UP polls: Cong, BJP spar over ex-Miss Bikini India

Unapologetic about her background as “Miss Bikini India” or about her pictures, actor-model Archana Gautam is at the centre of a growing controversy after the Congress picked her as its......

China 'observing' situation in Kashmir: Xi tells Imran

China has been "observing" the situation in Kashmir, President Xi Jinping told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday and hoped that the "relevant parties" can solve the issue through......

Duchess of Cornwall's brother Mark Shand dies in fall

The Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles' brother Mark Shand has died after sustaining a serious head injury. Shand was chairman of the Elephant Family, a movement which exists to save......

NASA launches world's first mission to 'touch' the Sun

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Parker Solar Probe, mankind's first mission to 'touch' the Sun, was successfully launched on Sunday on an unprecedented, seven-year long journey to......

Ajay Banga, Nadella among world's top 50 biz leaders

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is at the second place. MasterCard's Ajay Banga and Microsoft's Satya Nadella have been named among the top 50 global business leaders by Fortune magazine, a list that is......

Sikka finds place in Glassdoor's top 50 CEOs list

Image: Image: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka ponders over ways to revive the IT giant's fortune. Photograph: Reuters Francisco D'souza, Shantanu Narayen also part of list, topped by Google’s......

Meet few tech titans who gave away billions in charity

Zuckerberg, 31, and his wife Priscilla Chan, already lauded for donating $1.5 billion in Facebook stock to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), are setting a high bar that is bringing......

Ratings agencies downgrade Vedanta

Standard & Poor's Ratings Serviceshas said that it has placed its earlier 'BB' long-term corporate credit rating on London-based metals and mining company Vedanta Resources Plc, and the rating on......

The Crown Season 5 Review

The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot. Coming out as it does a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II (and some months after Prince Philip's......

'Amitji is not my lucky mascot'

'Today, he has gone beyond being an actor, gone beyond superstardom, and become a character himself.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu in R Balki's Cheeni Kum. Even before he signed him for his......

Superheroes. Super cops. Super Fun

Super heroes, super cops, super fun. Sukanya Verma tells us it's all there on OTT this week. Spider-Man: No Way HomeWhere to watch? BookMyShow StreamLanguage: English Peter Parker continues to......

Superheroes are like us and more

'When we walk around wearing Batman t-shirts, buy posters of Green Lantern and collect little vinyl figurines of Hulk, such actions remind us that these heroes deal with the realities running......

Nike's Vaporfly shoes are fast, but are they fair?

Scientific studies as well as anecdotal evidence suggest that Nike's Vaporfly running shoes, equipped with super-springy foam soles encasing a carbon-fibre plate, can increase running efficiency by......

Nike shuts down Oregon Project after ban of coach

IMAGE: The Nike Oregon Project (NOP) was a camp designed primarily to develop US endurance athletes and Salazar, a celebrated distance runner who had won three consecutive New York City marathons......

PIX: Manchester City, Liverpool held; Chelsea beat West Ham

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Erling Braut Haaland puts Manchester City ahead with his 10th goal in six games in the Premier League match against Aston......

PIX: Arsenal outclass Bournemouth; Kane sets record

IMAGES from Saturday's action in the Premier League IMAGE: Martin Odegaard scores Arsenal's second goal during the Premier League match against Bournemouth, at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, on......

Adidas takes 12-10 lead over Nike in World Cup shirt deals

IMAGE: Adidas soccer shoes are pictured before a news conference of the company. Photograph: Michaela Rehle/Files/Reuters Adidas can declare itself the winner over arch rival Nike in the upcoming......