Guess how many piano-led ballads by a female artist have topped the UK singles chart this decade? Just one – Adele’s Easy on Me – and that was almost three years ago. There was a time you simply couldn’t escape the powerhouse vocals of legendary divas and their huge, impossible-to-sing (but don’t let that stop … Read more
Events of the past few days in Germany are a chilling reflection of political atrophy and our collective amnesia. A little more than a week ago, a brutal mass stabbing at a local festival in the western city of Solingen left three people dead in what prosecutors believe to have been an act of Islamist … Read more
Chennai: GB Portuguese veteran Alvaro Parante of Speed Demons Delhi and UK’s Raoul Hyman representing Goa Aces JK Racing held their nerves in a thrilling finish to top the Round 2 of the Indian Racing League races as the historic first-ever night street races, part of the Indian Racing Festival, concluded at the Island grounds … Read more
Last year’s European summer transfer window delivered seismic moves for some of US soccer’s biggest names, as Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah joined Milan and Timothy Weah signed for Juventus. There have been no such headline-grabbing deals for American players on the other side of the Atlantic this year, but the 2024 summer window still … Read more
Getty Images The excitement about the Oasis reunion turned sour for some fans when they were faced with prices that had more than doubled while they had spent hours in a virtual queue. Will the ensuing row over “dynamic pricing” have a lasting impact? Oasis fan John and his family planned a major operation to … Read more
Like many of you I have avoided social media content produced by those referred to as “right wing influencers”, more colloquially called “bhakts”, but referred to in this column as RWIs. There was no occasion to do so in the period after 2014, because we already had the government beating its own drum. Why listen … Read more
The BSW sees migrant flows as a potential positive for the economy. | Source: Bloomberg 5 min read Last Updated : Sep 02 2024 | 10:57 PM IST By Iain Rogers Sahra Wagenknecht and her new BSW alliance of the far left are set to play a key role in keeping the Alternative for … Read more
Max Verstappen’s frustration and anger at the performance of his Red Bull car at the Italian Grand Prix was almost visceral. The world champion is unafraid to speak his mind and he did so to damning effect in Monza, condemning the car as an undriveable monster that might cost him a fourth title. This might … Read more
The election of more representatives from communities that have been historically discriminated against by the upper caste elite does not necessarily change the prospects of all individuals from the Sche-duled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes. A regular audit of how all the rest are doing from time to time is necessary for equity, … Read more
Israelis protest for hostage release and against the government during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept 1 5 min read Last Updated : Sep 02 2024 | 11:04 PM IST Israelis took part in labor strikes and protests nationwide, their strongest push yet to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to agree … Read more