India-born media veteran selected as new BBC chairman

An India-born media executive who has worked in United Kingdom broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new......

'Rishi you are going to be something one day'

'Rishi is brought up with Indian values -- respect our parents, respect our uncles, -- but he is more British.' IMAGE: Britain's first Prime Minister of Asian origin Rishi Sunak delivers his first......

One in eight recoverees suffer from long Covid, says comprehensive Lancet study

One in eight adults who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to Covid-19, according to one of the most comprehensive studies on the viral disease to date published in The......

British Queen's platinum jubilee has a Bollywood touch

A United Kingdom-based Indian-origin actor is all set with a special Bollywood-themed Wedding Party, complete with a six-metre-high four-tiered cake and a specially designed sari, to celebrate......

Want to print the internet? You need 136 billion sheets of paper

UK scientists have calculated that the entire Internet can be printed on 136 billion sheets of standard 8-by-11 paper. George Harwood and Evangeline Walker, students at the University of Leicester......

Why are Indians unhappy? Tell us

Does money make you happy? Or are good health and education more important for happiness? Or is it family values and societal esteem that matter more?Researchers at Britain's University of......

India among unhappiest nations; Denmark happiest

Feeling sad? Researchers at Britain's University of Leicester reckon you might just be in the wrong country. According to Adrian White, an analytic social psychologist at Leicester who developed......

Students rushing to Australia, NZ

It is no longer the United States or the United Kingdom. Australia is emerging as a favourite destination for Indian students for higher studies.There has been a distinct decline since 2001 in the......

Looking at Carrie Fisher's life in pictures

Carrie Fisher, who made Star Wars character Princess Leia so popular, passed into the ages on December 28. Fisher, who made a mark as a tremendous writer and character actress,......

Soccer Extras: Reds not thinking of Barca loss, says Klopp

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah looks dejected on missing a scoring opportunity against Barcelona on Wednesday. Photograph: Albert......

The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer's biggest league

'Believe us when we say he’s the best. He let us dream' IMAGE: Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and vice chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha with the trophy as they celebrate......

Football Briefs: Rangers name Gerrard as manager

IMAGE: Steven Gerrard ahead of training. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Scottish club Rangers named former Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard as their manager on a four-year deal on......

'My destiny was to write about the game'

'That has always been my ambition -- to take the reader behind the scenes, to the places he was not allowed to visit, but which I had the privilege of entering.'Haresh Pandya remembers Ted Corbett,......

Ranieri sacked again, but now has a golden legacy

‘After all that Claudio Ranieri has done for Leicester City, to sack him now is inexplicable, unforgivable and gut-wrenchingly sad’ IMAGE: Claudio Ranieri. Photograph: Stu......