Bookie odds, Tory voters discount Rishi Sunak's chances in UK PM race

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday extended her bookmaker odds as the favourite to win the Conservative Party leadership race, with former Chancellor Rishi Sunak also trailing in a poll......

Geetanjali Shree first Hindi writer to win International Booker Prize

Author Geetanjali Shree's Hindi novel Tomb of Sand has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize. IMAGE: Daisy Rockwell, left, with......

Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand 1st Hindi novel to make it to Booker shortlist

Author Geetanjali Shree's novel Tomb of Sand on Thursday became the first Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. IMAGE: Geetanjali Shree. Photograph:......

Covid vaccine: Too early to say if booster dose needed

Initial data has shown immunity triggered by the two mRNA vaccines -- Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna -- lasts for at least six months, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: Dr Mayank Amin draws the......

How Brexit will affect India, global economy

A referendum will be held on Thursday, June 23, to decide whether Britain should exit (Britain’s exit, hence the term Brexit) or remain in the European Union. IMAGE: The process of leaving......

What ails the Chinese economy?

  Beijing needs to prevent things from getting more interesting, notes Rahul Jacob 'So many out-of-the-way things had happened lately that Alice began to think that very few things indeed......

Rohan Murty, the master of many trades

Over home-cooked food, Rohan Murty tells Rahul Jacob he is fascinated by history and ancient texts, and about his efforts to measure productivity in software companies, such as Infosys. IMAGE:......

Future imperfect for Indian startups

The high drama of startups speed-dating with angel investors is hard to match, but will India get a new economy at the end of it?, asks Rahul Jacob.  Image: India is witnessing a boom of......

Bollywood 2021: A to Z RECAP

Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma,......

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Review:The magic is back!

Anita Aikara tells us the film is a must watch!  Let’s put it this way: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the best thing to have happened to Harry Potter fans after Deathly......

Review: Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi disappoints

Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi is a tiring watch, warns Paresh C Palicha. We have seen many variants of the David v/s Goliath story and Anil Radhakrishnan Menon’s latest venture Lord Livingstone......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

PIX: Arsenal go top of Premier League with win over Wolves

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Leandro Trossard celebrates scoring Arsenal's first goal in the Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux......

EPL PIX: Palmer stars again as Chelsea beat Newcastle 3-2

The win left Chelsea in 11th position, a point and one place behind Newcastle but with a game in hand. IMAGE: Chelsea's Cole Palmer struck in the 57th minute to put his club in the lead against......

PIX: Manchester City cruise into quarters; Real Madrid through

Images from the UEFA Champions League last-16 second round matches played on Wednesday.Manchester City ease past FC Copenhagen IMAGE: Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring Manchester City's second goal......

EPL PIX: Everton, Newcastle play out dramatic draws

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite scores their second goal and the equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park, Liverpool,......

EPL PIX: Arsenal's win reshuffles top three

Arsenal move top of Premier League with 2-0 win over Brighton IMAGE: Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Arsenal beat Brighton & Hove......