International Tea Day is a good occasion to brew a special pot of chai.
Nepal court releases rape accused cricketer Lamichhane on bail
World over, pluralism is in retreat. Luckily for us, Indian pluralism and its consequent tolerance of diversity is rooted in our basic values. As long as we remain faithful to these values and keep our institutions in good health, the Indian miracle of last 75 years is likely to last centuries, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.
Saudi Arabia's 2-1 victory over Argentina is rated the biggest shock in World Cup history.
'The north east does not want the solution that the BJP has given and it has become clear that it has not been fully thought through,' says Aakar Patel.
Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss will spend Monday putting finishing touches to her new cabinet after being elected Conservative Party leader and is expected to unleash a complete shake up of outgoing leader Boris Johnson's top team.
Boman Irani makes his OTT debut with Masoom, and it was good to see the actor on screen after a long time, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Jacob Bethell helped England advance to the semi-finals of the U19 World Cup in a six-wicket win over SA
Major cricket event will return to Pakistan after more than two decades with the country set to host the 2025 Champions Trophy, an ICC flagship tournament.
Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 10 international films that mattered to him, stories that he connected with and characters that gave him a better understanding of the human condition.
Day 1 of Ireland's inaugural Test vs Pakistan rained off.
Northern Ireland reached their first major tournament in 30 years and their neighbours south of the border beat world champions Germany to take a big step towards joining them at Euro 2016 in a memorable night for Irish football on Thursday.
UK-headquartered consumer goods giant Unilever on Tuesday announced a major organisational shakeup to make the company leaner, which involves some of its Indian-origin executives, and plans to lay off 1,500 staff as part of the wider restructuring of its global operations. Sanjiv Mehta retains executive leadership of Mumbai-headquartered subsidiary Hindustan Unilever, while Unilever chief operating officer (COO) Nitin Paranjpe will take on a new role as chief transformation officer & chief people officer, leading the business transformation and heading the HR function for the transformed organisation. The company said Sunny Jain, president of beauty & personal care, has decided to leave Unilever to set up an "investment fund in technology megatrends".
Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.
Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel China Room, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers.
West Indies and Bangladesh will play two Twenty20 matches in Florida in August, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Tuesday.
The Union health ministry on Tuesday said that aid received from other countries has been distributed in different states to help deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from Cricket World Cup held between 1975 to 2015.
India has said that it was deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and reiterated its call for immediate cessation of violence and end to hostilities.
The story of Iceland is the story of life, notes Payal Singh Mohanka after a recent journey to that fascinating land.
The company, which is part of tech giant Microsoft, has about 1,200 employees in India. It, however, did not comment on the impact of the job cuts on its India operations.
A glimpse of the Game of Thrones' Touring Exhibition held in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The medal tally at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Since making his debut in 2007, Rohit Sharma's career has sky-rocketed
At the auction, Arjun, a budding left arm pacer and a batsman, who had played unofficial Tests for India-U19, was among the few players in focus.
A round-up of Thursday night's matches from the Euro 2020 qualifiers.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The former opening batsman joined as DOC in December last year following the suspension of CEO Thabang Moroe and has since signed a two-year deal with the option of extending for a third term.
McCarter, age 77, has been living without electricity or central heating for the past 29 years.
Jose Mourinho will be desperate to prove he is not past his best after being sacked by Chelsea and Manchester United.
A summary of the Euro 2020 qualification matches played on Friday.
The resignations are being seen as a sign of bigger troubles ahead for May, who defended the deal before belligerent MPs in the House of Commons.
Here are some of the other events -- in pictures -- that made news last week.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
Flow of Indian students to US for academic year 2018-19 dipped by 30 per cent.
Two motorcycle riders have died in separate accidents on the opening day of the annual Isle of Man TT races, organisers said.
A select 12 matches will also be broadcast in Malayalam via Asianet Plus.
During the May 17 conclave in Mumbai, the captains and coaches of the women's state teams will be joining their male counterparts in giving assessment of the just-concluded domestic season.
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