Prez Patil defends her foreign tours, yet again

President Pratibha Patil yet again came out with a strong defence of her foreign tours, saying she was forced to go public on the issue despite government clarifications. "Some things were......

11 commoners who got their 'fairy tale princess' ending

Turns out Cinderella doesn’t need a ball to meet her prince; she can find him anywhere! There’s Britain’s Prince William who married his college sweetheart -- Kate Middleton,......

'The Kohinoor was not gifted to the British'

'Duleep Singh was not in a position to give it away because he was only a minor of about 3, 4 years old.' 'The Indian claim of the British having taken the Kohinoor from the Sikhs does not stand......

'William Shakespeare is our heritage too'

Ah, Bollywood. The things it manages to do. Take the recently released Omkara, for instance. A fine piece of filmmaking that should win its director Vishal Bhardwaj more than just a Filmfare Award.......

Jet starts Mumbai-Johannesburg flights

Private carrier Jet Airways on Wednesday commenced daily non-stop flights from Mumbai to Johannesburg. The carrier has deployed Airbus 330-200 aircraft on the route, it said in a statement. "Given......

A dancer with Olympic dreams!

Pooja Kanwal is fast becoming a rising star on television. Her show Palampur Express, a daily show on Sony Entertainment Television, is becoming quite popular, thanks to its unique story of a......

Marsh, Stoinis and a World No 1 to light up USA's MLC

With the Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled to get underway in the United States and the West Indies in June next year, it was only time before the US launches its own T20 League. Former......

USA's MLC to create seismic shifts in world cricket

IMAGE: Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch will captain the San Francisco Unicorns in the inaugural edition of the United States' new Twenty20 tournament, Major League Cricket. Photograph:......

Aus recall Holland, Richardson for South Africa tour

IMAGE: Australian spinner Jon Holland. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Left arm spinner Jon Holland has been recalled to Australia's Test squad for their tour of South Africa in March,......

Racism controversy at MCG!

'Show us your visa' chants heard at MCG; spectators warned against racism IMAGE: Australian fans celebrates after Nathan Lyon of Australia dismissed Ajinkya Rahane of India. Photograph: Michael......

'India's inexperience with pink ball could work in our favour'

'Both teams don't quite know what to expect, so it could work in our advantage, could work in our favour' IMAGE: The pink cricket ball used for the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and......