Accused No 1 announced that there had been a change in the circumstances of her health condition.She produced a thick 19-page document, written in her neat, very feminine handwriting, detailing her......
'While India's 'secularism' is a matter of cultural values rooted in Hinduism, the Western concept became one of rights rooted in legal rights.' 'India would be secular with or without Article 25......
A cruel age-old tradition in which onlookers taunt a terrified bull whose horns have been sent on fire is still in vogue in Spain. The Joy of the Bull -- or Toro Jubilo festival -- is one of......
It is time to think and do something drastically differently to boost tourism into India, writes Mahesh Vijapurkar. Now that the winter is upon us, overseas tourists have started trickling in.......
Iraqi television journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoe at former US president George W Bush in Baghdad last year, has been released from prison. Muntazer, 30, was initially sentenced to......
The world is slowly, but surely, coming out of the fiscal quagmire that it was wallowing in for a long time.... the recession is finally showing signs of retreating with economies across the......
Software giant Microsoft and Internet major Yahoo! on Wednesday signed a 10-year search deal that will see the two firms jointly challenging the dominance of Google in the search business. "In......
As the Indian economy begins to come out of the slowdown in growth, and the major industrial sectors show signs of revival, one sector that has remained bed-ridden for years now is the Indian......
Since the appearance of its initial slogan-- 'Just do it'-- Nike has cultivated the universal values associated with sports and the Olympic movement: surpassing oneself, determination, competition,......
A few months ago in Punjab, as grain farmers set fire to harvested rice fields to clear their land, Jagroop Singh spent the afternoon reflecting on his good fortune farming cows. Singh, a tall Sikh......
Nothing marks a greater exclusive than roping in a power couple to pose for a magazine cover. Considering the reluctance of Bollywood's celebrity couples to plug their 'together' status, this......
Bollywood actress Amrita Rao and cricketer Harbhajan Singh pose for pictures during a promotional event for a sports television channel in Mumbai on Tuesday. The function was held to......
Priyanka Kothari returns to the marquee this Friday after a long spell. Her last release was the dismal Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, way back in 2007, where she tried to pull off Hema Malini's Basanti.......
Sanjay Dutt turns 50 on July 29, and his has been a long and chequered story, replete with high drama. The son of Sunil and Nargis Dutt, Sanju came into the industry with much fanfare with Rocky,......
'I have never liked the word retirement' 'I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me' 'I'm terrible at goodbyes, the world's worst. But......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Saina showed better court coverage and unleashed some telling smashes. Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty Images Indian ace......
One thing that has not changed is her ultra-aggressive style and it never will, as long as she is hungry for Slams IMAGE: Garbine Muguruza of Spain serves. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty......
Serena Williams won a sixth Wimbledon title on Saturday as she became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title following a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Spain's Garbine Muguruza in the final, on......
There's no escaping the long hours of football on television. Beyond the footballing action there's a little more on offer for non-football fans. Yes, why not ogle at the stars on the pitch? Some......