Lame duck Pompeo wants to shape US foreign policy

The underlining significance of the visits lies in the fact that China remains the elephant in the room and has to be tamed, which the United States alone is unable to do and therefore calls allies......

What the world expects from Biden

It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise......

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that do not age, wither and decay with the passage of time, says Gopal Krishna.......

Som's right: Foreigners built the Taj

How much do you know about Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal and the Taj Mahal? Setting off a controversy comes naturally to Sangeet Som, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh.......

New Zealand rolls out easy visa route to encourage Indian tourists

The US has already eased the procedure for issuing visa to attract a million Indian tourists by 2015 Foreign governments want Indians to backpack and travel even more. So, they have eased their......

Kriti, Shraddha, Alia: Who Looks Best With Varun? VOTE

Varun Dhawan completes a decade as an actor this year. In this time, he has performed a variety of roles and romanced more than a dozen different co-stars. As he slips into werewolf mode for this......

'No point living life in regret, yaar'

'Trust me, I don't even enjoy the company of friends who live in regret.''You either own your decisions or just let it go and work harder to get something better.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Mrunal......

Bollywood's CRAZY LOVE GAMES

Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan is about how a torrid affair between a young woman's fiance and married cousin stirs a storm in their personal lives. The relationship drama, starring Deepika Padukone,......

The Biggest Releases on Gandhi Jayanti

The Gandhi Jayanti national holiday on October 2 has worked quite well for Bollywood movie releases. In fact, year after year, it has given us big hits. Joginder Tuteja looks at the big Gandhi......

What Did Beckham Tell Kiara?

IMAGE: David Beckham with Kiara Advani in the corporate box. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Watching the first World Cup 2023 semi-final at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday were actors Ranbir......

Europa PIX: Sevilla stun Man Utd; Roma, Juve progress

Slick Sevilla punish slapdash Man United to ease into Europa semis IMAGE: Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters Europa League......

PIX: Barcelona held to goalless draw; Juventus lose

IMAGE: Barcelona's Jules Kounde controls an aerial ball whilst under pressure from Enes Unal and Nemanja Maksimovic of Getafe during the LaLiga match at Coliseum Alfonso Perez in Getafe, on......

PIX: Barcelona fight back to draw with Man United

IMAGE: Manchester United's Marcus Rashford celebrates after Jules Kounde of Barcelona scored an own second goal during the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off leg one match at Camp Nou in......

CWG: Sable, Priyanka add sparkle of silver to India's kitty

IMAGE: (L-R) Silver medalist, India's Avinash Mukund Sable, gold medalist, Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot and bronze medalist, Kenya's Amos Serem during the medal ceremony for the crosses the Men's 3000m......