Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman on shortlist of 8 in British PM race

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Attorney General Suella Braverman are the two Indian-origin members of Parliament to make the initial shortlist of eight candidates in the race to replace Boris......

Rishi Sunak gets 20 nominations needed for British PM race, Priti Patel opts out

Former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Tuesday emerged as one of the early candidates to hit the threshold of 20 supporting Conservative Party members of Parliament for his nomination to compete for......

China gets tough with Bangladesh

We can expect to see more Chinese wolf warrior diplomats on the prowl, in India's neighbourhood, though its mailed fist is not so visible while dealing with India, observes Colonel R Hariharan......

Question mark over Sasikala's relevance in TN politics

If Sasikala wants to stay in active politics, she will have to go to EPS crawling, reports Aditi Phadnis. V K Sasikala -- friend of former Tamil Nadu chief minister, the late J Jayalalithaa, and......

How the 'mother of all tax reforms' actually evolved

The story of India’s fledgling indirect tax regime goes back a long way before 2000. In its essence, GST is a national level system of value added taxation of goods and services, says Shankar......

Infrastructure: A separate reality

When the Prime Minister says, which he did in Tokyo, on Tuesday, October 21, that "financing this level of investment ($500 billion in the 11th Plan) presents a special challenge in view of the......

Ebay's enduring appeal

Ebay has been described as a church jumble sale without the ex­cuse of a belltower repair fund. But in the UK, the on­line auction website has been the launchpad for 178,000 full-time and......

Let sinking ships (and airlines) sink

In the last ten days, I've witnessed an Indian aviation miracle of sorts. I arrived in Mumbai airport at three different times, late afternoon, evening and night. Each time, I was more or less on......

Review: Haider may be Vishal Bhardwaj's best film

Vishal Bharadwaj's Haider is one of the most powerful political films we've ever made, a bonafide masterpiece that throbs with intensity and purpose, says Raja Sen.Something is rotten in the state......

Oscars 2011: Winners at a Glance!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best PictureBlack SwanMike......

Oscars 2010: Winners at a glance!

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture AvatarJames......

Winners at a glance!

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture AvatarJames......

Five-star Hazlewood bundles out NZ for 162

IMAGE: Josh Hazlewood took 5/31 as New Zealand were bowled out for 162 in their first innings. Photograph: Cricket.com.au/X Josh Hazlewood took a five-wicket haul to skittle New Zealand for 162 as......

Day 16: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Norway's Therese Johaug powered to victory in the final race of her Olympic career, while Francesco Friedrich's crew capped off an extraordinary showing of German sliding prowess this Winter......

Day 8: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

All the top action from Day 8 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Saturday. US golden oldies snatch victory in cross mixed team event IMAGE: Gold medallists Nick Baumgartner and Lindsey......

Tendulkar in contention for Laureus Sporting Moment!

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar is carried by his team-mates after winning the 2011 World Cup in Mumbai on April 21, 2011. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar......

PHOTOS: Pollard's late blast helps MI edge past Punjab

Images from the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai on Wednesday. Scorecard IMAGE: Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard hits out. Photograph: BCCI......