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Why Israel failed to prevent this 'unprecedented' attack

Some experts feel that Israel got so totally engrossed in countering Iran and in efforts to foil the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme that it has neglected its own backyard. IMAGE: A view of a......

William, Harry condemn BBC 'deceit' over Diana interview

UK’s Princes William and Harry have both condemned the ‘deceit’ that lay behind their late mother Princess Diana's famous BBC interview over 25 years ago in which she first spoke......

BBC apologises for cover up in 1995 Diana interview scoop

The BBC on Thursday issued an apology as an inquiry concluded that the media corporation had covered up the tactics used by journalist Martin Bashir to secure his famous 1995 interview scoop with......

Shaheen Bagh's 'Dadi' on BBC's 100 Women Of 2020 list

India's Shaheen Bagh dadi, Bilkis Bano, known for leading a peaceful protest against the new citizenship law is among the four Indian women to be included in the 'BBC 100 Women 2020' list released......

10 STUNNING glimpses of wildlife

Fourteen-year-old Indian photographer Udayan Rao Pawar and South African lensman Greg du Toit have been named winners of this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest co-owned by London's......

Sony, BBC in alliance for India business

BBC Worldwide India, a unit of British Broadcasting Corp, and Multi-Screen Media, which runs Sony Entertainment Television, are finalising a mega alliance involving distribution and sales.......

Why India must create new programming languages...

"Yawn", "Zzzzz... excuse me, I need to nap." Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic......

BBC World plans MBA courses for Indian students

BBC Worldwide would offer two online MBA scholarships from a world-ranked business school in London to mark the launch of BBC Learning in India. Scholarship students would begin their study in late......

BBC to launch DVDs in India

Cashing in on the fast growing DVD market, BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has decided to launch its DVDs in India. It is likely to rope in music......

BBC eyes Indian market

Buoyed by record profits in its global operations last year, the BBC Worldwide service is now eyeing India to further strengthen its network in India. The broadcasting behemoth beaming 28 channels......

'I travel the world with a piece of bamboo'

'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Chaurasia......

The girl A Suitable Boy fell in love with

'I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that this could happen to me.' IMAGE: Tanya Maniktala in Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tanya Maniktala/Instagram Tanya Maniktala......

Big B, Salman, Akshay: Bollywood debut in Forbes' highest paid list

Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty. Bollywood biggies Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have made the top 10 in Forbes’ highest paid actor list.It is for the first time......

'#IndiasDaughter is a wake up call. It doesn't shame the nation'

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: The Indian government has blocked the broadcast of the documentary India's Daughter and several celebrities turned to Twitter to......

British actor Rowan Atkinson injured in car crash

British actor Rowan Atkinson was in a car accident and suffered minor shoulder injuries on Thurday evening near Peterborough.Atkinson, who gained worldwide popularity with his show Mr Bean, crashed......

Beckham to play football in 7 continents... all for the love of the game

IMAGE: David Beckham with his wife Victoria Beckham. Photograph: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images Former soccer star David Beckham will star in the documentary film ‘David Beckham: For the Love......

'Politically active Gauff can change world for better'

IMAGE: US tennis prodigy Coco Gauff, 16, appeared at a protest in her hometown of Delray Beach, Florida, last month, calling for racial and social justice after the death of George Floyd, an......

Tokyo Olympics would be cancelled if not held in 2021: IOC chief Bach

'You can't every year change the entire sports schedule worldwide of all the major federations. You can't have the athletes being in uncertainty.' IMAGE: International Olympic Committee chief......

ECB cancels contracts of players signed up for 'The Hundred'

IMAGE: Players for the eight teams in The Hundred line up following The Hundred Draft, in Isleworth, England, on October 20, 2019. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images for ECB The England and......

'Rajasthan Royals open to shortened IPL among Indian players only'

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals' players celebrate a wicket during the 12th edition of IPL last year. Photograph: BCCI Even a shortened Indian Premier League with just Indian players would be good enough......

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