North America's first Gandhi museum opens in Houston

A long-awaited dream of having the first free-standing Gandhi museum in North America, dedicated to the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace, is finally a reality and open for......

King Charles III crowned UK's new monarch

King Charles III was officially crowned as the 40th King of the United Kingdom at a ceremony steeped in history with modern multi-faith touches amid pomp, pageantry and choir music inside the......

Pope Benedict XVI Laid To Rest

Glimpses from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square at the Vatican City, January 5, 2023. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI, serving as head of the......

The Last Nizam of Hyderabad

What you need to know about Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the 8th Nizam, who will be laid to rest in Hyderabad on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. IMAGE: Prince Mukarram Jah Mir Barkat Ali Khan, the 8th Nizam......

UK's banks have Brexit shock absorbers

A 2008-style bank run seems unlikely, but if it did happen, the sector is much better prepared, says George Hay. IMAGE: People hold signs in Trafalgar Square during a 'Yes to Europe' rally for......

Uday Kotak sole Indian financier in Forbes' most powerful list

57-year-old Kotak is ranked 33rd in the Forbes list of 'Money Masters: The Most Powerful People In The Financial World' Kotak Mahindra Bank Chief Uday Kotak, who has a net worth of about $7.1......

Four US investment banks offer support for London after Brexit vote

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, as well as Britain's Asia-focused Standard Chartered said they would try to support London's financial sector Four US......

Want to print the internet? You need 136 billion sheets of paper

UK scientists have calculated that the entire Internet can be printed on 136 billion sheets of standard 8-by-11 paper. George Harwood and Evangeline Walker, students at the University of Leicester......

PIX: Emma, Clooney, Paris Hilton at Machete, Gravity premieres

Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.Former Harry Potter star Emma Watson, who arrived at the New York premiere of Alfonso Cuarón's new film Gravity, upstaged......

Reese Witherspoon, Amal Clooney: A day out in Hollywood

Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives for a gala screening of the film Wild during the 58th BFI......

Can a man and a woman be 'friends' without having sex?

As Imtiaz Ali's Jab Harry Met Sejal releases, Aseem Chhabra feels it's the best time to revisit the Hollywood classic When Harry Met Sally, which tries to answer the question in the title of this......

'If there's a heaven, Gene Wilder has a Golden Ticket'

The latest Hollywood updates. As soon as the news of American comic actor Gene Wilder's demise went viral, social networking sites started flooding with condolences and remembrance notes for the......

PIX: Rabada shines as MI Cape Town win maiden SA20 crown

IMAGE: The triumphant MI Cape Town players pose with the SA20 trophy after beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Saturday. Photograph: BetwaySA20 Pace......

Royals' Pretorius shines on SA20 debut

  IMAGE: Lhuan-dre Pretorius smacked 97 off 51 balls to help Paarl Royals down Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20 in Paarl on Saturday. Photograph: Screengrab/X Lhuan-dre Pretorius provided......

T20 WC: Afridi, Babar shine in Pak's face-saving win

IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Pakistan and Ireland in Lauderhill, USA on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam bats. Photograph: PCB/X Former champions......

Sindhu edges Sim, Ashmita stuns Beiwen in Malaysia Masters quarters

Photographs: Kind Courtesy BAI Media/X.com Two-time Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu survived a scare before prevailing over Korea's Sim Yu Jin but the highlight of the day was Ashmita Chaliha's......

De Zorzi's Masterclass: How South Africa Stunned India

IMAGE: The Proteas secure a convincing victory in Gqeberha to square the series. Photograph: ICC/X Left-handed opener Tony de Zorzi scored a career-best unbeaten 119 from 122 balls to lead South......