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Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Wish Rishi Sunak every success for good of UK: Liz Truss on exit as PM

Outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday wished her successor Rishi Sunak 'every success' in her final speech on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London, before she made her way to......

What A Turbulent Tenure You Had, Liz!

The shortest prime ministership in British history ended on Thursday when Liz Truss resigned as leader of the Conservative party, and consequentially gave up her 45 day lease at 10, Downing Street.......

India trade deal eludes another British prime minister

Britain's third female prime Minister, Liz Truss, was out of office on Thursday after the shortest tenure at 10 Downing Street in London and without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement (FTA)......

When Liz Knocked Out Rishi

Britons reacted to Liz Truss's election as Conservative party leader with humour. IMAGE: A newly painted mural in the Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland, soon after Liz's victory.On the......

Aditya Puri in Barron's list of 30 best CEOs

HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri has featured in the list of 30 best CEOs, published by America's financial magazine Barron's. "Of the 30 CEOs in our original feature, seven have kept their......

Tata, Mittal among world's 30 best CEOs

Two Indian steel tycoons -- Ratan Tata of Tata Group and NRI Lakshmi Mittal of global powerhouse Mittal Steel -- have made it to the world's best CEOs list compiled by US stock market weekly......

Lying your way into a job

While much attention has been focused on performance-enhancing drugs in the sports world over the past few years, a new study shows that the business world may be suffering from even more cheating......

IBM cuts 600 jobs

Faced with sluggishness in the chip-making business, IBM has laid off 600 workers and asked about 3,000 employees, including top executives, to take a week's leave without pay next month."These......

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari to sing for Ice Age 4

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari will sing the Hindi version of the song We Are Family for the Hollywood animation film Ice Age 4: Continental Drift.The 3D animated adventure-comedy film is directed by......

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man is a lot of fun!

Once Spider-Man has found his calling and, most importantly, superhero suit, The Amazing Spider-Man goes all out to entertain bolstered by its spectacular 3D, writes Sukanya VermaIt's not easy to......

WATCH: The Amazing Spider-Man looks like a Bat-beater

He's baack. And you've never seen him quite like this, except in the comic books. There's been a lot of skepticism about the Spider-Man reboot by Marc Webb, but the sensational new trailer......

Ice Age 3 is a tad boring

They would like us to believe that this is a seasonal occurrence motivated by high demand. We know that it is more likely the lure of easy money that prompted Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John......

This Ice Age leaves you cold

Blame it on Pixar.Over the last few years, with films like Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, the wizards of animation have spoilt us terribly, making animated films seriously witty and intricately......

Paralympics: Fortune teller gets it right as Aus swimmer takes gold

The bubbly 23-year-old Alexa Leary was in a coma in hospital in 2021 after sustaining permanent brain and leg injuries in a high-speed bike crash that left her with a punctured lung and multiple......

Vinoo Mankad, Sangakkara inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

The 10 icons inducted as part of this special edition were voted for by the ICC Hall of Fame Voting Academy, comprising living Hall of Fame members, a FICA representative, prominent cricket......

Ian Botham made member of House of Lords

IMAGE: Former England captain Ian Botham was among 36 new peers announced by the government to join the unelected House. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images for Laureus Legendary England......

Shiv Kapur wins Dubai City Challenge, gets European tour card

Shiv Kapur played an extremely steady and solid final round of two-under 70 without any bogeys to claim the season-ending Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final at the Al Badia Golf Club.......

To Sir Don, with love

Haresh Pandya pays tribute to the legendary Sir Don Bradman on the occasion of his104thbirth anniversary Cricketers of different hues come and go but the legend of Donald George Bradman lives on.......

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