Rare French privilege for Dr Singh

In a rare honour for India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday the Chief Guest of Honour at the French National Day celebrations, witnessing an impressive parade, in which a contingent of......

Inside the 'Maya'nagari called Lucknow

Queen Maya had not become pregnant despite 20 years of being married to King Suddhodana, the ruler of the Sakya clan of Kapilavastu (in modern Bihar), till she dreamed of a white elephant,......

Indian American girl wins Spelling Bee

In her fourth appearance at the annual spelling marathon, a supremely-confident Kavya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, breezed through to win the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee competition,......

From Satya to Mohandas

We rarely meet film directors, who have completed their education from the reputed Indian Institute of Technology no less. But Mazhar Kamran [inset] is an exception. In his second year of......

'Mika and I have a love-hate relationship'

Chitrashi Rawat is the latest actor to be evicted from the reality TV show, Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao. Chitrashi, who along with Mika Singh and Jay Bhanushali, entered the show three weeks......

Barca defender Abidal to have liver transplant

Barcelona defender Eric Abidal is to have a liver transplant, the Spanish and European champions said on Thursday. The France international, a cult figure among fans of the Catalan club, had......

Soccer PIX: Barca stunned by Cadiz

IMAGES from soccer matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Barcelona's Luuk de Jong reacts after the final whistle of the La Liga match against Cadiz CF at Camp Nou in Barcelona on Monday. Photograph:......

Tearful Abidal leaving Barca at end of season

Popular former France defender Eric Abidal fought back tears on Thursday as he announced he would be ending his six-year spell with Barcelona when his contract expires at the end of the season."I......

Messi tells Barca he wishes to leave, says club source

Under the terms of the contract which expires in 2021, the only way Messi can leave without the club's consent is if a rival side pays his release clause of 700 million euros (629.7 million......

'Messi not leaving, he wants to end his career at Barca'

IMAGE: Lionel Messi's contract with Barca runs till 2021. Photograph: Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said that striker Lionel Messi would not be leaving the club as he wants to end......