Trump sacks FBI director Comey

The shock move comes days after Comey testified on Capitol Hill about the FBI's investigation into Russia's election meddling and a possible collusion between the country and Trump's campaign.......

Heavy downpour slows down Mumbai

Heavy rains threw normal life out of gear in India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday.The city witnessed waterlogging in several areas and disruption of air and rail...

'Very, very hard for Modi to return with a comparably large majority'

'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.''Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.''He will then be a......

Obama felicitates Indian American for scientific achievement

Not only did Barack Obama mention and quote Thomas Kailath in his remarks before presenting the StanfordUniversity professor emeritus of engineering with the National Medal of Science, the......

How govt plans to mobilise 25,000 tonnes of 'idle gold'

The options include involving jewellers as collection centres, addressing of issues that banks have been facing and using domestically available gold for giving metal loans to jewellers for......

Why Indians should worry about Brexit

Flight of high-paying banking jobs to other European cities will hurt the prospects of Indian real estate developers and desis in the hospitality business in the UK, says Kunal Bose. IMAGE:......

Despite fall in gold prices, Indians stay away from buying

A fall in global gold prices to eight-month lows this week failed to boost demand in top consumers China and India as would-be buyers anticipate further declines on the back of a strengthing US......

Infosys Q1 net at Rs 1,527 crore, up 17.28%

Software major Infosys Technologies on Friday reported a 17.28 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,527 crore (Rs 15.27 billion) in the first quarter ended June 30, 2009. The firm......

STUNNING! Jessica Chastain on the Oscars red carpet

Hollywood's biggest stars attended the 94th Annual Academy Awards to honour the talent that contributes to every unforgettable film. Kevin Costner rubbed shoulders with Nicole Kidman while Benedict......

Bad Boy Billionaires Review

The Bad Boy Billionaires series has a lot in common: The three billionaires' hefty ambition, dangerous arrogance and untrammeled power, observes Dhruv Munjal. Perhaps it was only fitting that a......

Golden Globes 2018: Is Dakota Johnson the best dressed? VOTE!

The good, the bad and the ugly. The 75th Golden Globe awards saw a wave of black on the red carpet. But while most film folk followed the black dress protest, there were some, who decided to......

Beyond Octopussy: Roger Moore's India connections

The James Bond actor spent months in India shooting for another film, but his connection to India goes much deeper than that, reveals Monali Sarkar. IMAGE: From left, Roger Moore, Mohan Agashe and......

PICS: Kazakhstan's Jeruto roars to steeplechase gold

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday, Day 6. IMAGE: Kazakhstan's Norah Jeruto celebrates setting a new championship record and winning gold in the women's......

PICS: McLaughlin breaks 400m hurdles World record

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8. IMAGE: Sydney McLaughlin of the United States celebrates winning the women's 400 metres hurdles final and setting......

Former F1 champ and protagonist of 'Rush', Lauda dead at 71

Lauda won two world championships in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and a third in 1984 with McLaren. His rivalry with British driver James Hunt, the 1976 champion for McLaren, was intense and......

I'm one of the best players in that No. 10 position: Ozil hits back at critics

James McCarthy of Everton competes with Mesut Ozil of Arsenal during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Arsenal at Goodison Park. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images......

Juventus move a step closer to rejoining Europe's elite

Juventus' Fernando Llorente, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Barzagli and Andrea Pirlo celebrate their Champions League first leg win over Real Madrid. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters Juventus's......