the life and political career of Alexey Navalny who has been banned from challenging Vladimir Putin in Russia's presidential election. IMAGE: Alexey Navalny --......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s this week’s collection of the world’s craziest and funniest stories from around the world. 1) The 77-year-old weightlifting champ   Meet Willie Murphy, a 77-year-old......

Neither sport nor entertainment: The fraud called Formula One

A major antagonism is visible the world over between capitalism and democracy. But the Indian elite and the media continue to glorify capitalism, with all its sleaze. Their celebration of F1 is......

Too many Indians... that is Joel Stein's problem

Indians, cosseted by stories about their success in America, often think they are the golden immigrants, the good ones, guests who can come for dinner. And stay. Perhaps now the blinders will come......

The Honda Civic is back, bigger and better than before

The radical styling that consists of 17-inch diamond-cut wheel rims and a chrome grill that comes with a sleek coupe-inspired profile -- the kind you'd expect to see in an Acura or a Lexus sports......

GM, Chrysler fall may cost 250,000 jobs

Bankruptcies of automakers General Motors and Chrysler could cost as many as quarter million people their jobs over the next year and a half, a media report says. According to a report in......

How ICICI came a long way in a short time

From urging customers to live life on their own terms, to asking them to keep faith, brand ICICI has come a long way in a short time. ICICI Bank's market cap, growing at breakneck speed until last......

What does Obama's tax proposal mean for India?

Eight days ago, when US President Barack Obama gave a seven-minute speech on the need to reform America's tax code, a full-scale panic immediately gripped India's IT sector. Already sceptical of......

The Man Behind Pathaan

Big stars, big budgets, breezy soundtrack and the promise of a good time is director Siddharth Anand's specialty. High on foreign locales and fancy styling, his entertainers exude the A to Z of......

'Raj was such a great guy'

'Raj was such a fun jovial guy, full of life.' IMAGE: Raj Kaushal and Mandira Bedi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raj Kaushal/Instagram I got to know Raj Kaushal when he directed Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

The Arjun Patiala Review

Arjun Patiala doesn't add up to be the spoof it was meant to be, complains Prasanna D Zore. Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon, Varun Sharma, Ronit Roy, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Seema Pahwa are quite......

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Over five decades ago, when swimmers from Rajasthan participated in the National Swimming Championships, competitors from other states would look at the Rajasthan squad in awe. They wondered how a......

PM Modi lauds grapple Aman's perseverance

IMAGE: Grappler Aman Sehrawat after winning the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday. Photograph: Khel Olympics/Reuters Wrestler Aman Sehrawat overcoming adversity to stand on the......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 11

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat reacts at the end of her Olympics wrestling women's Freestyle 50kg semi-final against Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, on Tuesday. Photograph:......

PIX: Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth swim gold

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Saturday. IMAGE: Katie Ledecky of the United States celebrates with Australia's silver medallist Ariarne Titmus after......

Batters To Light Up T20 World Cup

The T20 World Cup is set to be a run feast when the tournament kicks off in the West Indies and the USA, on Saturday, June 1. Batters likely to set the World Cup alight with their big striking.........