WTF NEWS: It's Weird, True and Funny!

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world. One hell of a mugshotNathaniel Follette was not a happy man when policemen arrested him from a grocery......

HC upholds death penalty for Delhi braveheart's rapists

The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence awarded to the four convicts in the brutal gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old girl in New Delhi on December 16, 2012 that shook the......

Dec 16 gangrape: Two claim innocence, deny presence inside bus

Two of the four death row convicts in the December 16 gangrape case have told the Delhi high court that they were wrongly convicted by the trial court as they were not inside the moving bus in......

December 16 gang rape: HC reserves verdict on appeals

The Delhi high court on reserved its verdict on the appeals filed by four death row convicts in the December 16 gang rape case. A bench of justices Reva Khetrapal and Pratibha Rani reserved its......

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......

Succession is a lesson even Buffett hasn't learnt

It is almost puzzling to see more old men and women hang around long enough for people to begin wondering 'why not retire?' Warren Buffett is a wise man. The chairman and chief executive officer......

Saradha scam: Where has all the money gone?

It was a multi-million rupee scam whose extent and reach are still being unravelled, so why did the chief of the scam-tainted Saradha group Sudipta Sen plead that he was unable to pay Rs 30,000 as......

Tata-SIA venture: The new airline and its CEO

Scholarships, sports and spirit define Phee Teik Yeoh, the new CEO of Vistara in India I am still trying to pronounce his name (Fi Tek, Fee Tech, Mr Yo) when I see a lean, smiling, sprightly man,......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

365 days. 319 films

How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen? IMAGE: Deepika Padukone in Padmaavat. I watch many films in a year -- for work and pleasure, and I keep a record of them. In......

Sindhu fights back to storm into Malaysia Masters final

IMAGE: PV Sindhu will be playing her first final this year. Photograph: Badminton Photo/BAI Media/X Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu on Saturday earned a shot at the US$420,000 Malaysia Masters......

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou officially opens on Saturday, September 23. While some events like football, rowing and volleyball have already begun, the other big-ticket sports start over the......

How the coronavirus virus has impacted sports events

IMAGE: Empty seats inside the Allianz Stadium in Turin after fans were banned from attending the Italian Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan on Sunday. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters......

CWG TT: Harmeet, Ayhika win as India complete golden sweep

IMAGE: India’s Ayhika Mukherjee celebrates. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Harmeet Desai and Ayhika Mukherjee won the men's and women's singles titles as hosts India completed a clean......

Sports Shorts: Pacquiao beats Thurman to win WBA crown

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Manny Pacquiao (white trunks) throws a punch at Keith Thurman during their WBA welterweight championship bout at MGM Grand......