Queen Elizabeth II to be laid to rest at historic state funeral

Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest on Monday at a historic state funeral in Westminster Abbey, with around 500 world leaders, including President Droupadi Murmu and United States President Joe......

'Moved beyond measure': King Charles thanks people before Queen's funeral

Britain's King Charles III reflected upon his late mother's “lifelong service” in a thank you message ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday......

Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not......

Meet The Finalists, Sony World Photography Awards 2022

A couple of days ago, we saw the category winners of the Open competition at the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Of the 133 shortlisted entries, here are some of the Shortlisted finalists for......

How car majors plan to woo customers this festive season

Image: Audi Q3 Dynamic. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Audi Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW target broader segments of the market by looking at innovative ways to reach a wider audience Luxury car......

Taj exorcises ghost of terror

The two security guards with bamboo sticks look on sheepishly as guests make their way through metal detectors and X-ray scanners at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Before entering the hotel,......

Rebuilding America's job machine

As staff at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering wait patiently in a conference room, a loud rumble shatters the silence. "Must be him," someone says. Alain E. Kaloyeros has just pulled......

The Wal-Mart story

India's retail sector is really buzzing. A recent study says that over the next few years, 90 lakh (9 million) jobs will be created in this sector. The government is thus keen to provide a major......

Golden Globes: When stars let down their guard

'To me,' says Aseem Chhabra, 'the Golden Globes hold the most meaning as one gets to see stars celebrating, getting emotional, letting their guard down and showing us their regular human side.'......

'Wow. The power of women'

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring......

Column: The father of all DVDs

I was nine years old when I saw Pete Clemenza take a whizz in the middle of an open field. Less than half a minute later, Paulie Gatto, the Godfather's bodyguard and the man who had betrayed the......

FIFA WC diary: Beer priced at nearly $14 per half-litre!

IMAGE: A football fan from England bought beers from all 32 countries playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Gus/ballstothis/Twitter Half a litre of beer will cost 50......

PIX: Manchester Utd hold Chelsea; Liverpool lose, City win

A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League. Injury time goal earns Manchester United draw at Chelsea IMAGE: Casemiro rises above a host of defenders to head home the equaliser for......

Buzz: ICC opens anti-corruption investigations into Qatar T10 League

All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday. IMAGE: (Picture for representational purpose only) Virender Sehwag with Shahid Afridi. Photograph: T10League/Twitter The......

Soccer Extras: Newcastle appoint Bruce as manager

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Former Sunderland and Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce, 58, replaces Spaniard Rafa Benitez, who left St James' Park at the end of his......

Five talking points from the weekend's EPL

Chelsea rescued a late 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United while champions Manchester City scored five without reply against Burnley. City lead the standings on goal difference ahead of......