Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.25-yr-old daredevil walks tightrope in stilettosA daredevil from Austin, Texas recently walked tightrope......
'Of what use is the UN? Is it not irrelevant today, if it could not even stop the war in Iraq?' The questioner seemed really angry. The six of us, diplomats from different countries on the podium......
With scrutiny that comes with a public listing, Deepinder Goyal's leadership could face its sternest test yet, report Peerzada Abrar and Neha Alawadhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters For......
After 11 years at the helm of Jubilant, Ajay Kaul, the 'nuts and bolts' executive, called it a day amid speculation that his expansionist strategy was not clicking, says Viveat Susan Pinto.......
Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE still rule the roost as the world's best brands, says the BusinessWeek-Interbrand study on global brands.For the fourth consecutive year, BusinessWeek teamed up with......
It's a test-run that's been wildly successful for McDonald's chief Vikram Bakshi. Back in 2001 Bakshi took McDonald's on the road and opened its first outlet by the glittering, six-lane strip of......
Smarting from a protest-ridden start, KFC is now on its second course deciphering the Indian audience. Companies will seldom rue having the first-movers advantage. Does it not naturally lead to a......
Stranger Things Season 4 is dedicatedly macabre and menacing, its deadly ambitions and volatile tempo keeps the mood edge-of-the-seat, applauds Sukanya Verma. I did not look at the watch once......
Once upon a time, we were so starved for entertainment that anything from documentaries on agriculture to hours of classical music was happily lapped up. But in the day and age of streaming,......
A start has been made to the Chakravyuh franchise and it is quite satisfying, notes Joginder Tuteja. The beginning of Chakravyuh: An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller has a strong sense of......
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......
Arsenal defender Sol Campbelldescribed the rivalry between his team and Manchester United as bitter and personal.Plenty of ill-feeling has been stirred up by past meetings, most recently in the......