Being Sambit Patra

At a time when the BJP is facing a perception battle, is Sambit Patra, its national spokesperson, helping the party's image? Shivam Saini reports. A few minutes before 9 o'clock on a December......

Amitav Ghosh's advice to budding writers: Work hard!

Author and co-winner of the Crossword Book Award 2009 in the Fiction category, the much sought after Amitav Ghosh, found himself swamped by admirers at the Crossword Book Award......

Excessive security dampens Olympic spirit

It was the mother of all non-events. On a day when the Olympic flame was on Indian soil, the key task was to celebrate the human spirit behind the Games. But, the human element was missing, thanks......

How Xiaomi passed the Covid lockdown test

'One out of three phones sold in India is a Xiaomi phone,' Mi India MD Manu Jain tells Peerzada Abrar. IMAGE: Manu Jain, vice-president, Xiaomi and managing director, Mi India. All photographs:......

18 phone launches run into Boycott China campaign

The smartphone category as a whole was expected to spend around Rs 1,000 crore on marketing and promotional activities over the next six months, even as India unlocks gradually, said media industry......

Despite anti-China sentiments will Vivo manage to keep ringing?

As campaigns against Chinese brands intensify and the virus keeps people indoors, Vivo plays it slow with a digital-first launch plan. In the ordinary scheme of things, the launch of V19, the......

Despite boycott calls, OnePlus 8 Pro sold out within minutes

While OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro were launched in April, the devices were not brought into the Indian market given the lockdown. Premium smartphone maker OnePlus saw its flagship OnePlus 8 Pro being sold......

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How Much Did Messi, Ronaldo Charge?

How expensive was this 'picture of the century'?Sandeep Goyal finds out. IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, photographed playing chess together. Photograph: Kind courtesy Louis......

World Cup diary: Mexico fans wave gay pride flags in victory

IMAGE: Mexico fans celebrate after their 2-1 victory over South Korea during the World Cup in Tijuana, Mexico, on Saturday. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images When a gay pride event and football......

Winter Olympics Sidelights: Russian medallist suspected of doping

IMAGE:  Aleksandr Krushelnitckii, an Olympic athlete from Russia. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters. A Russian medallist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is suspected of having tested......

Sports shorts: Mary Kom voted India's 'Most Valuable' at Asian Games

MC Mary Kom (centre) gets the Most Valued Player award. London Olympics bronze medallist M C Mary Kom was on Monday voted the ‘Most Valuable Player’ of India's campaign at the Incheon......