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Race to replace UK PM Johnson gains pace after Sunak's announcement

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader to succeed Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister gathered momentum on Friday, with British Indian former finance minister Rishi Sunak formally......

Raj strikes back! Suella Braverman leads Indian-origin contenders for UK PM post

Even before Boris Johnson stepped out of 10 Downing Street on Thursday to deliver his resignation speech as Conservative Party leader and triggering a leadership race for a new British prime......

UK set for tougher measures when lockdown ends on Dec 2

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a "COVID Winter Plan" to control the spread of coronavirus in a speech on Monday, when he is expected to set out some tougher tiered measures to......

Will Brexit be the end of May?

The Britain’s ruling party is suffering a leadership challenge with Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson dramatically resigning over their inability to support the......

Boris Johnson, UK's Brexit minister resign from Theresa May's govt

IMAGE: Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and ex-secretary of state for exiting the European Union David Davis. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters The government of British Prime......

Ratan Tata to receive Frost & Sullivan's GIL award

Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of the diversified conglomerate Tata Group, will receive the Growth, Innovation and Leadership Award 2014 by Frost & Sullivan. The award will be presented in Mumbai on......

Don't read but listen to these books

Book lovers can now think of doing away with flipping pages as popular titles will be available in the digital audio format.Imagine hearing to bestsellers like Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, The......

Apple unveils iPhone grand plan

Steve Jobs and two of his top lieutenants spent just over an hour last week outlining their plans to allow software makers to create programs custom-built to run on the iPhone, Apple's innovative......

The 10 HIGHLIGHTS of Oscars 2020

Oscars sans a host is like 'having a trial without witnesses. It moves faster but it's not quite the result you wanted.' Nine-time host Billy Crystal is no stranger to the gig nor is he entirely......

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI. Every year the Mumbai Film Festival strives to make the world a smaller place by putting together a feast for cinephiles across various......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Why the Oscars weren't worth waking up for

All us critics love making digs at the Oscars. They're the most watched awards show on the planet, and while they usually end up ruffling our feathers by handing out trophies for several dozen......

Sindhu spearheads India's quest for elusive gold as badminton action begins

Sindhu is up against fierce competition from the likes of Taiwan's Tai Tzu-Ying, China's Chen Yu Fei and Japan's Akane Yamaguchi IMAGE: PV Sindhu will be desperate to lay her hands on the gold......

Wimbledon plans return in 2021, with or without fans

IMAGE: Wimbledon had an insurance policy in place for the pandemic in 2020 but will not have similar cover next year. Photograph: Steve Bardens/Getty Images Next year's Wimbledon......

Football Extras: Atletico set to sign Benfica's Felix for $135 million

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field. IMAGE: Joao Felix, 19, made his first-team debut for Benfica last season, helping the Lisbon side win the Portuguese league title.......

Sports Shorts: Manavaditya Rathore wins silver

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Manavaditya Singh Rathore pose with his silver medal . Photograph: Manavaditya Singh Rathore/Twitter. The......

Sports Shorts: Shiva, Manoj strike gold at Czech boxing tourney

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday Indian boxers packed quite a heavy punch at the 48th Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem, clinching five gold medals, two silver and......

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