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'Not revolutionary but criminal': Court no to Bhagat Singh memorial in Lahore

A Pakistani court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to rename a chowk in Lahore after Bhagat Singh, upholding instead the decision of the local corporation which cited a retired military officer......

Bhagat Singh never lived at Khatkar Kalan

Khatkar Kalan, the Punjab village with an enduring connect to India's freedom struggle, will forever be associated with Bhagat Singh as his ancestral place. IMAGE: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant......

Ex-UK PM aide Coulson jailed for 18 months for phone hacking

Andy Coulson, a former aide of British Prime Minister David Cameron, was on Friday sentenced to 18 months in jail for his involvement in the highly controversial phone-hacking scandal that rocked......

'Jihadi Jack' parents to face terror trial in UK

The parents of a white British Muslim convert dubbed ‘Jihadi Jack’, thought to be fighting in Syria with the ISIS militants, will stand trial in January accused of funding terrorism.......

Bhagat Singh not named in FIR on British cop's murder: Pak police

Bhagat Singh's name was not mentioned in the first information report for the murder of a British police officer in Lahore in 1928, the Lahore police have found, in a major boost to prove the......

Nooyi, two other Indians invited by Obama for talks

US President Barack Obama has invited at least three Indian-Americans, including PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, as part of his wider consultations with leaders from business, labour, civic community and......

King Kong's leading lady dies at 96

The beauty that killed the beast is dead.Fay Wray, the blonde bombshell who screamed to fame on King Kong's palm in the 1933 classic, died in her Manhattan apartment on August 8. She was 96. Wray,......

Shrek goes places!

Look, who's back?It's your friendly green smelly ogre -- Shrek! DreamWorks SKG's Shrek 2 premiered amidst huge fanfare at the Le Palais de Festival during the 57th Cannes International Film.The......

More Shrek! More adventure! More fun!

Tired of bloated war movies and over-dramatic monster-hunting flicks?Tell you what. Watch Shrek 2. Filled with ecstatic fun for most of its 92 minutes, Shrek 2 deserves a warm welcome by young and......

Shrek: Thought-provoking entertainment!

Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona set out on a whirlwind of adventure with more fairytale favourites to lampoon than in the first Shrek film. They also offer interesting life lessons about......

Why women's world chess champion resigned after just 5 moves!

Hou Yifan said she had been upset with the pairings throughout the tournament as she had drawn seven women players out of 10 rounds at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess tournament. IMAGE: Hou......

Adhiban beats Adams to tie for third in Isle of Man

IMAGE: Adhiban Baskaran in action during Round 9 of of Isle of Man International Chess tournament. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Chess.com/John Saunders via http://iominternationalchess.com.......

13-year-old Praggnanandhaa stuns Eljanov at Isle of Men chess

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is just 13 years old but the boy is already going places and this was his second win against a 2700 Grandmaster. IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, left, in action......

Anand struggles but India's youngsters shine at Isle of Man chess

At the top of the list in the second round is Grandmaster V Vishnu Prasanna, who got the better of nearly 200-points above rated Tamir Nabaty of Israel. IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand in action during......

16-year-old Hungarian shocks Vishy Anand at Gilbraltar Chess!

IMAGE: Benjamin Gledura at the Gibraltar International Chess festival. Photograph courtesy: John Saunders/Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016 Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand......

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