'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

Twitter officially changes its bird logo to 'X'

Twitter has replaced its recognisable bird logo with the letter 'X' as its new official mark marking the latest major shift since Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform. This comes......

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

Mask mandate can be removed for now, say experts

Setting at rest fears over Covid restrictions being relaxed, several experts say the two-year stringent mask mandate has led to fatigue and can be removed from public spaces for now just as many......

Anish Shah is new MD-CEO of Mahindra group

IMAGE: Anish Shah. Photograph: Courtesy, Anish Shah on Twitter. When Anand Mahindra becomes non-executive chairman in November, Shah will become the first professional MD and CEO in the history of......

Will Sachin Bansal's Rs 740 crore bet in CRIDS pay off?

This September, Sachin Bansal picked 94 per cent stake in microfinance company Chaitanya Rural Intermediation Development Services. His immediate plan is to scale up the company’s operations......

Why we need to pay more for the water we use

'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.''We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.''As a result, every water entity......

Meet the Chennai-born heading Alexa's Hindi project in LA

Since 2015, Prem Natarajan had been watching from the outside and with growing interest the emergence of Alexa. In June 2018, he joined Amazon and began work on the Hindi project, says Bibhu......

Which of these films will win Oscars?

Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the Toronto International Film Festival. The COVID-19 pandemic hit us hard, but the recently concluded Toronto International Film Festival is a......

'I won't make a typical Bollywood film'

'I was broke and jobless. There was a lot of pressure to earn money. I was 23.' National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court. Chaitanya Tamhane's first feature......

PICS: Chebet, Obiri take honours at Boston Marathon

IMAGE: Kenya's Evans Chebet crosses the finish line to win the elite men's race at the 127th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday, April 17. Photograph: Sophie Park/Reuters Evans......

Shorts: Rublev outlasts Djokovic to claim Serbia Open crown

IMAGE: Russian Andrey Rublev won his 11th ATP title with Serbian Open crown. Photograph: ATP Tour/Twitter World No 1 Novak Djokovic's barren title spell in 2022 continued as he went down 6-2, 6-7......

Snapshots from around the Premier League

IMAGE: Bruno Fernandes has been one of the key performers for Manchester United since arriving at the club in 2020 . Photograph: Craig Brough/Reuters   Fan favourite Fernandes signs new 5......

'Fedal' set for comeback as Federer, Nadal sign up for Laver Cup

'To be part of Team Europe together is great and if we're able to possibly share the court one more time as a doubles pairing then this would be a truly special experience for us both at this stage......

Tennis: Osaka stunned by Teichmann at Cincinnati

IMAGE: Japan's Naomi Osaka made 41 unforced errors in her 3rd round loss to Jil Teichmann in the Western & Southern Open third round in Cincinnati on Thursday. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters An......