BBC apologises for cover up in 1995 Diana interview scoop

The BBC on Thursday issued an apology as an inquiry concluded that the media corporation had covered up the tactics used by journalist Martin Bashir to secure his famous 1995 interview scoop with......

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.......

UK Supreme Court grants Assange's extradition appeal

Britain's Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden where he is accused of rape and sexual assault. Britain's highest......

L N Mittal tops UK's Richest Power list

Money and power being "natural bedfellows" is not necessarily true in the British business world, except for steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal who figures right on the top of a new 'Richest Power List',......

World Cup builds on success of IPL

An unprecedented auction in Mumbai last year transformed the face of cricket between the first two Twenty20 World Cups. After eight city-based franchises had bid against each other for the world's......

Guyana farce as Windies hand England victory

England claimed their first international win since August in farcical circumstances when the West Indies miscalculated the Duckworth-Lewis target at the end of the opening one-dayer in Guyana on......

Memories of another Melbourne Test

India lost the third Testin Melbourne in the current series after having been in a great position on Day 1. But V Gangadhar remembers another Test at the famous venue where India turned it around......