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Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Duchess of Cambridge’s final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National......

Indian-American woman sues Weinstein for sexual harassment

Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been sued by his former Indian-American personal assistant who has alleged that she was subjected to sexual exploitation and a 'sexually hostile' work......

Indians across the world join Independence Day celebrations

Soaked in patriotism, hundreds of Indians abroad on Monday proudly marked the country's 70th Independence Day, as the tricolour fluttered and the national anthem reverberated at Indian missions......

Gunman attacks busy Indian restaurant in Sydney

A gunman fired a shot through the front window of a crowded Indian restaurant at Harris Park in Sydney's west, the second such incident in last four months in the area. The incident occurred just......

Sydney cafe reopens 3 months after deadly siege

Staff members prepare chocolate at the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images A Sydney cafe that was the scene of a deadly 16-hour siege reopened on Friday, over......

Amazon takes on Microsoft, Google; starts e-mail service

Dubbed WorkMail, the service will launch in the second quarter Amazon Inc accelerated its efforts to win over corporate clients on Wednesday by announcing an email and scheduling service that will......

Ebay to cut 2,400 jobs this quarter, may sell enterprise unit

Image: Visitors chat next to the Ebay logo at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover.Photographs: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters Online retailer Ebay Inc said it plans to cut about 2,400 positions, or 7......

Jewellers join government's campaign to cut gold buying

India's biggest jewellers' association has asked members to stop selling gold bars and coins, about 35 per cent of their business, adding its weight to government efforts to cut gold imports and......

Warburg Pincus to sell stake in WNS for $192 mn

Warburg Pincus on Wednesday said it plans to sell its entire holding of over 14.5 million American depositary shares (ADS) in BPO firm WNS, through which the private equity firm expects to raise......

India keen to accelerate economic ties with Canada: Krishna

India is keen to accelerate economic ties with Canada as both countries are working on a number of bilateral agreements that will boost trade and investment between them, External Affairs Minister......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Filling the silence with Words

Anup Bhandari, a Kannadiga, is out to make a difference with his filmmaking skills. The Mangalore born and Mysore educated lad has directed Words, an English short film. The 20-minute film......

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India to play 5 Tests in Australia

IMAGE: Australia and India will compete in a five-Test series For the first time since 1991-92.. Photograph: BCCI The latest edition of the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy was on Monday extended by......

CA chief Henderson to quit, Baird to replace him next year

IMAGE: The 54-year-old Mike Baird has served as NSW Premier from 2014 to 2017 and joined the CA board in 2020. Photograph: Twitter Former New South Wales premier Mike Baird will take over as......

Strong ratings boost momentum for women's sport

Photograph: Kind courtesy US Soccer WNT/Twitter US women's soccer and basketball earned strong television ratings as they returned after being put on hold due to COVID-19, helping to quell concern......

Hollywood stars, Serena to bring women's soccer to LA

The Los Angeles team will be the 11th to enter the National Women's Soccer League. IMAGE: Led by venture capitalists Alexis Ohanian and Kara Nortman and entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, the ownership......

Competitive cricket will return to Australia after coronavirus hiatus with T20 carnival

IMAGE: Australia and New Zealand had played the last international cricket match possible before the COVID-19 pandemic forced a cricket shutdown across the globe. Photograph: Mark Brake/Getty......

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