Centre expects US to consider visa applications of Indian students

India on Thursday said it expects the United States to consider visa applications of Indian students on merit amid growing concerns over the Trump administration halting new student visa......

It's Time to Update Army Regiment Names

The Indian Army still uses old British-era names and recruits soldiers based on caste or region, which hurts national unity, argues Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd). Illustrations: Dominic......

Is Bill Gates A Hero Or Villain?

There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is different in that it paints Mr Gates in shades of grey, leaving it to readers to make their own judgement about the......

Text book and exemplary: US Secret Service defends Trump protection plan

After foiling a possible assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, the US Secret Service on Monday defended its protective plan for Trump, calling it "text book" and "exemplary,"......

Goldman sees gold at $2,500 by year-end

Gold prices have surged nearly 18 per cent, so far, in the calendar year 2022 (CY22) to around $2,050 per ounce against the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and there is more headroom......

Amazon chief calls on PM

The chief executive of e-commerce major Amazon, Jeffrey P Bezos, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. "Jeffrey P. Bezos, President, Chairman and CEO of Amazon.com, called on the Prime......

We do well because we don't think of competition: Jeff Bezos

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos refers to any talk of competition, including that of Flipkart’s heightened sales pitch coinciding with his India visit, as 'a bunch of noise'. The chief executive of......

India sending clear message to taxpayers: OECD

The key to addressing the issue of tax evasion and black money is better cooperation internally as well as globally, says Jeffrey Owens, Director, Centre for Tax Policyand Administration,......

Making Waves In India And Hollywood

'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well.''Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene!''For someone like him to message me just says how supportive......

No Time to Die review

To be able to bid farewell to Daniel Craig is an emotion all fans of the Bond franchise must experience, feels Aseem Chhabra. No Time to Die is quite a party. Old friends, nemesis and new ones......

Emmy 2016: Aziz Ansari wins his first, Games of Thrones wins big

 The 68th annual Emmy Awards were held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 18. A look at the big winners of the night. IMAGE: Writer-producer Alan Yang and......

2 Spirit Award noms for India

India did well with the Independent Spirit Award nominations, nabbing both a Best First Film berth for Rajnesh Domalpalli's Vanaja, (left) and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Irrfan Khan's......

Australia CRUSH Sri Lanka in historic win

IMAGE: Australia's biggest victory in Asia also ensured they will retain the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy. Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X Spin twins Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon combined......

New York here I come! Erigaisi receives US visa

Arjun Erigaisi gets US Visa for World Rapid and Blitz Championships IMAGE: The world No 4 Indian had appealed to the US Embassy on Friday to expedite the process of granting him the necessary......

Will visa delay cost Erigaisi a chance to shine?

GM Erigaisi requests US Embassy to grant him visa for World Rapid and Blitz IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi has been in sensational form this year, having won an individual gold as well as team title in......

Will India Pick 4 Spinners Vs Pak?

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates with teammates after dismissing Bangladesh's Tanzim Hasan Sakib during the Champions Trophy match in Dubai, February 20, 2025. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters......

Vandersay makes opportunity count to help SL stun India

  IMAGE: Sri Lanka's leg spinner Jeffrey Vandersay took his best figures of 6 for 33 in the 2nd ODI against India in Colombo, on Sunday. Photograph: Sri Lanka Cricket/X Sri Lanka leg-spinner......