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In first public appearance in months, British queen attends husband's memorial service

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II made her first public appearance in months to attend a special thanksgiving memorial service for her late husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster......

A maniac with a gun, a life lost in vain

Robbed of prey as people fled, Omar Perez came marching back and shot bullet after bullet into Prudhvi Raj Kandepi's head, thus ensuring that a man he had never met before, known nothing of, would......

Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding venue

For a while now we’ve known Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding will take place on Saturday, May 19. IMAGE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markel will get married on May......

Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, passes away at 89

Harper Lee, one of America's most celebrated novelists whose masterpiece To Kill a Mockingbird was read by millions worldwide, has passed away. She was 89. In a statement, Lee's family said,......

20 amazing snaps, believe it or not, shot using an iPhone

From hipsters on a train to architectural abstracts, this year’s best iPhone photos of the year proves the adage the best camera is the one you have in your pocket. A jury chose the winners......

US sues Facebook over acquiring WhatsApp, Instagram

Social media giant accused of anti-competitive conduct by abusing its market power to create a monopoly and crushing smaller competitors. The United States government and 48 states have filed......

SpiceJet orders 205 aircraft from Boeing for Rs 1.5 lakh crores

With the earlier order for 55 planes and additional 100 new 737-8 MAX aircraft, the no-frills carrier now has firmed up the order for a total of 155 planes, besides purchase rights for 50 B737-8......

Jet Airways to buy 75 fuel-efficient Boeing planes

The deal price was not disclosed. Naresh Goyal-promoted private carrier Jet Airways will acquire 75 fuel-efficient 737 MAX 8 aircraft from US plane maker Boeing. The decision to buy new......

Why Maharashtra CM is a happy man today

Fadnavis had a series of very productive meetings with American CEOs Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is on a week-long visit to the US, had a string of high profile meetings with......

Flush with orders, aerospace industry retools for future

As plane manufacturers gathered outside Paris to show off their newest high-tech jetliners, a less-heralded technology story was unfolding back home on the factory floors of the world's leading......

All You Need to Know about Grammys 2020

Photograph: Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Billie Ellish had a history-making night at the 62nd Grammy awards, as she swept the four biggest prizes: Best New Artiste,......

Review: Furious 7 is AWESOME! But...

The Fast and Furious series finale is weighed down by mundane dialogues and plot points, says Paloma Sharma. A globally popular film franchise that centres on tough guys with fast cars......

'Fast & Furious' star Paul Walker dies in car crash

Fast & Furious star Paul Walker has died at the age of 40 in a fiery car accident and an explosion in Santa Clarita. On November 30, the actor, who was a passenger in a friend's car, was coming......

Fast Five, Thor flag off big summer releases

For three weeks, Rio has been dominating the world box office. But with Fast Five and Thor expanding their run, Rio may cease to ascend. Even then, the delightful family-pleaser, which has grossed......

Review: Fast & Furious is great fun

Dominic Toretto is back and though he may not be as readily iconic a character as say the Terminator or Neo it is good to see that shaven head behind the wheel of a souped-up car again. The second......

Skeet great Hancock targets perfection at Paris Games

Men's skeet, where competitors use shotguns to break clay targets flung into the air, has become much more competitive over the last decade, and it was "getting harder and harder to win", Hancock......

Sports Shorts: India beat Ireland 4-1 to finish 5th in Azlan Shah Cup

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday IMAGE: India's Sardar Singh in action during the match against Ireland. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter A resilient India......

Nadia Comneci is such an inspiration!

The Perfect 10 speaks for a perfect 12 minutes.Rediff.com's Norma Godinho listens in as the first gymnast to ever score a 10 in the Olympics leaves her audience spellbound in Mumbai. IMAGE:......

Nadia still turning heads 40 years on from perfect 10

‘Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic’ IMAGE:......

'India women's team didn't get enough support from BCCI'

International Cricket Counil women's committee chairman Clare Conner feels the Indian cricket team didn't get enough support from the Board of Control for Cricket in India which was......

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