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India-born media veteran selected as new BBC chairman

An India-born media executive who has worked in United Kingdom broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new......

Sunak, family opt for smaller flat above 10 Downing Street

Newly-appointed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family will be returning to live in a smaller flat above No 10 Downing Street as they were "very happy there," his spokesperson has said.......

Race for new Pak PM: Shehbaz files nomination; PTI to withdraw lawmakers

Pakistan's Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday nominated himself for the post of prime minister after the ouster of Imran Khan, whose party threatened to withdraw its lawmakers from......

World's 'loneliest elephant' is finally free

Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, will finally get a chance to live in a place he can call home. Following years of public outcry and campaigning by Oscar-winning American singer and actor......

Trump has no real affection for India

'The best thing that Modi can hope for in this visit is that he is able to mobilise Indians in America to vote Republican and try and help Trump return to power,' argues Aakar Patel. IMAGE: A......

NDTV founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy to sell company stake to Adani

NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy on Friday said they will sell all but 5 per cent of their remaining shareholding in the news broadcaster to Adani Group for up to Rs 647.6 crore.......

Shapoorji Pallonji may bag UK's largest theme park deal

Pegged at $1.8 billion in construction deal size, The London Resort, which is located 17 minutes outside London, has attracted bids from three other construction majors from across the world. One......

Will SC order help Vijay Mallya in extradition case?

A direction by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, Justice B R Gavai, and Justice Surya Kant to the Karnataka high court asked the latter to expeditiously settle the matter of assets deposited before......

ChuChu TV: It began with a dad's love for his daughter

Doting father Vinoth Chandar made an animation character based on his little girl to amuse her. Today, it has grown into Asia's biggest YouTube kids channel with 14 million subscribers from 75......

How the I&B minister can clean up the media

The growth of a credible, objective news media business in India requires political will and a belief in free speech, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. On an hour-long Facebook interaction last week,......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Rajamouli Mourns RRR Actor Ray Stevenson'

IMAGE: Ray Stevenson with S S Rajamouli on the sets of RRR. Photograph: Kind courtesy SS Rajamouli/Twitter Director S S Rajamouli remembered actor Ray Stevenson, who played the villainous British......

'Streaming has to be disciplined'

'Streaming will get to 100-200 million subscribers, but the journey is not as rose-tinted.' IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi in Scam 1992. Sameer Nair is the man responsible for bringing Kaun Banega Crorepati......

Superheroes. Super cops. Super Fun

Super heroes, super cops, super fun. Sukanya Verma tells us it's all there on OTT this week. Spider-Man: No Way HomeWhere to watch? BookMyShow StreamLanguage: English Peter Parker continues to......

'We never see the big twists coming'

'There will be other innovations coming, but, at the moment, this combination of the mobile phone and the Internet is such a disruptive way to deliver content.' Rohan Sippy has walked a path quite......

England to persist with Bazball despite Rajkot thrashing

'We will turn the page and go quids in again trying to put India under pressure.' IMAGE: Ben Duckett, who smashed 153 from 151 balls, was the only England batter to get past the half-century mark......

EPL PIX: Liverpool, City win; Man United stunned

IMAGE: Wolverhampton Wanderers' Max Kilman and Jose Sa in action with Liverpool's Luis Diaz. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 away on Saturday......

Women's WC PIX: Argentina, SA hopes dented by thrilling draw

IMAGE: Argentina's Yamila Rodriguez in action with South Africa's Linda Motlhalo. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Argentina and South Africa settled for an exciting 2-2 draw in their......

The Stars Who Won Us The 1983 World Cup

IMAGE: Captain Kapil Dev and Mohinder Amarnath celebrate after winning the 1983 World Cup final against the West Indies at Lord's, June 25, 1983 Photograph: Adrian Murrell/Allsport//Getty Images......

Broad slams 'soulless' Edgbaston pitch, calls it bowler's nightmare

IMAGE: Stuart Broad celebrates the wicket of David Warner. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images via Reuters Stuart Broad slammed the Edgbaston surface as "soulless" and described it as......

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