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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

Planet Hollywood is coming to India!

Planet Hollywood, famous for providing dine-in experiences along with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, has zeroed in on India and will be investing close to $15 million to set up five restaurants......

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......

Pam Anderson marries Paris Hilton's ex

Pamela Anderson has wed Paris Hilton's sex tape partner Rick Salomon, just days after denying that she was planning to tie the knot again. Anderson and Salomon, who have been friends for over 15......

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......

Republic Day special: Nishant Dev's KO rocks Vegas

Star Indian boxer Nishant Dev made a smashing professional debut as he demolished USA's Alton Wiggins in the super-welterweight category at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. IMAGE: Nishant Dev, who......

Following Vijender's footsteps! Boxer Dev turns pro

IMAGE: Nishant Dev will make his professional debut at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on January 25. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Nishant Dev/Instagram World championship bronze medallist Indian......

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......

Nadal primed to win battle of Spanish left-handers

Long before the first ball was hit in anger at this year's Australian Open, there was a general expectation the men's final would feature a Spanish left-hander. That forecast is already assured of......