Knighthood for Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, India-born US citizen whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has been honoured with a knighthood by the royal establishment......

First Sikh judge of UK high court sworn in

Rabinder Singh, a leading lawyer who successfully appeared on behalf of Indian doctors in an immigration case in 2007, has been sworn in as the first Sikh judge of the high court at the royal......

Why Manoj Sinha may make a difference in J&K

Manoj Sinha's greatest asset is his capacity to get on with everyone regardless of political affiliation, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Manoj Sinha takes the oath as Jammu and Kashmir's new......

India International award for Lord Bilimoria

NRI industrialist and founder of Cobra Beer, Lord Karan Bilimoria has won the 2006 India International Foundation annual award for excellence in Industry. Executive Director of Bharatiya Vidya......

Once he's out, society will embrace Raju

Raju need not fear ostracism once he's out - society will embrace him. A friend in Washington told me that Indians working in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund began to swagger around......

Of pride and poverty

My hired car driver was contemptuous of the two white Ambassadors that wove in an out of the congestion of Ring Road, red lights swirling, banshee horns screaming. Sometimes, one overtook us,......

'Nothing honorable about this killing'

'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.''If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.' IMAGE: Pavia Sidhu as Jassi and Yugam......

'Gadar is a powerful word that came out of Partition'

'When a common man's house is on fire, he is infused with extraordinary strength.''He will go to any length to save his home and family even if he is not as big and strong as Sunnyji.' IMAGE:......

Review: Heartless doesn't have soul

Despite being well shot and fairly well edited, Heartless has nothing of value to offer, says Paloma Sharma Heartless is the ultimate love story -- not between two lovers, no -- instead Heartless......

KL Rahul admits to being scarred by 'KWK' controversy

It scarred me massively: KL Rahul opens up about Koffee with Karan controversy IMAGE: Screengrab of Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul on the Koffee With Karan couch with Karan Johar, the show's host.......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Mumbai sniff semi-final berth

Mumbai pace spearhead Shardul Thakur again struck early to leave Delhi reeling at 110 for 4 in their 440-run chase on Day 4 of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final, in Cuttack, on Thursday. After......

Tendulkar, Zaheer named in Mumbai Ranji probables list

Senior cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan were on Thursday included among the probables for the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad for the 2012-2013 domestic season. Tendulkar did not play a single......

Mumbai fight back, need 384 to dethrone Karnataka

Karnataka's Abihimanyu Mithun during their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Mumbai at the KSCA in Bengaluru. Photograph: PTI Shardul Thakur and Balwinder Singh Sandhu's superb bowling injected more......

Vinay sends Mumbai crashing for 44 in Ranji Trophy semis

Karnataka captain R Vinay Kumar led from the front with a six-wicket haul that sent Mumbai crashing to a lowly 44 in their first innings on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy semi-final, which saw 21......