India trade deal eludes another British prime minister

Britain's third female prime Minister, Liz Truss, was out of office on Thursday after the shortest tenure at 10 Downing Street in London and without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement (FTA)......

UK's PM-in-waiting Liz Truss remains committed to India ties

Newly-elected Conservative Party leader and prime minister in waiting Liz Truss is among the senior British politicians known for championing deeper India-UK strategic and economic ties, describing......

Did Nepal earthquake shrink Everest's height? Satellite data suggests so

A trekker stands in front of Mount Everest at Kala Patthar in Solukhumbu District. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters The devastating earthquake that has rocked Nepal not only killed thousands......

Kolkata among cities MOST vulnerable to floods

Shanghai, Dhaka and Kolkata are the cities most vulnerable to flooding, according to a new study, reports Syed Tashfin Chowdhury A recent study has found that Kolkata is the one of the cities most......

Dark days will soon be over for a remote tribal village in Bengal

The UK-India research project is funded by Research Councils UK and India's Department of Science and Technology. Experts from the University of Leeds, University of Exeter, and University of......

Now, smartphone app to help lose weight

Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that could be key to losing weight, enabling users to regularly monitor their food intake and exercise.The study is the first to evaluate a......

5 best 'time-saving inventions' ever

It's what most women would agree upon -- washing machine is their most favourite time-saving gadget ever invented. According to a survey conducted by Internet service provider Hotmail, 32 per......

Now, driverless cars at Heathrow

Battery-operated driverless cars with bug-eyed windows will soon be carrying passengers at the Heathrow Airport. The bubble shaped vehicles look like a capsule and their doors fold back like......

Priyanka wraps up Baywatch shoot in Miami

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Priyanka Chopra has finished shooting for the first schedule of Baywatch in Miami. She posted a picture, above, and......

'Comedy is really hard'

In the late 1990s, British-Indian filmmaker Bharat Nalluri thought he had it all -- a burgeoning Hollywood career and a line of action adventure movies to pick from.Miramax selected him to direct......

Column: A little Sex didn't hurt anybody

The women are back.I am referring to Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte. We last saw them four years ago -- although they have occasionally reappeared in our living rooms in re-runs on HBO and......

Nandita Das talks Firaaq and more with her fans

After wowing us with her acting, Nandita Dasdecided to try her hand at direction withFiraaq.The film, which releases in theatres this Friday,isnow getting rave reviewsin international film......

Cricket in Olympics: Multi-billion dollar broadcast market, BCCI's push and ICC pitch perfect presentation

IMAGE: Cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 LA Olympics was an outcome of a ‘pitch perfect’ presentation alongside several major contributing factors. Photograph: Adnan......

ECB says new diversity plans to tackle 'uncomfortable truths'

Photograph: ECB/Twitter The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said, on Tuesday, a range of measures aimed at strengthening its inclusion and diversity strategy would deal with some......

'Lack of Black players in county cricket not good enough'

Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images The lack of Black players in county cricket is “clearly not good enough” according to former England captain Michael Atherton. A study......

Gayle leaves his mark on West Indies cricket

During a time where West Indian cricket has struggled to hit the heights of the great teams of the 1970s and 1980s, he has been more than just a great entertainer at the top of the order. IMAGE:......

'Sourav always showed faith in me'

'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for......