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A US President Bids His Wife Farewell

American Presidents, present and past, were there. As were First Ladies from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris was there too. Emory University's Glenn Memorial Church in......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Breathtaking images from Sony World Photography Awards

Behold the breathtaking winning and shortlisted images from one of the world's most prestigious photography contests. The amazing shots are from the open competition of the Sony World Photography......

Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara

'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. PART I: Give us our gods back! PART......

Give us our gods back!

Shashi Tharoor says the British Museum should change its name to Chor Bazaar because whatever it has within its portals is the result of 200 years of theft.The museum is once again in the eye of a......

Obama's tax policies

Here are two things you don't often hear mentioned in the same sentence: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and a lower corporate tax rate. But it appears the Illinois senator is at......

The world's most eligible royals

"Is This The One?," a British headline blared on a clear September morning 17 years ago above a picture of a diffident kindergarten teacher named Lady Diana Spencer. The blue-blooded 19-year-old......

Power brands, the new FMCG mantra

"The power brands strategy has worked very well for us." Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej group"With the implementation of the power brands strategy almost complete, we have shown both topline and......

Oscars 2024: Meet The Winners!

IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the show at the 96th Annual......

Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr Win Golden Globes

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards. Best Motion Picture – Drama IMAGE: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr pose with their awards for......

Barbie, Oppenheimer Lead Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list. Barbie and Succession get nine noms, followed by Oppenheimer at eight. Killers of the Flower Moon and......

Colour Blind Casting or Cultural Appropriation?

'Acting, by definition, is a portrayal of a character other than oneself.''If every role is to be played only by someone answering to that precise description, most professional actors -- of all......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

IPL 2024: Full list of released, retained and traded players

IMAGE: Featuring in the retained player’s list, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI The curtains dropped on the IPL trade window on......

West Indies fail to qualify for World Cup for first time!

IMAGE: Kyle Mayers is bowled by Chris Sole of Scotland. Photograph: ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC 2020 Brandon McMullen shone with bat and ball as Scotland earned another landmark victory over......

Sports Shorts: NZ pull out of Thomas Cup due to COVID

IMAGE: US will replace New Zealand in the tournament. The governing Badminton World Federation (BWF) said no other Oceania member association was able to take the continental quota place, while......

All CPL players, officials, support staff COVID-19 negative

IMAGE: Praveen Tambe is the only Indian to play at the CPL this season. Photograph: BCCI All the 162 members comprising players, support staff, match officials and administrators travelling to......

Golf makes subdued return with moment of silence

IMAGE: Phil Mickelson and Kevin Na stand on the 13th tee box in a moment of silence for George Floyd during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country......

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