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Indian jailed for 40 years for murdering wife, 2 kids in UK

A 52-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to the triple murder of his nurse wife from Kerala and their two children last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years......

Coronation Fever Overtakes Britain

The most exciting place to be in the world this week is London as Britain readies itself for Charless III's coronation on Saturday May 6. It's the first coronation in 70 years so you can imagine......

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, dies aged 96

Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. She was 96. IMAGE: Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph: Simon......

Leo Varadkar takes over as Irish prime minister

Leo Varadkar, a 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor, on Wednesday scripted history by becoming Ireland's youngest and the first openly gay prime minister of the Catholic-majority country,......

Indian-origin gay minister Leo Varadkar set to become Irish PM

Leo Varadkar, an Indian-origin doctor and Ireland's first openly gay minister, on Friday won the leadership race for the ruling party to become the country's youngest-ever and first homosexual......

European airports woo Indian airlines

European airports are wooing Indian airlines in the wake of intense competition from aviation hubs such as Dubai and Doha. According to civil aviation ministry data, 37 million passengers flew to......

Jet lost Rs 200 crore during the 5-day stir

Saroj Dutta, executive director of Jet Airways said in Mumbai on Sunday that the five-day long strike by pilots of Jet Airways has cost the company in terms of revenue losses to the......

Foreign buyouts: Is India Inc on right path?

If it pans out, it will be the biggest M&A deal involving an Indian company. The proposed $23-billion mega deal between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN is even bigger than Tata Steel's......

When bonus rage turns violent

For top bankers and other high-profile company executives, it pays to be a little paranoid about personal safety these days. As public distaste at taxpayer-funded bail-outs has turned to "bonus......

Economics Nobel winners through history

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2005 will be declared on Monday, October 10. Here we present a list of all the recipients of the Economics Nobel that was first given in 1969. 2005......

Zayn Malik leaves One Direction

Zayn Malik has left popular boy band One Direction. The British group, which is now four, will continue their musical journey without him. Malik, 22, has been in the headlines......

Review: Moonrise Kingdom is thrilling

Moonrise Kingdon is one of Wes Anderson's best films, writes Raja SenA confectioner with all the time in the world, Wes Anderson's latest cinematic pastry is a work of obsessive detailing and......

The ten best on-screen salesmen

Some people close a deal and some people don't. It's that simple.Ranbir Kapoor's trying to prove he's the former in Shimit Amin's upcoming Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year. While we......

Wuthering Heights gets a boost from this vampire!

American author Stephenie Meyer's vampire saga has helped put Emily Bronte's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights at the top of the Waterstone's classics chart. Meyer's Twilight has made Bronte's novel......

PICS: Liverpool down Ajax with late goal; Bayern sink Barca

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Joel Matip rises above a host of defenders to head home Liverpool's second goal in the Champions League Group A match against......

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring Barcelona's fourth goal and registering a hat-trick in the Champions League Group C......

Shorts: Rublev outlasts Djokovic to claim Serbia Open crown

IMAGE: Russian Andrey Rublev won his 11th ATP title with Serbian Open crown. Photograph: ATP Tour/Twitter World No 1 Novak Djokovic's barren title spell in 2022 continued as he went down 6-2, 6-7......

Why have Liverpool gone from monsters to minnows?

IMAGE: Six successive home defeats have put champions Liverpool's top four finish in doubt as their collapse from the leading team in the land has been fast and furious. Photograph: Laurence......

Why Aussies face must-win situation against India...

New CA chairman to face tricky wicket in angst-filled Australia IMAGE: Aussies need to win to ease gloom on and off the field. Photograph: Cricket Australia With its brand in tatters after......

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