Come on, Bono, Rattle and Hum for the women of India!

'Bono, every time you clap your hands, a woman somewhere in the land of Ahimsa, is being abused.''Physically, emotionally or financially; at home, in the street or at work.''Maybe just for a little......

Do you know these 10 famous Scots?

Scotland will vote on whether it will be an independent country or will remain a part of the United Kingdom on September 18. Independence will end a 305-year-old union with England and break up......

2 Indians found dead in Australia house fire

At least two members of an Indian family were found dead today after a fire tore through their Melbourne house, an incident suspected by police as a case of murder-suicide. The bodies of the......

US: Family indicted in 'slavery' case of Indian

In yet another 'slavery' case, an Indian woman, her husband who is deputy sheriff in Forsyth County, Georgia, and her fatherin-law, a former Fulton County magistrate judge, have been indicted by a......

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta. Photograph: Reuters   Has Big Tech become too powerful? Should Facebook, Google......

Homegrown PE funds learn how to cash in on fast exits

Players such as Kidaara, True North, and Multiples Alternate Asset Management move outside the confines of just being a family-style financial office and become a true PE heavyweight. Illustration:......

Buffett celebrates 50th year at Berkshire, faces tough questions

Buffett gave no hints about who would succeed him and defended ties with Brazil's 3G Capital during the annual meeting Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday celebrated Warren Buffett's......

Markets bounce back

The markets have retraced half of the previous day'slosses. It was a steadysessonof trade unlike the mayhem ofWednesday. And even the characteristic expiry-end volatility failed todisturb the......

George Clooney working out of Delhi

Hollywood comes to India sporadically, in small, paparazzi-driven doses, usually to vacation, check out the exotica they hope to find on offer,scout a location, or just gorge on the curry.......

Bow Barracks does not say much

'What are you doing, man?' 'You're such a bugger, man!' 'I'm tired of living in this bloody building, man!'In Anjan Dutt's Bow Barracks Forever, 'man' is a noun, exclamation, exultation and abuse.......

Pakistani film shot in India premieres in UK

A Pakistani film shot in India and Pakistan has premiered in Bradford, Britain.Most Lollywood films, the name for the Lahore-based Pakistani film industry, have their premieres in Pakistan, but the......

Jamaica's sprint dynasty crumbles in Paris

IMAGE: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did compete in the 100 qualifiers but dropped out moments before the semi-finals. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters Jamaica's dominance in the women's 100......

Olympics PIX: St Lucia's Alfred storms to women's 100m gold

IMAGE: The world's fastest woman Julien Alfred created history by winning Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal at the Paris Games on Saturday. Photographs: Edgar Su/Reuters Julien Alfred......

World Athletics PIX: Watson wins a thriller to claim 400m gold!

Watson pips Hudson-Smith to take 400m gold IMAGE: Jamaica's Antonio Watson crosses the line to win the men's 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday. Photograph:......

WI, Zimbabwe and SL head into WC Qualifier unbeaten

Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/Twitter West Indies, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka will enter the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier high on confidence, having won both their warm-up matches ahead......

Costa Rica book place at Qatar 2022 World Cup

IMAGE: Costa Rica's Joel Campbell in action with New Zealand's Nando Pijnaker. Photograph: Mohammed Dabbous /Reuters Joel Campbell’s early goal sent Costa Rica to the World Cup for a......