Maddy, what’s with this newfound affinity for villainous roles?Yeah, yeah, I know. Maidaan, where I was quite a rogue… R. Madhavan reflects on embracing his dark side; reveals, “I loved exploring my dark side, Kesari 2 is the last” Rogue is a mild description. You were red-hot evil, the devil reincarnated in Maidaan.(Laughs) Okay, I […]
BANGKOK: Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Malaysia‘s leader Wednesday that China will be a collaborative partner and stand with its Southeast Asian neighbors in the wake of global economic shocks. “In the face of shocks to global order and economic globalization, China and Malaysia will stand with countries in the region to combat the undercurrents […]
Arsenal’s Declan Rice and Mikel Merino, right, celebrate after defeating Real Madrid 2-1 in the Champions League quarterfinals (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) NEW DELHI: Arsenal secured a historic 2-1 victory against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, advancing to the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 with a 5-1 aggregate score.The […]
Entrepreneur and singer-songwriter Ananya Birla has officially launched LOVETC, a bold new entrant into India’s beauty market. Touted as a premium, high-performance colour cosmetics brand, LOVETC is positioned at the intersection of global quality and Indian authenticity, offering a vibrant and empowering take on beauty for the modern Indian consumer. To unveil the brand, LOVETC […]
A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – What has April 20 ever given us? What is English actor and filmmaker Andy Serkis best known for? START THE QUIZ […]
Harvard is where Mark Zuckerberg built the prototype of Facebook to rate his classmates, where eight US presidents learned the art of governing, and where a university president was recently forced to resign for forgetting how citations work.It’s a symbol of elite ambition, intellectual arrogance, and institutional prestige — all wrapped in crimson. Naturally, Donald […]
Good hands with 4-4-4-1 distribution are among the most difficult hands to bid. North chose to open one club and reverse into two diamonds despite not having a five-card suit in his hand — perhaps as good a choice as any. South’s two-heart bid was the fourth suit and could have been made with many […]
Across 1 Aplomb — or kind of a trick? (10) 6 4, whichever way you look at it! (4) 9 Cutter between Channel Islands, losing direction, distressed (7) 10 Bullfighter Damon shown exit, we hear (7) 12 ‘Paella?’ groaned displaced American writer (5,5,3) 14 Jury’s findings after court’s thrown out Italian scorer (5) 15 Runners’ […]
Rajasthan Royals batter Nitish Rana backed his side’s decision to send teammates Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer as their Super Over batting combo against Delhi Capitals on April 16. While Rana himself was in excellent touch with the bat alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, the duo were not RR’s first pick for the Super Over against DC. […]
Putin praises Elon Musk, compares him to Soviet space icon Korolev (Picture credit: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again heaped praise on Elon Musk, calling him a visionary with ideas as bold as those of famed Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. Speaking to students during a visit to Moscow’s Bauman University on Wednesday, […]
