Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood is next CBI director

Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood has been appointed as the next director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, a government order said on Sunday. IMAGE: IPS officer Praveen......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

Israel's Gaza Offensive And The US Dilemma

Israel needs to come terms with the new reality that they are no longer invincible or the dominant power in the West Asian region, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: United States......

Prince Charles earns more but pays less tax!

Believe it or not, Prince Charles paid less in income tax last year despite earning an extra one million pounds. According to the annual review for Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, the......

Who will buy Citi's consumer business?

The sale will be quicker if an Indian private bank buys it; it will take longer for regulatory clearances if a foreign bank or an NBFC buys it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: Mike......

New code: How your investments will be taxed

Are you one of those who go through their weekly astrological forecasts in your newspaper or favourite television channel on Sundays? If forecasts didn't predict the news of an impending......

America's 10 highest-paid CEOs

The Corporate Library, which monitors corporate governance on behalf of shareholders, has said in a report that despite the hue and cry in the United States over rising CEO compensation in the face......

Quadruplets for Michael Jackson?

Michael Jackson never ceases to shock.US Weekly carried a report sayingMJ, whois facing trial on a charge ofchild molestation, is expecting quadruplets. The singer, however, has denied this, People......

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE:......

PIX: MJ's kids dress up like him for tribute concert

Pop legend Michael Jackson's three kids -- Prince Michael Jackson II (Blanket), Prince Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. and Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson dressed up like their late father for "Michael......

Ponniyin Selvan: 2 Review: Amazing Spectacle

Everybody knows he's a master of sublime, but Mani Ratnam's brilliance in escalating drama delivers a goosebumps-inducing impact when bolstered by A R Rahman's musical gravitas, notes Sukanya......

Champions League PIX: City, Bayern Stunned; Big win for Real Madrid

IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday PSG stun Manchester City with 4-2 comeback IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Bradley Barcola celebrates scoring their second goal against......

Olympics soccer: France struggle; Spain, Japan in last eight

IMAGE: Miguel Gutierrez scores Spain's third goal in the Olympics men's Group C match against Dominican Republic at Bordeaux Stadium, France, on Saturday. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Hosts......

PIX: France play Spain for Olympics men's football gold

France make Olympics men's football final for the first time in 40 years. IMAGE: Jean-Philippe Mateta celebrates with teammates Maghnes Akliouche and Soungoutou Magassa after France clinch victory......

Olympics PIX: Chaos as Morocco beat Argentina; France whip US

A round-up of the opening day's action in the men's football tournament at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. IMAGE: Argentina's Cristian Medina celebrates with teammates after finding the net in......

Soccer PIX: Suarez farewell ends in goalless draw; Italy stun France

IMAGE: Uruguay's Luis Suarez in action during the World Cup - South American Qualifiers against Paraguay at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday. Photograph: Mariana Greif/Reuters......