3 reasons why Mamata's citadel fell to BJP

'Between now and 2021, Bengal's politics could change irrevocably,' predicts Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters As you would......

Will India ever get its treasures back?

'Does a thousand-year-old sculpture worshipped in a thriving religion belong to a foreign museum or the temple from which it was extracted?' Congress MP Shashi Tharoor asked angrily.'They......

China's 'Jade Rabbit' sends back first photos from moon

China's first moon rover has begun sending back photos, a day after the communist giant carried out the world's first lunar soft landing in nearly 40 years, making a huge advance in its ambitious......

China has lost the 'Jade kingdom', India must not

As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh walks the red carpet at the Ela Airport in Myanmar on May 28, he would be seen by many there as arriving a little too late. Is New Delhi really prepared to take......

Aptech's amazing China story

The taxi, a Volkswagen Santana, weaves in and out of thick traffic, switching between the main throughfares and bylanes of Beijing. The driver is concentrating on the road, but only somewhat. From......

Will these films win an Oscar?

Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recently-held Toronto International Film Festival. There are so many reasons to like the Toronto International Film Festival. Toronto is a great, vibrant......

Dolphin Tale set to become a sleeper hit

A young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. When she is transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital in Florida, many doubt that she would survive the damage, but she......

Nothing special about Bhoopathy

If looks alone could make a difference to a mundane film, then Bhoopathy would have become a success story. Darshan's 25th film sees him in designer clothes and a new hair style with a predictable......

Bland Friday in Hollywood

How can anyone think there is no must-see film this week when there is Hero, the Chinese martial art drama of extraordinary and savage beauty?By any stretch of imagination, Hero is a relentlessly......

World Cup feats fuel joy and hope in France

IMAGE: France fans react on the Champs-Elysees after defeating Belgium. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters Millions of jaded but jubilant French were recovering on Wednesday after a night of......

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Serena races past Beck; Tsonga survives, Del Potro out

IMAGE: Serena Williams of the United States plays a forehand during the Ladies Singles third round match against Annika Beck of Germany. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images. World No 1 Serena......

EPL: Brilliant Coutinho hands Liverpool victory over City

Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho celebrates with Dejan Lovren and Martin Skrtel after scoring the second goal for his side against Manchester City. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Liverpool's......

Ozil over Champions League penalty miss, says Wenger

Record signing Mesut Ozil is now over his key penalty miss against Bayern Munich having ended a three month goal drought with a dynamic display in the FA Cup win over Everton, Arsenal manager......

Arsenal rest six for Olympiakos to avoid fatigue

Arsenal have left six first-team regulars in London ahead of their final Champions League group stage match against Olympiakos Piraeus in a bid to avoid fatigue following the home defeat to Swansea......