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'Indian crews are very good'

'Indians are basically liked because they are educated, they are intelligent.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Reuters Captain Peter......

North America goes into raptures over full solar eclipse

Millions of people across parts of Mexico, Canada, and the United States watched the rare total solar eclipse on Monday. The path of totality, a tiny area where the Moon completely obscures the......

US retaliates, bombs 85 sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria

The US has conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria against Iranian Revolutionary Guards and affiliated militia groups in retaliation for a drone strike on an American base in......

Time To Establish Diplomatic Relations With Taliban

The Taliban government in Afghanistan is not going anywhere.That being the case, why is the hesitation to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Taliban? asks Lieutenant General Prakash......

Western media's coverage of Ram mandir biased: VHP

Vishva Hindu Parishad chapters in the United States, Canada and Australia on Tuesday slammed the western media and the mainstream media outlets in their respective countries for......

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores.The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A......

Q1 a washout, exporters pin hope on North America for a turnaround

After the first quarter was washed out, exporters are now keeping their fingers crossed over a turnaround in outbound shipments to at least North America from September onwards. Photograph:......

Ajay Banga becomes first Indian-American to head World Bank

Ajay Banga was on Wednesday appointed the next president of the World Bank, becoming the first-ever Indian-American to head the global financial institution which said it looks forward to working......

How a Kanpur-born Indian-origin CEO is a chip off the old block

In the technology (tech) world, especially storage, Sanjay Mehrotra is a well-known name. Co-founder of SanDisk, a flash memory storage company in 1988, it was eventually acquired by Western......

Banks Fallout: Time For RBI To Be Alert

The broader economy risks a potential flight of foreign portfolio capital, therefore pressure on the rupee and more bad news on the stock market, warns T N Ninan. IMAGE: The Credit Suisse building......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

How Netflix Finally Got It Right In India

Its success script: Investing more in local content ecosystem; growing its partnership footprint. IMAGE: Netflix's Guns And Gulabs, directed by Raj and DK, starring Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan,......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

'Dad said I'm not going to help you with your career'

'He said, "There was nobody to help me. I came from Kolkata to Mumbai to make a career of my own".'"'I have my own journey, and you need to experience that to value what you will have in the......

Nonbinary runners get boost for 2023 Boston Marathon

IMAGE: A file photo of a pack of elite runners during the 2019 Boston Marathon. The 2023 race will mark the 10th anniversary of the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Photograph: Greg M.......

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