Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not......

World leaders thank India for Covid vaccine shipments to combat pandemic

World leaders thanked India for its help and support in combating the coronavirus pandemic through 'early and meaningful' shipments of Covid-19 vaccine doses, as they addressed the high-level......

Like a scene from Mars: California skies glow orange as wildfires continue

The Bay Area in California awoke to a scene straight out of Mars. Orange and even red skies blanketed San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, and ash rained down, with wildfires raging far in the......

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

'Lee Kuan Yew told me he used to look to India, especially the writings of Nehru and Sardar Panikkar, for guidance on governance.''It's ironic that India should have so much to learn of the spirit......

UK court defers Indian banks' plea to declare Mallya bankrupt

In a relief to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the high court in London has deferred hearings on a plea by the SBI-led consortium of Indian banks, seeking the indebted tycoon to be declared bankrupt to......

'High fiscal deficit not a concern'

"Let's reduce our expectations from the Budget. It's very odd that after nearly two decades of liberalisation, we still attach so much importance to it. Liberalisation implies that the government's......

Satyam may lay off over 12,000 employees

Satyam Computer Services, which is now controlled by Tech Mahindra, is planning to lay off 12,000 to 14,000 employees. Sources said that the new management made a formal announcement before senior......

Tata Nano gets 2.03 lakh bookings

The Tata Nano received over 203,000 fully paid bookings amounting to nearly Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion), Tata Motors said on Monday. The company said that 610,000 forms were purchased from the......

Three movies you must watch!

Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon. IMAGE: A scene from Moothon.   The labels are a common sight on the racks of most fast fashion stores in the West -- Made in Sri Lanka,......

The Best Celeb Hairstyles

A new poll of the best celeb hairstyles was conducted and David Beckham landed the fifth spot. The English footballer makes as much news for his stylish haircuts as he does for his fashionable wife......

The Hangover 2 is beset with old gags

Shaikh Ayaz says The Hangover Part 2 is not really a step up from its predecessor but it's Zach Galifianakis' show all the way. Post YOUR reviews here! If The Hangover were blood brothers......

The pressure of being a Bollywood star

By talking about her struggle with depression, Deepika Padukone has exposed the stress-filled lives of filmstars. While most heroines of her time were accompanied on shoots by fiercely protective......

Warne was watching Australia-Pakistan Test before he died

The spin legend was on a three-month holiday in Thailand. IMAGE: Shane Warne was without doubt the finest leg-spinner of all time. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters   The cricketing world was......

Second consecutive win thrills Mahi Racing's co-owners

Mahi Racing Team India co-owners actor Nagarjuna and Nandish Domlur are thrilled by their side's second win in a row in the FIM Supersport Championship. Nagarjuna and Nandish were in Spain,......

Dhoni's team wins first race of World Super Bike C'ship

Mahi Racing Team India began their World Supersport Championship campaign with a bang when their lead rider Kenan Sofuoglu of Turkey comfortably won the first race of the season at the Philip......

Indian football: NorthEast United stun Mumbai City

NorthEast do a double against mighty Mumbai with 2-1 victory IMAGE: NorthEast is the only side who have managed to win against the might of the table-toppers. Photograph: ISL/Twitter......

With best wishes from Bolt, Blake qualifies fastest for 100 final

'Because Usain told me, 'you've got to win, you've got to do your best or you can't go home' IMAGE: Yohan Blake of Jamaica, Trae Williams of Australia and Adam Gemili of England......