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More than 1,000 killed, 1,200 hurt as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco

More than 1,000 people were killed and about 1,200 injured as a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. IMAGE: A view of a damaged vehicle in......

What do kids miss most during lockdown? They reveal through art

Missing their grandparents, not being able to go out and meet their friends.... These are just some of the things that kids, who have been confined to their homes due to the coronavirus lockdown,......

Kolkata among cities MOST vulnerable to floods

Shanghai, Dhaka and Kolkata are the cities most vulnerable to flooding, according to a new study, reports Syed Tashfin Chowdhury A recent study has found that Kolkata is the one of the cities most......

US, UK ban laptops, other electronic devices on some flights from Mideast

The United States and the United Kingdom, citing terrorism concerns, on Tuesday barred passengers on some international flights from mostly Muslim-majority countries, from carrying large electronic......

The odd, crazy world we live in!

Moments that show it's an odd, odd world we live in. Sheep shearer Chris Kermond from Ballarat in the Australian state of Victoria rides a motorised 'esky' or drink cooler, while drinking a can......

Why Modi has forgotten the middle class

'The middle class you can hurt anytime. For revenues, politics, pleasure, anything,' notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Photograph: Adnan......

Tata arm's 800 buses for Casablanca

Hispano Maghreb, the fully owned subsidiary of Hispano Carrocera in which Tata Motors has a 21 per cent stake, has bagged a contract to supply 800 urban buses to Casablanca's urban transport......

Mystery of the missing train

When trains and stations become desirable again, we might have a murder mystery with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train as a setting, says Bibek Debroy. Image: The origin of railways in India is......

Indian airports world's most delayed:Forbes

An extra travel time needs to be budgeted to fly to India from overseas, with Indian airports emerging as the world's most-delayed airports with most frequent late arrivals into the country in......

UK fraud: Indian-origin HSBC staff jailed

An NRI bank clerk was sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to defraud his employer HSBC with a sum of about 72 million pounds ($141 million), in 'one of the biggest frauds of its kind'.......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

How Many Of These Films Have You Seen?

Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites. Don't Miss: The List Starts HERE! 80. A......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

'I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...'

This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.''I will always remain indebted to him,' says the Bad Man of Bollywood. IMAGE: Gulshan Grover with Aamir Khan and......

City of Dreams 2 review

The second season of City Of Dreams has more pulp, hardly any juice, feels Sreehari Nair. Season 1 of Nagesh Kukunoor's City of Dreams, for all its pulpiness, aspired to paint an epic vision of......

'They resonated on every tongue during the World Cup'

IMAGE: A Morocco fan in tears after the World Cup semi-final match against France. Photograph: Silvio Castellanos/Reuters Moroccans slumped with disappointment on Wednesday evening after their......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

North America 2026 World Cup bid outscores Morocco after inspection

'Both bids have been deemed eligible on the basis of having met, or exceeded, the minimum hosting requirements for the 2026 FIFA World Cup technical evaluation.' The hosts for the 48-team......

Sports Shorts: 'Neeraj recovering without complications'

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra gives a thumbs up after his surgery. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is......

Sports shorts: Second-string Real Madrid labour to King's Cup victory

IMAGE: Marco Asensio put Real Madird ahead from the penalty spot in their King’s Cup last-32 first leg match against Fuenlabrada on Thursday. Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters A......

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