'We're going to bring these kids home'

'I would put my hand in the ground and have a little listen to what the mountain was doing.''Actually, it was still collapsing.''And there was a very real possibility that at some stage, without......

COVAX urges equal recognition of WHO approved vaccines

Calling for 'equal recognition of vaccines', COVAX on Thursday urged all governments to recognise as 'fully vaccinated' those people who have received COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe by World Health......

On trial is not Trump, but Trumpism

What is the guarantee that another Trump will not arise and reach out to the American people directly?The fact of the matter is that Trump's support base remains the envy of any American......

From crowds to ghost towns: Before and after coronavirus

The world is slowly going into lockdown trying to stop the spread of the dangerous coronavirus disease, leading to cities and famous attractions turning eerily deserted. Many streets, train......

Meet electricity's marathon man, Rajiv Mishra

Being a company with its headquarters in Hong Kong, CLP saw early that the pollution caused by China’s rush for industrial growth would lead inevitably to demands for cleaner......

Pranab the priest performs Puja!

To his colleagues in the Congress party, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is known as a man of all seasons, a man of punctuality and precision. We saw the finance minister in a new avatar,......

Jet pilots' strike leaves passengers stranded

Passengers were left stranded yet again on Wednesday as Jet Airways flights were cancelled for a second day in a row with the airline management and its pilots continuing a mass sick......

Capitalism = growth; socialism = equality

Capitalism delivers growth; socialism delivers equality. If you have doubts, leaf through the latest Human Development Report, released last week by the UN Development Programme.Check out first on......

Travelling the world with Nimrat Kaur

Happy birthday, Nimrat! Besides acting, travelling the world seems to be Nimrat Kaur's other passion. The actress, who celebrates her birthday on March 13, had made her debut in the yet-unreleased......

365 days. 319 films

How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen? IMAGE: Deepika Padukone in Padmaavat. I watch many films in a year -- for work and pleasure, and I keep a record of them. In......

MAMI Diaries: Welcome to movie heaven!

The 16th Mumbai Film Festival had a delicious spread of movies. Have I died and gone to movie heaven where the smell of popcorn permanently fills the air and every room rewards with a mind-blowing......

Where Biutiful meets Elektra

Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India. Perhaps the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) has an outsize reputation because of the dedicated army of cineastes and......

PIX: Denmark book Euro berth; England seal top spot

Images from the Euro 2024 qualifying matches on Friday. IMAGE: Thomas Delaney celebrates scoring Denmark's second goal with teammates during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group H qualifier against Slovenia,......

US Open PIX: Djokovic's great escape at US Open!

Second seed Novak Djokovic fights back from two sets down to overcome fellow Serb Laslo Djere  IMAGES from Day 5 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing......

Euro qualifiers: Record for Mbappe, Saka hits treble

IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe become the all-time leading French scorer over a season with 54 goals for club and country. Photograph: Ligue 1/Twitter France striker Kylian Mbappe scored to set another......

US Open PIX: Serena sizzles; Thiem, Tsitsipas stunned

Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday. IMAGE: Serena Williams celebrates victory over Montenegro's Danka......

PICS: Wightman wins shock 1,500m gold with dad commentating

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Tuesday, Day 5. IMAGE: Jake Wightman of Great Britain celebrates winning the men’s 1500m final at the World Athletics......