Yearly Archives: 2019

Bollywood actor Govinda, whose career has been waning in Bollywood, found himself again in the spotlight following his remarks on an Indian chat show where he claimed that he helped…

In the wake of growing divisiveness, tolerance has become an ideal the world aspires to. In the UAE, however, it has always been recognised as more: it is — as…

New Delhi: There is flutter in the dovecotes. Sunil Gavaskar is angry and disgusted with the whole World Cup fiasco and the role played by the selection committee since. Furious…

My ‘Rahul Bose moment’ was in Dubai when the waiter brought a white plate with a flourish that had one steamed pear that was drizzled with red lines of strawberry…

Dubai: Forward planning is human nature.###Whether it has to do with summer holidays, religious festivals or even the start of the academic school year, most people like to stay ahead of…

Amid the open letter storm, actress Taapsee Pannu said that she is in the centre of things as she does not believe in left wing or right wing politics.###“I am…

Abu Dhabi: In an eight-hour operation, surgeons were able to successfully remove a brain tumor the size of a billiard ball from a 34-year-old man – ending his 10-year search for…

Islamabad: It's a cuppa like no other. Every evening in Islamabad a crowd arrives at Sanaullah's street stall to taste his "tandoori chai" - milk tea served in terracotta mugs,…

New Delhi: In my mind's eye there are many Sunil Gavaskar fanboy moments. Lashing out against Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding, hooking and cutting in a ferocious counter punching exhibition…

Baekryeong Island, South Korea: A pair of red-rumped swallows circled overhead, dancing amid wispy clouds before disappearing. A young male Chinese sparrowhawk emerged before he too became a shrinking dot…