Bringing In 2024 Around The World

How 2024 arrived the world over.   IMAGE: Ladies leap in the air on the last day of 2023 in Bhopal. Photograph: ANI Photo   IMAGE: Mumbaikars watch the last sunset of the 2023 from a......

PHOTOS: Welcoming 2019 in style

Happy New Year! Stunning fireworks displays welcomed the New Year across the world. Take a look.   People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio......

REWIND: BEST images in the last 24 hours

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot by ace Reuters photographers in the last 24 hours. Women take a selfie as they rest underneath a bridge at the Han river......

Ho Ho Ho! Santas, Santas everywhere

With Christmas just around the corner, the preparations around the wonderful festival have already begun in many parts of the world. And no Christmas is complete without the Santa Claus!......

Budget receives mixed response

Unhappy that the Budget has not done anything to reduce escalating prices, the Communist Party of India said on Tuesday that it would launch a countrywide agitation against high prices......

Hi-tech and stunning buildings in 10 future cities!

With cities getting cluttered with concrete jungles, there is a need for innovative building designs. Here's a look at ten futuristic city concepts that can transform the way you live... 1. Seoul......

Call drops? Blame the govt not mobile operators

A basic problem is that the cost of spectrum and licences relative to earnings is too high, structurally, notes Shyam Ponappa. Will the government's variant of "speak softly and carry a big stick"......

Telcos to be blamed for call drops? Not really, the issue is far deeper

A bigger problem is that there is no clear definition of "call drops". A lot of telecom operators have kept their benchmarks very loose, which helps them report very low rates of dropped......

Om Puri: My friend, Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze, who lost the battle to pancreatic cancer on Monday, had a close Indian connection. He starred in the film, City Of Joy, featuring Om Puri and Shabana Azmi. The film was shot in......

The Greatest Olympians!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Michael Phelps/Instagram   Every four years, the world holds its breath, as the Olympics bring the world together. Athletes, trained to peak perfection, compete for......

PHOTOS: Cities light up buildings 100 days before Rio Olympics

From the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg to the London Eye in Britain, cities around the world are lighting up buildings and landmarks in the yellow and green colours of the Brazilian flag on......

Asian Games: South Korea beat North to win soccer gold

South Korea players celebrate after claiming the Football Men's Gold Medal match against North Korea at Munhak Stadium in Incheon on Thursday. Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images South Korea's......

How Sindhu changed into the 'Dragon Slayer'

Once labelled mild and fragile, P V Sindhu has undergone an astounding transformation, discovers Nikita Puri. IMAGE: By claiming the China Open title last month, P V Sindhu has shown that her Rio......