The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'Khalistan is a business'

'Khalistanis can be divided into three categories: Firstly, hardcore ideological people. They are microscopic, not even 1%.''Secondly, those who consider Khalistan a business.''The third category......

Meet Charles Darwin's great grand daughter

Ruth Padel is the great, great grand daughter of Charles Darwin. She is also a wellknown British poet, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Fellow of the Zoological Society of......

'We're in a very difficult spot'

'We've never really been in the situation of having a difficult time with the Chinese and an increasingly difficult time with the Russians along with a relationship with the Americans which is......

India can grow at 10% if reforms continue to kick in: Mark Mobius

'Modi government's emphasis on empowerment rather than hand-outs is very good.' 'In the global banking world Rajan has probably been the best.' Termed as "the pied piper of emerging markets", Mark......

Chup: Revenge of the Artist Review

Critics of Hindi cinema are a disparate, colourful, bunch that evoke much derision and tut-tut among its own tribe, but Chup's distant understanding of their influence and idiosyncrasies fails to......

The BEST and WORST of 2021

It was a turbulent time for everybody as COVID-19's second wave left every single individual affected one way or the other. And though entertainment was the last thing on most minds, a distraction......

'They call me King of Disco'

'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' 'Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same.''Also, Jai ho.''I did Ramba ho in 1985.''Rahman combined three of my......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

Meet Argentina's first openly gay basketball star

IMAGE: Argentina’s Sebastian Vega posted a letter on social media coming out to his fans. Photograph: Sebastian Vega/Instagram Traveling Argentina and the world as a professional basketball......

Football Briefs: Former Man United manager Ferguson out of intensive care

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Sir Alex Ferguson in the stands. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is out of......