India has excellent diplomatic service, they know what to do: German envoy

Referring to India's stand at the international forums on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, German ambassador to India, Walter J Lindner on Sunday said that India has excellent diplomatic service and......

Modi's Self-Created Perfect Storm

Triumphalism, premature declaration of victory meant no one checked if India had enough vaccines, oxygen, remdesivir, bringing us back to a crisis where we need foreign aid after four decades,......

'Hoped she's killed': 12-year-old US girl faces backlash over hunting photos

A 12-year-old girl has incurred the wrath of many after posting photos of herself hunting giraffes and zebras, sparking outrage online. Aryanna Gourdin and her dad Eli travelled from Utah in the US......

'Unlike 2014, RSS won't involve itself in 2019 elections'

'Only on two occasions has the RSS thrown itself completely on the side of the BJP.''In 1977 in the wake of the Emergency. And in 2014 with Modi.''Now, I've been told that this is not going to......

The telecom mess has just got messier

'Tinkering will not do. Merely staggering spectrum dues comes nowhere near solving the problem,' cautions Rahul Khullar. Photograph: Himangshu Sharma/Reuters   Telecom was already neck-deep......

High realty prices hit American dream

The red-hot housing market in booming cities across the United States has made the dream of owning a home out of reach, not only for low-income families but also for white-collar......

Brexit: Indians working in the UK may face higher taxes

Sending money to families in India will get more expensive The turmoil arising from Brexit has affected the mood among UK-based NRIs as well, who are struggling to gauge its impact on their......

Steve Jobs's biography a big hit in China

Apple CEO Steve Jobs's authorised biography seems to be a great hit in China as dozens of people were seen lined outside book stores even before they were opened and entire copies being almost sold......

Review: The Jungle Book: What a fun movie!

The characters drawn for the 2016 film have an edge that wasn't present in the 1967 version. This is perhaps why The Jungle Book has been given an U/A certificate in India.For once, Pahlaj Nihalani......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Tendulkar's autobiography breaks World record; goes past Dan Brown, JK Rowling

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar at the launch of his autobiography in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He might have bid adieu to cricket but Sachin Tendulkar continues to make records......

Jadeja takes 10 wkts as Blues crush Reds by 355 runs

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja appeals for a wicket. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images. Ravindra Jadeja spiced up an otherwise uneventful final day with another lethal spell of left-arm spin as India......

Match-fixing allegations: Chris Cairns denies being 'player x'

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has denied allegations that he is the name identified as 'Player X' by current captain Brendon McCullum and former batsman Lou Vincent, following a......

Rupesh and Sanave agree to play in IBL

The discontent with the Indian Badminton League has almost come to an end as men's doubles specialists Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar have decided to compete in the franchise-based tournament.......

Golfer Mickelson embroiled in trading scandal

Gambling debt, stock tip lead to $1 million settlement but no charges for golfer Phil Mickelson ‘Mickelson made money that wasn't his to make’ IMAGE: Phil Mickelson of the United......