Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 -- first pictures released

  Naturally the best!   Possums, primates and disappearing habitats all feature among the first images to be released from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 awards.   The......

Modi-Trump meet: Why the lack of euphoria is good news

The fantastic notions regarding the 'defining partnership' that accrued during the Obama years are withering away.We see none of the euphoric build-up customary to India's encounter with US......

Trump sent Pakistan a message in Riyadh

'The Trump administration is on the same page as India that Pakistan is not the solution, but the problem itself,' says Rajeev Sharma. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump with from right Jordan's......

Column: The banality of evil

In the aftermath of the Ajmal Kasab trial and the failed bomb attack in New York, the impartial observer would find it hard to conclude that Pakistanis were mild, inoffensive people. But in fact......

Bigg Boss' Sapna's 'Lifetime' Memories At Cannes

Photographs: Kind courtesy Sapna Choudhary/Instagram After making her debut at Cannes on Friday, Haryanvi dancer and former Bigg Boss contestant Sapna Choudhary took to the red carpet once again.......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

The Making of Pokkisham

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World Junior Chess: India's Vidit Gujrathi clinches bronze

Former Under-14 world champion and Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with winner Yu Yangyi of China in the 13th......

Gujrathi, Sethuraman in line for medal at World Junior Chess Championship

Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujrathi and S P Sethuraman placed themselves for a medal contention as they defeated Jorge Cori of Peru and Vladislav Kovalev of Belarus respectively in the 12th and......

Thorkildsen eyes javelin world record

Andreas Thorkildsen has already entered the record books by successfully defending his javelin gold at the Beijing Olympics. Still, he is not satisfied. Next on the Norwegian athlete's agenda is......

Strong start by Indian shuttlers

India made a strong start in the individual events of the Asian Junior Badminton Championships with all but one of its players advancing to the third round in the singles competition in Incheon,......