The nation that crashed to earth

Roaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth.Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31......

The bright and hilarious side of animal life

There's only one thing better than photos of animals, and that's funny photos of animals. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is back and they have announced its finalists. In addition to......

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

In the '70s, when other Latin American nations were crumbling under ruinous debt, Venezuela remained economically solvent and politically stable.Not only was it a democracy in a continent plagued......

10 MUST WATCH Movies, coming up!

Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival. Writer Suketu Mehta loves to narrate a joke Shah Rukh Khan shared with him about the late filmmaker Mani Kaul. During the making of......

Will these movies win an Oscar?

Here's looking at some brilliant movies. The Toronto International Film Festival was very good for American movies, especially the indie kind. The Oscar competition is going to be strong and......

FIDE World Cup: IM Aronyak Ghosh upsets GM Bartel

IMAGE: Aronyak Ghosh defeated GM Mateusz Bartel of Poland in 41 moves to keep his campaign alive in the FIDE World Cup 2025, in Panaji, on Sunday. Photograph: Eteri Kublashvili/FIDE The......

Chess WC: Narayanan, Diptayan ease into Round 2

IMAGE: S L Narayanan outclassed Steven Rojas of South Africa scored a remarkable victory with black in just 22 moves. Photograph: Eteri Kublashvili/FIDE Indian Grandmaster SL Narayanan and......

PIX: Barcelona held to draw; Inter Milan lose

Barcelona drop points at Rayo Vallecano IMAGE: Barcelona's Lamine Yamal is tackled by Rayo Vallecano's Pep Chavarria during the La Liga match at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas, Madrid. Photograph:......

French Open PIX: Alcaraz advances; Osaka knocked out

Images from Day 2 of the 2025 French Open in Paris on Monday. Alcaraz eases into 2nd round IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his first round match against Italy's Giulio Zeppieri at the......

PIX: Inter Milan, PSG extend lead at the top

A summary of Saturday's action in the Serie A, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga Inter Milan extend lead atop Serie A with comeback win over Monza IMAGE: Marko Arnautovic celebrates scoring Inter......