When Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday, one phrase unexpectedly dominated strategic discussions between the world’s two biggest powers: the “Thucydides Trap”.“Whether China and the United States can transcend the so-called Thucydides Trap and create a new normalization of relations between major powers; whether we can join hands…
US President Donald Trump arrived in China with hundreds of aides, security personnel and officials and CEOs that included Elon Musk, Jensen Huang among others. According to a report by Foxnews, many members of the American delegations entered China under what officials describe a ‘digital lockdown’. The report said several officials traveling with Trump left…
India is often thought of as a land of ancient, native plants, but many of the crops and trees we now treat as “Indian” actually came from other parts of the world. Over centuries, trade routes, colonial rule, and scientific exchanges moved seeds and saplings across continents. Plants that started as a few exotic arrivals…
Jeffrey Epstein (AP image) Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has spent years in building connections across the Middle East while also acquiring rare Islamic artefacts for an unusual building on his private Caribbean island. According to The New York Times, this was revealed in the millions of pages released US Justice Department in January this year….
2-Year-Long Hunt Spanned Several Countries, Involved Int’l Agencies New Delhi: Central agencies and NCB secured the return of international drug trafficker and D Company henchman Mohammed Salim Dola Tuesday morning, ending a two-year-long manhunt that spanned several countries. In an operation monitored by the home ministry, he was flown from Istanbul on a special aircraft…
As filmmaker Imtiaz Ali prepares for the release of his upcoming film ‘Main Vapas Aaunga’, he has weighed in on the blockbuster runs of ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Saiyaara’ and what their success means for Indian cinema. The filmmaker also said that the success of recent films is a clear sign that audiences are eager to return…
10 years ago, Shah Rukh Khan took on another one of his challenging roles and came out with the film ‘Fan.’ The unique and thrilling concept, along with the famed actors’ performance on screen. In a recent interview, director Maneesh Sharma revisited the moments from the iconic film and opened up about how legendary actor…
For Bobby Deol, one of the biggest personal shifts in recent years has been his decision to give up alcohol. Having quit alcohol completely a year and a half ago, Deol admitted the transition was easier than he expected. Reflecting on the decision, Bobby Deol said watching his father, Dharmendra, struggle with similar issues had…
Trigger warning: This article contains pictures that are sensitive and can be triggering, reader discretion is advised. Legendary singer Asha Bhosle passed away on Sunday, April 12 at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai. Her son Anand Bhosle told the media present outside the hospital, “Meri mataji Shrimati Asha Bhosle inka aaj nidhan ho chuka hai….
MUMBAI: The charred remains of Kandivli seafarer Dixit Solanki (32), who was killed in an alleged missile strike on his tanker off the Oman coast on March 1, were transported to Mumbai from Sharjah early on Sunday. The sailor counts among the first Indian victims of the West Asia conflict.His family has refused to perform…