Sinking ferry passengers considered throwing kids into sea: CISF rescuers

A team of Central Industrial Security Force marine commandos rescued dozens of passengers from a sinking tourist ferry off the Mumbai coast, preventing panicked parents from throwing their children......

India The Diplomatic Ambassador In Global Crises

Times have changed, situations have changed, but the basic nature of superpower geo-politics remains the same and so also India's diplomacy -- call it non-alignment, strategic autonomy or......

Will UP Startle Modi?

The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely......

How armed forces are preparing for Cyclone Biparjoy

Ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy's landfall on Thursday, the ministry of defence said that all armed forces including the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and Indian Coast Guard have made necessary......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Dunkirk Review: Redefining heroes and humanity

'It's not combat, but deliverance that dictates the action in Dunkirk,' notes Sukanya Verma. War is the ultimate state of chaos. And its damning, damaging consequences torment the screen from start......

ISL: Odisha beat Hyderabad for second win

IMAGE: Odisha FC players celebrate a goal during the ISL match against Hyderabad FC, in Pune, on Wednesday. Photograph: ISL A 10-man Odisha FC registered their second win of the season as they......

Nadal, Djokovic romp into Rome quarter-finals

IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his third round match against Canada's Denis Shapovalov at the Italian Open. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters Rafael Nadal swept into the quarter-finals......