Taiwan: A Thorn In China-US Relations

Any miscalculation and miscommunication are fraught with the risk of a major catastrophe, warns Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with US President Joe Biden on the......

Trapped workers 'performing yoga' awaiting rescue; kin hope for good news'

All 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel are practising yoga and other exercises while rescuers work to create an escape route, according to Jaymal Singh Negi, brother of Gabbar Singh Negi -......

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.' IMAGE:......

What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

The competition for the worst or most perilous 10 years has always been between the 1960s and the 1980s, points out Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: An Indian soldier walks past destroyed Pakistani tanks in......

Banks flag concerns on rupee, floating rate bonds ahead of RBI policy

At interactions last week with senior officials from the Reserve Bank of India, select banks gave feedback on two key bond market concerns, namely, recent volatility in the rupee-dollar exchange......

LIC finds no takers among ARCs for Rs 3,400-crore Reliance Capital bonds

LIC’s plan to sell its exposure in bonds worth Rs 3,400 crore issued by Reliance Capital (RCap) did not find any takers among asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), as the deadline to submit......

Air India Will Help Tata Rule The Skies

The acquisition will give the Tatas a firm footing on international routes and generate economies of scale. Photograph: PTI Photo While IndiGo's numero uno position in India's highly competitive......

Banks process nearly 2 mn e-mandates for auto-payment

Nearly two million e-mandates for recurring payments have been registered with banks and card networks after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made it mandatory from October 1 to take prior consent......

Kangana, Will You Paint A True Picture Of The Emergency?

Hope this film will teach Indians the value of their rights and the perils of exchanging those for 'economic development' or promises of a better future by a populist leader, notes Utkarsh Mishra.......

Tina Turner: The Legend In Pictures

IMAGE: Tina Turner performs during the Grammy awards in 2008. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Known as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll for her blistering performances and powerfully gritty......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

EPL: Brighton leapfrog Man United into seventh spot

Brighton midfielder James Milner, who made his Premier League debut in 2002 at age 16, passed Ryan Giggs into second in all-time league appearances on Monday with 633 matches. He needs 20 more to......

EPL: Brighton snap champions Man City's winning run

IMAGE: Brighton & Hove Albion's Julio Enciso, left, celebrates after scoring first goal against Manchester City at American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, on Wednesday. Photograph: Clive......

Is the world's richest man buying Manchester United?

IMAGE: Elon Musk has a history of being unconventional and posting irreverent tweets. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was......

Day 4: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing- China's Gu wins Bir Air gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China reacts after her run during the Freestyle skiing Women's Freeski Big Air final Run 2 at the Big Air Shougang,......

'No way I would go to Australia for Ashes!'

Kevin Pietersen has urged to scrap 'ridiculous quarantine rules' ahead of Ashes, while many England players mull boycotting the five-match series. IMAGE: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen......