United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has invoked a rarely-used article in the United Nations Charter to appeal to the Security Council for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and......
Over a hundred horses jumped through bonfires in a purification ceremony last week during the Spanish festival of “Las Luminarias” in a village northwest of Madrid. The traditional......
The Spanish Mediterranean town of Bunol turned red when around 22,000 people gathered to throw 150 tonne of ripe tomatoes at each other during the Tomatina festival -- the world’s biggest......
When running with the bulls, injuries are a given and this year was no different. The annual festival (made famous in India by the movie Zindagi na Milegi Dobara) to honour Saint Fermin began on......
The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, is the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition. It has......
Harvard Business School will soon be training judges from the Indian Supreme Court. A programme to train the judges has been proposed where they would be attending a two-week advanced executive......
Baidu's stake in Uber looks more hype than substance. Strategically, the alliance looks like a coup. The Chinese search engine is behind rivals Alibaba and Tencent in the mobile taxi app business.......
Image: A smart phone displays a picture with the logo of the taxi app 'Uber'. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images 'Make every trip feel like an escape' says......
IMAGE: The 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, will have 48 teams. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters A 64-team World Cup in 2030 should not be considered,......
IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi, with four victories under his belt, has emerged a strong contender in the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Indian Grandmaster Arjun......
Arjun Erigaisi gets US Visa for World Rapid and Blitz Championships IMAGE: The world No 4 Indian had appealed to the US Embassy on Friday to expedite the process of granting him the necessary......
IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa lost to Lenier Dominguez of the United States in the seventh round. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE India's Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa had a rare bad in......
IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa scored two wins and a draw in the blitz section.Photograph: Kind courtesy Tech Mahindra Global Chess League/X Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa could not really change his......