The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

India may need a 49-day lockdown

'We will need more than 21 days of lockdown for sure.' IMAGE: Medical personnel take a swab from a woman, who is under home quarantine, in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters   Dr......

My take aways from the Jaipur LitFest

'Surprised by the absence of any sloganeering or even mild protest in an ambience so free and self-regulated, I asked a friend from Delhi whether he too, with sharp political antenna, was surprised......

Aussie Muslims tipped off cops over volatile text messages

Members of the Muslim community in Australia's New South Wales tipped off police that radical Islamists were sending 'inflammatory text messages' seeking support for a protest over a video deemed......

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life? Image: Russian billionaire Yuri Milner with wife Julia. Photograph......

Bill and Melinda Gates world's wealthiest couple

Image: Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. Photograph: Reuters Bill and Melinda Gates are the world's wealthiest couple with a combined net worth of $85.7 billion, a report......

'We've built over 60 sets for Heera Mandi'

'At a time when there's a lot of conversation happening around how AI has made art directors and production designers jobless, we will simply say that if your work speaks for you, you will never be......

Why Shraddha Kapoor Is NERVOUS

'Rom-coms are one of the easiest films to watch, but one of the most difficult to make.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shraddha Kapoor/Instagram Shraddha Kapoor wants you to fall in love with her all......

'In a year, two Hindi films did well'

'Options are just not working; people are not coming out.''So what happens is, when you are not really sure, two things happen.''If you release it (in theatres) and if the film doesn't work, your......

'I am the coolest dad in the world'

'This was Hollywood, as big as it can get.''It meant the world to me that my sons were next to me.' IMAGE: Dhanush with sons Lingaa and Yathra at the Los Angeles premiere of The Gray Man.......

Paris dreams dashed? India lose shootout vs Germany

India lose 3-4 against Germany in shoot-out, to face Japan for Paris berth Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/X The Indian women's hockey team fought with tigerish resolve but lost its nerves......

What's Priyanka Doing At Wimbedon?

IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas in the Royal Box for the women's final on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Watching unseeded Marketa Vondrousova script......

Olympiad: Gukesh stuns Shirov, India B clinch fifth win in row

IMAGE: Indian chess players D Gukesh (left) and Adhiban Bhaskaran. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Kulkarni/Twitter Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh continued his brilliant run to stun former......

Venus surges, Keys stumbles at Indian Wells

IMAGE: Venus Williams celebrates. Photograph Courtesy: Indian Wells/Twitter Venus Williams fought back to down third seed Petra Kvitova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 and reach the BNP Paribas Open third round, on......

Serena seeks eighth Wimbledon crown to cap another comeback

IMAGE: Serena Williams. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Serena Williams has made a career out of defying adversity so it should be no great surprise if, 10 months after a complicated......