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Biden slams Trump for remarks on Haley's husband

United States President Joe Biden has slammed his predecessor Donald Trump for dragging Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's husband into the swirl of personal attacks.......

Hasan Minhaj to host White House Correspondents' Dinner

Popular Indian-American stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj, who has been critical of both United States President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would perform at the annual dinner of......

Two Indian newspapers' The Post moment

'N Ram and I met on the lawns of Mani Shankar Aiyar's bungalow.''I pulled out a rolled printout from my jacket and handed it to him.''In the cut-throat world of journalism, this was like high......

Cinema icon Katharine Hepburn dies at 96

Actress Katharine Hepburn, who won a record four best actress Oscars during a career that spanned much of the last century, died on Sunday at her home in Connecticut at the age of 96, a family......

Siddhartha Mukherjee wins Guardian First Book award

Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Indian origin American physician who won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, has added another literary accolade by winning the Guardian First Book Award for his......

How Grahams ran Washington Post through generations

For years, the Graham family, owners of the Washington Post, would fly two dozen senior editors to a luxury resort in Puerto Rico, where they would mingle with then-chairwoman Katharine Graham and......

'Fall' of a newspaper biggie: History of Washington Post

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos announced on Monday that he has agreed to buy the newspapers owned by The Washington Post Co for $250 million. Here are some notable events in the history of the......

Washington Post deal was hashed out in Sun Valley

Donald Graham, the chairman and CEO of The Washington Post Co, started talking to Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos less than a month before cinching a $250 million deal to sell the flagship newspaper to the......

Gates, Buffett, Jobs among America's best CEOs

Software czar Bill Gates, legendary investor Warren Buffett and Apple's Steve Jobs, all known for their business acumen, have been named among the 20 best American CEOs of all time. The list of '20......

World's most romantic hotels

Let's face it: Even the lap of luxury can look lackluster if you can't stand the company--and a bus terminal can seem romantic if you're with the one you love. Still, there's nothing like the......

Will La La Land lose out at the Oscars?

There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African......

Oscars 2016: Meet the Best Actress Nominees. PREDICT the winner!

Watch the trailers and predict the winner at the end. This is a tough year to predict the Best Actress. There are three nominees under 25, which is rather remarkable and immensely promising as we......

Just who is Benedict Cumberbatch's fiancee?

Everything you didn't know about Sophie Hunter... right here! Just who is Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch dating? That's the question on everybody's mind when one fine day, an engagement......

Robert Downey Jr, wife welcome baby girl

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here! Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters Hollywood superstar Robert Downey Jr and wife Susan have welcomed their second......

Will The Artist, Hugo benefit from Oscar win?

The Artist and Hugo -- which won five Oscar awards each -- may just get a boost in their collections.With most of the top Oscar winners including The Artist, The Iron Lady and Hugo approaching the......

Father's memory powers McKeown to gold in Paris

IMAGE: Australia’s gold medallist Kaylee McKeown celebrates on the podium. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Kaylee McKeown lost her father to a terminal illness a year before the......

PIX: McKeown extends reign, Wiffen toast of Ireland

IMAGE: Australia's Kaylee McKeown reacts after winning the Paris Olympics women's 100m Backstroke final at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, on Tuesday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters......

T20I tri-series: India women go down to England

IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana emerged as the top-scorer with a 40-ball 45 but India struggled to 123 for six in 20 overs. Photograph: Luke Hemer/Getty Images The Indian women's cricket team produced......

PHOTOS: Look who turned up at the US Open!

It's just the first week of the US Open and several famous faces have already been spotted in the crowd cheering their favourite tennis players. Celebrities from the world of Hollywood, fashion and......

Halep's horrors abound in Flushing Meadows

IMAGE: Her run of bad form started in 2017 when she drew former Would No 1 Maria Sharapova. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images While the second-round match between Simona Halep and......

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