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Shuks' Space Flight: 'A Leapfrog Moment For India'

'You can imagine for India what Shuks means not just to the billions of people in India but the entire Indian diaspora around the world.' IMAGE: Assigned Ax-4 crew member Shubhanshu Shukla,......

It's Time to Update Army Regiment Names

The Indian Army still uses old British-era names and recruits soldiers based on caste or region, which hurts national unity, argues Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd). Illustrations: Dominic......

'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

Dance parties and bubbly! Biden supporters celebrate the win

Dance parties, fireworks and high-fiving strangers were some of the scenes that America witnessed after media organisations declared that former United States Vice President Joe Biden beat......

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

In choosing Alphabet Inc, Google joins a branded crowd

Google Inc made clear in its announcement on Monday that in creating a parent company called Alphabet Inc, it was not intending to build products and brands under that name. If it did, the company,......

IFSC relaxation may boost trade in foreign stocks at the GIFT City

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) decision on Wednesday to relax restrictions on banks operating in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) related to the repatriation of......

Modi's US visit: Why Amazon, Google raised their India bet

American online major Amazon seems to be almost doubling its India investment going by the company’s recent announcement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US.......

Google allows employees to work away from office two days a week

Google will move to a hybrid work week, where most Googlers spend approximately three days in the office and two days "wherever they work best", according to a note by Google and Alphabet CEO......

Indian investors can trade in select US stocks via NSE IFSC from March 3

Trading in US stock receipts will be conducted over two calendar days beginning 20:00 pm on day one and extending up to 2.30 pm the next day. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters From March 3,......

Diljit Dosanjh Gives Met Gala A Taste Of Punjab

Photograph: Kind courtesy Diljit Dosanjh/Instagram Diljit Dosanjh walked the iconic stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, blending Punjabi royalty with a modern vision, on May......

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......

The 10 BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS of 2020

The pandemic and the lockdown came into our lives without warning. Nobody was prepared to be stuck at home. All social activity suddenly ended. Movie theatres were shut down and we missed the......

10 AMAZING movies you must see!

The 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival brings together 190 movies from 53 countries. This year's Indian selection, selected from various parts of the country, carries promise. As the eight-day......

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

Binge watching television shows on streaming services has become the new way for us to be entertained at home. And that is not surprising since many of these shows are far better than the films we......

How January slump is proving costly for Manchester City!

Manchester City players wear a dejected look after losing their English Premier League match against Manchester United. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Joint leaders of the English Premier......

PICS: Commonwealth Games 2022 kick-off with slick show

Images from the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, on Thursday. IMAGE: Double Olympic badminton medallist PV Sindhu and men's hockey team captain......

Sachin @ 50: The A to Z of Master Blaster

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar turned 50 on Monday, April 24, 2023.Photograph: PTI To the Indians, Sachin Tendulkar is the man for "all seasons". It has been 10 years since he bid farewell to......

What you must not miss in the EPL this weekend

Chelsea football players celebrate after scoring a goal. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Stuttering Chelsea retained their Premier League lead by virtue of the alphabet heading into the new......

Chelsea assistant rules out Messi swoop

Lionel Messi. Photograph: Alex Caparros/Getty Images A Chelsea deal for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi would be impossible under financial fair play rules, assistant coach Steve Holland said on......