What Jaishankar, Doval can do for India

'Both Doval and Jaishankar are savvy enough to know what is good for them and won't want to meet the fate of Icarus in Greek mythology,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. Image: Minister of......

'Dear prime minister: Harvard is not just Amartya Sen'

'Amartya Sen is a citizen of the country who has every right to criticise or give his opinion on a policy decision.''Get back at him! Why get back at Harvard?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

This week’s collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world. 1) How many fingers and toes have you got? Just 20? This kid’s got 31  All of us have 10 fingers......

'Gandhi became the first non-Muslim to lead a jihad'

'At the heart of the present Muslim angst lies what once Henry Kissinger described, in a conversation, as the Medina question: How did small bands of 7th century Bedouin from a minor oasis in the......

How Wall Street created the Federal Reserve

In 1910 the who's who of Wall Street met in total secrecy in an American town to work towards the first draft of the bill that would finally give the United States a central bank. The clock had......

Growth will be back on track by elections: Chidambaram

'India will succeed. I know this past year has caused a lot of concern, but this year is over and by elections we will achieve our ambitious economic agenda.' Aziz Haniffa on P Chidambaram's......

Emails show close ties between Rajaratnam, Goldman manager

A current Goldman Sachs managing director used to exchange daily morning emails with now jailed Galleon founder Raj Rajaratnam about 'tiddie biddies' at top technology companies like Apple and......

An Indian tribute: Paul Samuelson, Guru

Paul A Samuelson, one of the world's greatest economists, passed into the ages on Sunday, December 13. Janata Party President and economist Dr Subramanian Swamy, a student of Professor Samuelson,......

Indian Cinema gets its finest love story

... And it's written with tears, blood and unspoken lines, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: The beauty of Mayaanadhi is that it shows the guts to be a love story of two people who have exhausted the......

Review: Batman Vs Superman is the worst superhero film of all-time

The film whirrs along from disjointed scene to disjointed scene, the only intriguing ones being weird B-movie moments that turn out, far too frequently, to be Batman's dreams, says Raja Sen What......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

Why Wolf Of Wall Street is an irresponsible film

Martin Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street could set a bad precedent, feels Aseem Chhabra. Last weekend I watched Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 Oscar-winning masterpiece The Godfather at the Museum of......

PIX: Arsenal rally to hold Chelsea; City, United win

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. Arsenal rally from two goals down to draw at Chelsea IMAGE: Leandro Trossard scores Arsenal's second goal during the Premier League match......

PIX: Haaland scores again as Manchester City close in on Arsenal

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring Manchester City's second goal during the Premier League match against Leicester City, at Etihad......

EPL PIX: Man United back in top three; Chelsea lose

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Manchester United's Scott McTominay celebrates scoring their first goal against Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester.......

How Pele elevated football's popularity in US

Pele was eventually convinced to sign a multimillion-dollar deal with US club New York Santos in June 1975, aided by then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who wrote a letter to the Brazilian......

EPL PIX: Arsenal stay top as Tottenham self-implode; Chelsea win

 IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Granit Xhaka celebrates scoring Arsenal's third goal with Fabio Vieira and Gabriel Martinelli in the Premier League......