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India-born media veteran selected as new BBC chairman

An India-born media executive who has worked in United Kingdom broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new......

Why Deepfakes Are A MENACE

'With free software on the Internet and apps, creating a deepfake video can take 3 to 5 minutes. Anyone can make these videos.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the......

Bhindranwale's terrorist nephew dies in Pakistan

Khalistani separatist Lakhbir Singh alias Rode, among India's 'most wanted' terrorists, has died in Pakistan where he had fled after his uncle Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was killed in 1984,......

Court grants bail to honey-trapped IAF ex-officer accused of spying for ISI

A Delhi court has granted bail to a former Indian Air Force official who allegedly shared secret information with Pakistan's ISI-backed intelligence operatives after being......

No 'spectacular announcement' likely in February 1 Budget: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the budget to be presented on February 1, 2024 would not have any "spectacular announcement" as it would be a vote on account in run up to the......

'Conditions not ripe to make rupee a hard currency'

India should become a middle-income country and then push to make INR (rupee) a hard currency, and till then, it must promote the settlement of global trade in the local currency, think tank GTRI......

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

In the last three years, 20 gardens have changed hands, and 90 per cent of the buyers are from non-tea background. IMAGE: A worker gathers tea leaves at the Happy Valley tea garden estate in......

Hopes of sealing India-UK trade deal in Oct may be fading

The hope that the ongoing 13th round of negotiations towards an India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) could conclude with a deal for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to sign off in time for the......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

OTT: You'll Need A LOOONG Weekend

You'll wish weekends lasted as long as weeks after looking at Sukanya Verma's long, long list of recommendations on OTT this week. Zara Hatke Zara BachkeWhere to watch? Jio CinemaLanguage: Hindi......

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma. A......

'There was no doubt Vicky will deliver what I want'

'He not only immerses himself into the character, but he wears it.''He does not let even a fragment of himself show while he's playing the part.' IMAGE: Vicky Kaushal plays General (later Field......

Vir Das is 'still just a guy on a stool'

'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vir Das/Instagram He's still "just a guy on a stool" for whom......

'Protect women and girls' football by banning all natal males'

IMAGE: British MPs urged FA to ban transgender players Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters A group of British MPs have called on England's FA to ban transgender players from participating in......

Djokovic sends Serbia into Davis Cup semi against Italy

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his match in the quarter final against Britain's Cameron Norrie. Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters Novak Djokovic steered Serbia into the Davis Cup......

UK's 'The Hundred' cricket tournament seeks Indian investors

IMAGE: Top Indian women cricketers including skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana (in picture), Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh played at the 'Hundred' this year but no male cricketer has......

World Cup final: IAF's Surya Kiran team to put on air show

IMAGE: The Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran Aerobatic Display Team conducts an air show in their Hawk Mk 132 aircraft over Lachit Ghat in Guwahati in September last year. Photograph: ANI The......

Inhalers to the rescue as England players battle pollution in India

'Whether it was air quality or what, it was definitely an experience I've not had before.' IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes was seen using an inhaler during training ahead of the game against Sri......

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