'Very, very hard for Modi to return with a comparably large majority'

'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.''Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.''He will then be a......

Stunning Images from the Underwater Photographer of the Year contest

The Underwater Photographer of the Year competition has announced the winners of this year’s contest, with France’s Gabriel Barathieu being named Underwater......

10 things you should know about Nobel winner Satyarthi

Here are some little-known facts about Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzay # 1 The Nobel Peace Prize and......

We are all Dhritarashtra

The one overweening concern of most Indians -- leaders of statecraft, captains of industry, matinee idols, paragons of professions, and common citizens alike -- is the future of their progeny, says......

Did the world dodge a bullet in the crash of 2008?

The flawed response to the crisis has fed a us-vs-them mentality in which the banker, the expert, the coastal entrepreneur, the immigrant, the foreigner are all villains. The crisis was not that......

He helps Indian banks raise money in London

In India post the success of masala and green bonds on the LSE, Nikhil Rathi tells Rajesh Bhayani that there are many international investors interested in buying into the India story. IMAGE: The......

Few scandalous biz tycoons who made it big, ran it and got screwed

Has business become more immoral than before? Perhaps not; it’s just being exposed more often because of tighter laws and the spread of information technology, says Kanika Datta. There are......

Britain has a cure for India's ailing banks, Mr Rajan are you listening?

In 2009, Lord Turner's main message was that Britain and the world had been following the wrong policy model and the time had come to look for a better way of doing things. Image: RBI governor......

Mirzapur 2 is all surface pleasures...

... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Divyenndu Sharma in Mirzapur 2. I think you can enjoy the second season of Mirzapur if you tuck away the central plot somewhere in the......

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year. There was a lot of love in different shades in the films of 2017 that I liked -- from a mute woman falling in love with an alien, to a......

Box Office: Mom opens poorly, Guest Iin London flops

The hits and misses of the week. Mom had a poor opening, but it improved over the weekend, only to drop again on Monday. A high-priced film in comparison to its draw and potential, Mom is......

Box Office: Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha flops

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's release Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha opened badly at the box office. Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser. Trade......

How Pele elevated football's popularity in US

Pele was eventually convinced to sign a multimillion-dollar deal with US club New York Santos in June 1975, aided by then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who wrote a letter to the Brazilian......

How Pele transformed Brazil into footballing superpower

IMAGE: Pele is the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player. Photograph: David Jacobs/Reuters Before Pele made his debut for Brazil, the South American nation had never won the World......

England 'keeper Pickford breaks 55-year-old record

England's Jordan Pickford is already guaranteed to pick up the Euro 2020 "Golden Glove" award, as he has five clean sheets to his name. IMAGE: England's goalkeeper Jordan Pickford surpassed Gordon......

Britain mourns the death of two legends

British great Stirling Moss dies at 90 after long illness IMAGE: Former English Formula One driver Stirling Moss waves to spectators as he sits in his 1955 Ferrari 750 Monza during the Ennstal......

Extras: Mahrez, Salah, Mane vie for African football award

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Mohamed Salah has won the African Footballer of the Year for the last two years. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Liverpool pair......