Big boos and big cheers: A mixed bag at the Democrat convention

The United States Democratic Party’s deep divisions were on full display on a raucous first day of its convention on Monday, with Bernie Sanders portraying Hillary Clinton as a fellow soldier......

Pak-origin man jailed for shouting 'Allah-o-Akbar' on plane

A Pakistani-origin man was on Monday jailed for 10 weeks for ‘triggering panic and frightening’ passengers on a United Kingdom-bound flight by shouting ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ and......

3,000 children die of malnutrition in India everyday: Study

Despite India's recent economic boom, at least 46 per cent of its children up to the age of three still suffer from malnutrition, making the country home to a third of the world's malnourished......

Jet lost Rs 200 crore during the 5-day stir

Saroj Dutta, executive director of Jet Airways said in Mumbai on Sunday that the five-day long strike by pilots of Jet Airways has cost the company in terms of revenue losses to the......

Foreign buyouts: Is India Inc on right path?

If it pans out, it will be the biggest M&A deal involving an Indian company. The proposed $23-billion mega deal between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN is even bigger than Tata Steel's......

Has the market bottomed out?

Even optimists suggest a tempering of expectations and there may still be room for a fall.Nilesh Shah,Chief Investment Officer, Prudential ICICI AMC"As a rule, in a growing economy like India, the......

Shape Of Water leads Oscars nominations

Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms. IMAGE: Sally Hawkins' stunning portrayal as a mute in The......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

American Hustle wins big at Golden Globes, 2014

The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST MOTION PICTURE......

12 Years A Slave, American Hustle lead Golden Globe 2013 nominations

The 71st Annual Golden Globe nominations have been announced. Here's a quick glance at 2013 hopefuls. The Golden Globe ceremony are set to take place on January 12, 2014 and will be seen in more......

Ashwin a 'big challenge' for Australia's batters: Renshaw

IMAGE: A lot of focus is on how Australia will cope with the dangerous Ravichandran Ashwin on turning tracks in India. Photograph: Lee Warren/Gallo Images Australia batter Matt Renshaw conceded......

Buzz: ICC opens anti-corruption investigations into Qatar T10 League

All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday. IMAGE: (Picture for representational purpose only) Virender Sehwag with Shahid Afridi. Photograph: T10League/Twitter The......

Sports Shorts: Asian champ Arpinder wins triple jump gold

Arpinder fails to touch World C'ships mark Asian Games gold medallist triple jumper Arpinder Singh won the gold but failed to touch the World Championships qualifying mark on the second day of......

How many 2019 World Cup players have scored 10,000 ODI runs?

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the fascinating career numbers of players in the World Cup.   Afghanistan: ODI career records IMAGE: Afghanistan's magical spinner Rashid Khan. Photograph:......

BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

We witnessed a lot of drama last week with the ouster of Real Madrid from the Champions League last Tuesday and Manchester United's miraculous comeback win the following day.  There was......