In a major embarrassment for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, the country's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, broke out of a high-security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping in a tunnel built right under his cell.
There's tons of revenge and retaliation themed movies and shows on the OTT scene this week. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
Did the ISI choose the Rajasthan border to smuggle narcotics after striking deals with Indian smugglers, who would send the money to various terrorist groups in Kashmir?
The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course. A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a better job of explaining the phenomenon than an expert on a podium. Sreehari Nair airs his thoughts.
Which one will you watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.
The OTT scene is bursting with action. Sukanya Verma gives her 10 exciting new recommendations for the week.
The US spent $1.5 million a day since 2001 fighting the opium war in Afghanistan. After hundreds of airstrikes failed to curtail the Taliban's $200-million-a-year opium trade, the US military quietly ended the campaign when the Trump administration officials engaged in direct peace talks with the Taliban, notes Atanu Biswas.
Kuttey's muddled momentum cannot cover up the trail of loopholes it leaves behind, observes Sukanya Verma.
Aispuro, the American-born wife of the fugitive drug lord Joaqun 'El Chapo' Guzman is a former beauty queen who married the billionaire cartel boss as a teen.
'Stripped of all humour and heft, Chris Hemsworth's Tyler Rake is Thor sans the thunder,' declares Sukanya Verma.
An intense thriller that sheds light on the deadly war between powerful drug cartels and the police.
The Batadrava police station was set on fire on May 21 by an irate mob following the alleged custodial death of a local fish trader, Safikul Islam (39), who was picked up by the police the night before.
An insight into the flamboyant, violent lives of El Chapo's children
We present here glimpse of toy manufacturing factories from around the globe.
The report also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel in July 2017.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that there is a "huge difference" between pre- and post-2014 India, saying the country is now moving ahead at an "unprecedented speed and scale" as he showcased the achievements of his term in power to the Indian diaspora in Indonesia.
Jil Jung Juk does have its share of laughs but it lacks the chaos, excitement and crazy fun that would have made the film more enjoyable, writes S Saraswathi.
Intelligence Bureau officers say the problem lies with the government treating narcotics and terrorism as two separate problems, with different law-enforcing agencies for each, and this ends up in defeating the purpose. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by.
A Russian court sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling that President Joe Biden called "unacceptable."
PM Modi said that it was an honour to be a trusted partner during the pandemic adding that the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation on healthcare.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Kotak has written to Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar seeking a ban on Amazon Prime Video's series Tandav for allegedly ridiculing Hindu deities.
Brick Mansions never slows down enough to let you enjoy the brilliance of David Belle's liquid movements and never speeds up the story to keep you from yawning, writes Paloma Sharma.
Suriya's charisma and director Hari Gopalakrishnan's brilliant screenplay make Tamil film Singam 2 a joyful experience.
On its 25th anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 10 things she still loves about Mohra.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, who is demitting office as the 47th CJI, lamented imputation of motive by some senior bar members while allowing senior advocate Harish Salve to withdraw as an amicus curiae from the case after he said that he did not want it to be decided under the shadow that he was friends with Justice Bobde from "school and college days".
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has joined the chorus of players who believe tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir should be banned for life for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. Amir will return at Lord's six years after he deliberately bowled no balls at the same venue during a Test in 2010. Pietersen was among the England team that played against Pakistan at that Lord's Test in August 2010 and the 36-year old believes anyone caught spot or match fixing should not be allowed to play the game again.
In Jaipur, the combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, both second-line HIV drugs, was administered was administered on an elderly Italian couple undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the SMS Hospital.
Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Chatterjee, a BJP member, said Lord Shri Ram signifies noble thought and honesty and the state of West Bengal should be run by people who believe in these.
In photos: Remembering the longest-serving James Bond.
Praising Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, party president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the country needs a single dose of a drug, called "Modicine", to treat all its ills.
Speaking at the Anglo-Indian Summit on 'Investing In India', Swraj Paul said every foreign investment decision was a comparative judgement -- an evaluation of geo-risk.
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
Here's a look at some of the other darbars in the hard-to-please city of Amritsar, known for its appetite for food and drink and its insolent humour:
Towering effigies of 10-headed demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran crackled in fiery splendour marking the triumph of good over evil as gusto and fervour marked Dussehra festivities across the country.
P B Jayakumar caught up Dr Reddy's chairman K Anji Reddy and tried to balance science and religion. And yes, there is also the question of choosing between the son and the son-in-law.
Among those in the Rich Report 2003 are Lakshmi Mittal, the Hindujas and Lord Swraj Paul.
'As we were setting up our base camp, one of the women with professionally used brooms squatting in a corner and having chai approached us, with a grin. "Namaste Saheb, Acche Din to aahi gaye. From which party?"' Ambassador B S Prakash and a group of retired bureaucrats join the Swach Bharat Abhiyan.
2017 is full of long weekends! You won't regret planning your next trip to these wonderful cities.
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