Images from around the world compete in EyeEM photography award

EyeEm, a global community and marketplace for photography and video, is in the middle of its fourth and largest photography competition yet. With more than 590,000 submissions from 88,000......

Eboo Patel receives interfaith Guru Nanak award

"When you start a prize with the Dalai Lama, how do you keep it going?" asked Thomas P DiNapoli, New York State comptroller, at the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize event in New York, April 18. But, he......

Just who is Nirav Modi?

No one knows where billionaire Nirav Modi emerged from. What is known is that when he came (back) to India, he cut his teeth in the diamond business under the tutelage of his jeweller uncle. Then......

Same old story? How banks ignored alerts

IMAGE: The Punjab National Bank branch where fraudulent transcations worth USD 1.77 bn were detected, in Mumbai. .Photograph: Shirish Shete/PTI Photo. Despite the rating agency CARE withdrawing......

Mammen Mapillai: A pioneer industrialist

Unlike many other developing countries, India is fortunate in that several strategic industries like steel, cement, heavy engineering, transport and automobile tyres are not dominated by foreign......

PGA Championship: Lahiri, Shubhankar set to create new landmarks

Globally all eyes will be on Tiger Woods after his splendid tied-sixth at the Open Championships in Carnoustie last month. IMAGE: Anirban Lahiri will surpass Jeev Milkha Singh's previous Indian......

Shubhankar's big target at World Championships: To meet hero Tiger Woods

'He has been a hero of mine growing up and it will be great to just meet him.' IMAGE: The 22-year-old Indian golfer will make his debut at this week's World Golf Championships-Bridgestone......

What players are saying about Tiger Woods at Whistling Straits

Tiger Woods goes into this week's PGA Championship at Whistling Straits searching for his first PGA Tour title of the year after a career-worst performance on the US circuit last week. The......

Sports Shorts: Lahiri tied 7th after flying start, Woods 14th

IMAGE: Anirban Lahiri of India. Photograph: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri shot a fine 5-under 65 to position himself in tied-7th place after the opening day of the......

Practice imperfect for Woods as he juggles family time

Tiger Woods has always tried to maintain tight control over every aspect of his game but he conceded on Wednesday that his troubled private life had taken its toll on his practice time. The......