Sinking hopes in the Korean peninsula

As it stands now, the ChonAn incident will perhaps come to pass without a major fallout. However, as and when young Kim Jong Un ascends to power in North Korea a period of greater assertiveness may......

A vanishing tribe

With Koirala no more, Asia has lost yet another grand old man of politics - the likes of him have always been rare. With the death of Girija Prasad Koirala of Nepal, from prolonged ailments at the......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Of Deepika, and her virginity

The puranas are packed with parables, little morality plays that purport to teach you important life lessons. I am not too sure about the provenance of this one, but the story goes that a king was......

PIX: Arsenal rally to hold Chelsea; City, United win

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. Arsenal rally from two goals down to draw at Chelsea IMAGE: Leandro Trossard scores Arsenal's second goal during the Premier League match......

All England C'ships: Treesa-Gayatri's sensational run ends

IMAGE: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopchand fell to their second successive semifinal loss at the All England Championship. Photograph:Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The Indian women's pairing of......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......

World C'ships: Prannoy stuns Momota, Lakshya advances

  IMAGE: H S Prannoy registered his first ever win over Kento Momota in 8 matches to advance at the BWF Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photograph: Olympic Khel/Twitter H S Prannoy......

South Korea dethrone China, end 12-year Uber Cup drought

IMAGE: South Korea's players celebrate with the Uber Cup after defeating defending champions China in a tense final in Bangkok on Saturday. Photograph: Badminton World Federation/Twitter South......