How The US Helps India Counter The China Threat

Reports (not denied by India) that the USA had 'for the first time provided real-time details to their Indian counterparts on the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of a PLA incursion'......

What Will Israel Do Next?

In days of smart, networked technology and no shame over collateral damage, what will blow up next -- cars, mobile phones, TV sets, refrigerators? And where?, asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Smoke......

Caught smuggling 25kg gold, Afghan diplomat resigns

Zakia Wardak, the senior-most Afghan diplomat in India, has resigned from her position after reports emerged that she was caught at Mumbai airport last month for allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg......

Is India keen to revive ties with Taliban-controlled Afghanistan?

India's pointsperson on Afghanistan JP Singh met senior members of Afghan authorities in Kabul and the discussions focused on New Delhi's humanitarian assistance to Afghan people as well as the use......

Shaitan To Stan Lee OTT This Week

From Shaitan to Stan Lee, Sukanya Verma covers the whole spectrum for you on OTT this week.   ShaitanWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage: Telugu Mahi V Raghavan's violent Web series gets......

Pathaan Is About Shah Rukh's Life

More than anything else, Pathaan is a silent and subtle statement of Shah Rukh Khan about his place, his commitment to cinema and, if one can say, his politics, observes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.......

The Pathaan Review: A Naatu Naatu Experience

The underlying message is clear: Please do not question Shah Rukh Khan's loyalty to India.He is Indian, loves his motherland.And he will continue to entertain India for as long as he can, applauds......

OTT: Spies. Suspense. Crime. Thrills.

Fasten your seat belts as OTT flies high on excitement this week. Sukanya Verma lists some options.   Breathe: Into the Shadows 2Where to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi Abhishek......

Talash slips Taliban's shackles to break-dance at Olympics

Then 18, Talash crossed the border into Pakistan after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 before settling in Spain as a refugee the following year. The International Olympics Committee......

T20 World Cup Final: Will India Make This One Big Change?

IMAGE: India will aim to win their first World title in 11 years when they take on South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Photograph: BCCI/X   After......

'One of the best pace-bowling allrounders, but gave up too quickly'

IMAGE: Lance Klusener believes Hardik Pandya gave up on Test cricket too easily. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Rating Hardik Pandya as one of the best fast-bowling allrounders, former......

How King Kohli got going when the going got tough!

IMAGE: Like life, elite sports can at the same time be cruel as well demanding. Virat Kohli had faced that for the past three years when he faced the run drought. Photograph: T20 World Cup/Twitter......

REWIND: T20 World Cups: How India Fared

India won the inaugural T20 World Cup, as a young Indian team under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh, in 2007 in South Africa. Since then their best finish has been second place in 2014, when they......