COVID-19: Lessons to be learnt from Delhi, Mumbai

The two cities finally got their act together by ramping up the testing capacity and implementing stricter quarantine norms. Ruchika Chitravanshi, Sohini Das & Sachin Mampatta report IMAGE: A......

US is OK with India engaging Russia, but...

The United States has said it has no problem with India's engagement with Russia, but cautioned that it was not the right time to have trade deals with Moscow because of a series of international......

Bobby Jindal admits he's considering 2016 presidential run

Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has for the first time acknowledged that he is considering a 2016 presidential run and will make a decision on it after the November Congressional......

10 things you must know about Telangana

Some interesting facts about our newest state... As has been pointed out by the Christian Science Monitor the new state of Telangana is big enough to be the world's 33rd largest country. India......

Maryland draws $60 mn from Indian cos

Maryland Governor has said that his recent trade mission to India opened new doors for the US state in the field of trade and investment as business deals worth $60 million were inked during the......

Column: Bollywood's global market beckons

A WTO ruling opening up China to Hollywood should help Bollywood too, Sanjaya Baru. Bollywood is becoming big business, said the opening line of the lead story in the Business Standard last week.......

The great betrayal at Copenhagen

India caved in to a bad deal at Copenhagen, says Praful Bidwai. By sealing the so-called Copenhagen Accord with the United States, the BASIC grouping (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) has......

'Nobel Peace Prize should go to Twitter'

Former US national security adviser Mark Pfeifle has said that microblogging site Twitter should win the Nobel Peace Prize for its role during the civil unrest in Iran. 'When traditional......

Hangover derails Travolta's Pelham

The smart and endearing laugh riot Hangover, and the life-affirming animation hit Up made sure that the fast-paced, extortion thriller The Taking of Pelham 123 did not race to the top of the box......

Soccer WC '06 in ticket mess

Just three days ahead of the second batch of sales of tickets for the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany, the Cup organizing committee is already in damage control mode.Horst R Schmidt, senior vice......