Lincoln stamp, hand-woven shawls: PM Modi's gifts to Trumps

With hugs and handshakes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also presented a list of gifts to United States President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House on Monday.......

From Lincoln to Trump: A look at inaugurations past

On January 20, the United States will hold its 59th inaugural ceremony to swear in President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The event, held at the US Capitol in Washington,......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

Gandhian way to mark 9/11

A group of Gandhians will hold a rally at the Lincoln Memorial grounds in Washington, DC to commemorate two ideologically opposed events: the fifth anniversary of 9/11, and the 100th anniversary of......

Lessons for bosses who silence their colleagues

Bosses have played a stellar role in stifling the voice of their junior colleagues, notes Shyamal Majumdar.  A popular Dilbert cartoon shows why many people feel it is pointless to speak out......

The man who saved billions from starvation

Image: Norman Borlaug rescued India from a severe food crisis. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recalling, especially......

PIX: Amitabh Bachchan, DiCaprio at Great Gatsby world premiere

The star-studded world premiere of Baz Luhrman's 3D extravaganza The Great Gatsby, held at the Lincoln Centre in New York on May 1, was marked by thousands of Amitabh Bachchan's......

How can Daniel Day-Lewis retire?

One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again. We won't be seeing Daniel Day-Lewis in the movies again. The three-time Oscar winner has just announced his retirement. In a statement......

Blessed to have lived in the times of Daniel Day-Lewis

'He has given us a history, a heritage that we can share with generations to come,' says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Gordon Warnecke and Daniel Day-Lewis, right, in Stephen Frears' My Beautiful......

Daniel Day-Lewis: The burning actor rushes to his bubble bath

The key to every Daniel Day-Lewis performance was a big theme and a thousand details.And in the final phase of his acting career, says Sreehari Nair, America became his big theme, and the......

U-17 World Cup PIX: Brazil rally to down Germany; Spain trounce Iran

IMAGE: Brazil's players celebrate a goal against Germany in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup quarter-final in Kolkata on Sunday. Photograph: PTI Three-time champions Brazil rallied from a goal down,......

Pakistan drop Shafiq, Amir and Malik; PSL suffers setback

IMAGE: Pakistan head coach and outgoing chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq. Photograph: PCB/Twitter Pakistan axed Asad Shafiq from their Test team for the upcoming New Zealand tour on Wednesday, also......

No Champions League, no problem!

No European football advantage for Chelsea, Liverpool, says Rodgers ‘Liverpool and Chelsea don't have European football and that's a huge advantage for you, where you can prepare your team......

Brazil-Mali bronze play-off promises stirring battle

Mali are one of the most attacking sides in the tournament, having scored 16 goals from six matches. IMAGE: Brazil players prepare for the match. Photograph: Twitter. Their bid for a fourth title......

Masakadza helps minnows Zimbabwe to shock win over Sri Lanka

Hamilton Masakadza scored a run-a-ball century as Zimbabwe stunned Sri Lanka with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in a World Cup warm-up at Bert Sutcliffe Oval on Wednesday. It was a second......