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Is Trump Winning Immigration Battle?

Mr Trump's actions, because of their extreme nature and the dangerous rhetoric that accompanies them, receive the most attention, points out Mihir S Sharma. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump speaks......

Frederick Forsyth Made Us Think About The World's Fault Lines

He was a storyteller who made me feel the pulse of history, the stakes of human ambition, and the thrill of a well-told tale.Prem Panicker recalls his debt to Frederick Forsyth, who passed away on......

'Trump is me me me, Kamala is...': Top Democratic leaders at DNC

Top Democratic leaders have hammered Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for being an agent of chaos and that his failed policies would take America backwards. IMAGE: Former US......

'I know Trump's type': Harris calls Trump a 'predator'

Kamala Harris, the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic party, has called herself the underdog in the race to the White House but expressed confidence that she would win in November......

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota guv as running mate

US Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the presidential elections later this year, calling him a......

Banks Fallout: Time For RBI To Be Alert

The broader economy risks a potential flight of foreign portfolio capital, therefore pressure on the rupee and more bad news on the stock market, warns T N Ninan. IMAGE: The Credit Suisse building......

'If you allow money to flow, people are ready to buy houses, cars'

'If credit is not available, people will postpone buying. That's what has happened.' Photograph: Punit Paranjpe / Reuters Bad news continues to flow about the Indian economy, the latest being the......

Why IPO Market Makes Little Sense

The political economy of the IPO market involves regulators empathising with intermediaries, and designing a bridge that systematically takes wealth away from founders, VC and PE funds, and......

Agra Review: Uncomfortable Watch

Agra is weird, even ambitiously so, as the film moves between being disturbing and just plain odd, it doesn't fully land on either side, observes Mayur Sanap. Kanu Behl's Agra is not a......

Ufff Yeh Siyapaa Review: Senseless!

Silent it may aim to be, but Ufff Yeh Siyapaa is as headache-inducing as an out-of-tune brass band, sighs Deepa Gahlot. If a gimmick, like a silent movie, is to be used in a film today, the plot,......

Hridayapoorvam Review: Delightfully Charming

Hridayapoorvam does not break new ground or tell a story as old as time with any novelty but its sincerity keeps it alive, notes Arjun Menon. Sathyan Anthikad makes the same film, over and over......

'People Think A Famous Mom Is A Gold Card'

'When you are someone's kid, you get easier access to the industry.''People will meet you, maybe even give you a first opportunity out of goodwill.''But at the end of the day, it's business.'......

'I Want To Make Serious Films That Are Also Cheesy'

'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.''It's not about actual physical loneliness.''It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.''You can......

Serena 'not retired'; chances of returning 'very high'

'I did wake up the other day and go on the court and (considered) for the first time in my life that I'm not playing for a competition, and it felt really weird.' IMAGE: Serena Williams gestures......

Why this chaiwala has painted his house in Argentina colours...

IMAGE: A view of tea-seller and die-hard Lionel Messi fan, Shib Shankar Patras three-storeyed apartment painted in blue-and-white ahead of FIFA World Cup. Photograph: PTI Shib Shankar Patra......

Why Serena won't stay at players' hotel during US Open

'I think this whole year deserves an asterisk, because it's such a special year - history we have never been through in this world.' Serena Williams believes the withdrawal of some of the world's......

Quadriplegic athlete climbs 'Everest' to help fight Coronavirus

IMAGE: Former professional rugby player and quadriplegic, Ed Jackson, is seen as he attempts to climb the height of Mount Everest up his staircase at home to raise money for Wings for Life - a......