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'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

''Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.' IMAGE: Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces struck a high-rise tower in......

Anti-hijab protests in Iran: India skips voting on UN resolution

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution to set up a fact-finding mission to investigate the alleged Human Rights violation committed on......

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlisted images for the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year! The Awe-Inspiring scenes of the Milky Way rising, galaxies colliding, stellar......

South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90. IMAGE: Archbishop Desmond......

2019: The year in photos

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top images of 2019. Together these tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak,......

'India can market itself better'

'India is still hierarchical, but not as much as Japan and people appreciate a flat working culture,' Charles Frump, managing director, Volvo Cars India, tells Pavan Lall. Illustration: Dominic......

Bharti Airtel: Bond with 'Special 5'

Reasserting its emotional connect with consumers -- something that is at the core of its brand philosophy --, Bharti Airtel last week rolled out a new plan called Special 5 for all its 100 million......

Aviation companies to get cheaper credit

The Union Cabinet on Monday gave its approval for accession to the Cape Town Convention/Protocol by India. The convention provides an international legal and institutional framework for creation,......

Mumbai needs a fully empowered 'manager'

If India is to have an international finance centre, it will emerge in a city that is already India's domestic financial fulcrum. In looking at infrastructure and governance, the MIFC Report leans......

He may have an answer to energy problems

Jim Gordon has a vision. It moves him so much that he abandoned his chair about an hour ago and paces the corridors and rooms of his Boston offices. He stops at a map of Cape Cod and taps his......

When Sonam Kapoor met Stan Lee

The Marvel legend has passed into the ages. Stan Lee, the legendary comic book writer, editor and publisher, passed away on Monday morning. He was 95. As soon as the news broke, celebrities across......

Review: Logan is a powerful finish to the Wolverine saga

Logan is a relentless and thrilling film, a film that takes things farther than you may imagine, writes Raja Sen. Wolverine was always a cowboy. Sitting at the saloon bar downing a whiskey while......

Like the new poster of A Flying Jatt?

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Tiger Shroff took to Twitter to share the new poster of his superhero film A Flying Jatt. 'Cape-check! Mask-check!......

'I have worked hard to reach here'

'I have worked hard to reach here, and enjoyed myself too. I have been lucky to get the right people. The Miss India organisation supports me, and have a lot of people to guide me.' Calendar girl......

The making of Superman Returns

Much of the principal photography for Superman Returns was done on location near Breeza, Australia, on a rural piece of farmland that had been transformed into a working back lot.Six miles of road,......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

'WTC has made it worse for Test cricket'

'But this is just a surrender, if you ask me.' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket during the second and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters......

Ex-captain Taylor says Smith's return could heal old wounds

IMAGE: Steve Smith was appointed as the Test vice captain recently. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Former skipper Mark Taylor has backed the appointment of Steve Smith as......

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rajneesh Gupta lists some more amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times. IMAGE: The Lord's cricket ground, owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club,......

Beware the West Indies!

Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the West Indies from World Cups. Result Summary IMAGE: The West Indians celebrate the fall of a Pakistan wicket at Trent Bridge on May......

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