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New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole

New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant on Thursday was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers. IMAGE: Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who shot and......

Trump's in-house woes: Some call him 'dangerous', some won't vote for him

In a blow to Donald Trump, a group of 50 Republican national security experts, including former top spy masters and diplomats, has said the White House nominee would be a dangerous President and......

Indian-American wins Democratic Congressional primary for Illinois

Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was an adviser in President Barack Obama's 2008 poll campaign, has registered a big win in the Democratic Congressional primary in the US state of Illinois......

Prostrate before the Arnab experience

'While Television generally tends to Clarity,' says Sreehari Nair, 'Arnab Goswami's The Newshour Debate portrays our confusions. Each episode offers both the potency of an intensely-fought boxing......

As 'America's Doctor,' Vivek Murthy will hit the ground running

More than a year after he was nominated by President Barack Obama, the US Senate, defying the powerful pro-gun lobby National Rifle Association, voted to confirm Dr Vivek Hellegere Murthy as the......

Films, books that inspire corporate head honchos

What do A-listers like to read, watch or listen to? And who are the people they admire? Here is a list -- IMAGE: The poster of the film Taare Zameen Par. The film is one of the favourites of Amit......

US-India trade policy forum postponed till later this year

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk has postponed his scheduled trip to India this week for the crucial eighth round of the US-India Trade Policy Forum in New Delhi."While considerable progress on......

Visa fee hike: US keen to calm India's nerves

The US is in touch with India to address its concerns over the hike in H1-B and L1 visa fee, which would adversely affect Indian IT companies, a senior administration official has said. "We are in......

The next billionaire boom

It's hard to see them with all the gloomy news, but they're out there. Working away in the shadows of the global recession, a slew of future billionaires are quietly tinkering with the ideas that......

Reliance stops gasoline supply to Iran

Reliance Industries, the largest private company in the country, has decided to stop gasoline supplies to Iran after fulfilling all contractual obligations. This follows a letter written by eight......

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......

How the Oscars bamboozled us

For a while there, we almost believed it. With dozens of first-time nominees-- several not old enough to drink-- and truly edgy films competing for the top prizes, not to mention two very pretty......

Oscars 2011: Winners at a Glance!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best PictureBlack SwanMike......

Rocky, Rekha and Paris Hilton

Staying home this weekend? Here's what to choose if you're in the mood for movies:Rocky 2Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith. Director: Sylvester......

A weekend with Dirty Harry

At home this weekend? Pick up these DVDs and have a blast.Dirty HarryCast: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, and Andrew Robinson.Director: Don SiegelPlot: A serial killer......

PIX: England grab lead; on course for clean sweep

IMAGE: West Indies opener Mikyle Louis loses his balance as he keeps out the yorker from England's Mark Wood during Day 2 of the third and final Test in Birmingham, on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew......

PIX: West Indies have England reeling in final Test

PHOTOS from Day 1 of the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph celebrates with teammates after......

2nd Test PIX: England win series as Windies collapse

PHOTOS from the second Test between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge on Sunday IMAGE: Shoaib Bashir was on fire, weaving his magic spell and taking 3 wickets for just 8 runs in a miserly......

2nd Test PHOTOS: Hodge, Athanaze lead Windies revival

Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Jason Holder applauds as his West Indies teammate Kavem Hodge......

PICS: India wrest control after quick strikes from WI bowlers

Images from Day 1 of the second Test between India and the West Indies, at Queen’s Park Oval, in Port of Spain, on Thursday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Virat Kohli was unbeaten on a solid 87 at......

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