Impressions: An alien in Kolkata

There is a town in north Ontario,With dreams, comfort, memory, despair,And in my mind I still need a place to go,'Cause all my changes were thereNeil Young's Helpless plays in my mind -- I can't......

Why Audi Q7 is 'better' than Mercedes-Benz GLS and BMW X5

The first-generation Audi Q7 was one of the highest selling vehicles in its class around the world. Now, the comprehensively updated second-gen version is here to fill the shoes and aims to do all......

Shah Rukh gets paid more than Salman, Akshay!

Shah Rukh Khan leads the Bollywood pack in the latest Forbes list of the 100 Highest Paid Celebrities in the world. While Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar follow, there's no sign of Aamir Khan, whose......

U2: Rockers-cum-diplomats

The famed social activism of Irish band U2 has taken on a new face: that of legendary 13th century Persian poet Rumi, who's oft-known as the smiling face of Islam. According to a recent Guardian......

'I would not choose a boy according to his Raashee'

Priyanka Chopra has had three back-to-back hits -- Fashion, Dostana and Kaminey -- and she is obviously enjoying her time in the sun. Her next film, What's Your Raashee, sees her don 12......

What a home Upen Patel has!

'I have no keys to my house; it works on biometrics and electronic identification.' 'Every time anyone enters, the camera captures it and I get a message on my phone.'Yes, Upen Patel's home, Rajul......

Test cricket won't die in my lifetime but who'll be playing it?: Ian Chappell

IMAGE: Ian Chappell felt the expansion of T20 leagues at a rapid pace will cause huge damage to Test cricket and its future. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Australian great Ian Chappell is certain......

World Cup diary: Brussels metro plays French soccer anthem

IMAGE: A Belgian soccer fan reacts. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Brussels commuters, heading to work the morning after Belgium's painful World Cup loss to France, had to endure the......

Ronaldo's 'mirror' act invites jokes and sympathy on Twitter

That Cristiano Ronaldo is as vain as they come is no secret. But if you had any doubts about his self-obsession, he laid those to rest during Real Madrid’s 7-1 La Liga win over Deportivo La......

Zidane voted France's favourite

No buts about it, Zinedine Zidane is France's favourite personality.Despite the head butt on an Italian defender that arguably cost France the World Cup, the former captain of the national soccer......