The man Putin fears most

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel glances at the life and political career of Alexey Navalny who has been banned from challenging Vladimir Putin in Russia's presidential election. IMAGE: Alexey Navalny --......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s this week’s collection of the world’s craziest and funniest stories from around the world. 1) The 77-year-old weightlifting champ   Meet Willie Murphy, a 77-year-old......

Neither sport nor entertainment: The fraud called Formula One

A major antagonism is visible the world over between capitalism and democracy. But the Indian elite and the media continue to glorify capitalism, with all its sleaze. Their celebration of F1 is......

Too many Indians... that is Joel Stein's problem

Indians, cosseted by stories about their success in America, often think they are the golden immigrants, the good ones, guests who can come for dinner. And stay. Perhaps now the blinders will come......

The Honda Civic is back, bigger and better than before

The radical styling that consists of 17-inch diamond-cut wheel rims and a chrome grill that comes with a sleek coupe-inspired profile -- the kind you'd expect to see in an Acura or a Lexus sports......

GM, Chrysler fall may cost 250,000 jobs

Bankruptcies of automakers General Motors and Chrysler could cost as many as quarter million people their jobs over the next year and a half, a media report says. According to a report in......

How ICICI came a long way in a short time

From urging customers to live life on their own terms, to asking them to keep faith, brand ICICI has come a long way in a short time. ICICI Bank's market cap, growing at breakneck speed until last......

What does Obama's tax proposal mean for India?

Eight days ago, when US President Barack Obama gave a seven-minute speech on the need to reform America's tax code, a full-scale panic immediately gripped India's IT sector. Already sceptical of......

'Raj was such a great guy'

'Raj was such a fun jovial guy, full of life.' IMAGE: Raj Kaushal and Mandira Bedi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raj Kaushal/Instagram I got to know Raj Kaushal when he directed Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

The Arjun Patiala Review

Arjun Patiala doesn't add up to be the spoof it was meant to be, complains Prasanna D Zore. Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon, Varun Sharma, Ronit Roy, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Seema Pahwa are quite......

'I want to sing for Hrithik Roshan'

'My final destination is to buy a house in Los Angeles, which means you are such a big star that the whole world knows you!' But for now, Kushal Paul is happy with his Sa Re Ga Ma Pa win. Kolkata......

Aus Open: Hsieh-Zielinski are mixed doubles champs

IMAGE: Poland's Jan Zielinski and Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei pose with the trophy after winning their mixed doubles final match against Britain's Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk of the US at the......

World Cup 2023: 7 Memorable Moments

IMAGE: Virat Kohli's 50th ton: One of the most memorable knocks of World Cup 2023. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters   It just wasn't meant to be! Australia once again proved they have the......

Ashes: 'Bazball' faces biggest test against World Champs

IMAGE: England's latest version of cricket will face their biggest test when they take on newly-crowned world champs Australia. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images England's barnstorming version......

Evergreen Anderson is addicted to cricket, says Broad

IMAGE: James Anderson appears to be improving with time and has shown no signs of losing his edge. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Veteran seamer James Anderson is still addicted to cricket at 40 and......

PIX: US men, women storm to 4x400m World relay gold

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, Day 10. IMAGE: Bryce Deadmon, Michael Norman, Elija Godwin and Champion Allison of the United States pose after winning......