Singer, songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

American music legend Bob Dylan on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award and an announcement that stunned prize watchers. Dylan, 75, was......

16 best military PHOTOS that capture America's bravehearts

An amputee Captain fighting her way through adversity; a soldier using his helmet to draw out enemy fire; special tactics training squadron members entering the pool with their hands and feet bound......

Stunning photos from the week gone by

Images of the events that shaped the world last week.    ‘Table Sculpture’ by artist Allen Jones is seen on display at Sotheby’s auction house in London. The work is......

Prestigious US university announces India chair

Virginia Commonwealth University's India Chair in Democracy and Civil Society a first in the United States. Aziz Haniffa reportsWith support and encouragement from Virginia Governor Robert......

US firms pledge $45-billion investments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had wooed top Silicon Valley majors during his US trip last year, spent 90 minutes last night with CEOs representing companies in sectors spanning new economy to......

Forecasting media's future

Ajit Balakrishnan recalls some lessons from the last time people talked of 'convergence' -- the mid-1990s. Image: In the 1990s, convergence itself was a word used in two different senses.......

Buffett's 2 most favourite investing principles

Known as the investor with "the Midas Touch", Buffet is the most successful investor alive - the only member among the Forbes' list of the world's richest to have earned his fortune entirely......

Raju named world's 4th most outrageous CEO

It's one Forbes list where none would want to figure, but Ramalinga Raju, the founder-chairman Satyam Computers (now Mahindra Satyam), has managed the feat of being among the world's 10 most......

Barbie, Oppenheimer Lead Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list. Barbie and Succession get nine noms, followed by Oppenheimer at eight. Killers of the Flower Moon and......

Golden Globes: RRR's Naatu Naatu Wins Best Original Song

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Tony Kushner, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Kristie......

The 100 Best Films, RANKED

My exposure to cinema was by watching mainstream Hindi films, with occasional big budget Hollywood products thrown in. It was not until I was in my late teens that I was introduced to world cinema,......

Downton Abbey, Back Once More

As Downton Abbey: A New Era readies for its worldwide release -- the film premiered at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on May 15 -- the cast were there to celebrate. Please click on the......

PIX: Lord's cricket ground set for new roof, stands!

Photograph: Lord's Cricket Ground/Instagram The historic Lord's Cricket Ground will have its capacity raised by 1,100 as part of a 61.8 million pounds project to redevelop the Tavern and Allen......

Mandhana only Indian in line for ICC Cricketer of the Year

  IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana, who is the winner of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2021, finished as India's highest run-scorer across formats. Photograph:......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......

IPL: Williamson, Bravo among big names let go

IMAGE: Kane Williamson was let go by SRH possibly due to their lacklustre performances under his captaincy. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images IPL giants Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday......

Australia sweep ODI series against NZ in Finch farewell

IMAGE: The Australian team pose they defeated New Zealand to win the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Australia beat New Zealand by 25 runs in the......