'Failed states lead to an explosion of poverty and extremism': UK minister

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will inspire terrorists and trigger an "explosion" of extremism and security challenges for the world, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned on Thursday.......

British Defence and Home Ministers to visit Pak

British Defence and Home Ministers will arrivein Islamabad onMonday for meetings with the top Pakistani leadership to take stock of the regional security situation and the war against......

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39, is in the batch of 2017. IMAGE: Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39, front row, far right, is part of NASA’s brand new batch of 2017 astronauts. The 12......

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

Jaadugar To Jane Austen: On OTT This Week

From jaadugars to Jane Austen, OTT offerings this week are as eclectic as it gets, says Sukanya Verma.   JaadugarWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi When Jitendra Kumar's small-town......

Baywatch Review: Drowning, drowning, drowned!

Only a miracle can save this ship from sinking unnoticed, unlamented at the Box Office for the film and its lead actors leave no stone unturned to let it sink at Emerald Bay, says Prasanna Zore.......

Joker sweeps Oscar nominations

The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Insecure creator Issa Rae and actor John Cho hosted the event. Joker sweeps the......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Jordan agrees to purchase Charlotte Bobcats

Hall of Famer Michael Jordan has agreed to buy a controlling interest in the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, majority owner Bob Johnson said on Saturday. "He (Johnson) has signed a definitive agreement......

Sania, Paes advance in doubles at US Open

Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey knock out five-time US Open champions and top-seeded compatriots Mike and Bob Bryan IMAGE: Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza. Photograph: Martina Hingis/Twitter India's......

On home turf, Broad becomes a 'Trent-setter', gets to 300 wickets

England's Stuart Broad successfully appeals for a wicket. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images It was a perfect homecoming for Stuart Broad. Asked to lead the England attack in the fourth Ashes......

World Cup 2019: When coaches took over

'This World Cup is likely to be much more a clash of plans than of talent,' says Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Head Coach Ravi Shastri and Captain Virat Kohli confer after rain stopped play during the......