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US names Anjali Bharadwaj among 12 anti-corruption champions

Anjali Bharadwaj, an Indian social activist working on issues of transparency and accountability, is one of the 12 anti-corruption champions announced by the Biden administration. IMAGE:......

This is how couples are saying 'I do' amid pandemic

Love is in the air this spring, even with the coronavirus pandemic. Countless weddings have been postponed, but people are still getting married; although with adjustments to accommodate social......

The odd, crazy world we live in!

These photos prove we live in a truly bizarre world. Image: A woman wearing a bikini tops up fuel at a petrol station in Kiev, Ukraine. One of the largest networks of petrol stations in......

Closure of more Chinese embassies possible: Trump

The United States does not rule out the possibility of closing more Chinese diplomatic missions in the country, Donald Trump has said, hours after Washington ordered the closure of Beijing's......

She is likely to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chief

US President Barack Obama is expected to nominate Janet Yellen as head of the Federal Reserve Board, White House has said. If confirmed by the Senate, she would replace Ben Bernanke as Chair of the......

The Banking Accidents Have Started

The failure of SVB was due to idiosyncratic reasons, but shows how higher rates can expose fault lines in unforeseen places, observes Neelkanth Mishra. IMAGE: An employee removes tape from the......

Indian student wins scholarship to Apple conference

An Indian boy is among three students in Australia who have won scholarships to attend Apple's prestigious Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco next week. Deepen Kumar, Ben Maliel and......

TCS accused in US lawsuit of South Asian bias

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd has been sued by a white American information technology worker who accused India's largest software services exporter of overwhelming favoritism toward workers of......

World's 10 most valuable start-ups

Photograph, courtesy: Xiaomi It’s raining start-ups across the world and their valuations are soaring like never before. Indian company Flipkart is among the world’s 10......

'People Know Gandhi As Villain Or Hero'

'They are clueless about the man on the currency notes.''They have been fed with WhatsApp forwards, so either Gandhi is vilified or deified. There's nothing in between.' IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi and......

Halle Berry and Eric Benet separate!

Hollywood is famed for its movies and infamousfor the broken marriages among its glamorous denizens.BruceWillis and Demi Moore,Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Sadie Frost and Jude Law andSharon Stone......

First look: Anushka wrestles for Sultan

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: After Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma’s look from Sultan has been released. The 27-year-old actress plays a wrestler in......

'The Censor Board is forcing people to rebel'

'We cannot be the country that created the Kamasutra and then we show flowers kiss and a child is born.''Censorship makes no sense today. People are already watching all sorts of things......

US Open PIX: Mexico's Zarazua stuns Keys in first round

IMAGE: Renata Zarazua celebrates winning her first round match against Madison Keys at the US Open on Monday. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Mexico's Renata Zarazua pulled off a stunning upset by......

US Open PIX: Musetti rallies past Perricard; Alcaraz cruises

Tenth seed Lorenzo Musetti rallied from a set down to beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the US Open, even as Carlos Alcaraz mauled big-serving American Reilly Opelka......

Alcaraz survives scare in grasscourt return at Queen's

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his round of 32 match against Australia's Adam Walton. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Top seed Carlos Alcaraz got his grasscourt campaign up and......

Alcaraz beats Fils, meets Rune in 3rd Barcelona Open final

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz stretches for a return during his Barcelona Open semi-final against France's Arthur Fils at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on Saturday. Photograph: Bruna Casas/Reuters......

Griffith to groom next generation of Australian pacers

IMAGE: Adam Griffith would be tasked with preparing the next batch of Australian pace bowlers for bigger assignments like Test cricket. Photograph: Cricket Tasmania/X Cricket Australia has......