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US Is Back In Business In Afghanistan

Russia and China are tight-fisted and Iran is broke and none of them has the political will or capacity to bankroll the Afghan economy, which only the US can, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.......

Meet Sachin Tendulkar's English mother-in-law

Annabel Mehta, Sachin Tendulkar's mother-in-law, has dedicated her life to working with the Beautiful People of the other half of Mumbai without whom the city would neither exist nor......

Hurricane Harvey continues rampage in Texas, 20 dead

Tropical storm Harvey continued to batter Texas on Wednesday with rain and floods leaving at least 20 people dead and submerging homes and turning streets, highways into lakes. Thousands of......

Texas gets its boats out as streets turn into raging rivers

Five people have died after Hurricane Harvey made a landfall on Friday Texas has experienced a record breaking 50 inches of rain in parts More than 250 water rescues have been conducted by......

The forgotten brutality of the 1857 Mutiny

'The summer of 1857 saw violence, perpetrated by the Indians and the Britons, on an unprecedented scale.''Never before and never after in the history of British rule in India was there violence at......

April auto sales show impact of lockdowns: Report

Auto sales in April have started showing the impact of lockdowns that has put the brakes on the recovery of the sector, a report said on Tuesday. With more states announcing lockdowns and some......

Jio's plan to make India '2G-mukt' will hit Vodafone Idea hard

Jio is planning to win over 350 million 2G feature phone users by launching a smartphone at a fraction of the current cost. Mukesh Ambani’s plan to make India ‘2G-mukt’ will hit......

Andaman & Nicobar can attract Hong Kong investments

'Leaders of the Indian community in Hong Kong had broached the idea of developing the Andaman and Nicobar islands for investment and setting up manufacturing units,' points out Rup Narayan Das.......

No H-1B visa caps for data localisation: US State Department

International companies usually store data on global servers and the requirement to store data locally would require them to make an additional investment. But policymakers in India believe storing......

3 Indian Americans on Forbes list of richest women

Three Indian-origin women have been named by Forbes among America's 80 richest self-made women, the "ceiling crashers" and "overachievers" blazing their own trails as they create new businesses and......

PIX: Priyanka, Tiger celebrate Earth Day!

Bollywood stars continue to post pictures and lovely messages on the 50th Earth Day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra: We may be apart right now, but Earth keeps......

And the BEST part of an item song is...

'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.' Costumes play an......

Serena's husband resigns from Reddit board

Wants his position to be filled by a black candidate; pledges $1m to US football player, Colin Kkaepernick’s ‘Your Rights camp’. IMAGE: Alexis Ohanian's message on Instagram.......

PIX: 'Homebody' Osaka making the most of isolation

'I'm really hopeful that the Olympics will now be a massive celebration for the world at the other end of this pandemic.' IMAGE: With the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, the 22-year-old finds......

Stunning! From catsuit to Serena-tard

Australian Open licence sees launch of the 'Serena-tard' IMAGE: Serena Williams revealed a figure-hugging, bottle green one-piece costume. Photograph: Australian Open/Twitter Serena Williams......

Women's empowerment campaign: Serena joins Priyanka Chopra-backed app

IMAGE: Serena Williams helped create the Bumble campaign, which was developed and produced entirely by women, and will serve as global adviser to the company. Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Reuters......

Trump says 'Nike getting absolutely killed' as Kaepernick ad airs

IMAGE: US President Donald Trump also continued to blast National Football League players for their protests over racial and social injustice. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters US President Donald......

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