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Ladakh Stand-off: Be prepared to meet fire with fire

'India in 2020 is a lot better prepared than in 1962.' 'It is no longer a pushover; and anything other than a crushing Chinese military victory will be a major loss of face for China,' observes......

Incredible winners of BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition

From a gorilla tenderly embracing its caretaker to a black grouse’s sensational mating ritual, this year’s BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition-winning images represent the......

Why Ram/Buddha, Tendulkar/Jayasuriya is hard to beat

If India follows smart cultural diplomacy in Sri Lanka, it has unmatched advantages over both China and Pakistan, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). Part 1: A soldier returns to Sri Lanka IMAGE:......

Does heroism come with a sell-by date?

Wherever you look, heroism seems to be on the retreat. Is this a modern malaise or are heroes doomed to fall, asks Arundhuti Dasgupta. Over the past year and a few more we have seen the halo......

Why we must salute the heroic saga of Joginder Singh

Fifty years ago this day, October 23, Subedar Joginder Singh began the battle of his life. On learning that Joginder Singh was a Param Vir Chakra awardee, the People's Liberation Army, in a mark......

Lupin aims to enter Chinese market in the next one year

Once a difficult market to crack, in recent years, China has relatively opened up its drug market, enacting reforms and speeding up approval time. Mumbai-headquartered Lupin is firming up plans to......

Bhutanese beer crosses the Himalayas into India

Bhutanese brewery Ser Bhum is behind Kati Patang, a beer sold by Delhi-based Empyrean Spirits. Launched in Zesty Amber and Snappy Wheat variants in 2018, Kati Patang prides itself on being......

What led BJP towards this harakiri?

'You want a steady, confident, self-assured and highly skilful hand at the till.''It is a pity that the BJP has decided to deprive itself of such a hand at this politically sensitive time.''It is......

Changing global economic scenario

"Why can't things go back to the way they were?" That is the big question -- or perhaps the big whine -- coming from Wall Street these days. America used to "drive the bus" in global economic......

Your OTT Menu: Suspense. Supernatural. Sci-fi.

Suspense, supernatural, sci-fi, style, slice-of-life, what will your pick be from OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us some choices. Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryWhere to watch?......

Home On New Year's Eve? Watch These Shows

Pandemic plays spoilsport yet again on this New Year's eve. All dressed up and nowhere to go? OTT to the rescue. Ring in 2022 in front of the telly. Binge watch and chomp on popcorn galore.......

'I am getting beaten up a lot'

'I have never played a character like that before -- very non-glamourous and hard-hitting.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tanishaa Mukerji/Instagram Tanishaa Mukerji is thrilled to play a Muslim......

What to WATCH on OTT

Intrigue filled whodunits, slice-of-life dramas, fast-paced animation, Sukanya Verma tells us what you can catch on OTT this week. The IllegalWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: English......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Bale hits back at media critics after 'parasite' jab

IMAGE: Bale in action for Wales during the WC Qualifiers. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Gareth Bale hit back at "malicious" criticism from Spanish media on Friday, saying an article in......

Carlsen first in London Classic; Anand joint 2nd

World Champion Indian Viswanathan Anand drew against Russian Vladimir Kramnik to finish joint second with Luke Mcshane of England at the 2010 London Chess Classic at Olympia in London. Grandmaster......

Sachin descends from Olympus

WHEN the peasant Gordius was chosen king of Phrygia, he dedicated his wagon to Jupiter and fastened the yoke to a beam with a rope of barn knotted so ingeniously that no one could untie it.A young......

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