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Those Who Could Not Be Rashtrapati

Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested......

Why Was Agnipath Introduced Suddenly?

Nobody bothered to articulate the upsides; instead, the four-year tour of duty and denial of life-long pensions got played up.Job-seekers for government and related opportunities found that their......

US is there for India, we are ready and able: Biden admn

The US is there for India, the Biden administration has said, reiterating that New Delhi's relationship with Moscow developed over several decades when Washington was "not prepared or able to be a......

Maha Covid spike: Experts say most patients show mild symptoms, fatality low

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, medical experts say most of the patients are showing mild symptoms and fatality is low in the present 'mild wave', and also......

Kuwait to deport expats over protest against Prophet remark

The Kuwaiti government has decided to arrest and deport an unspecified number of expats who participated in a protest against the controversial remarks by two former Bharatiya Janaya Party......

US Fed hikes interest rates by 75 percentage points to combat inflation

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday (local time) raised interest rates by 75 basis points (bps) or three-quarters of a percentage point in the boldest move since 1994. IMAGE: US Federal Reserve......

OTT This Week: Killers. JLo. Spooks...

Detectives, superheroes, biopics, documentaries, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers some suggestions: SpiderheadWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: English A short story by George......

'You need violence and gore to shake things up'

'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.' IMAGE: Anil Kapoor, Mukti Mohan and Director Raj Singh Chaudhary on the sets of Thar. Raj Singh Chaudhary, who......

Look who's at Cannes! Meera Chopra

Meera Chopra, Priyanka Chopra's cousin, has reached Cannes as well. She was there to unveil the first look of her film, Safed, co-starring Abhay Verma. The film has been directed by Sandip Singh.......

'Jalsa changed things for me'

'I have wanted to act since I was seven. I wasn't confident enough.''I thought I didn't have the face, the body and the figure because back then, it was all about the body.''Now, the industry is......

'Vidya can elevate any script'

'You write stories about the world you live in.''The day I try to write a film with agendas in mind, I will be a fake.' IMAGE: Rohini Hattangady and Vidya Balan in Jalsa. Suresh Triveni's......

F1 PIX: Verstappen holds off Sainz to win in Canada

IMAGE: Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen of The Netherlands salutes the crowd with his winner trophy after the Montreal Grand Prix. Photograph: David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Red......

Verstappen on pole in wet Canadian qualifying

Max Verstappen has won four of the last five races and leads teammate Sergio Perez by 21 points, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc a further 13 behind. IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen after......

Ireland rope in uncapped Doheny, Olphert for India T20Is

IMAGE: The squad will be led by regular skipper Andrew Balbirnie. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Ireland have named uncapped players Stephen Doheny and Conor Olphert in their 14-member......

Praveen wins triple jump gold; qualifies for Worlds

IMAGE: Praveen Chitravel, 21m crossed the World Championships qualifying mark of 17.14m with a leap of 17.18m in his second attempt on the concluding day of National Inter-State Senior Athletics......

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Baku as Ferrari suffer

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen crosses the finish line to win the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit in Baku, on Sunday. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Max Verstappen rode his......

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