'A stain on govt's reputation which will last forever'

'Stan's death is the culmination of a series of acts of abominable cruelty on the part of the Indian State.'Jyoti Punwani attends Monday's online condolence meeting for Father Stan Swamy, the......

New smartphone-based COVID test gives results in less than 30 minutes

Scientists have developed a novel technology for a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera to provide accurate results in under 30 minutes. According to the research......

India used British mercenary pilots in fight against LTTE: Book

British mercenary pilots helped Indian troops in their battle against the Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam rebels in Sri Lanka in the 1980s, a new book reveals for the first time. The Indian......

Trump has already won the war of ideas

Donald Trump has forced the sophisticated to reveal their real selves, which are as vicious as that of any status quoist in the world, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. There have always been two......

Sitharaman uses tablet not paper to present Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present Union Budget 2023-24 in a......

This year too, FM brings tablet wrapped in 'bahi khata'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional bahi-khata style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the Union Budget 2022-23 in a......

Budget 2021: Sitharaman again opts for 'bahi-khata'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday used her trademark 'bahi-khata', a ledger wrapped in a red-coloured cloth, to carry Budget documents as she arrived in Parliament House to present her......

Ratan Tata among American Academy Fellows

One of India's leading industrialist and two Indian American researchers have been elected as members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata......

The Oscars Are Not Always Predictable

In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for the complex portrayal of a Frankenstein-like character Bella, in Yargos Lanthimos’ electrifying and most......

Oscars 2024: Meet The Winners!

IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the show at the 96th Annual......

What Are Your Oscar Predictions?

The countdown to Sunday's 96th Academy Awards has begun, and everyone has their predictions ready! Aseem Chhabra and Sukanya Verma have listed their predictions in the main categories, and it comes......

Oscar Nominations: A Quick Glance

The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 11, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. A quick look at the nominees. IMAGE:......

'Lack of Black players in county cricket not good enough'

Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images The lack of Black players in county cricket is “clearly not good enough” according to former England captain Michael Atherton. A study......

'If you play for England, we will shoot you': DeFreitas opens up on racism

'So can you imagine me driving down to London? I'm in a hotel two days before a Test match at Lord's and I'm thinking 'do I play or don't I? Am I going to have a sniper?' IMAGE: Former England......

World's 'Second Fittest Woman' ready for Rio

‘Coming into the Olympics it's kind of given me a little more drive and a bit of anger in myself to just lift as much as I can and do the best that I can for my country’ IMAGE:......

Well done Sania..!!

Name:Parijat KumarMessage:Congrats my dear friend.....afterall u did it wat i wished for. I m happy more than u r. congrats to u and thanx to god for listining me..... keep it up......