Indian-origin student wins spelling bee after epic 95 rounds

A 13-year old Indian-origin boy has emerged as the winner of a spelling bee contest in the United States in an epic verbal duel that lasted a total of 95 rounds, after judges ran out of words in a......

Urgently needed: National coronavirus crisis council

'The prime minister's announcement of a nation-wide shutdown was eloquent, but should have been more clearly phrased to avoid police overreach.''Migrant labour should have been allowed adequate......

US-UK relationship 'highest level of special': Trump

United States President Donald Trump said he apologised to Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday over his bombshell interview with a British tabloid, in which he claimed she had ignored his advice......

Exclusive: L K Advani on his passion for books

I started reading books when I was a teenager. At that time I was living in Hyderabad, Sindh, now in Pakistan.I was 14 years old when I joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The first question......

Eat out, eat right

Are you eating out once again and worrying about the calories? Maybe it's time to try something new. How about starting with a glass of karela juice?Follow it with a platter of 'healthy' papri......

Rihanna's wake-up call

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Pop star Rihanna has opened up about her time with former boyfriend Chris Brown, saying he was a 'wake-up call'.......

Hollywood A-listers fled homes after Sandy hit NYC

Hollywood A-listers fled New York's hip downtown for the Upper East Side, following the power failure caused by monster storm Sandy.TriBeCa residents Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber checked into The......

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......

Emmy 2015: Veep, Games of Thrones, Viola Davis create history

The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on September 20.It was a special night for American prime time television,......

Athletics: Women's 100m explodes into life in Tokyo

IMAGE: Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou (right) looks at her opponents as she out-runs them during round one of the Women's 100m heats on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic......

Guardiola at a loss for words as City lose to Saints

IMAGE: Manchester City's David Silva and Aymeric Laporte look dejected after Southampton FC take the lead during their English Premier League match at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton on Sunday.......

Asian chess: Negi, Mary Ann in sole lead

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi scored his sixth victory on the trot, disposing of Oliver Barbosa of Philippines to retain his half-point lead with just one round to go in the Asian individual chess......

FA Cup PIX: Saints hold Spurs with late leveller

A summary of Saturday's matches in the FA Cup. IMAGE: Sofiane Boufal scores the equaliser for Southampton during Saturday's FA Cup Fourth Round match against Tottenham Hotspur, at St Mary's......

SHOCKING! Every runner in 400m heat disqualified at World Indoors

It is the first time every athlete has been disqualified from a heat at a major championships. IMAGE: Bralon Taplin of Grenada wins the men's 400m heat at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.......