'In India, A Child Goes Missing Every 8 Minutes'

'The pandemic had a significant impact on child trafficking.''With economic hardships, traffickers exploited the situation to target desperate parents and children.' Illustrations: Dominic......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Modi's Cult Of Personality

'It was more than ego.''It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.'An excerpt from T J......

'I Couldn't Believe I Was A Free Man'

'How long can you keep a person in jail using false cases?' IMAGE: Journalist Sidhique Kappan shows the thumbs-up sign after being released from the Lucknow district jail, February 2, 2023.......

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

2023 witnessed a one-of-a-kind phenomenon called Barbenheimer. RRR won an Oscar. Twitter became X. India *almost* won the Cricket World Cup. The world lost a dear Friend. Alia Bhatt wore her......

Sultan Of Delhi Review: Another Gangster Kahani

There are plenty of shootouts and a fair amount of sex over the nine brisk episodes though the dialogue is thankfully free of profanity, observes Deepa Gahlot. The title might give the idea that......

Jaane Jaan Review: Mesmerising Kareena Steals The Show

Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s.A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty......

Shah Rukh Khan: The Ultimate Woman's Man

On Women's Day in 2016, Shah Rukh Khan had tweeted, 'Often I wish I was a woman... then realise I don't have enough guts, talent, sense of sacrifice, selfless love or beauty to be one.' These are......

India look to salvage pride in final ODI against Australia

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur’s form with the bat will be in focus as India look to pick up a consolation win in final ODI against Australia. Photograph: BCCI Captain Harmanpreet Kaur's form with......

I've always looked up to him: Prasidh Krishna

IMAGE: Prasidh Krishna made a successful comeback from injury during India’s three-match T20I series. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Pacer Prasidh Krishna, who is back in the Indian......

CSK awaits Stokes' return in SRH showdown

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Ben Stokes.Photograph: BCCI Four-time champions Chennai Super Kings will hope their star allrounder Ben Stokes finally takes the field......

Women's WT20: Can India do the 'trick' against NZ?

New Zealand have a better head-to-head record against India, having won the last three meetings between the two sides. IMAGE: India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur discusses strategy with her teammates......

'Shafali has licence to play fearless cricket'

IMAGE: India’s Shafali Verma bats during the ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh at WACA. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images Experienced pacer Shikha Pandey on Monday......