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The moments that shaped 2016

'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news......

The men behind International Day of Yoga

Archis Mohan tells us how the event came to be celebrated on June 21 It was neither Baba Ramdev nor Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, but a ‘Castro’ from Portugal and a mechanical engineer from......

ZEN OUT: Yoga moves in the most unthought-of locales

India is all set for a mega event on June 21, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead around 40,000 people at Delhi's Rajpath performing asanas to mark the first International Yoga Day. June 21......

The rise of South India

I recently landed in Trivandrum, in the midst of a light rain-shower: the northeast monsoon is active in Kerala. The plane described a wide circle out to sea and then made its descent and I was......

Festival of India begins in Brussels

Scintillating dance performances by renowned Indian artistes marked the inauguration of the nearly four-month long Festival of India at the Palais de Beaux Arts in the presence of Queen Fabiola.In......

Countries with most millionaires: INDIA ranks 11

Image: A Kathakali dancer performs during a cultural programme in Chandigarh. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters India is home to 11th largest population of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals, but also......

110 years of automobiles!

Visitors look at vintage cars displayed during the exhibition 110 years of automobiles at the Grand Palais in Paris on February 3,...

The fun and essence of Cannes ad fest

Okay, today the curtains are going to come down on the 2010 Cannes Advertising Festival. It's been a week of stimulating seminars, inspiring award shows, long walks and delectable foi gras. In the......

Now, apartments go the eco-friendly way

GurgaonOne is typical of the premium residential complexes coming up all over this IT boom town. Spread over 10 acres on the old Delhi-Jaipur highway next to a proposed world-class golf course, it......

'It's also a love story about two brothers who fall in love with a bird species'

After winning awards at Sundance and Cannes, Director Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes has now been nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Feature Film category. IMAGE: Director Shaunak Sen at......

Aishwarya-Abhishek-Aaradhya holiday in Paris

Fun pictures ahead! The younger Bachchans are enjoying their holiday in France. Abhishek and Aishwarya have posted pix on Instagram about their' '#SummerHolidays.' Mum and daughter enjoyed the......

The women who won Cannes

And other top moments from the closing of the 70th Cannes Film Festival. India's real Cannes star: Nawazuddin Siddiqui IMAGE: Director Sofia Coppola at the photo call for The Beguiled.In 2003,......

Katy Perry, Tom Hanks, Jane Fonda: A day out in Hollywood

Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.Pop star Katy Perry attends the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 at Grand Palais on October 1,......

Afghan Khudadadi first refugee to win Paralympic medal after chaotic journey

IMAGE: Zakia Khudadadi of Refugee Paralympic Team celebrates winning her Taekwondo women's K44-47kg Repechage fight against Turkey's Nurcihan Ekinci at Grand Palais, Paris, August 29, 2024.......

Paralympics fever hits Paris

IMAGE: Workers work to convert the Eiffel Tower Stadium from the beach volleyball venue to the Paralympic blind football venue for the coming Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Photograph: Abdul......

Cyber attack strikes Paris Olympics!

IMAGE: A cybersecurity employee from the Paris 2024 flying squad manages a simulated cyber attack and pretends to resolve it from a computer on the Olympic site which will host the hockey events......

Olympics: Women fencers win Ukraine's first gold in Paris

IMAGE: Ukraine's Olga Kharlan, Alina Komashchuk, Olena Kravatska and Yuliia Bakastova pose with their gold medals after beating South Korea in the women's fencing sabre team event at Paris......

Olympic fever hits France following tense build-up

IMAGE: Swimming Gold medallist Leon Marchand of France celebrates on the podium. File Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina Stadiums are packed. Crowds are going wild, chanting, applauding,......

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