'We find some of the hesitations in India frustrating'

Asia Society-organised a Q-and-A session between Nancy Jo Powell, America's first woman ambassador to India, and society president Vishakha Desai. Vaihayasi Pande-Daniel, who attended the......

Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadha Review

For all of us who have been through the different challenges of the pandemic, each of the stories will evoke your senses in its own way, notes Divya Nair. Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadha (Waiting......

When Om Puri deserved an Oscar

'I started learning to pull a rickshaw from two regular rickshaw-pullers.' 'Once I stopped at a roadside tea-stall to have a cup of tea.''It was early morning and two elderly customers were......

Review: Azhar is a bland, badly-set souffl of Bollywood tropes without a soul

Who was Mohammad Azharuddin? More crucially, *what* was he? Those are precisely the questions that, as the end credits roll after 132 minutes of run-time, remain unanswered, feels......

Review: Johnny Depp shines in The Rum Diary

Sukanya Verma writes that The Rum Diary is fascinating because of Paul Kemp's quirky temperament played by Johnny Depp. The Rum Diary opens into a clear blue expanse as a red jet covers its smooth......

Italian Open: Shiv Kapur shoots 69, tied 14th

Indian golfer Shiv Kapur played out yet a steady second round of three-under 69 that kept him in touch with the leaders at the BMW Italian Open in Torino. Kapur, whose five-under 67 on first day......

Dodt wins Avantha Masters; Gangjee tied 14th

Rahil Gangjee came agonizingly close to winning the Avantha Masters before tumbling down the leaderboard and finishing tied 14th in the elite US $2.1 million tri-sanctioned event in Gurgaon on......

Gangjee in contention for first Asian Tour title

Rahil Gangjee put himself in contention for his first Asian Tour title in six years, grabbing a share of the lead after a flawless three-under 69 in the penultimate round of the tri-sanctioned......

Siem takes Day 1 honours in Avantha Masters

Germany's Marcel Siem took the opening honours in the inaugural Avantha Masters by posting an eight-under-par 64 for a single shot lead over Chinese Taipei's Chan Yih-shin on Thursday. Chan eagled......

Bolt eases through 200m heat in morning chill

Triple Olympic champion Jamaican Usain Bolt cruised into the second round of the 200 metres at the world championships on Tuesday, 36 hours after shattering the 100m world record to win gold. On......