Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram. The danger this time is that the overestimation of his deal making capabilities and the......

The Punjabis Are Fleeing

There's an entire gurdwara dedicated to immigration.People present tiny airliner models here in the hope that Waheguru will soon give them a ticket, passport and visa to leave, reveals Shekhar......

Why We Are Moonstruck

Deciphering its secrets will unlock the early history of not only our planet, but also of the star system, explains Kumar Abishek. IMAGE: A Full Moon. Photograph: ANI Photo   We are all......

China lands its rover on Mars, creates history

China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars after surviving "nine minutes of terror", the official media announced on Saturday, becoming the second country in history to have a rover on the......

Utopia in the desert

Two years ago, the investment fund of the oil-soaked city of Abu Dhabi handed Sultan Al Jaber $4 billion and a 2.5-square-mile parcel of desert. It was a starter kit. Jaber, a petroleum engineer,......

Negotiating a job in Utopia

The head-hunter was being particularly persuasive, and I suppose I should have been flattered - and too bad I didn't fit the profile of the job she was insisting suited me to a T! Why didn't I at......

Is 'Group Buying' a good way to buy your home?

Utopia Builders is a real estate company. The company has just built a housing complex comprising of 55 flats. Since the real estate market is down, Utopia could not sell all the flats and is......

Housing boom: All's not bright

In literary theory, the opposite of a Utopia is a Dystopia - a place where everything is nasty and Murphy is proved an optimist. Actually "Utopia" itself was a dystopic novel because Thomas More......

Ready For Action This Weekend?

From wannabe astronauts to visually disabled heroes, be sure to make some time for all the OTT action Sukanya Verma recommends this week. Space CadetWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

The Great Indian Family Review: Vicky Bats For Secularism

The Great Indian Family, observes Sukanya Verma, is a cheerful fable that points out the absurdity of discrimination as a tool employed by power hungry opportunists. The Great Indian Family echoes......

Review: Oraalppokkam is disturbingly impressive

Malayalam films Oraalppokkam is open to interpretation and therein lies its appeal, says Paresh C Palicha.The independent cinema movement, currently being revived in Kerala, has found......

ICC unveils Men's ODI Cricket World Cup mascot duo

IMAGE: ICC's ODI World Cup mascot duo unveiled in the presence of the captains of the reigning U19 World Cup Champions, Yash Dhull and Shafali Verma, in Gurugram on Saturday. Photograph: Kind......

Rohit offers his best wishes as Olympics-bound athletes 'go for gold'

IMAGE: Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma presents a signed bat to Olympic bronze medalist shooter Gagan Narang (2nd from right) at the the Pune International Sports Expo (PISE) at the College of......

World Athletics PIX: US reclaim 4x400m title, more injury woe for Jamaica

US reclaim 4x400m title, more injury woe for Jamaica IMAGE: US women relay team celebrate. Photograph: IAAF/Twitter Olympic champions the United States reclaimed their women’s 4x400m relay......