India to get 3rd set of Swiss bank details, info on real estate this month

India will get this month the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland and this will include for the first time the......

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of......

ED summons Punjab CM's son in FEMA case

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's son for questioning in an alleged foreign exchange violations case, official sources said on Friday. Raninder Singh......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

Cairn gets French court order to seize 20 Indian assets

In a setback to India, Britain's Cairn Energy Plc has secured a French court order to seize some 20 government properties in Paris to recover a part of the $1.7 billion due from New Delhi following......

Cairn to target assets of state-owned firms to recover dues worth $1.2 billion

After Air India, Britain's Cairn Energy PLC plans to target assets of state-owned firms and banks in countries from the US to Singapore as it looks to ramp up efforts to recover the amount due from......

Indian airlines brave Covid turbulence

Though India's airlines are certainly bleeding, they haven't yet faced the ignominy of shutting down.Sai Manish reports. Photograph: L Anantha Krishnan/ANI Photo India's biggest domestic airline,......

Back to the wall, will Choksi still manage to pull off a trick or two?

Given how everything has played out, Mehul Choksi, now 62, achieved all that he wanted but for all the wrong reasons, says Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Mehul Choksi arrives at the magistrate's court in......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

The 330 films I saw in 2015

'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem......

Sports Shorts: Anand out of contention in Norway

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand had to hold himself with black and he survived many anxious and nearly catastrophic positions under the normal......

Football Extras: FFA ramps up campaign to free jailed Bahraini refugee

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi leaves Thailand's Criminal Court, in Bangkok. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters......

PIX: Maria Sharapova and her rich friends

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is not just one of the world’s top tennis players but a brilliant business woman. According to Forbes, her net worth estimated is as high......

Pandya, Karthik confirmed for ICC World XI

IMAGE: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya celebrates taking a wicket. Photograph: BCCI India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik join an International Cricket Council's......

Dhawan, Smriti recommended for Arjuna awards

IMAGE: India opener Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: Getty Images The BCCI on Wednesday recommended India opener Shikhar Dhawan and women's team player Smriti Mandhana for the Arjuna award. "We have......