Rishi Sunak joins Oxford, Stanford in academic roles

Britain's former prime minister Rishi Sunak has taken on new academic roles at the University of Oxford in the UK and University of Stanford in the US -- both alma maters of the Conservative Party......

India Welcomes Space Tourist

Gopichand Thotakura, India's first civilian space tourist, received a warm welcome on his arrival in New Delhi on Monday, August 26, 2024. The 30-year-old entrepreneur and pilot was selected to......

Gopi Thotakura becomes first Indian space tourist on Blue Origin

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, on Sunday became the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. IMAGE: Gopi......

Meet Gopi Thotakura, India's 1st space tourist

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. IMAGE: Gopi Thotakura.......

Review: August Osage County gives you a lump in the throat

Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts may have been cast as the star characters of the story – they earned Oscar nominations in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively......

George Clooney and 10 movie gems from Berlin

Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival. George Clooney was pissed. He was the headliner at the opening day press conference at the Berlinale, for his new film Hail......

Rahul's position in focus as India eye series win

IMAGE: Will KL Rahul open or will he bat in the middle order? Photograph: KL Rahul/Twitter Focus will be on vice-captain K L Rahul's batting position on his return from a short break as a buoyant......

Dhawan returns as India eye series sweep vs WI

IMAGE: India head into the final match of the series against West Indies after having ticked almost all the boxes in the first two games, which they won comfortably to seal the series 2-0.......

1000th ODI: India look for 'fresh ODI template' in Rohit-Dravid era

IMAGE: Skipper Rohit Sharma will have to lead from the front. Photographs: BCCI   Rohit Sharma's presence as the new leader, with a fresh template to arrest the familiar 'middle-order......

Spotted: Sir Garfield Sobers

Reader Gaurav Chitnis sent us this picture from Mumbai. 'I was recently in Barbados for the cricket World Cup 2007. Whilst in Barbados I had the privilege of meeting Sir Garfield Sobers,' writes......