Tokyo Games: The Math in Everything

I wondered how being scientist-mathematician helps one cycle better.Perhaps the self-discipline helps; perhaps it is the scientist-technologist perspective of breaking down the whole into separate......

PLA accelerates fortification of Indian border: Report

In the wake of border clashes along the Sino-Indian border, but harking back well before that, the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) has been bolstering its defensive networks along the undemarcated......

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Duchess of Cambridge’s final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National......

'PLA was acting with higher approval'

'Given the way in which the PLA operates today, I don't believe local commanders were necessarily acting without approval of higher levels.''They were acting in a way which they believed they were......

From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition

The diamond merchant wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank scam case, lost his legal battle against extradition as a UK judge......

Nadella, Pichai, Nooyi speak up against racism

There is no place for hate and racism in society, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said, asserting that empathy and shared understanding are a start, but more needs to be done.  Nadella's......

How workers are being crushed by a brutal Gig Economy

'Drawn in by fuzzy promises about unleashing the entrepreneur in each of us and the benefits of being one's own boss, people find themselves instead oppressed by an algorithm,' notes Rahul......

Rolls-Royce unveils its futuristic driverless car

Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce unveiled the car that defines the future of luxury mobility.  IMAGE: Rolls-Royce driverless car, 103EX. Photographs kind courtesy: Rolls-Royce    ......

Barbie, Oppenheimer Lead Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list. Barbie and Succession get nine noms, followed by Oppenheimer at eight. Killers of the Flower Moon and......

The JINX Shabana Wants to BREAK!

'My entire house turn their backs on me when a cricket match is happening.''The minute I look at the TV screen, an Indian player gets out.''So if I do enter the room, I have to sit with my back to......

Superheroes. Super cops. Super Fun

Super heroes, super cops, super fun. Sukanya Verma tells us it's all there on OTT this week. Spider-Man: No Way HomeWhere to watch? BookMyShow StreamLanguage: English Peter Parker continues to......

How Tenet changed Dimple Kapadia

'I was always a reluctant actor.''I kept putting things off and not doing them.''But Tenet has really changed that for me.' IMAGE: Dimple Kapadia in Tenet. Working on Director Christopher Nolan's......

Off colour Alcaraz survives scare, Rublev stunned in Cincinnati

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz claimed his 50th tour level win of 2023 in a little over three hours after surviving a Jordan Thompson scare on Tuesday. Photograph: Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports Carlos......

EPL PIX: Arsenal stay top; Ings stars in Hammers' win

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli scores past the Leicester City during their match at The King Power Stadium in Leicester.......

US Open PIX: Serena sizzles; Thiem, Tsitsipas stunned

Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday. IMAGE: Serena Williams celebrates victory over Montenegro's Danka......

Serena, 'the ultimate competitor'

'She's in that level where Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Tom Brady are' 'She can spend the rest of her life going 'not bad huh' 'She's taken tennis off the sports pages and into pop culture. She......

Wimbledon PIX: Nadal, Kyrgios in quarters; Halep mauls Badosa

Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2022 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Monday. IMAGE: Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his fourth round match against Botic van de......