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Does Rotational Chief Ministership Work In India?

A rotating chief ministership as a way to appease factions can work only if there is a credible guarantor, explains Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, right, and Deputy......

Am I Proud A British Indian Like Me Is PM?

'They say 'a picture paints a thousand words', so seeing Rishi Sunak PM at the door of Number 10 can never be taken from us.''It is a symbol that will go down in the history books.''It is the very......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

'LCH Outperformed Other Aircraft In Ladakh'

All of India welcomes the Light Combat Helicopter into the Armed Forces arsenal and wishes it a safe tenure and happy shooting.May it rule the skies and ensure that the enemies are given a fitting......

King Charles III proclaimed Britain's new monarch in historic ceremony

King Charles III pledged to follow the "inspiring example" of his mother, late Queen Elizabeth II, as he was proclaimed Britain's new monarch on Saturday in a ceremony, steeped in ancient tradition......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

Modi must heed Indian economists, not only NRI ones

'The time has come to incorporate Indian sociology into economic policy.''The first step in that direction would be to listen to economists trained in India and not just the US and the UK, argues T......

Why Theresa May won't go to Bengaluru IT firms

Theresa May's visit to a Bengaluru aerospace systems supplier is seen as the UK's strategy to pursue new defence deals.Raghu Krishnan/Business Standard reports. In a rare departure from......

Oscars 2024: Meet The Winners!

IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the show at the 96th Annual......

Watch Kate Winslet's Regime On OTT

From damsels versus dragons to showbiz shenanigans, ready to catch all the action on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. DamselWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: English......

Oscar Nominations: A Quick Glance

The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 11, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. A quick look at the nominees. IMAGE:......

The Year-End Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. 2023 is about to end, but the show goes on and on. Bid the year a fond farewell with our fun and filmi year-end......

Like Deepika's Boho Look?

Before the opening ceremony of this year's Cannes film festival at the Palais des Festivals, there was the photocall for the jury. For this appearance, Deepika Padukone chose to go bohemian. And......

Shorts: Nuggets seal playoff bid as Nikola Jokic makes history

IMAGE: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) drives to the net against Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams (4) in the third quarter of their NBA match at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA,......

Another ex-Essex player alleges he suffered racist abuse

IMAGE: Jahid Ahmed, who played for Essex from 2005-2009, claims he suffered racist abuse he was bullied by a senior coach and that his accent was mocked by players and some members of the coaching......

Boxing World C'ships: Sanjeet, Akash advance to last 16

IMAGE: Akash will face Puerto Rico's Pagan Caleb Tirado in the pre-quarterfinals. Photograph: BFI/Twitter Asian champion Sanjeet (92kg) defeated Russia's Andrei Stotskii in a thoroughly......

Tokyo Olympics: What you need to know right now

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tokyo Olympics/Twitter The director of the Olympics opening ceremony was fired over an old comedy act in which he joked about the Holocaust, a day before the usually......

Indian Football: NorthEast United downs East Bengal

IMAGE: Suhair VP was named the Hero of the Match. Photograph: ISL/Twitter NorthEast United inched closer to a playoffs berth with a 2-1 win over 10-man SC East Bengal in the Indian Super......

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