PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

These photos prove we live in a bizarre world.  Image: Magician Lei Xin is seen suspended outside a double-deck bus, next to a woman in a wedding gown, as they participate in a performance on......

Images that will make you go OMG!

Photographs from moments that shaped the world last week. A silkmoth that has hatched out of its cocoon is seen at the Campoverde cooperative, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. Despite having wings, the......

The absolutely bizarre photo album

Here's your weekly digest of bizarre moments from around the world. Image: An aerial view taken from a sea plane shows Swiss pilot and original Jetman Yves Rossy (front) and Vince Reffett flying......

Excess in Vegas

Anyone remotely familiar with Las Vegas knows that it is all about numbers. It is known as the 'sin capital' of the world, panders to every vice known to man, and yes, to woman too, but gambling is......

Time to grow again?

Growth in the United States might end the long period of economic malaise that has afflicted the world since 2007, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Last Friday, at the end of three days of absorbing......

Dubai is new favourite tourist spot for Indians: Survey

UAE's populous city Dubai has topped the list of most preferred overseas destination for Indian travellers in first half of 2014 in Hotels.com's Hotel Price Index (HPI) survey. According to the......

The bet on Asia is paying off

The tills are ringing ever louder for Macau and Stanley Ho, Asia's undisputed gaming king, bound to a wheelchair since a fall-induced brain surgery a year ago, couldn't be happier.A......

Planet Hollywood lands in Mumbai

With a long list of shining celebrities and a two-day unique Hollywood-style bash to grab attention, London entrepreneur Robert Earl re-launched Las Vegas Strip mega resort Planet Hollywood and......

Know who Bigg Boss's new guest Kim Kardashian is?

This curvalicious American TV personality, all set to stir the Bigg Boss 8 pot this Saturday, is a bit of a phenomenon in the western world. Kim Kardashian, 34, will join the likes of......

Quiz: What were these stars arrested for

Stars are not immune to the law. There are quite a few famous faces in India and the world, who've fallen on the wrong side of the law.   We take a look at some of them here. Can you......

Angelina Jolie needs your help!

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Angelina Jolie, the UNHCR Ambassador, has released a video appealing for greater support for Pakistan flood victims.......

The best of Johnny Depp

He's 46, and widely considered one of the best leading men in world cinema. He balances the quirky with the commercial, and can play anything from a mad confectionary maker to a pirate with equal......

Nadal withdraws from Indian Wells, says 'not ready to play'

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal has said he expects to retire after the 2024 season. Photograph: Miquel Borras/Reuters Rafael Nadal withdrew from Indian Wells on Wednesday on the eve of his first-round match,......

Soccer: Mohun Bagan beat Bangladesh Army FT in Durand opener

  IMAGE: Action from the Durand Cup opener played between Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Bangladesh Army FT in Kolkata on Thursday. Photograph: Durand Cup/Twitter The reigning Indian Super League......

Soccer Extras: Ronaldo rape lawsuit dropped; Infantino re-elected FIFA chief

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo had strongly denied the accusations. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters The rape lawsuit against......

Sporting feats to remember 2018 by

With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal. P V Sindhu Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Anyone who has followed P V Sindhu's career even......

Sports Shorts: Injury-riled Nadal says he is favourite for Aus Open

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Rafael Nadal had surgery on his ankle in November to remove a loose intra-articular body and only resumed training a month ago.......