California devastated by deadliest fire in history

At least 42 people have died so far in the fast-moving wildfire which began in California on November 8. The numbers are expected to rise. Authorities confirmed that as many as 228 people are......

Sheena Bora Trial: Friday fracas in court

Noise levels began to climb and everyone else in the room stared agape as the fracas escalated, including the trio of accused at the back.Peter, Sanjeev and Indrani stood at the edge of their......

Sheena Bora Trial: Friday fracas in court

Noise levels began to climb and everyone else in the room stared agape as the fracas escalated, including the trio of accused at the back.Peter, Sanjeev and Indrani stood at the edge of their......

Kamala Harris: The World's Top Thinker

Kamala Harris -- California's Indian-American Senator -- has topped Foreign Policy magazine's 2017 list of '50 Leading Global Thinkers'.'They are the doers who defined 2017,' Foreign Policy......

'Beach row' continues, as Vinod Khosla keeps California surfers away

When Khosla bought the Martin’s beach property he put up a gate with a sign that said, ‘Beach closed, keep out.’ Ritu Jha reports from California. Vinod Khosla, the Silicon Valley......

Foreign buyouts: Is India Inc on right path?

If it pans out, it will be the biggest M&A deal involving an Indian company. The proposed $23-billion mega deal between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN is even bigger than Tata Steel's......

What US biz leaders must do in 2009

Happy New Year, leaders of corporate America. It's resolution time. One: Get to the gym. Two: Spend more quality time with the kids. Three: Restore the firm's reputation and return it to......

The richest people you've never heard of

You might think enormous wealth guarantees instant notoriety. It doesn't. Some of the world's richest people manage to stay below the detection of the public despite being worth billions. We're not......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

Hollywood's Ten Most Romantic Films Of All Time

While the verdict is out on the most romantic Hindi films of all time, a movie renting firm recently conducted its own survey to determine the most popular romantic Hollywood film among......

Nirvana is the most overrated

Nirvana's 1991 record, Nevermind,has been votedthe most overrated album of all time byBBC6Music listeners.Coldplay'sX&Y came in second, followedbyThe Libertines' self-titled second album.6Music's......

'Star Trek' composer dead

Hollywood composer Jerry Goldsmith is dead. He was 75.Goldsmith was suffering from cancer. The musician breathed his last on Wednesday night in his Beverly Hills, California, home.Trained in......

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies at 80

Jerry Buss, who parlayed a $1,000 real estate investment into ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 10 National Basketball Association championships and making the team one of the most......

Wannabe golfer beats Tiger Woods and Co!

He doesn't claim to be a great golfer. In fact, he doesn't even claim to be any kind of golfer. He has, he says, only played around 25 rounds in his entire life, and has never broken 100."My best......

Campbell wins Bay Hill by six shots

American Chad Campbell won the Bay Hill Invitational by six shots on Sunday over Australian Stuart Appleby after a bogey-free six-under-par 66 delivered his second PGA Tour career victory.Campbell,......

Golf's magic moment of 2003

It was, unquestionably, the shot of the year and, in many ways, it symbolised the unpredictable pattern of the 2003 PGA Tour.Unheralded American journeyman Shaun Micheel was standing in the first......

Woods continues march

World number one Tiger Woods continued his quest to win his first World Matchplay Championship with a comfortable third-round victory on Friday. Woods, who beat Australia's Stephen Leaney seven and......