Ananya Bhattacharya

If you saw a bug on your kitchen shelf, would you run or would you start planning dinner?

In 2002, who would have imagined a Sikh girl in the UK daring to dream of becoming a soccer player.

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There are an estimated 600 million speakers of Hindi, making it the third most widely spoken language in the world. Most are in India, with a substantial diaspora spread across countries such as the UK, US, Canada, and Australia. But Indians who speak Hindi should look to France for the most handsome salaries.

Elon Musk is no longer interested in a seat at the Twitter table.

These days, if you fling a stone into Silicon Valley, you are most likely to hit an Indian-origin CEO.

Even after a partial military disengagement in February 2021, China’s surveillance of India may not have ended.

Like most Indian business leaders, Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is struggling to strike a fine balance between speaking out and keeping mum.

Under the Trump administration, the US made significant efforts to limit Chinese state media’s presence on its soil.

The world’s largest source of immigrants also ranks high in terms of their education levels. And here’s why that’s a problem.

Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a surprise guest at the delayed Grammy Awards. “Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos,” he said in a pre-recorded message addressing the who’s who of the music industry on April 3. Several Ukrainian musicians have become soldiers since Russia invaded more than a month ago.

Infosys’s UK connection could be strong-arming the closure of its Russia business.

When creating his matrimonial profile on IITIIMShaadi.com, a male engineer can pick his alma mater from the 14 Indian institutions listed on the site. A female engineer’s options surpass 100. In the management field, male graduates from only 22 b-schools can sign up; for women, there are over 250. A male medical professional must be from one of the two-dozen approved colleges, whereas his female counterpart has 75 choices.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov landed in New Delhi today (Mar. 31)—the same day as UK foreign secretary Liz Truss. A senior US official, deputy national security advisor for international economics Daleep Singh, arrived a day earlier.

The US wants its citizens to be cautious about travelling to India—not because of covid but crimes.

At 12 am India time today (March 29), Shopee’s Indian platform ceased operations abruptly.

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscars. He then returned to his seat and shouted, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.” All of this on live television.

The world’s biggest ed-tech company is teaming up with its biggest single-sport event.

Russia’s list of gas buyers is shrinking.

Filmmaker Vinod Kapri, over the past weekend, shared a video of 19-year-old Pradeep Mehra running 10 kilometres back home after working late-night hours at a McDonald’s in Noida, near Delhi.

Tennis great Roger Federer is still competing at the age of 40. Two other legends, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, are both in their mid-30s. Meanwhile, the world’s best female player has ended her career at just 25.

Zomato Instant is banking on impersonal algorithms to implement its insanely quick 10-minute food delivery plans. However, that may not work till some fundamental personnel problems, mostly overlooked till now, are fixed.

A 185-year-old British company is paying its new Indian crew peanuts.

Zomato is preparing for a future where even 30-minute food deliveries are just not fast enough.