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When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

Boris Johnson running 'anyone but Rishi' campaign: Report

With Rishi Sunak now firmly placed as the candidate to beat, the battle lines are drawn for second place in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and British prime......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Over 130 US Secret Service officers infected with Covid in wake of Trump's campaign travel

More than 130 secret service officers who help protect the White House and US president have been asked to isolate or quarantine because they have been tested positive for coronavirus or had close......

Trump campaign says election far from over; Biden moves forward with his plans

As United States President-elect Joe Biden is gearing up for administering the country, the defiant Trump campaign has asserted that the 2020 US presidential election is far from over and indicated......

The ugly side of the flamboyant Richard Branson

Who, indeed, is Richard Branson? Isn’t he the buccaneering music-to-spacecraft British entrepreneur who revels in fighting established brands, dives with aplomb into markets where monopolies......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

IMAGE: Elizabeth Debicki with her Emmy. Photograph: Mike Blake/ Reuters Elizabeth Debicki stood out at the 76th Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, on Sunday, September......

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra. 'Does the world need another cinematic representation of the Ripley story?'......

'I learned about Bollywood by being a part of it'

'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alexx O'Nell/Instagram......

Angry Shahid Or K-Action? Your OTT Choices

Angry Shahid, Avatar sequel, Arnold baring it all, take your pick from this week's OTT menu. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend. Bloody......

PIX: Rabada shines as MI Cape Town win maiden SA20 crown

IMAGE: The triumphant MI Cape Town players pose with the SA20 trophy after beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Saturday. Photograph: BetwaySA20 Pace......

SA20: Sunrisers down Super Giants for first win of season!

IMAGE: Sunrisers Eastern Cape celebrate winning their SA20 match against Durban Super Giants on Friday.. Photographs: SA20 The Sunrisers Eastern Cape came up with a clinical performance with both......

SA 20: Tahir's dive stuns De Kock; JSK trio dominate

IMAGE: Imran Tahir celebrates with skipper Faf du Plessis. Photograph: SAT20/X Joburg Super Kings and Pretoria Capitals claimed crucial victories over Durban's Super Giants and......

'True champion' Southee bows out a winner at home

New Zealand's all-time top wicket-taker with 776 victims across all formats, 36-year-old Tim Southee retired as his country's second highest in Tests with 391, behind the great Richard Hadlee.......

'Didn't expect clean sweep even in our wildest dreams'

IMAGE: New Zealand's players celebrate winning the three-match against India. Photograph: BCCI Former captain Daniel Vettori termed New Zealand's 3-0 Test series win on Indian soil as his......

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