Beware! China, Pakistan's Bangladesh Games

Bangladesh is in turmoil, which is not good news for India, which shares a porous 4,000 km border with it. There is a danger of fundamentalism growing there, and India has to move in to reset its......

Writer Paul Zacharia on Kerala's fascinating politics

'Communism does not charm Kerala's youth today'...'If Gulf money stops coming, half of Kerala will stop eating'...'Thank god for the Muslim League'...Writer Paul Zacharia takes on the fascinating......

Nepal: Maoist chief Prachanda SLAPPED at public event

Nepal's most powerful politician and Maoist supremo Prachanda was on Friday left shaken after a young activist, believed to be a supporter of his own party, slapped him in full public view. The......

Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada dies

Ahmed Kathrada, South Africa's revered Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist who was one of Nelson Mandela's closest aides in his struggle to end the white minority rule, died in Johannesburg on......

Shanghai rising!

Benjamin Wood swings his bulky frame over the saddle, straps on his helmet, and settles onto a vintage motorcycle with sidecar. The American architect kicks the engine into life with a single......

Owen injury time goal gives Man United win

Substitute Michael Owen struck in the sixth minute of injury time to earn Manchester United a 4-3 Premier League win over Manchester City in one of the most dramatic derbies for years on Sunday.......

#CAB: India footballers voice their opinions

IMAGE: Activists of SUCI (Communist) raise slogans during a protest rally against NRC (National Register of Citizens) and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI......

Where are the Germans in Die Mannschaft?

They are the footballing version of the English cricket team. As many as 11 members of Die Mannschaft's 23-man squad for the ongoing World Cup have their origins in a country other than Germany.......