'Perhaps Gandhi was an inevitability'

History, despite the many things it has to tell us, doesn't often yield the pleasure of a crackling good tale. There are the mandatory spies and snipers, of course, but it's hard to engage readers......

Review: Moonlight is more a poem than a film

'It is a wish and a dream, telling us that nothing in life -- and indeed, no life -- is beyond bliss, and that all it takes is a bit of jukebox serendipity and, most important of all, the right......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

World U20 Athletics: Silver for Triple jumper Thirumaran

IMAGE: 17-year-old Selva P Thirumaran cleared a distance of 16.15 metres to clinch the silver medal at the World Under-20 Athletics Championship, in Cali Colombia, on Friday. Photograph: SAI......

India's long jumper Shaili leaps to silver at World U-20 C'ships

  IMAGE: India's long jumper Shaili Singh celebrates with the Indian tricolour after winning silver at the World U-20 Championships in Nairobi on Sunday. Photograph: India AllSports/Twitter......

Van Gaal's Manchester United regaining reputation as entertainers

Manchester United's Angel Di Maria (right) celebrates after scoring a goal against Everton during their English Premier League match at Old Trafford. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Manchester......

Sports Shorts: Mary Kom among 19 women probables for C'wealth, Asian Games

Multiple World champion and Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom is among the 19 boxers selected for the senior women core group of probables for this year's Commonwealth and Asian Games. The list......

NBA: Heat burn down Bulls in season-opening win

The Miami Heat got their NBA championship rings, watched a video tribute to last season's record-setting campaign and then went out and showed why they are still the team to beat. Playing host to......