In first public appearance in months, British queen attends husband's memorial service

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II made her first public appearance in months to attend a special thanksgiving memorial service for her late husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster......

Why John le Carre will never die

He will be remembered not only as a writer, but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, as he mourns the passing of a legend......

Irom Sharmila, has been fasting for 9 years against a controversial law

Irom Sharmila has been on an indefinite fast since November 2000 to protest the killing of innocent people by security forces in Manipur. She has been arrested innumerable times and nasal fed......

RIP Stephen Hawking: Bidding adieu to a brilliant mind

The funeral of legendary British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was held on Saturday in a private ceremony attended by around 500 people comprising family, friends and colleagues, at a......

Geithner in India to boost Indo-US economic ties

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has left for New Delhi to launch the Indo-US Economic and Financial Partnership which according to him would set the pace and put and economic relationship......

Entrepreneur who wanted to gift Obama a rickshaw

Nicknamed 'Business Baazigar', a successful entrepreneur from Bihar is disappointed that he could not gift his innovative 'rickshaw' to US President Barack Obama who invited him to the entrepreneur......

The Man Who Launched 100 Start Ups

'Students tell me their parents are fine with them either joining a start up or even starting one. This was not the case 10 years ago.' Ashok Jhunjhunwala is a pioneer in incubating new ideas and......

2 Indian CEOs, Nadella among world's most powerful people

Image: Mukesh Ambani with wife Nita. Photograph: Sandeep Pal     These people have the power that "shapes and bends the world, and moves people, markets, armies and minds,” says......

Most Envied Bodies in Hollywood

Megan Fox has topped Heat magazine's Most Envied Bodies 2009 list, pushing Hollywood favourite Angelina Jolie -- to whom she is compared the most -- to the fifth spot. Check out the sexy ladies to......

Coming up at Toronto: Priyanka! Pacino! Denzel! Reese!

There is Robert Downey Jr. And Reese Witherspoon. And Steve Carell. And Bill Murray. And Al Pacino. And, of course, Priyanka Chopra. Arthur J Pais, who has covered the Toronto International Film......

I Am Number Four: Answer to Potter, Twilight?

Elvis D'Silva reviews I Am Number Four. Post YOUR reviews here!Building a motion picture franchise can be a tricky business. Ask the makers of Daredevil,the Hulk movie,The Losers or Kick-Ass. And......

Suri not Tom Cruise's daughter?

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri was conceived by sperm from dead Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, claims a new book by biographer Andrew Morton. In the book, Tom Cruise: An......

FA Cup: Everton see off Peterborough

IMAGE: Everton's Iliman Ndiaye celebrates scoring their second goal with Abdoulaye Doucoure and Jesper Lindstrom Action during the FA Cup Third Round match against Peterborough United at Goodison......

PIX: Manchester City lose to Juventus; Arsenal, Barcelona win

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.Juventus deal Manchester City huge blow IMAGE: Dusan Vlahovic celebrates with teammate with Kenan Yildiz after scoring Juventus'......

PIX: Barca's young guns steal the show; Atletico held

Pedri and Torres score late goals to give Barca 2-0 win over Cadiz IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Ferran Torres scores their second goal. Photograph: Bruna Casas/Reuters Pedri and Ferran Torres scored......

USA all primed up for 2026 after early exit

IMAGE: United States players applaud fans after the match as United States are eliminated from the World Cup. Photograph: Annegret Hilse/Reuters The United States exited the World Cup with a......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......