India trade deal eludes another British prime minister

Britain's third female prime Minister, Liz Truss, was out of office on Thursday after the shortest tenure at 10 Downing Street in London and without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement (FTA)......

UK's PM-in-waiting Liz Truss remains committed to India ties

Newly-elected Conservative Party leader and prime minister in waiting Liz Truss is among the senior British politicians known for championing deeper India-UK strategic and economic ties, describing......

A teacher like no one else

Anjuli Bhargava discovers Brand Abha Adams.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Abha Adams, 66, has an abiding memory of her own school days. Standing with her two thin plaits among a......

The Scotsman who knows India better than many of us

'Men of the calibre of Shri Ramana Maharishi, Satya Sai Baba, Shri Aurobindo -- you don't get that level of excellence in the West.''The quality of Indian saints is unmatched.'Bill Aitken came to......

India's energy impresses Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he was looking forward to a long-term relationship with Telangana. Image: Tim Cook had a meeting with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao. Photograph: Snaps......

Apple walks the talk, opens Maps development office in Hyderabad

Technology giant Apple on showed where its priorities lie, with the opening of its new office in Hyderabad that will focus on development of Maps for products like iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple......

I don't share Moody's pessimism: Rangarajan

Moody’s Investors Service had flagged the subdued rural economy as a 'credit negative' for India's sovereign rating Former Reserve Bank of India Governor C Rangarajan (photographed below) on......

Dark days will soon be over for a remote tribal village in Bengal

The UK-India research project is funded by Research Councils UK and India's Department of Science and Technology. Experts from the University of Leeds, University of Exeter, and University of......

Priyanka wraps up Baywatch shoot in Miami

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Priyanka Chopra has finished shooting for the first schedule of Baywatch in Miami. She posted a picture, above, and......

Nandita Das talks Firaaq and more with her fans

After wowing us with her acting, Nandita Dasdecided to try her hand at direction withFiraaq.The film, which releases in theatres this Friday,isnow getting rave reviewsin international film......

'Comedy is really hard'

In the late 1990s, British-Indian filmmaker Bharat Nalluri thought he had it all -- a burgeoning Hollywood career and a line of action adventure movies to pick from.Miramax selected him to direct......

Column: A little Sex didn't hurt anybody

The women are back.I am referring to Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte. We last saw them four years ago -- although they have occasionally reappeared in our living rooms in re-runs on HBO and......

Cricket in Olympics: Multi-billion dollar broadcast market, BCCI's push and ICC pitch perfect presentation

IMAGE: Cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 LA Olympics was an outcome of a ‘pitch perfect’ presentation alongside several major contributing factors. Photograph: Adnan......

ECB says new diversity plans to tackle 'uncomfortable truths'

Photograph: ECB/Twitter The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said, on Tuesday, a range of measures aimed at strengthening its inclusion and diversity strategy would deal with some......

'Lack of Black players in county cricket not good enough'

Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images The lack of Black players in county cricket is “clearly not good enough” according to former England captain Michael Atherton. A study......

'Sourav always showed faith in me'

'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for......

Gayle leaves his mark on West Indies cricket

During a time where West Indian cricket has struggled to hit the heights of the great teams of the 1970s and 1980s, he has been more than just a great entertainer at the top of the order. IMAGE:......