British MPs finally approve Brexit deal

The United Kingdom government's bill for Britain's exit from the European on January 31 finally cleared the House of Commons on Thursday as MPs voted for it 330 votes to 231. The EU Withdrawal......

Great new deal reached on Brexit: British PM

The United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) on Thursday declared that they have agreed a new Brexit deal for Britain's withdrawal from the 28-member economic bloc within the October 31 deadline.......

Britain's Theresa May wins confidence vote in leadership

British Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a political crisis over her Brexit deal, winning a crucial vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party. IMAGE: Theresa May won......

Could Partition have been less bloody?

The British administration ignored the mounting evidence of violence between Hindus and Muslims...Military historian Barney White-Spunner traces the countdown to the tragedy in his book, Partition.......

Rolls-Royce: A century of Ecstasy

Just a month back, a landmark event took place in motoring history. On the 4th of May 2004, the legendary Rolls-Royce marque turned a 100 years old.On this day, a century ago, two men met at a......

Ashok Amritraj: Desperately seeking Indian girl

Despite his rather carefree appearance at an entertainment conference in Mumbai, Ashok Amritraj says he is battling a severe case of nerves.In three weeks, his movie, Walking Tall starring Dwayne......

Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin

From Rohan Kanhai the swashbuckler to Alvin Kallicharan to Shivnarine Chanderpaul to Ramnaresh Sarwan to Sunil Narine, Indian origin cricketers from the Caribbean have often been the toast of the......

Football Briefs: Italian club AS Roma to auction shirts for Kerala flood relief

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: AS Roma players celebrate a goal (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters In......

I-League: Bengaluru FC beat United SC, top table

A first-half strike by John Johnson helped Bengaluru FC beat United Sports Club by a solitary goal in their third round match of the I-League at the Bengaluru Football Stadium. The win propelled......

Pinki claims golden double

Teenager Pinki Pramanik stole the show with her second consecutive golden double in the 400 and 800 metres, while Anju Bobby George was again forced to settle for silver in the women's long jump,......

The 23-man team lists for the 2006 World Cup

The23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after theMay 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday. A look at the selections:ANGOLAGoalkeepers: Joo Ricardo (unattached),......