Boris Johnson is in a 'buoyant mood' and 'will fight on' to stay as the British Prime Minister, one of his top aides has said, despite some of the embattled premier's most loyal cabinet ministers,......
'But still they have filed FIRs against me under section 505 of the IPC.''These were draconian laws that were misused by the British East India Company against the soldiers who participated in the......
As a child in British India, Bharati Dutt lived a privileged and sheltered life in an extended joint family of civil servants, doctors, engineers and Gandhians. Between the ages of seven and 11,......
As we get used to a long haul of isolation to curb the spread of COVID-19, the police's new avatar in many places is a far cry from that of the high-handed enforcer of law and order.Ritwik Sharma......
It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart.The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who......
My article in Business Standard about people fighting against Posco has brought various responses in the past fortnight.They call for clarification and further discussion. The question is about the......
With barely a week to go for the Independence Day celebrations, India's only authorised flag manufacturing unit in Karnataka has already sold flags worth Rs 60 lakh (Rs 6 million). The Karnataka......
We were standing between a massive mine and a stunning water reservoir. Local activists were explaining to me how this iron ore mine was located in the catchment of the Salaulim water reservoir,......
"Are you the boss of this company?" demanded the voice on the phone on a recent morning. I acknowledged that I was the head of the company which ran the email service and asked him who would he be.......
The much-awaited film, The Rising, starring Aamir Khan, is going to be 'different' in its promotion strategy as well, according to the co-producer of the film, Bobby Bedi."We have finalised the......
IMAGE: FC Barcelona and Club America players hold a banner in support of Spain's Jennifer Hermoso and a shirt that reads ‘Jenni for you and for all of us’. Photograph: Brendan......
IMAGE: Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri and Willy Caballero react after Kepa Arrizabalaga (not pictured) refuses to be substituted. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri......
Messi can sign contract when he wants, says Pique IMAGE: Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Lionel Messi is not about to leave Barcelona despite taking his......
Retired English soccer star David Beckham toured potential stadium sites in Miami on Wednesday, signalling he is forging ahead with his interest in owning a new Major League franchise in the United......
Former England captain David Beckham will visit Miami this week as he steps up his interest in owning a new Major League Soccer (MLS) team. Beckham, who played for LA Galaxy in the MLS, has an......