US vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at UN

The United States has vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on the latest Palestinian bid to be granted full membership of the United Nations, an outcome lauded by Israel but criticised by......

India not to send more construction workers as Israel-Iran tension rises

India on Friday asked its citizens not to travel to Iran and Israel amid increasing fears that Tehran may launch an attack on Israeli soil in retaliation to a strike on the Iranian consulate in......

PIX: India celebrates Eid with prayers, feasting; 'Free Palestine' poster in UP

Dressed in traditional finery, Muslims across India offered prayers at mosques and eidgahs on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan. IMAGE: A drone......

Deeply troubled by ongoing conflict in Gaza: India at UN

India has termed the UN Security Council resolution that demanded immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan a "positive step," asserting that the humanitarian crisis resulting from the......

Billion-dollar shake-up: Global tech firms shed over $600 bn m-cap in Q3

The top 25 global technology (tech) firms, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tencent, Samsung, Oracle, and Accenture, collectively lost over $600 billion in market capitalisation (m-cap) during......

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Domestic equity markets will be driven mainly by quarterly earnings, global trends, and the movement in crude oil prices in this holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam......

Israel-Hamas Conflict: India's IT Companies On Edge

'IT companies do not have a large presence in Israel either in terms of market and team. So, the impact of the war will be minimal. But West Asia is an emerging economy.' Kindly note the image has......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

'A Year Of Memorable Performances'

'Suvinder Vicky in Kohrra.''Manoj Bajpayee in Joram.''Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in Joram and Scoop.''Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003.''Sukant Goel in Kaala Paani.''The number of awards will not be enough......

Kangana: Hope Israel Will Win This War

Photograph: ANI/Photos Even as Palestine cries for help, Kangana Ranaut hopes that Israel will emerge victorious in the 'war against terrorism'. Kangana shared pictures of her meeting with......

4 Palestinian Women: A Touching Story

'The idea of this movie is to trace these journeys and not to blame.''We could have talked what happened in 1948. This is what the Israelis did. This is what the Palestinians and Arabs did.''We......

World Championships: Israeli swimmer booed by crowd

IMAGE: David Warner, who will open for Australia in Wednesday's Twenty20 series opener against New Zealand at Wellington Stadium and the two matches that follow at Eden Park, said he would not let......

South Africa strip Teeger of U-19 World Cup captaincy

IMAGE: David Teeger spoke in support of Israeli soldiers at an awards ceremony in October. Photograph: Old Edwardians Cricket Club/X Hosts South Africa have stripped skipper David Teeger of the......

With Gaza in their hearts, Palestine motivated to advance at Asian Cup

'The whole team is motivated with what's happening in Palestine, it's a difficult time for all families. But we're professional players, we should keep it up the same way as we've been working in......

AFC Asia Cup: Can India stand tall against Aus, Uzbekistan?

'Teams like Australia and Uzbekistan are probably at the World Cup level, so you can test yourself against them' Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF Media/X Talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri has no......

Holders Qatar to host delayed Asian Cup as Gulf influence grows

IMAGE: The AFC Asian Cup will get underway on January 12. Photograph: Imad Creidi/Reuters Qatar returns to the spotlight on Friday little more than a year after the first World Cup held in the......