The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

'Our community has lost a giant'

Urvashi Vaid dreamed of a common movement for social justice that could address them all: Racism, gender oppression and homophobia.Sandip Roy salutes the memory of Urvashi Vaid, one of America's......

Lok Sabha needs this Sansad Ratna

Will voters in Ernakulam take to the Communist MP who asked 447 more questions and took part in 162 more debates than your average MP?Will Arun Jaitley's wish come true?Krishna Prasad, the renowned......

74% voter turnout recorded in Rajasthan, 67% in Telangana

IMAGE: Voters stand in queues outside the polling station to cast votes for the state assembly elections, at Samred village, Ramgarh Tehsil in Jaipur, on Friday. Photograph: PTI Photo Rajasthan......

Covid has taken sheen off India's most exclusive clubs

Few of these highly sought-after socialising and networking hubs are seeing much activity as regulars are missing in action. The bars at the Delhi Gymkhana Club are closed. So is the Lady......

India's most astute deal maker is now a bankrupt entrepreneur

A look at the life and times of maverick businessman Chinnakannan Sivasankaran Chinnakannan Sivasankaran On August 26, the Supreme Court of Seychelles declared Chinnakannan Sivasankaran, better......

KK babu: Doyen of Indian industry

Krishna Kumar Birla, popularly known as K K Babu, was a builder of modern institutions, ranging from industry to education, one of the famous symbols of which is the Birla Institute of Technology......

Aamir: My biggest wish is...

'The majority of the audience knows me. My relationship with them is of over 27 years. The people who questioned me are already biased against me; they will question no matter what I do. I......

Review: Kaanchaana is a silly attempt

Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana writes off Kannada film Kaanchaana.Kannada actor Diganth has been having back-to-back releases over the past month. This week's Kaanchaana adds to the list. Directed......

Review: Krishna Nee Latege Baro is funny

Kannada romantic comedy Krishna Nee Lateag Baro is an offering from first time director, Mohan.This film comes sans a long storyline and wishes to tickle your funny bone through its characters......

Review: Swayamvara is time pass

Kannada film Swayamvara directed by Ananthraju, starring Diganth, Sharmila Mandre and Srinagara Kitty, borrows from the Hindi film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, which in turn was inspired by the English......

Mukesh's key takeaways from South Africa tour

IMAGE: Though he may have missed out on the first Test, Mukesh Kumar believes he fulfilled the role assigned to him by the team. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Instagram He should have played ahead of......

The Indian Hand in Australia's World Cup Win

IMAGE: Australian Team Manager Urmila Rosario celebrates with Mitchell Starc in the dressing room following the World Cup win on Sunday. Photograph: X   Australia lifted their 6th World Cup......

Toilet Break and A Trial: Mukesh's journey from 'khep' to India A

Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter It was sometime in 2014 that Cricket Association of Bengal had arranged for 'Open Trials' for its ambitious flagship project 'Vision 2020'. Hundreds had turned......

Twenty new athletes added to 2024 Games' TOPS list

IMAGE: India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in action during the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images As many as 20 new sportspersons were on Monday added to the list of Target......

PICS: Neeraj, Mithali, Chhetri, Sreejesh get Khel Ratna honour

Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal were also given the Khel Ratna at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday. IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics gold......