PHOTOS: Theatres open after 7 months in COVID-19 shadow

Cinemas in several parts of the country opened after seven months on Thursday with a few film enthusiasts venturing warily into movie watching in a COVID-19 'contactless' era of alternate seating,......

British Army learning kabaddi

The British Army is learning the popular traditional Indian sport of kabaddi and hopes that the game will help it recruit from the under-represented Asian community. A team of kabaddi players......

Indian-American scribe discusses politics of oil

Sonia Shah, one of America's best known investigative journalists, who is currently working on what she describes as a book on the history and politics of malaria, is in the news again. Following......

Vicars ban 'un-Christian' yoga for toddlers

A children's yoga class has been banned from two church halls in Britain by vicars who said the exercise form is un-Christian. Louise Woodcock, 41, who was looking for a new home for her Yum Yum......

Davidar to be Penguin Canada's publisher

Penguin India took the publishing world by surprise with the announcement that CEO David Davidar would be leaving in January 2004 to take over as publisher of Penguin Canada.The reins at Penguin......

Oscars Winners at a Glance: The Artist wins 5 awards

The 84th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best Picture The ArtistThe DescendantsExtremely Loud & Incredibly CloseThe HelpHugoMidnight......

Kuldeep, Sarfaraz take India past Scotland in U-19 World Cup

Sarfaraz Khan hit a timely half-century and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav became the first Indian bowler to register a hat-trick in the ICC Under-19 World Cup but the defending champions struggled......

Sarfaraz's all-round show helps India outclass Pakistan in Under-19 World Cup

Sarfaraz Khan's superb all-round show, and a five-wicket haul by Deepak Hooda, helped India outclassed Pakistan by 40 runs in a Group A match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, in Dubai, on Saturday. -......

SL beat Afghanistan to win U-19 Plate Championship

Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets to win the Plate Championship final in the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, on Friday. Batting first after winning the toss,......

Greipel wins second Tour stage in a row

Andre Greipel silenced the doubters with his second back-to-back bunch sprint victory in the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race on Thursday. The German strongman surged ahead in the......

Australian Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France

Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour de France after Briton Mark Cavendish took Sunday's final stage on the Champs Elysees for the third year in a row. The 34-year-old Evans,......