'Aurangzeb also ordered protection of Varanasi temples'

'Aurangzeb supported construction of the Kumarswamy math and the reconstruction of the Kedar temple and supported the Jangambadi math in Banaras.' IMAGE: The Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.......

'Real power comes not from the barrel of a gun'

'...but from those who control the narrative.'Powerful nations have mastered this art of narrative building.Those nations who aspire to become global powers must do so, observes Shanthie Mariet......

Sony World Photography Awards presents the most wonderful and weird moments

In the pitch dark of the African night, a herd of cape buffaloes gather at the watering hole for a drink, taking care to stay by the edge to avoid the crocodiles lurking in the depths.......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. Japanese model poses with giant octopus, because she likes tentacles A Japanese model and food blogger Namada decided to......

Will India get the $1-billion university?

Indian mining magnate Anil Agarwal is having a tough time giving away a billion dollars. He's pledged $1 billion to start a university along the shores of the Bay of Bengal in eastern India's......

Indian's work of art sold for Rs 16.75 cr!

If Anish Kapoor isn't written of by the Indian media, you can't really blame it because the 54-year-old, for all his celebrity status in the West - where his following is huge - has nothing to show......

Ratan Tata: India's shining jewel

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata turns 70 today (December 28, 2007). Among Asia's business titans, Ratan N. Tata stands out for his modesty. The chairman of the Tata Group - India's biggest......

At 17, she has built a million-dollar web site

Late last year, Ian Moray stumbled across a cotton-candy-pink Web site called Whateverlife.com. As manager of media development at the online marketing company ValueClick Media, he was searching......

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar's The Fall opens in the US

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar is on the top of his game, with several hit music videos, a very successful and lucrative career in directing commercials and two films, which have polarised critics and......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......

Creating Champions

Reckon India does not have what it takes to produce a Wimbledon winner, an Olympic champion?The Brandenton, Florida-based IMG Academies, arguably the best-known multi-sport training facility in the......