Biden names key members of his climate team

United States President-elect Joe Biden has announced his climate and energy team, which the transition said is ready on day one to advance his agenda and lead the world to confront the undeniable,......

Trump's Attorney General in trouble over Russian connection

The Trump Administration plunged into another crisis on Thursday after reports surfaced that United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice with Russian envoy to Washington during the......

Jamaican Marlon James wins Man Booker Prize for 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'

Marlon James made literary history by becoming the first Jamaican author to win the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his book A Brief History of Seven Killings. James beat......

Indira Gandhi: Goddess and her terror turn

Forty years after the declaration of Emergency by Indira Gandhi, Sunanda K Datta-Ray recalls life when civil rights were suspended and press censorship was in force Silver-haired and baby-faced,......

Repentant VW to expand compensation programme to larger vehicles

The auto major announced in November it was offering the compensation for 482,000 owners of 2009-2015 2.0-litre diesel cars. But it didn't extend the compensation to larger vehicles. Volkswagen AG......

Gold holds below seven-week high as dollar, equities recover

Gold hovered below a seven-week high on Tuesday as equity markets and the US dollar rebounded from a brutal selloff in the prior session that was fuelled by fears over the fate of the Chinese......

Crude oil above $114; near 9-month high on Iraq turmoil

Brent crude held near a nine-month high above $114 a barrel on Thursday supported by concerns about potential supply disruptions due to fighting in Iraq. Oil prices were poised for a third day of......

Apple's pressure-based screens promise a world beyond cold glass

By adding a more realistic sense of touch to its iPhone, Apple Inc may have conquered a technology that has long promised to take us beyond merely feeling the cold glass of our mobile device......

Oppenheimer Review: Simply Brilliant

Oppenheimer is a very politically significant film for our time, observes Utkarsh Mishra. When 'American Prometheus' Dr J Robert Oppenheimer decided to lead the Manhattan Project to make the......

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas walk first red carpet post split

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas walked their first red carpet together since their split in September. According......

Met Gala 2018: Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna scorch the red carpet

This is as dramatic as it gets! The fashion industry's top-billed event, the annual Met Gala, is an invitation-only fundraiser held for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.......

PIX: Bruno Mars wins big at the Grammys

Looking at the glamorous night's big winners. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The evening belonged to Bruno Mars, who bagged seven......

T20 WC: Ireland seek redemption against Canada

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ireland Cricket/X.com Ireland, reeling from a heavy defeat against India, will face a hungry Canada in a crucial T20 World Cup Group A encounter on Friday. Both teams are......

Rampant Australia wary of Scotland; Pakistan look to end on high

IMAGE: Australia are already in the Super Eight and will look to continue their winning momentum. Photograph: ICC/X A rampant Australia will be wary of Scotland threat when the two teams clash in......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......

WC qualifiers: Karunaratne, Hasaranga fire SL to win over Ireland

  IMAGE: Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne was named Player of the Match for his 103. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Sri Lanka ended Ireland's hopes with a massive 133-run win in a Super Six match in......

Ireland rope in uncapped Doheny, Olphert for India T20Is

IMAGE: The squad will be led by regular skipper Andrew Balbirnie. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Ireland have named uncapped players Stephen Doheny and Conor Olphert in their 14-member......