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'I Want The South Asian Community To Feel They Have A Voice At City Hall'

'As Mayor, I will use my platform to reject any efforts by the Trump administration to curtail immigration.' IMAGE: James Solomon with his wife and three daughters. Photograph: Kind courtesy James......

Indian youth stabs passengers with fork on Lufthansa flight

A 28-year-old Indian national allegedly stabbed two teens with a metal fork and slapped a co-passenger on board a Chicago to Germany flight, according to American authorities. IMAGE: Kindly note......

'Israel Doesn't Want Pakistan To Have Nuclear Weapons'

'If the Trump administration could gain access to the nuclear weapons, they would be satisfied -- at least they could control them.' IMAGE: Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, and Prime......

Car crash kills four Indian-origin seniors in West Virginia

In a tragic incident, four senior Indian-origin persons were killed in a car crash in West Virginia, authorities said on Sunday. Image used only for representational purposes. Photograph: Chris......

'Trump Tilting Towards Pakistan'

'India is too important to the United States for there to be any kind of a permanent bump in the relationship.' IMAGE: Pakistan army chief Syed Asim Munir. Photograph: General Asim Munir/Facebook......

How India Can Beat Global Tech Giants

With a confident new generation of innovators, India now has the scale and self-belief to shape its own digital destiny marked by creation, observes Ajay Kumar chairman, UPSC. Illustration:......

Why Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha is angry with Piyush Goyal

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's scathing remarks on Indian startup ecosystem and its innovation priorities have drawn sharp reaction from the industry, with Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha putting up a......

'US tariff issue is an overhanging sword'

'American labour is expensive. Our government is taking steps to mitigate risks. So, instead of panicking, we should see how the situation pans out in six months.' IMAGE: US President Donald......

US sues Facebook over acquiring WhatsApp, Instagram

Social media giant accused of anti-competitive conduct by abusing its market power to create a monopoly and crushing smaller competitors. The United States government and 48 states have filed......

Trump's 'America First' agenda may lead to higher tariffs

With Donald Trump all set to become US president, Indian exporters may face high customs duties for goods like automobiles, textiles and pharmaceuticals if the new US administration decides to......

'We Knew Shah Rukh Was Going To Pack His Bags For Bollywood'

'It is something that he always wanted to do and he has achieved phenomenal success in doing it.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan from his college days. Photograph: Kind courtesy Amar Talwar/Facebook Before......

The Live Show Line-Up This Year

Photograph: Kind courtesy Arijit Singh/Instagram With India increasingly attracting global artistes, the ministry of information and broadcasting is working to simplify the process of setting up......

How Facebook came to be

Aseem Chabbra review The Social Network.An American friend told me this story. Another friend of his came home one night, drunk after a lot of hard partying, and started viewing profiles of blond......

Yes, India Shone At The Oscars, But....

India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant......

9-year-old Indian nearly defeats Magnus Carlsen

IMAGE: Aarit Kapil, 9, matched the five-time World champion move for move and had Magnus Carlsen in a completely lost position. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aarit Kapil/Facebook Nine-year-old Aarit......

French Open PIX: Alcaraz books Sinner showdown; Swiatek sets up Gauff semis

IMAGES from the French Open quarter-finals played at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Tuesday. Alcaraz steamrolls Tsitsipas for semis berth IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his......

American wins golden toilet roll after 63-hour virtual ultramarathon

IMAGE: Michael Wardian prevailed after Czech Republic's Radek Brunner failed to start the 63rd loop when the hourly buzzer went off. Photographs and video courtesy: Michael......

Bollettieri, renowned coach to tennis legends, dies

IMAGE: A pioneering mentor who coached 10 world number ones, Nick Bollettieri was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014. Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty Images Nick......

Naomi's Roman Holiday

World No 1 Naomi Osaka didn't have the best warm-up for the clay court swing, crashing out of the Italian Open in the second round. That loss to American Jessica Pegula certainly didn't dampen......