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Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not......

Kerala Boatrace

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate the 57th edition of Nehru Trophy boat race, the country's biggest and popular water sporting event at Alappuzha in Kerala on August...

Kate prank call: Australian media watchdog opens probe

Australia's media watchdog on Thursday launched a rare probe into the broadcast of a prank call by a Sydney-based radio station to a United Kingdom hospital treating pregnant Duchess of Cambridge......

his univ targets the world's pressing problems

Consider this: An intensive 9-week, 10-day, or 3-day programme involving ten future-looking technologies and disciplines. If you are interested in the 10-week course, you need to be a super-smart......

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......

Why your boss won't fire you

Forget Donald Trump. "You're fired" isn't a phrase that rolls off Ed Cook's tongue. The owner of a Stone Mountain, Ga., State Farm agency, Cook recently became concerned about an employee who spent......

Michael Radford set to direct Taj

Michael Radford has given his nod to directing Taj, a movie that tells the story of 17th century Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his favourite queen Mumtaz Mahal for whom he built the Taj Mahal.......

Keira Knightley to play princess Diana?

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Keira Knightly is set to play princess Diana in a new movie called Diana based on the life of the Princess of Wales.......

'Saif is perfect for me'

Ms Poo is all 'attitude and panache' in Kambakkht Ishq. Yes, we are talking about Kareena Kapoor, who has already set eyeballs rolling with her Bebo song in the film. The diva chit-chats with TWF......

Oscars 2017: The 10 Most Memorable Moments

Raja Sen lists the highlights from the 89th Annual Academy Awards. 1. The sitting ovation. IMAGE: Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images. The Oscars......

Hey, that's Steve Jobs!

In Danny Boyle's biopic, reports Aseem Chhabra from the Telluride Film Festival, 'we are left with Jobs -- the man, a genius as well as (what Steve Wozniak calls him in the film), an asshole!'......

Karun Nair shares record with Sobers, Simpson

Karun Nair is only the second Indian to score a triple century.Rajneesh Gupta looks at a memorable innings. IMAGE: Karun Nair on bhis way to a triple ton. Photograph: BCCI 1 Number of Indian......

Simpson triumphs by one shot at US Open

American Webb Simpson clinched his first major title with a nerve-jangling one-shot victory at the 112th US Open on Sunday after overhauling overnight leaders Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell. The......

Here's why captain Kohli is King

Run machine Virat Kohli is the second fastest to 25 Test centuries after Australian great Don Bradman. IMAGE: India's Virat Kohli celebrates on scoring his century, his 25th in Test cricket.......

New Wimbledon rekindles old memories for Graf

As a seven-times champion, Steffi Graf thought she knew every nook and cranny of Wimbledon and considered it to be her personal backyard. Looking forward to a trip down memory lane, she jumped at......

3 things Leicester can do to start winning again

Last week Manchester United destroyed Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1 with a performance that thrilled Old Trafford while Chelsea fought back from two goals down to knock Leicester out......

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