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'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

Hundreds of gays marry in San Francisco

Despite heavy rains, hundreds of gay and lesbian couples poured into the San Francisco City Hall to get married on Monday, before court hearings on attempts to block same-sex unions.Newly elected......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Ten images that show it’s an odd, odd world we live in. An Indian Muslim devotee on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti for the festival of Urs, performs a......

#Pray for Paris: The world comes together for terror victims

The world has come together to #prayforparis, including celebrities. Additionally, famous landmarks across the world have been lit in the colours of the French national flag to pay respect to the......

In US, same-sex couples rush to the altar after SC 'blessing'

The US Supreme Court legalised gay marriage on Friday in a 5-4 decision, and within hours couples across the country were being issued marriage licenses. The landmark ruling says that the......

What Bengaluru must learn from San Francisco

San Francisco and Bengaluru have a lot in common but there is a lot more that is different. Bengaluru needs to imbibe the spirit of San Francisco, says Subir Roy. San Francisco and Bengaluru have......

Electrifying cars of the future!

With fuel prices escalating every other day, demand for green cars has been increasing over the years. Pollution-free and easy to operate, a wide range of green cars is available in the market and......

10 most profitable companies in the world

Image: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a Microsoft cloud briefing event in San Francisco.Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters With its new iPhones and iPads, Apple continues to be......

This is what dreams are made of

Imagine the view from the 20th floor of a condominium with its grounds landscaped into lush green gardens, a swimming pool and interesting water features.A place where you walk into a plush......

India rises, Silicon Valley drools

Promod Haque grew up in the old India, born into a lower-middle-class family, but he was lucky enough to attend a school in New Delhi for the children of wealthy dignitaries. His father was a......

PIX: Malavika Mohanan's EXOTIC travel diary!

Malavika Mohanan started her career with Malayalam films like Pattam Pole and Nirnayakam. She came into the national limelight in 2017 with the legendary Majid Majidi's Beyond The Clouds, where she......

Watch out for this Sufi rocker!

Vocalist and composer Falu, who has performed with Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman in the presence of First Lady Michelle Obama, television celebrity Oprah Winfrey and actress Elizabeth Taylor,......

Are tickets for Rahman's world tour too steep?

The A RRahman multi city tour across North America was postponed half way through its schedule following the collapse of a part of the Pontiac Silverdome in Detoriot damaging the stunningly......

Why Meryl Streep took up Mamma Mia

The brooding and intriguing Dark Knight will surely light up the box-office over the weekend in America, Canada and many other countries. But if the reaction in the United Kingdom, Greece and......

PHOTOS: Paris hosts Gay Games

Over 12,700 participants from 91 countries are expected during the one-week contest, which features a variety of athletes - young and old, male and female, straight and gay. IMAGE: Over 12,700......

Sports Shorts: Nike's Kaepernick ad spurs spike in sold-out items

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick appears as a face of Nike Inc advertisement marking the 30th anniversary......

Olympic torch arrives in Japan

Japan called for calm but braced for trouble with tight security on Friday, as low-key protests began ahead of its leg of the Olympic torch relay, following emotional scenes at other venues around......

Baseball legend, 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron, dies at 86

'He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Hank never let the hatred he faced consume him.' IMAGE: Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron......

Sports Shorts: Ivanisevic headlines Hall of Fame nominations

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Goran Ivanisevic, who remains the lowest-ranked player to win Wimbledon and the only male player to win a Grand Slam singles......

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