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American Hegemony is On the Line

The ineptness of successive American presidents, from Bush the Younger to Joe Biden the Old, combined with the cluelessness that Americans demonstrate in foreign lands, contrasts with the Chinese......

Weep For Afghanistan

What happens when religious fundamentalists take over a country? It could happen anywhere. It is happening in Afghanistan this week when Fear, Loathing and Terror loom over the Afghan people.......

Delhi will bid for 2048 Olympic Games: CM Kejriwal

The Delhi government aims to host the 2048 Olympic Games and it will create whatever infrastructure and facilities required for it, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday. Delhi......

Boris Johnson has done Modi a favour

'We don't need to hinge India-UK relations on shared hostility toward China,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi with Britain's Prime Minister......

From Scotland to Greece... Student biked for 48 days to make it back home

Kleon Papadimitriou, a Greek student in Aberdeen, Scotland undertook the adventure when flights to much of Europe were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGE: Kleon Papadimitriou took 48......

You Don't Win Silver. You Lose Gold

In business too, losing finalists really get nowhere, get nothing.It is purely 'winner takes all', observes Sandeep Goyal, managing director, Rediffusion. IMAGE: India's Gold medallist Neeraj......

Neeraj Chopra: Next Brand Superstar

The man with the golden arm could surpass some, if not all, top cricketers -- the demigods who stand well above athletes from other disciplines in India, reports Ritwik Sharma. IMAGE: Neeraj......

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times. IMAGE: Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July......

How China's BRI is making inroads into Europe

'Chinese companies have acquired stakes in 13 ports in Europe, including in Greece, Spain and, most recently, Belgium.''Those ports handle about 10 percent of Europe's shipping container capacity,'......

Ebrahim Alkazi: 'A man who taught us how to see'

'He taught us not only about theatre, acting or dramas but also about life.''He made us discover ourselves.' Photograph: Kind courtesy National School of Drama/Twitter Theatre doyen and legendary......

Paralympians Are Barely On India Inc's Radar

'Instead of making this a four-year phenomenon, when you look at us and get thrilled, do it more regularly.'Vaibhav Raghunandan reports. IMAGE: Avani Lekhara set a Paralympics record in the......

Paralympics: Bhagat-Kohli in semis; Suhas, Tarun, Manoj too qualify

IMAGE: India's Pramod Bhagat. Photograph: Twitter India's Pramod Bhagat and his partner Palak Kohli qualified for the mixed doubles semi-finals, while three singles players, including Noida......

Afghan Paralympian makes debut after top-secret evacuation

IMAGE: Zakia Khudadadi of Afghanistan during her bout against Viktoriia Marchuk of Ukraine in the Women K44 -49kg Taekwondo quarter-final at the Paralympic Games in Chiba, Japan, on Thursday.......

Jhajharia, Deepa, Rahelu - Meet India's Paralympic medallists

India has won 12 medals, including four gold, and as many silver and bronze medals in the Summer Paralympics since its debut at the 1968 Games. With the Tokyo Paralympics opening on Tuesday, here's......

Shaili will break my record within three years: Anju Bobby George

'She will go for gold in the next Under-20 World Championships and she is a medal contender in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games next year.' IMAGE: India's long jumper Shaili Singh celebrates......

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