A King's Face Shrouded In Sadness

IMAGE: Princess Anne, the princess royal, looks with concern at her brother Britain's King Charles III who seems overwhelmed with sadness at their mother Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London,......

Leicester violence: UK police nabs 47; Hindus, Muslims appeal for harmony

Leaders of the Hindu and Muslim communities in the eastern England city of Leicester presented a united front on Tuesday as they appealed for harmony in the wake of violent clashes following an......

What Modiji Missed!

As the leaders of the 'developed' world gathered in picturesque Cornwall on the English coast on Friday and Saturday, there was one notable absentee: Narendra Damodardas Modi. India's prime......

Taliban Govt: ISI Has The Last Laugh

ISI chief Faiz Hameed coerced the Taliban to announce an interim government guaranteed to preserve Pakistan's control over the levers of power in Kabul, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who......

Jet lost Rs 200 crore during the 5-day stir

Saroj Dutta, executive director of Jet Airways said in Mumbai on Sunday that the five-day long strike by pilots of Jet Airways has cost the company in terms of revenue losses to the......

Foreign buyouts: Is India Inc on right path?

If it pans out, it will be the biggest M&A deal involving an Indian company. The proposed $23-billion mega deal between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN is even bigger than Tata Steel's......

Dream jobs from around the world

Love what you do for a living?Turns out you aren't alone. Although it sometimes seems that folks do nothing but whine about their jobs, in an informal worldwide poll a shockingly high percentage of......

The ten best on-screen salesmen

Some people close a deal and some people don't. It's that simple.Ranbir Kapoor's trying to prove he's the former in Shimit Amin's upcoming Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year.   While we......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Watching The Clock at MoMa

New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) showcased The Clock, a meticulous effort showing clocks and watches from thousands of films from the last 100 years of cinema.It is 7.45 am when......

CWG Boxing: Nikhat, Lovlina get easy opening draws

IMAGE: Indian boxers at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Photograph: PTIWorld champion Nikhat Zareen and reigning Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain have been handed a relatively easy......

PICS: Lightning Lyles, Jackson blaze to World 200m gold

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday, Day 7. IMAGE: The United States trio of Noah Lyles (gold), Kenny Bednarek (silver) and Erriyon Knighton (bronze)......

WADA names cycling doping expert to spearhead RUSADA rebuild

The World Anti-Doping Agency has appointed former war crimes investigator Peter Nicholson to help troubled Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) overhaul its anti-doping program. Nicholson, an......

'It was scored with the head of Diego and hand of God'

'I'm privileged, but only because that was God's will. God made me play well. He gave me the ability at birth.' IMAGE: Diego Maradona scores the infamous 'Hand of God' goal past England goalkeeper......

ICC to consider appointment of Najam Sethi as president in June

(From left to right): Iain Higgins (Head of Legal and Company Secretary, ICC), ICC chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan and Chief Executive ICC David Richardson address the ICC board meeting at the......