It was cold-blooded murder, says Ishrat's mother

The mother of Ishrat Jahan, the college student who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter by the Gujarat police in 2004, on Tuesday demanded stringent punishment to all those......

Pak modifying US missile against India

 A India's outgoing navy chief Sureesh Mehta on Monday alleged that Pakistan's attempt to modify Harpoon missile posed a danger to India's interest. The accusation, made amid growing......

Modi, Sania, Priyanka among Time probables for most influential people

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tennis star Sania Mirza and actor Priyanka Chopra are among the probable contenders named by the Time magazine for its annual list of the most influential people in......

'Mummy porn' bestseller beats Harry Potter's record in UK

An erotic book dubbed as 'mummy porn' has beaten the J K Rowling authored Harry Potter's record in the United Kingdom's book sales chart, becoming the fastest selling paperback of all time in just......

Physicist Stephen Hawking to trademark his name

World-renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking is set to trademark his name, joining the ranks of celebrities such as JK Rowling and David Beckham who have turned their names into brands.......

Savitri Jindal among world's 5 richest mothers

Savitri Jindal, Asia's richest woman and the widow of the founder of steel and power conglomerate O P Jindal Group, is the richest billionaire mother with a net worth of $12.2 billion. Savitri, 60,......

India's richest man devours Matunga food, loves Harry Potter

How well do you know Dilip Shanghvi, who has emerged as India's richest man on the basis of market cap? Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi on Wednesday toppled Reliance Industries chief Mukesh......

They built billion-dollar empires from scratch

While inheriting a billion dollars is still the easiest way to land on our list of the world's wealthiest, it certainly isn't the most common. Almost two-thirds of the world's 946 billionaires made......

JK Rowling set to make Harry Potter spin-off movies

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has announced that she will be creating movies based on a minor character from her acclaimed series. Rowling’s film, in collaboration with Warner Bros, will......

Bollywood Hero comes to New York

Neha Dhupia was spotted at the New York premiere of Bollywood Hero, a low budget television series that has gained a lot of buzz,  at the Rubin Museum of Art. She is a part of its cast.......

Creating Rithu, the movie

Award winning director Shyamaprasad's, Rithu Seasons Change. Do We? is scheduled to hit the theatres this Friday. Joshua Newtonn, a journalist for nearly a decade and a half is the scriptwriter of......

Rowling's Pottermore could be a gaming website

\\nGood news for Harry Potter fans, as a new project called Pottermore, involving a treasure hunt linked to an online game, is in the offing, according to The Times.\\nDetails of the mysterious......

Transgender athlete overcomes harassment, finds acceptance in Paralympics

IMAGE: Valentina Petrillo of Italy in action during heat 3. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters Visually impaired transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo said she felt welcomed by her fellow......

Tendulkar's autobiography breaks World record; goes past Dan Brown, JK Rowling

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar at the launch of his autobiography in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He might have bid adieu to cricket but Sachin Tendulkar continues to make records......

PIX: Khelif powers into women's 66kg final amid gender dispute

IMAGE: Algeria's Imane Khelif is declared the winner by referee Shawn Reese after the Olympics women's 66kg semi-final against Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng at Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, on......

IBA gender tests on two boxers were illegitimate: IOC

IMAGE: Yu Ting Lin of Taiwan reacts and Svetlana Kamenova Staneva of Bulgaria react after their fight. Photograph: Peter Cziborra / Reuters The gender tests conducted by the International Boxing......

French Open 2009: Champions' gallery

Kristina Mladenovic of France holds her trophy after winning the girls junior's final against Daria Gavrilova of Russia at the French Open in Roland Garros. Mladenovic, 16, beat......