'From my house, I can see the bombs'

'The war has been on for four weeks; the bombings are still on. I can hear it in my house.' IMAGE: The bodies of victims of Hamas' horrific terror attack in Kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel,......

2 Weeks On, What Did Hamas Attack Achieve?

By creating mayhem, Hamas aims to force the Arab States to give up their plans of reconciliation with Israel, explains Colonel Anil A Athale. IMAGE: Israeli rescue workers in Sderot, southern......

Indian-American engineer fired for talking in Hindi files lawsuit

A 78-year-old Indian-American engineer was fired from his long-time job with a missile defence contractor in the United States state of Alabama for speaking in Hindi with his dying relative in......

British Indian ex-minister Alok Sharma knighted; 30 more PIOs to be honoured

Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin former UK minister, has been knighted for his contribution to combatting climate change through his leadership at the COP26 summit by King Charles III in his first New......

Black Friday Sale receives good response, shoppers throng stores, websites

Black Friday sales in India received a good response as brands dropped their prices making customers queue up outside stores where discounts were steeper. Discounts were offered both online and......

WTO talks collapse, no agreement on food security

The fate of the ministerial conference was sealed after assistant US trade representative Sharon Bomer Lauritsen said permanent solution to the food stockholding issue was not acceptable to......

Not all Americans have good job skills: Trump aide

We need to make better efforts to align job training with the skills the market demands of its workers, especially as advancing technology changes the types of jobs available in our economy:......

Volatile markets end flat; await Modi's cabinet

Benchmark share indices came off their day's highs to end flat, amid a volatile trading session, as investors turned cautious ahead of key cabinet portfolios that are likely to be announced post......

When Ranveer Made Johnny Depp Smile

IMAGE: Ranveer Singh at the Red Sea Film Festival 2023. Photograph: Kind courtesy Red Sea Film Foundation/Instagram Ranveer Singh seems to have got a new fan. And it's Sharon Stone, no less!......

Bollywood Brings House Down in Jeddah!

It was heartening to see so many women -- young and old, many in hijab and burqa shaking their bodies, raising their arms and singing with complete abandonment.Yes, this happened in Saudi Arabia,......

When Meera met Ranveer at Cannes

Meera Chopra is not done with Cannes yet. After A R Rahman unveiled the first look of her film, Safed, at the festival, the actor attended the Better World Fund event. She......

When Deepika WOWED Ranveer... and Cannes!

This is the Deepika Padukone you don't mess with. Hubby Ranveer Singh felt she looked like a 'Queen'. What do you think (Don't miss the star channeling her inner royalty here as well)? Deepika......

'How is this possible?' Hassan completes gruelling Paris run with marathon gold

IMAGE: Sifan Hassan of Netherlands crosses the finish line at Invalides to win gold. Photograph: Lisa Leutner/Reuters Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan sprinted through the finish of the marathon and......

Marathon world record holder Kiptum dies in car crash

IMAGE: Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates after setting a new world record time of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon on October 8, 2023. The 24 year old and his coach were killed iin a road......

Celebrating 50 years of the first Cricket World Cup!

'This was the biggest thing to ever happen in women’s cricket, a World Cup format, prior to the men.' IMAGE: England captain Rachel Heyhoe-Flint with the World Cup trophy after beating......

Even Spiderman Ran New York Marathon

Glimpses from the Marathons in New York and Beijing. More than 50,000 runners took part in the TCS 2022 New York City Marathon. The Beijing Marathon was stalled for two years due to the pandemic.......

Hockey India wins FIH Award for growth of sport in India

Hockey India on Friday won the prestigious Etienne Glichitch Award in recognition of its contribution to the growth and development of the sport in the country. The award was announced by the......