ISKCON temple set afire, idol damaged near Dhaka

A group of people set fire to an ISKCON temple in Dhaka district in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday. IMAGE: Bangladeshi Hindus stage a protest in solidarity with the ISKCON temple in......

Kamala Harris: 'Female Obama' who didn't make it to White House

Kamala's role as vice president was more than just symbolic. Unlike her predecessors, she wielded considerable power during Biden's presidency. IMAGE: Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice......

Won't tolerate any diplomats...: Canada foreign minister

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly on Friday said the remaining Indian diplomats in the country are "clearly on notice" after Canada named the Indian high commissioner in......

Separatists in Canada crossing 'big red line': Indian envoy

Amidst the diplomatic strain in India-Canada relations, India's envoy in Ottawa has warned that the Sikh separatist groups in Canada were crossing "a big red line" that New Delhi sees as a matter......

Your visa got delayed? Here's why

It was supposed to be a happy journey to London, one that the Imam family had been planning for the past two months. Everything was set — except the visa, which did not arrive in time for one......

Who should head India's aviation regulator DGCA?

Civil aviation ministry has proposed that deputy director generals and Indian Air Force officers be allowed to apply for the top job. Ahead of two crucial audits, the Ministry of Civil......

Montreal Protocol shows way for climate action

A new deal to curb carbon emissions could copy features from the Montreal Protocol, which the United States and China favoured over its Kyoto counterpart in an agreement on greenhouse gases at the......

Will Boeing 737 MAX return to Indian skies?

The aircraft, which has been grounded since March following two fatal crashes which killed 346 on board, is crucial to Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet’s fortune, which has up to 205 aircraft......

Leonard Cohen passes into the ages

'We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries.' Visionary. Poet. Singer. Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has passed into the ages. He was 82. Cohen's label, Sony......

Meet SRK's pouting Dilwala!

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:  It seems that no one can get enough of Shah Rukh Khan's youngest son, AbRam. Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has finished......

Memories from Mrinalda

Mrinal Sen, one of India's greatest film directors, passed into the ages on December 30.In this excerpt from a conversation with Samik Bandopadhyay, Mrinalda discusses three legendary actors he has......

IMAGE: On the sets of Priyanka Chopra's Quantico

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Priyanka Chopra, who is currently busy shooting for her debut American television series Quantico in Montreal, posted a picture......

Golden Slam in the bag, Djokovic eyes record 25th Major at US Open

  IMAGE: Novak Djokovic opted out of US Open tune-up tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati to recharge his batteries before attempting to move past Margaret Court and take sole possession of......

Olympics Volleyball: France crush Poland to win back-to-back golds

IMAGE: France are only the third country to win back-to-back golds in men's volleyball after the former Soviet Union and the United States. Photographs: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters France beat the......

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.......

PIX: Canada win men's sprint relay as US blow it; Chebet double

IMAGE: Canada's Brendon Rodney, Jerome Blake, Andre de Grasse and Aaron Brown celebrate after winning gold in the Olympics men's 4x100m Relay final at Stade de France, Paris, on Friday.......

From mom mode to game mode: Wozniacki shines bright

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Caroline Wozniacki/Instagram Caroline Wozniacki said returning to elite level tennis after more than three years out felt like riding a bike after a break and there was......