The Battle Of Eggs!

Glimpses of revellers battling each other with flour and eggs during the Els Enfarinats (The Floured) festival in Ibi, Spain, last week. A bicentennial fiesta celebrated by the Spaniards as a part......

How India enhanced its military might in 2023

India firmed up defence procurement worth over Rs 3.50 lakh crore in 2023 as the lingering border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh as well as the crises and conflicts around the world kept the......

'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' IMAGE: Preeti Roy with Mother Teresa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preeti Roy   Preeti Roy is......

Is China New Leader Of Global South?

Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead.Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to......

Post-Ukraine, Finance Minister Must Revisit Budget

Budget has already bombed at the box office and passing it without a revisit will be a mockery of the exercise though any modification may be short lived and perfunctory, observes V Ranganathan.......

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev......

Captain America Chris Evans Weds

IMAGE: Alba Baptista and Chris Evans. Photographs: Axel Schmidt/Pool RC2G0O98DP2S/Reuters. Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters Captain America: The First Avenger actor Chris Evans has tied the knot with......

Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part One Review: Dazzling!

No matter how impossible the mission seems, we know Tom Cruise will get the job done as we eagerly await his next daring stunt, cheers Mayur Sanap. We are seven films deep into Tom Cruise's......

Do You Like The Next James Bond? VOTE!

Is Aaron Taylor-Johnson the next James Bond? If reports are to be believed, the hunt to find the next 007 may be over. Daniel Craig, who played the iconic character between 2006 and 2021, is all......

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review: So Much Fun!

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever makes you mourn the legend that was Chadwick Boseman, but also assures that forward is the only way to go, observes Mayur Sanap. When Black Panther made its screen......

'Questions arise regarding Hardik's commitment towards Indian cricket'

IMAGE: Irfan Pathan questioned the preferential treatment meted out to Hardik Pandya. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters Hardik Pandya's commitment towards Indian cricket has been questionable over......

'Jos Buttler pushed for WC-bound England players' withdrawal from IPL'

IMAGE: Rob Key revealed Jos Buttler wanted the players to be available for England's final phase of preparations for the T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Captain Jos Butter pushed for withdrawal of......

Can Arshdeep and Siraj pass the acid test in Americas?

Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Four spinners in India's T20 World Cup squad suggest that the Indian selectors are expecting slow turners in the Americas but have they missed a trick by picking......

Gavaskar blames IPL form for Rinku's snub

Photograph: Kind Courtesy KKR/X Big-hitter Rinku Singh not finding a place in the main India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas surprised the likes of former all-rounder Irfan......

India's T20 WC squad announcement on Tuesday

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI The national selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar will meet BCCI secretary Jay Shah in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to finalise the 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World......