'US school shooter and his mother visited gun ranges'

Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old who slayed 26 people, including 20 children, and his mother both spent time at a gun range in Connecticut, said US media reports. Investigators have determined Lanza......

3,000 children die of malnutrition in India everyday: Study

Despite India's recent economic boom, at least 46 per cent of its children up to the age of three still suffer from malnutrition, making the country home to a third of the world's malnourished......

Court orders restoration of Haneef's work visa

An Australian court on Tuesday quashed the government's controversial decision to cancel the work visa of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef on character grounds after terror charges against him over the......

US bishop charged with child rape

Thomas L Dupre has become the first bishop to be indicted on charges of molesting children since the clergy child abuse scandal hit the United States two years ago.A grand jury in Massachusetts on......

India is the 10th wealthiest nation in the world, US leads

In the top 20 list for total individual wealth, India bettered Spain, Brazil, South Korea, Switzerland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Belgium, among others.   Image: India is ranked 10......

Jet lost Rs 200 crore during the 5-day stir

Saroj Dutta, executive director of Jet Airways said in Mumbai on Sunday that the five-day long strike by pilots of Jet Airways has cost the company in terms of revenue losses to the......

Foreign buyouts: Is India Inc on right path?

If it pans out, it will be the biggest M&A deal involving an Indian company. The proposed $23-billion mega deal between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN is even bigger than Tata Steel's......

Of James Murdoch, Star and return of a heir

There are a few people in the media business, whose careers I have been tracking since they started. James Murdoch is one of them. His second coming, as the head of India's second largest media......

Review: Magnificent Seven sizzles infrequently

When compared to the 1960 original, The Magnificent Seven thrills only sporadically, says Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: At 61, Denzel Washington said he jumped to play a cowboy when his Training Day......

Nagesh Kukunoor's Dhanak makes waves in Berlin

Hollywood stars had a strong presence at this year's Berlinale, but the results were mixed.The biggest disappointment at the Berlinale is the very small representation of Indian films. Aseem......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Review: The Hobbit 3 is the most unspectacular film of the series

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will perhaps be best enjoyed by those who have not yet read JRR Tolkien's prequel to the Lord of the Rings series, says Paloma......

NZ in Pakistan after 18 years for white-ball series

New Zealand last toured Pakistan in 2003 for a white-ball series and since then have avoided touring the country because of security reasons.   IMAGE: Led by Tom Latham, the New Zealand squad......

Pogacar claims maiden Tour de France title

It was an anti-climatic finale on the Champs-Elysees as only 5,000 fans were allowed on the famous avenue as a precaution against the coronavirus. IMAGE: 22-year-old Tadej Pogacar, who is the......

Tour de France: Kragh Andersen takes second stage win

IMAGE: Denmark’s Kragh Andersen celebrates. Photograph: Thibault Camus/Reuters Denmark’s Soren Kragh Andersen claimed his second audacious solo stage win of the Tour de......

Kragh Andersen wins stage 14 of the Tour de France

  IMAGE: Team Sunweb's Danish rider Soren Kragh Andersen crosses the finish line at Stage 14 -- Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon in France on Saturday. Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Pool via......

Tour de France: Ewan wins tight sprint as Sagan gets relegated

IMAGE: BORA-Hansgrohe rider Peter Sagan of Slovakia, Team Jumbo-Visma rider Wout Van Aert of Belgium, Deceuninck-Quick Step rider Sam Bennett of Ireland, wearing the green jersey, and stage winner......