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Meet the winners of the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2023. Jason Moore, with his excellent capture of a kangaroo titled Air Guitar Roo won the first prize. This stunning photograph also won the Creatures......

Will Chandrayaan's Success Make Science More Robust In India?

'Perhaps the government should explain how the same scientific temper, which authored a precise landing for Chandrayaan-3, finds the periodic table and the theory of evolution not good enough for......

Would Manipur Violence Have Continued If...

...the BJP's template of operation was different or if the Centre and the state were ruled by dissimilar parties? asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Manipur Students Union members protest in Imphal, July......

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

What Happens To The BJP After Modi?

How many more years, how many more states, how many more campaigns, how many more candidates can he ask votes for, before he or the voters or both tire?, asks Krishna Prasad. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Rescuing the rupee: What can be done

Rajeev Srinivasan suggests some ways that a layman, not an economist or politician, might accept. Part I: The saga of the rupee and why it is falling I listened to a recent talk by Paul Krugman......

Corruption: Heavy punishment needed, not Lok Pal

It is one issue that has consistently left me in complete contemplation. At the very end of Ramayana when Lord Ram was fighting Ravan, the Devas and Gandharvas too gathered to watch the epic......

Why India has warmed up to BRICS

India adds the much-needed vowel to a group of consonants in search of a meaning. Even then BRICS would still be a noun in search of an adjective. It started as a marketing gimmick of a Goldman......

'India is more transparent than China'

Given the rising number of private equity players, offshore limited partners or global investors are playing an important role by keeping investment managers under a watchful eye. Abbott Capital......

Why is Kingfisher losing its sheen to IndiGo

Capacity addition may not be enough for Mallya to claw his way back after losing ground to Bhatia's carrier, analysts say. For some time, frequent fliers with Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) have been......

When Amitabh Made Saiyami Cry

It's not everyday that one gets a bouquet of flowers and a handwritten note from India's biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Saiyami Kher is suitably thrilled. Posting some pictures, the......

Bollywood Fashion Inspired By Colours Of Holi

When Bollywood and Holi's love for rang combines, it's a burst of style and shades. As the festival of colours draws near, here's a row of fashionable looks inspired by the hues of Holi.   Red......

'I feel like a proud papa again!'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Karan Johar/Instagram Sidharth Malhotra has been getting rave reviews for his bio-pic Shershaah, and the film's producer Karan Johar, who launched the actor in Student......

'I don't feel 51'

Photograph: Kind courtesy R Madhavan/Instagram R Madhavan turns 51 on June 1, and he's spending his special day in Dubai with wife Sarita and son Vedant. For the actor who started 28 years ago in......

Did Parasite deserve all those Oscars?

Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair.   Is it just me, or has there been a......

Ice man Ronaldo comes up with the goods yet again

Three goals against Spain makes Ronaldo the oldest man to score a hat-trick in the World Cup finals. 'I have said it so many times. Cristiano is the best in the world.' IMAGE: Portugal striker......

Meet United's 'lion' among pussycats

‘Lions don't compare to humans’ IMAGE:  Zlatan Ibrahimovic roared after his strike from the penalty spot. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images. In a TV interview before Tuesday's......

Serena, Federer, Sharapova dazzle on Oscars night

IMAGE: Tennis player Serena Williams attends the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on......

Brilliant Bolt cruises into 200 final

Jamaican Usain Bolt was back to his best on Friday, cruising into the world championships 200 metres final with the greatest of ease before whipping the crowd into a frenzy in Daegu. "Number one,......

Young Germans out to overpower experienced Aussies

The great weight of German expectation will slam headlong into a wall of Australian defensive grit and muscle when the spectacular new Moses Mabhida stadium hosts its first World Cup match on......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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