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Shivaji's tiger claw brought to Mumbai, to go on display in Satara

The wagh nakh or tiger claw-shaped weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was brought to Mumbai from a London museum on Wednesday, state Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said. This wagh......

'Modi Is Totally Ignorant About Mahatma Gandhi'

'Modi will do himself a favour if he starts studying about Mahatma Gandhi.''I feel pity that we have a PM who has no idea of our own history.' IMAGE: On March 27, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi called at 3,......

Aus: Indian student charged with sexual assault

An Indian student was on Wednesday charged with sexually assaulting two minor girls, in a court in western Victoria, Australia.Twenty-three-year-old Joginder Singh allegedly performed the sexual......

Aus: Man jailed for 3 months for abusing Indian

An Australian court has sentenced Paul John Brogden of Ballarat in Western Victoria to serve three months in jail after he threatened to kill an Indian taxi driver. Brogden, 48, pleaded guilty in......

Who Gains From Prigozhin's Death?

There is a congruence of interests between Ukrainian intelligence and its Western mentors to destroy Wagner and eliminate it from the geopolitical chessboard altogether, argues Ambassador M K......

More foreigners head to India despite advisory

John Brumby, Prime Minister of the state of Victoria in Australia, decided to cancel his scheduled trip to Mumbai after a detailed advisory issued first by the US and then by Israel, which said......

Andaman & Nicobar can attract Hong Kong investments

'Leaders of the Indian community in Hong Kong had broached the idea of developing the Andaman and Nicobar islands for investment and setting up manufacturing units,' points out Rup Narayan Das.......

Victoria No 203 gets ready to party

Wednesday night saw a round of celebrations in 11 Echoes, a nightclub in the western Mumbai suburb of Juhu, as Victoria No 203prepared for its August 31 release. Newcomer Soniya Mehra (daughter of......

Victoria & Abdul trailer: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and a rare friendship

Victoria & Abdul tells the true story of the unexpected friendship between Queen Victoria and her young Indian servant.Monali Sarkar reports. IMAGE: Dame Judi Dench as Queen Victoria and Ali Fazal......

Bollywood's Ticket To Hollywood

It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......

PIX: What are Kareena, Malaika, Ranveer up to?

Just what do actors *do* the whole day? We find out. How do actors spend their day? We spotted a few actors in Bandra, a posh Mumbai suburb where most of them live, on Wednesday and decided to see......

PIX: Gukesh, Carlsen, Humpy Go Wild West In Norway!

IMAGE: World champions D Gukesh and Ju Wenjun. Photograph: Norway Chess/Instagram For D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen, gazing at the chessboard for endless hours is just a part of everyday life, but......

Griffith to groom next generation of Australian pacers

IMAGE: Adam Griffith would be tasked with preparing the next batch of Australian pace bowlers for bigger assignments like Test cricket. Photograph: Cricket Tasmania/X Cricket Australia has......

CWG 2026: What's next after host Victoria pulled out?

IMAGE: Victoria withdrew citing a projected budget blowout. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Australia's state of Victoria has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, placing the......

Victoria pulls out of 2026 CWG: 'Won't take money out of hospital, school fund'

IMAGE: The state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Games due to the high cost. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to......

Western and Southern Open: Murray makes winning return; Cilic out

IMAGE: Andy Murray plays a return against Frances Tiafoe during the Western & Southern Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York on Saturday.......