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It's Time to Update Army Regiment Names

The Indian Army still uses old British-era names and recruits soldiers based on caste or region, which hurts national unity, argues Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd). Illustrations: Dominic......

Hong Kong Prevents Tiananmen Vigil

Even as Beijing curbed the possibility of protests over the June 4, 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square by a spate of preventive arrests for over 30 years, the flame of democracy kept burning bright......

Brothers from Karnal held for killing Indian student in Australia

Two Indian-origin brothers wanted in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old MTech student from India have been arrested by Australian police, media reports said. Abhijeet Abhijeet, 26, and......

4 Indians die in mass drowning at Australian beach

Four Indians, including three women, on a family day out were killed when they drowned at an unpatrolled beach in Australia in the worst tragedy in the state of Victoria in almost 20 years,......

Not only Delhi, 2 more cities' air quality poor post Diwali

Even as the Delhi recorded a jump in pollution levels on Monday morning after residents flouted the ban on firecrackers on Diwali night, situation in other two cities -- Kolkata and Mumbai -- has......

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators. IMAGE: The informal beginnings of what would......

Delhi Metro wins global award

Adding yet another feather to its cap, Delhi Metro has bagged the honour of 'Most Improved Metro' at the 3rd Metro Awards ceremony in London. DMRC managing director E Sreedharan was also given a......

It's All About Loving Numbers!

Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title. It's easy to see why. Be it to embody a chronological accuracy, catchphrase or......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

What are Kangana, Sonam, Kareena doing in London?

London calling! London seems to be Bollywood's favourite destination. Several stars have been heading to London in the last few months, either to rewind, shoot a film or attend a film festival. We......

Brisbane gets $2.2 billion govt boost for 2032 Olympics

'We are ready to deliver a Brisbane 2032 games that will leave the same incredible legacy for Queensland.' IMAGE: Brisbane was awarded hosting rights for the Games in 2021 but political......

US Open PIX: Musetti rallies past Perricard; Alcaraz cruises

Tenth seed Lorenzo Musetti rallied from a set down to beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the US Open, even as Carlos Alcaraz mauled big-serving American Reilly Opelka......

Alcaraz exorcises demons, Djokovic recovers from slow start

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz sent down 32 winners and won 86% of his first serve points to register a dominant victory against Italy's Mattia Bellucci. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz......

PIX: England whip Wales; meet Sweden in Euro quarters

IMAGE: Georgia Stanway scores from the penalty spot to put England ahead in the women's Euro 2025 Group D match against Wales at Arena St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, on Sunday. Photograph:......

Why Yorkshire still cries for Vinod Kambli

'Vinod never cared about money, nor did he have any respect for commodities' IMAGE: The Untold Vinod Kambli Story from Yorkshire. Photograph: Vinod Kambli/Instagram 'We have a lot of love for......