'Photography is to capture the times we live in'

'If journalism is the first draft of history, then photojournalism is the first draft of its evidence,' Raghu Rai, arguably India's finest living photojournalist, tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Indira......

China has driven India into America's arms

Henry Kissinger once said, 'It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.'India will have to wait and see, observes Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: From left: US......

Lockdown or lawless tyranny?

We may be witnessing a slow erosion of the democratic republic and the emergence of the police State, warns Sunanda K Datta-Ray. IMAGE: Security personnel threaten a commuter in Jammu. Photograph:......

Taliban Treaty: Pakistan's biggest victory since 1947

'Pakistan's trump card is that it is the only credible guarantor on the horizon who can reasonably assure the Western world that Afghanistan will not again become the revolving door for......

Emails show close ties between Rajaratnam, Goldman manager

A current Goldman Sachs managing director used to exchange daily morning emails with now jailed Galleon founder Raj Rajaratnam about 'tiddie biddies' at top technology companies like Apple and......

Indo-US ties: it's the economies, stupid

To read Raymond Vickery's hugely interesting book while US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is still on Indian soil reminds one of the great distance India and the US have travelled since the......

Russian cell phone users get free Facebook access

Facebook has launched a joint project with Russian mobile operators on free access to its website via cell phones, an official of the social networking company said. The Facebook Zero project was......

'Prosperity is about the ability to combine'

Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto, now in New Delhi to advise the Indian government on urban housing and property right issues as part of its agenda for a slum-free India, says that the trick is......

10 GLORIOUS MOMENTS from Oscars 2019

Sukanya Verma gives us a recap of the 91st Academy Awards. Oscars 2019 wasn't off to an auspicious start.    At first, overwhelming opposition forced the Academy to withdraw its......

Golden Globes 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win

Who won at the Globes? We tell you! The 76th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B Demille Award. A quick......

50 years of Oscar glory: 10 things you didn't know about My Fair Lady

Celebrating 50 years of a timeless Hollywood classic. Some lessons are impossible to forget. Particularly when rendered in the delightful form of Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. It’s been a......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

WC Qualifiers: Colombia hold Brazil; Argentina win

A round-up of Sunday's action in the World Cup qualifiers. IMAGE: Brazil striker Neymar tries to work his way past Colombia's defence during the South American World Cup qualifier at Estadio......

Women's WT20: India warm-up with 2-run win over Windies

IMAGE: India's players celebrate the fall of a West Indies wicket. Photograph: BCCi Women/Twitter India and Australia tuned up for Friday’s blockbuster ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020......

Agarwal, Pant back among the runs in NZ XI draw

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant mixed caution with aggression played to score 70 off 65 balls in India’s second innings in the drawn warm-up match against New Zealand XI. Photograph: Cameron......

Bumrah, Shami get cracking for NZ first Test

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami appeals for leg before wicket during New Zealand XI's first innings. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami gave an exhibition of high-quality fast......

Warm-Up Game: Opening gambit, spinner on focus as India meet NZ

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli and Prithvi Shaw arrive at a nets session. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Clarity on opening combination, a call on whether Ravichandran Ashwin's variations can trump......