4 Indian-American women racially abused in Texas, told to 'go back'

Four Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in the United States state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they are 'ruining' America and......

The Children Who Died In Texas

Texans pray and hold a vigil a day after a teenager murdered 19 children and two teachers at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Please click on the images for glimpses of the vigil and......

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 19 children, and two adults at an elementary school in Texas state, with an emotional......

George Floyd laid to rest amid call for racial justice in US

African-American George Floyd, whose custodial killing stoked widespread protests in the United States and other countries over racial injustice, was laid to rest following a funeral service at a......

One currency's gain is another's loss

When criticised about the US administration's exchange-rate policy vis-a-vis the yen, former US president George H W Bush apparently retorted in a fit of pique, "Let the Japanese handle their......

Box Office boost for Oscar-winning movies?

Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.  For months now, audiences have been watching the riveting 12 Years a Slave with palpitating hearts and seething emotions at......

Looking at Liz Taylor's long line of men!

Elizabeth Taylor might have been quite an actress, but she was also one serious romantic. Married eight times to seven men with all but one marriage ending in divorce, Liz had quite the tumultuous......

Julia Eats, Prays, Loves (and goes home)

For the longest time, I thought the 2006 bestseller Eat, Pray, Love was a sequel to the 2004 bestseller about punctuation Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Now I am enlightened. One is about the search for......

Welcome back SRK, Kajol

After capturing hearts of Berlin fans at the 60th Berlinale International Film Festival with their film, My Name is Khan on Friday, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol returned to Mumbai on Sunday. No sooner......

Russia sentences US basketball star Griner to 9 years in jail

IMAGE: US basketball star Brittney Griner had admitted having the vape cartridges containing hashish oil but said it was an honest mistake. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters A Russian court......

Olympic Champ Simone Biles Engaged!

IMAGE: Jonathan Owens proposes to Simone Biles. Photographs: Simone Biles/Twitter Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles was engaged to boyfriend Jonathan Owens on Tuesday. The footballer, who......

PIX: Kansas City end 50-year Super Bowl drought

IMAGE: The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Photograph: Rob Carr/Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs......

PIX: Tiger leads from front as US win Presidents Cup

'We did it together. We came here as a team. My team mates and my boys all played well, the captains did an amazing job.' IMAGE: The United States team celebrate after winning 16-14 on day four of......

Big six is the number for Hamilton in Texas

A victory in Texas would take Lewis Hamilton's career total to 84 wins, seven behind the all-time record set by Ferrari great Michael Schumacher on his way to seven titles. IMAGE: If Lewis......