Oxford debating society puts off Mamata event at 11th hour, draws fire

The Oxford Union Debating Society, citing unforeseen "circumstances", on Wednesday sought to postpone a scheduled virtual address by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the last moment,......

Aryan today, tomorrow it can be your child

You aren't dealing with a normal, civilised, law.The NDPS Act, in its preconditions for bail, and insistence on evidence of innocence rather than guilt, is worse than UAPA.Imagine yourself or your......

Why Pak army chief is talking about peace...

'The picture only looks worse from where Bajwa sits.''He sees a domineering India to the east, an unravelling Afghanistan and a complex Iran to the west, an overbearing China on the north and a US......

Anand Jon fires attorney; wants to defend himself

Having lost a prolonged court battle, high profile India-born fashion designer Anand Jon has petitioned a California court, seeking permission to dismiss his attorney and defend himself. The......

World's 10 largest employers

Retail giant Walmart has the world’s largest number of employees. Take a look at world’s 10 largest employers, according to a ranking by 24/7 Wall St. Image: Wal-Mart Stores, largest......

Facebook smashes analyst targets but executive comments spook Street

Facebook Inc posted strong growth in its mobile advertising business on Wednesday but rattled investors after saying that it did not plan to boost the frequency of ads shown to users. Shares of the......

Economist Milton Friedman dead

Milton Friedman, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for economics passed away on Thursday. The 94-year-old economist was a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University from......

L N Mittal tops UK's Richest Power list

Money and power being "natural bedfellows" is not necessarily true in the British business world, except for steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal who figures right on the top of a new 'Richest Power List',......

Darkest Hour Review: Exuberant bear. Shrewd fox. Vociferous lion

'The politics of it may be wishy-washy and the saviour at Darkest Hour's centre may well be a racist, an imperialist, and an alcoholic, but in Gary Oldman's nimble skin, smacked in layers and......

Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is too preachy

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel loses the plot somewhere in the first 15 minutes, says Nishi Tiwari. Even when John Madden’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel emerged as a......

Review: John Wick is slick and violent

If you're a fan of action thrillers and have hungrily devoured Stallone and Segal's crappiest films of the same genre, then you're going to love John Wick, says Paloma Sharma.If you thought that......

'Wow. The power of women'

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring......

CL PIX: Man City survive scare, Real storm through

IMAGE: Manchester City's Savinho celebrates scoring their third goal with with teammates. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure......

Copa America: Uruguay stun Brazil on penalties, meet Colombia in semis

IMAGE: Uruguay players celebrate after defeating Brazil in Copa America quarter-finals at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, on Saturday. Photograph: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Uruguay......

LeBron James Makes NBA History

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record in the NBA game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The record is passed......

U19 WC: Afghanistan seek history against England

Afghanistan win in quarters Photograph: Kind courtesy Afghanistan Cricket Board/Twitter Their late arrival in the Caribbean had forced the ICC to rework the fixtures of their group matches......

Pandya, Karthik confirmed for ICC World XI

IMAGE: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya celebrates taking a wicket. Photograph: BCCI India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik join an International Cricket Council's......