Dr Poonam Alaigh gets a cabinet post in New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie named Dr Poonam Alaigh, director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a......

Joker sweeps Oscar nominations

The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Insecure creator Issa Rae and actor John Cho hosted the event. Joker sweeps the......

Freddie Mercury, 25 years after the candle went out

Remembering The Great Showman of Rock music. Have 25 years passed since Freddie Mercury left us? Why, it seems like yesterday. Freddie was just 45 when AIDS snuffed out his incandescent existence......

Meet the Brazilian in Love Aaj Kal

From a small town in Brazil, Giselle Montero has become an overnight star in Bollywood. After all, she brought Love Aaj Kal's Harleen Kaur to life so beautifully. When she was a child,......

Oscars 2007, in review

Well done, Oscar. We are so used to the Academy disappointing us year after year that when it doesn't, we're at a loss for words. Okay, so 2007 wasn't bad, a gleeful, long-delayed celebration of......

EPL PIX: Manchester City rout Luton; Newcastle crush Spurs

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday, April 13. IMAGE: Josko Gvardiol celebrates scoring Manchester City's fifth goal with teammates during the Premier League match......

Sports Shorts: 'Jaspal was best candidate for Dronacharya'

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Jaspal Rana. Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters Credited for moulding the likes of Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala, junior......

Sports Shorts: Semenya athletics drama angers South Africa

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Caster Semenya. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters South Africa will challenge athletics' new rules on hyperandrogenism......

Study predicts record medal haul for Britain Winter Games

Britain are traditionally also-rans at the Winter Olympics but a statistical study has predicted the team will win a record-breaking six medals at the Sochi Games next month. Infostrada Sports, who......

We got inadequate security in Hyderabad: England

Badminton England (BE) on Monday alleged that its shuttlers did not get the "appropriate levels of security" in Hyderabad and they had to pull out of World Championship because "It wasn't a safe......