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Indian student found dead in London's Thames river

A 23-year-old Indian student who went missing in the United Kingdom last month has been found dead in the river Thames in London. Photograph: Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Mitkumar......

'He Was Always The Same Old Ratan'

'Ratan had the quality that JRD and Russi Mody had -- they could walk with kings and never lose the common touch.' IMAGE: Then Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata speaks at Tata Steel's 100th annual......

Why Are Airport Roofs Collapsing?

Are faulty design, hurried construction and private ownership to be blamed for the incidents of airport roofs crashing? IMAGE: A view of the T1 terminal at the Indira Gandhi international airport,......

Petition for 2nd Brexit referendum now eligible for discussion in UK Parliament

A constantly growing online petition pressing for a second referendum on the United Kingdom’s decision to quit the European Union passed three million signatures on Sunday, all garnered in......

UK hacking row: Ex-NoTW editor arrested, released

Former managing editor of the News of the World, Stuart Kuttner, was on Tuesday apprehended and later released on bail, marking the 11th arrest in the phone-hacking scandal at the now-defunct......

Iran Missile Strike Forces Flight Reroutes

Flights from Delhi or Bengaluru, while they may still fly over Iran, depending on the route, have alternative paths that may take them through Central Asia or northern routes. IMAGE: Kindly note......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

Air India's international cargo business takes wings, not so for IndiGo

The international cargo operations of two major carriers — IndiGo and Air India Group (Air India and Vistara) — are experiencing opposite trajectories despite both the airlines......

India is one of our fastest growing market: Twitter

Buoyed by the rising penetration of Internet in the country, a top official from Twitter on Saturday said India is one of the fastest growing market for the micro-blogging site. The US-based social......

Goodbye Maggie!

IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......

How Well Has Akshay Remade South Movies?

Akshay Kumar is a creature of habit. From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of......

'I was the highest paid actress'

'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.' IMAGE: Jeetendra and Mumtaz in Roop Tera Mastana. Jeetendra and Mumtaz were both excellent dancers, so it was......

Nicole's home truths!

Before Oscar and critical acclaim, Nicole Kidman had a rough time with her divorce with Tom Cruise. In an interview with Marie Clare magazine, the actress revealed she suffered a miscarriage a few......

Tina Turner: The Legend In Pictures

IMAGE: Tina Turner performs during the Grammy awards in 2008. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Known as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll for her blistering performances and powerfully gritty......

Stokes opts out of IPL auctions?

IMAGE: Ben Stokes was a part of Rajasthan Royals squad during the 2021 edition and during the postponed first leg fractured his finger and was ruled out of the tournament. When the tournament......

Our women boxers can win medals at Paris Olympics: Vijender

'The girls will do well, I hope we get one or two medals. It could be a silver or may be even a gold.' IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will be aiming to become the first......

Paris Olympics: 11 YO skater to 61 YO rider to compete

From 11-year-old to 60-plus, Olympics is playground for all Age is just a number, goes the old adage. And it seems particularly true for the Olympics where none is too old or too young to compete.......

Coach Dravid ends reign with World Cup high

IMAGE: India Head Coach Rahul Dravid does a lap of honour after the T20 World Cup triumph in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. Photograph: Ash Allen/Reuters Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head......

'Chaplus Must Be Thrown Out'

'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the......

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