Biden secures Democratic presidential nomination to challenge Trump

Joe Biden has officially been nominated the Democratic presidential candidate at the party's unprecedented virtual convention to challenge Republican incumbent President Donald Trump in the......

'Address to US Congress big opportunity for Modi'

'This is going to be an opportunity to hear from the prime minister of the new India and the progress made in the last two years of the growing cooperation between the US and India in several......

India must come out of the cocoon: Dalai Lama

Text: Aseem Chhabra in New York. Photographs: Paresh Gandhi In his tours around the world, the Dalai Lama -- the Tibetan leader in exile and Nobel Peace Prize winner -- often generates awe from......

American commonsense picks Obama over Hillary

Americans the world over are still in a state of shock over Barack Obama winning the Democratic nomination. Obama is the first African American to join the race for the White House on a major party......

Oscars 2023: Naatu Naatu, Elephant Whisperers Win!

The 95th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Everything Everywhere All at Once was a big winner, winning the top awards and then some more. India scored two wins with Naatu Naatu getting the......

The Banshees of Inisherin Review: Friends No More

People move on, get attached to other people, ending a close bond. But we rarely see that on screen, observes Aseem Chhabra. Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin opens with fog lifting and......

Golden Globes: RRR's Naatu Naatu Wins Best Original Song

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Tony Kushner, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Kristie......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

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......

NBA's Kings and Celtics protest police shootings of unarmed black men

IMAGE: Sacramento Kings' forward Vince Carter (15) stands on the court before the start of the game against the Boston Celtics at Golden 1 Center. Players from both teams wore t-shirts during......

Jayawardene, Afridi will be most experienced players at 2015 World Cup

Australia and Ireland submit provisional squad for the tournament Down Under, but do not release names. The UAE's Khurram Khan, at 43, will be the oldest player (born 21 June 1971) while Yodhin......

Cricket Australia set for sweeping changes in Board functioning

Australia's cricket governing body will recommend its entire board step down in accordance with an independent review that criticised its structure as being riven with conflicts of interests. The......

New Zealand, Australia book semi-final showdown

Hosts New Zealand and twice champions Australia set up their third World Cup semi-final on Sunday after the All Blacks defeated Argentina 33-10 and Australia scraped an 11-9 win over defending......