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Jaishankar schools West over democracy, shows inked finger

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a dig at the Western countries for treating democracy as a "Western characteristic", accusing them of not practising abroad what they valued at home.......

Biggest Prisoner Swap In West's History

United States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Americans and Russians, released released from detention in Vladimir Putin's Russia, on their arrival at Joint Base......

Russia frees US scribe, ex-marine among 4 in prisoner swap deal

US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the release of three American citizens and one green-card holder who were imprisoned in Russia, under a prisoners' swap deal with the Russian......

Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Members of......

India's first woman permanent representative to UN assumes charge

Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, who assumed charge as India's first woman Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, says she looks forward to a 'productive tenure' that weaves New......

'ONGC is venturing into high-risk ultra-deep water exploration'

'We plan to add over 100,000 square kilometres every year, to reach an ambitious target of 500,000 square kilometres by 2025.' Photograph: Kind courtesy ONGC In the wake of ONGC discovering what......

Indians' funds in Swiss banks soars by 50% to over Rs 30,000 cr

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs (over Rs......

India to buy one-third less oil from Saudi Arabia

Indian refiners will buy less oil from Saudi Arabia next month as they snap up supplies outside of the Middle East as part of diversification drive amid weakening domestic fuel demand on the......

Funds parked by Indians in Swiss banks rise to 2.55 billion Swiss francs

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 20,700 crore) in......

5 million Uninor users up for grabs in West Bengal

About 5.6 million mobile users having Uninor connections are up for grabs in Kolkata and West Bengal. Uninor, which has been operating in both Kolkata and West Bengal telecom circles since December......

10 Must Watch Stories From Across The World

This year's Sundance Film Festival was rich with films and the theatres were warm, even as temperatures outside dipped to below freezing point. It snowed only once but the sidewalks remained......

'Bombay Has An Intoxicating Personality'

'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.' IMAGE: Boys with their faces painted in silver during Holi celebrations in......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

'Maybe Hollywood wasn't for me'

'I never got respect as an actress.''But when I became a director and worked with actresses like Cate Blanchett and Jessica Chastain, I felt such pride of being an actress.' IMAGE: Liv Ullmann in......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

Ding's blunder or Gukesh's genius? Anand responds

Ignore the criticism, it comes with the territory: Viswanathan Anand to Gukesh IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Gukesh made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest-ever to win the world title......

PIX: Havertz sends Arsenal top; Liverpool hold Manchester City

A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League. IMAGE: Kai Havertz celebrates scoring the match-winner for Arsenal in the Premier League match against Brentford, at the Brentford......

No sponsors, no problem: How Gukesh funded his chess dreams

Gukesh aims to keep improving after becoming India No 1 without sponsorship support Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE/X (formerly Twitter) A day after D Gukesh ended his idol Viswanathan Anand's......

EPL PIX: Haaland scores twice as Man City cruise past Leeds

IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland reacts after missing a chance to score. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Erling Haaland continued his incredible season in front of goal with a brace to......

Europa League: West Ham, Napoli record wins

IMAGE: West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen celebrates with Declan Rice on scoring their third goal against KRC Genk at London Stadium in London on Thursday. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images......

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