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Why the US has sanctioned Putin's daughters

The White House has announced a wide new slate of sanctions on Russia that includes first-time individual sanctions on the two adult daughters of President Vladimir Putin in response to the ongoing......

Why recording the current period is necessary

What is a migrant going through today on the walk home? What is it like to be a Muslim and watch the news on television every night in India? Is there a bureaucrat who is noting down the......

Jewels stolen in the Dresden museum heist

Robbers made off with priceless jewels from a state museum in Dresden on Monday in what German media described as the biggest art heist since World War Two. The thieves broke into the Green Vault......

Postcards from the Raj

It was an exciting time for India and the world.Photography had been invented 50 years earlier, and the mass-produced Kodak camera of the 1880s helped democratise photography.Ritika Kochhar reports......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. At this gym, you nap for 45 minutes -- and still burn calories Ever feel like you should conform to society’s......

'Powerful' future ahead for lithium-ion battery

We have developed ultra-fast means of telecommunication and swankiest of electronic devices. But no matter how high-tech these gadgets are, they still rely on the humble battery for sustenance. The......

Volkswagen unveils Phaeton @ Rs 75 lakh

German auto major Volkswagen unveiled on Wednesday its high-end luxury car Phaeton with sticker price of Rs 75 lakhs (Rs 7.5 million). "With the launch of Phaeton in March this year Volkswagen......

Can the best automobile drink diesel?

If you are very good at your game, you are allowed a few mistakes. For example, if your name is Maradona, you are allowed to use drugs, shoot journalists and even occasionally score goals with your......

When India lost 6 lakh jobs in 4 months!

More than 600,000 Indians, many employed in the gems and jewellery sector, lost jobs in just four months from October 2008 as the impact of the global economic crisis hit the country's shores.......

The world's most beautiful diamonds

Many of the world's famous diamonds have fascinating histories. Read on to find out more about some these stunning gemstones. Some, of course, are just beautiful because they are too young to......

Celebrating Zohra Sehgal

Veteran actress Zohra Sehgal passed away into the ages on July 10, in Delhi. The actress, who celebrated her 102nd birthday in April, was last seen in films like Saawariya and Cheeni Kum (both......

Birthday Special: Zohra Sehgal turns 100!

Like most memorable stories, this one too, begins long, long ago. On April 27, 1912, to be precise when a naughty little girl was born. She loved to climb trees and engage in all sorts of antics to......

'No photos did justice to Madhubala's beauty'

The name Madhubala conjures up so many images of the yesteryear actress in our minds. Her beauty, grace, comic timing -- everything about her has turned into a legend over the last 40 years.......

'The person behind the camera is the most kamina'

It's great to be in Vishal Bhardwaj's [inset] shoes right now. After all, who wouldn't want to be the man behind the year's possible blockbuster? Ever since the Kaminey, starring......

Leena Chandavarkar: The innocent shrew

Moon-faced and lithe, Leena Chandavarkar could convey the heart-stopping beauty and fragility of a Dresden China doll, especially in her earlier films. Leena never graduated to the......

Day 16: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Norway's Therese Johaug powered to victory in the final race of her Olympic career, while Francesco Friedrich's crew capped off an extraordinary showing of German sliding prowess this Winter......

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

IMAGE: The more detailed autopsy confirmed the results of one carried out immediately after his death that said Diego Maradona died from "acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic......

Bundesliga set for restart! Here's all you must know

IMAGE: Life-size cardboard figures with the photos of football fans are positioned on the stands of the Borussia Moenchengladbach soccer stadium in Moenchengladbach, on Wednesday. The Bundesliga......

Here's Bundesliga's plans for post-lockdown

Hamburg aim for quick return, Dresden battle relegation in 2. Bundesliga IMAGE: The return of the Bundesliga’s top flight has grabbed the headlines, the second Bundesliga features some......

Benfica player tests COVID-19 positive

Even as Portugal clubs began training last week and players found COVID-19 positive, the Portuguese government has issued guidelines for restart of the Primeira Liga. IMAGE: A Benfica player......

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