Lanka court acquits ex-LTTE child soldier in murder case

A former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam child soldier-turned-politician was acquitted by a court in Sri Lanka on Wednesday in the 2005 murder case of a senior ethnic Tamil lawmaker at the height......

Swiss couple attacked in UP, 5 arrested; Yogi, Swaraj condemn assault

A young Swiss tourist couple was attacked by five youths in Agra's Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh leaving them battered and bruised after which all of them were nabbed, police said......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's this week's collection of wacky and funny stories from around the world.  1) College students break world record for largest pillow fight   UC Irvine students, mostly freshman and......

Missing Southern Illinois University student found dead

Pravin M Varughese, 19, a student of Southern Illinois University, who had been missing for a week, was found dead on February 18. His body was recovered from a wooded area in Carbondale, Illinois,......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

Is Nayattu anti-Dalit? Is Karnan pro-Dalit?

'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning......

NH10, Mardaani, Special 26: The DARK side of Dilli

Bollywood is looking at Delhi with a new pair of eyes. Image: Anushka Sharma and Neil Bhoopalam in NH10 New Delhi, thanks to its vibrant sights and famously quirky people, has contributed a great......

Review: Lincoln is a deserving Oscar frontrunner

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln boasts of a stellar cast led by two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day Lewis in the titular character, writes Vipin Vijayan.Steven Spielberg never ceases to amaze. To......

French Open PIX: Alcaraz, Tsitsipas have it easy

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his French Open third round match against Sebastian Korda of the United States, at Roland Garros, Paris, France, on Friday. Photograph: Lisi......

Wimbledon PIX! Dimitrov ousts Tiafoe; Pegula, Sinner advance

Images from Day 7 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Sunday. IMAGE: Grigor Dimitrov celebrates after winning his third round match. Photograph:......

Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Vikas ousted in opening round

IMAGE: India's Vikas Krishan in action against Japan's Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa during the men's welterweight Round of 32 bout at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, on Saturday. Photograph: Ueslei......

Kaushik qualifies for Olympics; eye injury puts Vikas out of final

Manish Kaushik ninth Indian boxer to make Tokyo Olympics cut. Vikas Krishan signs off Asian Qualifiers with silver as eye injury forces him out of final. IMAGE: India's Manish Kaushik celebrates......

Indian boxing contingent's protest against Sarita's defeat dismissed

Sarita Devi, left, in action Photograph: Getty Images India's appeal for a review of L Sarita Devi's semi-final bout at the Asian Games has been dismissed. After the Indian pugilist lost......