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Human skulls, bones recovered from vacant plot in Kanpur

Panic gripped Damodar Nagar locality in Kanpur on Wednesday after several skulls and bones were recovered from a vacant plot. The remains recovered from the plot appeared to be that of humans, the......

Is Joe Biden Buying A Car?

Joe Biden, president of the United States aka POTUS, visited the Detroit Auto Show to highlight electric vehicle manufacturing in America. IMAGE: POTUS checks out the Chevrolet Corvette......

Muslim man thrashed, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram; FIR lodged

A Muslim man was assaulted in public and allegedly asked to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ even as his minor daughter tried to save him, said police in Kanpur on Thursday. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Chennai engineer convicted in ISIS conspiracy case

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Delhi has sentenced the accused Mohamed Naser to rigorous imprisonment for seven years and fine Rs 40,000 in the ISIS conspiracy case. ......

Vikas Dubey's absconding aide arrested near Mumbai

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra Police arrested two men including an absconding aide of slain gangster Vikas Dubey in neighbouring Thane on Saturday, an official said. ......

Why India's automobile business is like Bollywood

What worked for Hyundai in India when so many other auto manufacturers have had to eat humble pie? Pavan Lall finds out. Image: A Harley-Davidson logo is seen on a Street Glide Special motorcycle......

GM to get its first woman CEO, Mary Barra

General Motors Co said on Tuesday Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson will step down next month and be replaced by global product development chief Mary Barra, who will become the first woman to......

Mary Barra calls GM's actions on deadly defect 'unacceptable'

GM first learned of a problem with its ignition switches on Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other models in 2001, documents have shown, but took no steps to recall any cars until this past......

Nadella, Pichai in Trump's economic revival team

In addition to Pichai and Nadella, IBM's Arvind Krishna, Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra, Ajay Banga from Mastercard and Ann Mukherjee from Pernod are among the six Indian-Americans among over 200......

General Motors appoints Mary Barra as chairman

Mary Barra's appointment as chief executive in 2014 made her the first woman to lead a major automaker. General Motors Co on Monday named chief executive Mary Barra as the chairman of its board,......

Great world cinema at a theatre near you!

At Rs 2,000, says J Jagannath, you can gift yourself an awesome sensory experience for Diwali. IMAGE: A scene from Elle. Last year, the Mumbai Film Festival was an embarrassment of riches. This......

Diwali: Bollywood's favourite festival?

Bollywood's relationship with Diwali is not as deep as with Holi. I have often wondered why we have so many playful Holi songs in Hindi cinema (ranging from Holi Ayee Re from Mother India to Rang......

Directing India's best children's film

Mumbai-based P N Ramachandra won this year's prestigious National Award for the best children's film Putaani Party. The director, who earlier won laurels for his Tulu film Suddha, talks......

Guess Who Saved Botham From The Crocs!

'I was nearly catch of the day for all the crocs and bull sharks.' IMAGE: Ian Botham shows off his catch during a fishing trip in Australia's Northern Territory. Photographs: Kind courtesy Ian......

France shine at home Olympics, exceed medal target

IMAGE: Swimming gold medallist Leon Marchand of France during the Champions Park medallists celebrations in front of the Eiffel Tower. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters President Emmanuel......

Football Extras: Copa Libertadores final postponed again

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: River Plate's fans clash with riot police after the match betweeb River Plate and Boca Juniors was postponed in Buenos Aires in......

German coach suffers life-threatening injury in taxi crash

Germany's canoe slalom coach Stefan Henze is fighting for his life after sustaining serious head injuries in a car crash earlier on Friday, the German Olympic team (DOSB) said. Henze was seriously......

Rio Olympics: Moroccan boxer arrested for sexual assault

A Moroccan Olympic boxer was arrested on charges he sexually assaulted two women in the Olympic Village, Rio de Janeiro police said on Friday. Hassan Saada, a 22-year-old competing in the 81......

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