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70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

UK Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks, Coulson charged

Media baron Rupert Murdoch's top executive Rebekah Brooks and Premier David Cameron's former aide Andy Coulson, were on Tuesday charged along with six others with criminal conspiracy to hack into......

UK's new anti-terror law

A new anti-terror law in Britain that makes it a criminal offence to encourage terrorism by glorifying it was given the Royal Assent on Thursday.Terrorism Act 2006 makes it a criminal offence to......

UK police losing women, minorities rapidly

A record number of women and ethnic minority officers are quitting the British police within months of joining, prompting concerns that racism and sexism are undermining the government's efforts to......

Indian community in UK lauded

While wholeheartedly lauding the multi-dimensional contributions of the Indian community to British society, United Kingdom Home Secretary Charles Clarke has warned certain extremist groups trying......

Now UK wants talented Indians to stay back

Lauding the strides made by India in the fields of economy, science and technology, a British minister has said his government's effort now is not how to stop Indians coming over to Britain, but......

Are you single? No UK visa for you

British immigration staff based in India have been following an 'illegal policy' of barring young and single boys and girls from entering the UK on the presumption that they would get married and......

In UK, immigrants pay more tax

Britain's immigrant population contributes relatively more to the public purse than their UK-born counterparts by paying a significant 10.2 per cent of all the income tax collected in the country,......

Woods wants to be the Indian shoe brand for millennial aspirations

Aldo, Charles & Keith, Pavers England, Hush Puppies, Clarks, Steve Madden, Tod's and Bally, Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo and Longchamp have all come to India. For Woods, this is a validation of the......

US multinationals to face more pain from strong dollar

The surging value of the US dollar may be posing the biggest threat to US corporate earnings since the 2008 financial crisis, hurting results at most US-based multinationals. Some on Wall......

Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power 2: Visually Stunning

All in all, season 2 seems a tad better than season 1 in most departments, observes Namrata Thakker. Going by the first three episodes of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 2, it seems the......

Paris Gets A Dose Of Oppenheimer

Paris got its fill of Oppenheimer, when Christopher Nolan's latest film premiered at the Cinema Le Grand Rex in the city. Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy in the title role of the famous American......

Review: The Imitation Game is well-performed but spineless

The Imitation Game is an unsubtle film that delivers exactly what you expect in the most predictable way, laments Raja Sen.Remember the first time you heard the last Pink Floyd album? No, not that......

Game of Thrones devotee? Score the characters!

The wise Imp or the Mother Dragon? Take your pick!The interweb has been abuzz with everything Game of Thrones ever since the television adaptation of G R R Martin's magnificent fantasy drama series......

Affleck's no good as a Daredevil

Unleashed in over 3,400 movie houses and on 4,000 screens across North America, Daredevil, the high tech comic book movie about a blind superman, may earn $55 million in its first week -- excellent......

F1: Russell takes pole in British 1-2-3 at Silverstone

IMAGE: Mercedes's George Russell poses after qualifying in pole position for the British Grand Prix with second and third-placed teammates Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris at Silverstone Circuit,......

Bolt wins 200m gold with World record

Usain Bolt won the 200 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships in a World record time of 19.19 seconds on Thursday. The Jamaican, who dominated the 100 and 200 metres at last year's......

Hamilton takes record sixth British GP win

IMAGES: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One British Grand Prix, at Silverstone Circuit, Britain, on Sunday. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters......

England goes cricket-crazy

From rocker Mick Jagger to former prime minister John Major, the English were gripped by cricket mania on Thursday as England met old rivals Australia in the decisive final match of the summer.......

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rajneesh Gupta lists some more amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times. IMAGE: The Lord's cricket ground, owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club,......

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