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Hindu tolerance is under challenge with the rise of the Hindu Right

'The Hindu quest for political power in terms of a Hindu identity can pose a problem for tolerance, as the alignment of religion with power often does.'A revealing excerpt from Arvind Sharma's......

Weinstein, Padmavati, women's jobs...

'Now with many itchy-fingered ex-bosses being raked through the mud, their marriages ruined, their careers trashed, their finances hit, the inclination of many male hiring managers will be to hire......

NSA Doval, US Defense Secy vow to boost Indo-US security ties

India and the United States have pledged to deepen defence partnership and decided to collaborate on a wide range of regional issues including maritime security and counter-terrorism. This was......

South Asians welcome US Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriages

Indian-American elected officials, civil rights organisations and queers welcome the United States Supreme Court historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide for all Americans on......

#Lovewins: Indian-Americans applaud same-sex marriage ruling

‘This ruling has finally given us a base to stand on’. Indian Americans and the larger Asian American community praised the United State Supreme Court ruling that provided same-sex......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

The complete set of winners on Oscar night! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for The Favourite, Mahershala Ali, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Green Book, and Regina King, winner......

Have you seen these super TV shows?

'10 shows that left my senses boggled after bingeing on them,' says J Jagannath. The year gone by was when we got the biggest affirmation to the cultural adage of the 21st century: 'TV is the new......

Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Which films are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born. The nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards are out. Hosts Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and......

The Favourite is the favourite at BAFTAs

Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone in The Favourite. British royal drama The Favourite earned an astonishing 12 nominations for......

EPL PIX: Reds on track for points record; City thump Newcastle

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday IMAGE: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah wins the ball in a challenge against a Brighton player during their English Premier League match......

England's women cricketers to return to training

IMAGE: The ECB has been trying to convince both the BCCI and the Cricket South Africa to agree to play a tri-series later this year. Photograph: England Cricket/Twitter Hopeful of a women's......

Can Nadal surpass Federer's Grand Slam titles?

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal of Spain in action. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/Reuters Matching Roger Federer’s record Grand Slam haul will act as huge motivation for Rafael Nadal going into......

Legendary umpire recalls how he survived 2009 Lahore attack

IMAGE: Simon Taufel was part of the umpiring team in 2009. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images The 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan team's bus in Lahore not only changed his life, but......

Tennis Roundup: Djokovic cruises; Murray advances in Beijing

Djokovic moves into second round in Tokyo IMAGE: Novak Djokovic showed he was fighting fit as he fired seven aces. Photograph: Tokyo Open World number one Novak Djokovic blasted past......