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Chaplin was on Hitler's hit list, says book

Charlie Chaplin was on Adolf Hitler's hit-list being categorised as an 'Artistic Jew', suggests a Nazi propaganda book, which has the name of prominent Jewish figures, including Albert Einstein.......

Give us our gods back!

Shashi Tharoor says the British Museum should change its name to Chor Bazaar because whatever it has within its portals is the result of 200 years of theft.The museum is once again in the eye of a......

Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara

'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. PART I: Give us our gods back! PART......

'We ought to fire the President and get a new one'

A little less than a year ago,I argued that the President's case for urgent, unilateral, pre-emptive war in Iraq was less than convincing and needed to be challenged more effectively by the......

Big Mac for the little ones

McDonald's is pulling out the stops to woo younger fans. In May it will doubleclick into the cyberworld and install Sony Playstations at eight restaurants in Delhi.If the experiment is a hit it......

The world's most eligible royals

"Is This The One?," a British headline blared on a clear September morning 17 years ago above a picture of a diffident kindergarten teacher named Lady Diana Spencer. The blue-blooded 19-year-old......

Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall dies at 81

The latest Hollywood updates. IMAGE: Julia Roberts with Garry Marshall. Photograph: REUTERS/Fred Prouser Veteran filmmaker and TV personality Garry Marshall has passed away. He was 81.......

Desi spotting in The Accidental Husband

So who is looking forward to the September 5 release of the Uma Thurman and Colin Firth-starrer The Accidental Husband? A recent e-mail alerted us that one Rajat Kumar of New Jersey works on the......

'If there's a heaven, Gene Wilder has a Golden Ticket'

The latest Hollywood updates. As soon as the news of American comic actor Gene Wilder's demise went viral, social networking sites started flooding with condolences and remembrance notes for the......

A whale of a fish story

Pixar -- the animation studio that produced Toy Story, A Bug's Life and Monsters Inc -- is used to making movies that debut at Number One. Even by those standards, Finding Nemo is a whole 'nother......

Bruce Almighty opens to divine numbers

If proof was needed once again of how much critics are out of tune with public taste, Bruce Almighty, the comedy that opened to divine numbers, amply provided it. Following the tradition of many......

PIX: Wales one win from Euro 2024; Greece in playoffs

Wales one win away from Euro 2024 after beating Finland 4-1 IMAGE: Wales' David Brooks celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Substitute Dan James celebrated his 50th......

Australian F1 race without fans? Not a chance, say organisers

IMAGE: Brooke Meredith and her coach Joanne Ciconte before the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Celebrity Go-Kart Challenge. Photograph: Wayne Taylor/Getty Images for AGPC The season-opening......

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