Why Sardar Udham Is A MUST WATCH

Sardar Udham sets a great standard which, Utkarsh Mishra believes, would be emulated by other film-makers who want to make movies of this genre. IMAGE: Vicky Kaushal in and as Sardar Udham.......

NASA's legendary Kepler telescope retires after finding thousands of worlds

NASA's legendary Kepler space telescope has retired after running out of fuel needed for further science operations, bringing an end to a prolific nine-and-a-half year mission in which it......

JNU protestors need a debate, not the police

IMAGE: JNU students and faculty form a human chain demanding the release of students union president Kanhaiya Kumar. Photograph: PTI   If some JNU students are 'anti-national', why do we want......

Indian-American boy wins National Geographic bee

Akshay Rajagopal, an 11-year-old sixth-grader from Lincoln, Nebraska, took top honours at the 2008 National Geographic Bee held in Washington, DC, winning a $25,000 college scholarship and a......

Mittal tops losers' list of UK's super-rich

Britain's richie-rich club saw their wealth melting away by more than half to 200 billion pounds in a year marked with a severe economic downturn, while Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal......

Four-legged cure for recession blues

William Behnke bought a black male English Labrador retriever named Ghillie from Wildrose Kennels in Oxford, Miss. three years ago. A business developer at GCI, an Alaskan telecom company, Behnke......

Check out these Australian wines

When Frank Baum wrote the eponymous book back in 1900, little did he know that the Australians (who sometimes also call their country "Oz") would perform quite a bit of wizardry with wine a century......

Is the US credit crisis over?

One clue comes from the inter-bank lending market, and the interest rates that banks charge for lending money to each other. Commonly known as LIBOR (the "London interbank offered rate" - London......

Seen these FANTASTIC films?

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films.Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones. It has been the strangest year of our lives, but films have been important in keeping us sane. And......

Just who is Benedict Cumberbatch's fiancee?

Everything you didn't know about Sophie Hunter... right here! Just who is Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch dating? That's the question on everybody's mind when one fine day, an engagement......

The best radio jockeys in the movies

We're listening.Cinema has flirted with the role of the radio jockey from time to time, occasionally throwing up momentous portrayals of these lesser seen and more heard artists. With the film......

Raveena: Aamir has a right to his opinion

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:While Aamir Khan is facing ire on social media for his comments about the increasing intolerance in India,......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

WTA Player of Year Swiatek emulates Serena

IMAGE: Swiatek won the French Open for a third time to take her Grand Slam tally to four, and finished the year by claiming her first WTA Finals crown and regaining top spot in the rankings after......

PIX: Man City survive Leicester rally; Spurs score

Images from Sunday's Premier League action.  IMAGE: Kevin De Bruyne celebrates with Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Guendogan and teammates after scoring Manchester City's first goal during the Premier......

NBA sues players' union over labour dispute

The National Basketball Association filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the players' union seeking a ruling that the lockout of players does not violate antitrust laws. The NBA said the lawsuit,......

Serena Williams did it 'Her Way'

With an unrestrained jig in the most hallowed hallway in tennis, Serena Williams confirmed that 'Her Way' was just about the most formidable method the women's game had seen. Minutes after......