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5 killed in mass shooting at Illinois factory

At least five people were killed in a shooting that took place at a manufacturing plant in Aurora in Illinois on Friday (local time), said the city's police chief Kristen Ziman. She also confirmed......

'Have a damn heart': Trump's tweet angers survivors of Florida shooting

“Have a damn heart.” This is how a student, one of the lucky survivors of the Parkland, Florida school massacre responded to United States President Donald Trump’s tweets, linking......

History classes shift focus in UK

Mahatma Gandhi, Britain's wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King and Adolf Hitler have been cut from a list of key historical figures recommended for teaching under a radical......

Now, surgery to fix high blood pressure

The doctor, who was part of a team that brought path-breaking surgery to Canada, in conversation with Ajit Jain Three specialists performed ground-breaking surgery at the Peter Munk Cardiac Center,......

Cheers, Terry Pratchett, who christened me a dragon

'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion......

Modi meets 42 global CEOs, pushes Startup India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global CEOs and top American executives to leverage the 'Startup India' innovation platforms to formulate solutions for the entire world on challenging issues......

Mumbai to host global mart meet

Hedge funds, which are proving to be a headache for stock market regulators across the world, will be the main topic of discussion at the four-day annual conference of the International......

Of Wall Street and old crimes

All old abodes have their ghosts, and Wall Street has been well-lived-in since the Dutch erected a wooden stockade to guard against attack in the 17th century. With hundreds of years during which......

These cars cost a fortune, but. . .

Look in the mirror and say "I deserve a car that costs more than most people's homes." If you can't, then you may want to read something else. Yes, we know, spending obscene amounts of money on a......

US recession and what needs to be done

Wall Street got its hopes up on Mar 11. Elated by a Federal Reserve move to stop the credit crunch, the US stock market posted its biggest one-day gain in five years, with the Dow Jones industrial......

First look: Hitchhiker's Guide

AsHollywood continues to adapt everything into a movie, celluloid blasphemy gets increasingly painful.On Wednesday night, Disney premiered its latest release, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy,......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Sexiest Man Alive to host Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced that Hugh Jackman will be the host of the 81st annual Oscars, to be held February 22. The rugged Australian -- who stars......

Hitchhikers is worth the ride

Not everyone who hasn't devoured Douglas Adams' science fiction adventures and enjoyed their eccentric humour and crazy situations will easily embrace the movie adaptation ofThe Hitchhiker's Guide......

Ash on David Letterman!

Aishwarya Rai will feature on one of America's most famous talk shows, David Letterman's Late Show next week.The interview, to be aired on February 9, comes two days ahead of the US premiere of......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

EPL PIX: Villa stun Arsenal; Liverpool-City draw

IMAGE: Ollie Watkins celebrates after scoring Aston Villa's second goal during the Premier League match against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in London, on Sunday. Photograph: Alastair Grant -......

US Open champion Del Potro returns home in triumph

US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro was greeted by thousands of fans and feted with rock band Queen's seminal "We are the Champions" when he made a triumphant return to his hometown of Tandil on......

Alves to decide on Barca future after Champions League final

Barcelona's Dani Alves during a news conference after a training session at the Barcelona training grounds Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona on Monday. Photograph:......

Liverpool, Arsenal target Barca defender Montoya as he eyes EPL move

Barcelona defender Martin Montoya is eyeing a move to the Premier League having decided to leave the Catalan club in the January transfer window, his agent said. The 23-year-old home grown talent......

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