'Global catastrophe' if NATO clashes with Russian army, warns Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that any direct contact or direct clash of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops with the Russian army would lead to a 'global......

Putin not joking about nuclear attack, warns Biden

United States President Joe Biden spoke of nuclear 'Armageddon' in a warning about the escalation in Russia's war in Ukraine during a speech on Thursday. IMAGE: US President Joe Biden. Photograph:......

Time To Take Putin's Nuclear Threats Seriously!

The most likely scenario is that in order to stop Ukraine from retaking any Russian occupied territory, Russia may well use a small (1 to 2 kilo tonne) tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, warns......

How India Can Thwart China-Pakistan Nexus

A weaker Russia, a sobered China at a time when Xi Jinping is manoeuvring to protect his third term prospects, a reunited West, a chaotic Pakistan.This is a perfect set of strategic......

Why govt must not get carried away with get-rich-quick syndrome

In India we have to be careful not to copy any level of dependence on the financial sector and infatuation with the get-rich-quick syndrome, says Jaimini Bhagwati. IMAGE: A man transports used......

Why is a free market for gold risky and volatile?

The global financial crisis added to gold’s allure, owing initially to fear of a second Great Depression, notes Kenneth Rogoff In principle, holding gold is a form of insurance against war,......

Biggest worry for economy? Idea-less economists!

Armageddon. Annihilation. Extermination. No. These are not the names of Schwarzenegger movies. Rather they are the terms now used by economists, financial experts and policy analysts to describe,......

Is this an economic World War?

We would not like to make it sound dramatic by calling it an Economic Armageddon (meaning the end of the world). But with two of the most economically powerful nations in the world at loggerheads,......

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......

Aishwarya, Deepika, Sonam's ICONIC Cannes Moments

Over the years, a lot of B-town beauties have rocked the red carpet and made their presence felt at Cannes, strutting in one-of-a-kind designer couture pieces. So before the 76th Cannes Film......

Deepika's 10 BEST International Looks

From being a Bollywood A-lister to making her Hollywood debut in 2017 and walking the red carpet at several international events across the globe, Deepika Padukone has become an irresistable force......

Cannes: Deepika's BEST Look? VOTE!

For Deepika Padukone, Cannes was special this year; while she has walked the red carpet in the French city before, this time she attended the film festival as a jury member. Ms Padukone may have......

No sponsors, no problem: How Gukesh funded his chess dreams

Gukesh aims to keep improving after becoming India No 1 without sponsorship support Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE/X (formerly Twitter) A day after D Gukesh ended his idol Viswanathan Anand's......

Gukesh wins title at World Chess Armageddon event

  IMAGE: Both Gukesh and Abdusattorov have earned a spot at the Armageddon's Grand Finale in September. Photograph: D Gukesh Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh stunned former world rapid......

Chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Erigaisi in final round, finishes 5th

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot Arjun Erigaisi 2.5-0.5 in the seventh and final round to finish fifth in the Meltwater Champions Tour Finals. Photograph: FIDE Teenaged Indian......

Carlsen wins Norway chess; Anand finishes third

IMAGE: India's Viswanathan Anand finished third with 14.5 points, behind Magnus Carlsen and Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Former World champion......

Norway Chess: Anand loses; Carlsen surges ahead

IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand slipped to third with 13 points. Photograph: Norway Chess/Twitter Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand's campaign at the Norway Chess tournament suffered a setback after......