Trump briefed on military options in Iran: Report

According to a report in the New York Times, United States President Donald Trump has been briefed in recent days on a range of military options targeting Iran. IMAGE: Demonstrators and activists......

Shashi Tharoor's son Ishaan joins Washington Post

Ishaan Tharoor, the journalist son of Union minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, has joined the Washington Post, the major US daily said on Tuesday. "We're happy to announce that Ishaan......

US Justice dept restores Trump's removed photo to Epstein files

The United States Department of Justice restored a photograph from the recent batch of Jeffrey Epstein files featuring President Donald Trump, stating that no Epstein victims were depicted in the......

Rubio makes U-turn on Trump's 'run Venezuela' remark

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday took a U-turn on Trump's remark to 'run' Venezuela following their military operation in its capital, noting that the President had 'always......

NYT, Post plan pay cuts, lay offs

The story of gloom and doom continues to haunt the US economy. With advertising revenue going downhill, two of US newspaper majors -- The New York Times and The Washington Post -- plan another......

Obama considers new fee on banks

With Wall Street firms expected to announce bonuses running into billions for top executives, the Obama Administration is contemplating levying new fees on financial companies and banks as part of......

NRI entrepreneur flays NYT over 'smear campaign'

Vinod 'Vin' Gupta, 60, the multi-millionaire chairman and CEO of infoUSA and focus of a major article in the New York Times in the Washington Post on May 26 regarding a lawsuit that brandshis using......

Amazon's Bezos beats Bill Gates to become world's richest

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday took away the mantle of world’s richest person from Bill Gates. Bezos achieved the feat after a 1 per cent pop in the shares of Amazon.com, which......

Robert Redford: The Man Beyond The Sex Symbol

With his killer smile, the sex symbol image, Robert Redford would go beyond just being an actor, remembers Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. I discovered......

Vanity Fair gets mixed reviews

Major American critics disagreeover Mira Nair's Vanity Fair. While some of the large circulated newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle......

Cate Blanchett excels in A Streetcar Named Desire

Australian actress Cate Blanchett's role of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire, has gotten rave reviews from critics. 'What Ms. Blanchett brings to the character is......

Q & A makes it to bestseller list

In its original version, Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A, did not create a stir in America. The reviews for the book, which this week jumped into the top 15 paperback bestsellers list in The New York......

Medvedev needs professional help, says Becker

'Unfortunately the brain is getting the better of him after losing these close matches the last few months.' IMAGE: 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev launched a tirade against the umpire and whipped......

How the world's press rated Paris's Olympics Opening Ceremony

IMAGE: The Olympic flag is raised at the the Trocadero with the Eiffel Tower in the background during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photograph: Francois-Xavier......