NRI donates ₤8 million for medical research

Kuala Lumpur-based non-resident Indian business tycoon Vinod Sekhar has donated 8 million pounds for the setting up of a medical school in Scotland which will conduct research in areas such as......

The craziest university tradition, EVER!

Every year, undergraduates in the Saint Andrews University, the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland, take part in a 600-year-old tradition called the Raisin Weekend. Regarded as one......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

These images prove we live in a wonderfully weird world. Participants run through a foam bath during the 'Colour My Run' charity fun run on Manoel Island in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour, Malta.......

PHOTOS: UK falls silent in honour of COVID-19 warriors

The United Kingdom came together on Tuesday for a minute's silence in the honour of hundreds of healthcare and other workers who have lost their lives on the frontline of the coronavirus fightback......

Who needs Harvard or Yale?

If you're into prestige as well as a top-notch education, Oxford is right up there with Harvard. Yet consider this: An incoming freshman at Harvard College is looking at an estimated $185,800 for......

Wall St fat cats see thin pay packets in '09

The bailed out fat cats on the Wall Street woke up to stringent compensation norms this year sans hefty bonuses, as the Obama regime cracked down on excessive risk-taking ways of financial......

A polo club with a difference

In 1997, Colonel Kuldeep Singh Garcha could have easily retired after 32 years in the Indian army.The former commandant of 61st Cavalry instead spent the year wrapping up his two-year-old......

Infosys, world's 32nd most innovative firm

It was a fitting way to wrap up the first day of IBM's innovation-themed leadership forum, held in Rome in early April.Guests were treated to small group tours of the Vatican Museum, including......

Bob Dylan 'to release' Christmas album

Bob Dylan is all set to release an album of Christmas songs, the Telegraph.co.uk reported. According to the website, the album will include songs like Here Comes Santa Claus and the carol O Little......

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......

SEE: Can you shake it like King Gayle?

IMAGE: Universe Boss shows us some cool dance moves at his swanky mansion in Jamaica. Photograph and Video: Kind courtesy, Chris Gayle/Instagram While the planet is in stress thanks to the......

Australian golfing great Kel Nagle passes away at 94

Australian golfer Kel Nagle. Photograph: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Australia's former British Open winner Kel Nagle died on Thursday, aged 94. Tributes began flowing in after the......

These top soccer players are hurting the environment

'The nature of the football sector where teams regularly travel great distances for fixtures, in addition to having international playing staff and managers who frequently fly... is a recipe for a......

Afghans: Minnows to dark horses

Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers for the Afghanistan team from World Cups.   Result Summary IMAGE: The Afghan team celebrates the fall of a Scotland wicket during their 2015 ICC......

This lady has set out to become 1st to row across Pacific alone

Sonya Baumstein is not crazy but she is driven. Photograph: Facebook An American began a 6,000-mile (9,656-km) voyage on Sunday in Japan, attempting to become the third person and the first woman......