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'Get your knee off our necks!': Americans remember Floyd

Thousands of Americans carrying placards reading "black lives matter" and raising slogans such as "no justice, no peace" took to the streets in many United States cities, demonstrating peacefully......

What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

"Dangerous" heat wave bakes much of the US

An "oppressive and dangerous" heat wave has gripped much of the United States, leaving at least six people dead and caused the cancellation of several public events. The National......

PHOTOS: Trumps attend state banquet hosted by Queen

United States President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended a state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. Trump and the Queen exchanged toasts......

Indian shot dead in Kansas bar, shooter yelled 'get out of my country'

The shooter, Adam Purinton, reportedly got into an argument with Srinivas Kuchibhotla and his colleague Alok Madasani over racism, and shouted 'get out of my country', 'terrorist' before......

Sanjay Valvani, New York hedge fund exec found dead in apparent suicide

Prosecutors unveiled charges against Valvani alleging he fraudulently made $25 million by getting advance information about US Food and Drug Administration approvals of generic drug applications......

The big fall: Will Facebook vanish by 2020?

The world without Facebook sounds unbelievable, but after its sliding stocks a hedge fund manager has predicted that Facebook will "disappear" in five to eight years. According to Eric Jackson,......

What's behind India's spectacular economic growth

Five years ago, Raghuram G Rajan, Eric J Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and then chief economist of the International......

The Cannes Film Festival like you have never seen before

A young Arnold Schwarzenegger in swimwear, Cary Grant setting airport chic standards, a socialite even the Kardashians can't keep with and other vintage moments from the film festival on La......

PIX: Madonna mingles with Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney

A special screening was held for Ron Howard's documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years, in London. The documentary deals with the band's career during its touring years......

'He moved like James Brown, played like Hendrix, sang like a soul singer and wrote great lyrics'

‘You could hear Prince’s influence on all of them. I could see him in a pop artist I could see him in an R&B soul artist.’ Former minister Milind Deora who in his spare time more......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

Why Quentin Tarantino's mythology will outlive his filmography

'The real problem that has affected Tarantino's films is not their amorality. On the contrary, it's their misplaced morality.' 'The basic pitches for his movies, off late, tackle such pre-resolved......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

EPL PIX: Man City win 4th title in five years

IMAGE: Manchester City’s Ilkay Guendogan celebrates after scoring their team's third goal against Aston Villa. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Manchester City won the Premier League......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......

Day 6: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

White triumph caps golden century for United States IMAGE: Silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, gold medalist Shaun White of the United States and bronze medalist Scotty James of Australia pose......

FIFA U-17 World Cup: What the tournament means for India

It would be unfair to expect India to bedazzle crowds with eye-catching football. This team is built around stability. But despite the talent, progress from a group that also includes -- apart from......

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