12 killed as massive fire engulfs London residential tower

A huge blaze on Wednesday engulfed a 24-storey residential tower block in west London housing over 100 families, killing at least 12 people and injuring 74 others, with police suspecting......

US: Indian teen takes top spot at Intel Fair

When Sana Raoof was called to the stage to receive the Intel Foundation's top honour at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta last week, someone in the crowd yelled that......

Remittance: India again tops the world

India has retained its position as the highest recipient of global remittance flow at $52 billion in 2008, the World Bank has said in a report. Remittance is defined as the sum of money paid to......

Irrfan Khan: A powerhouse, an ustaad, a yaar

'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma. In my profession, we are continuously celebrating cinema, writing doting details, harsh......

50 years of Oscar glory: 10 things you didn't know about My Fair Lady

Celebrating 50 years of a timeless Hollywood classic. Some lessons are impossible to forget. Particularly when rendered in the delightful form of Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. It’s been a......

Music review: Chennai Express has some aces up its sleeve

The Chennai Express music is above average with some standout tracks, writes Joginder Tuteja.Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Vishal-Shekhar -- the hit Om Shanti Om team returns with a lot of......

Meet A R Rahman's Canadian-Italian Bollywood singer

Canadian-Italian singer Natalie Di Luccio caught India's eye when she posted a video of her singing Tu Jaane Na from Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani on YouTube. It got over million hits in a day. Then......

The Hundred: Mandhana's fifty powers Brave to win

IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana blasted a quickfire 31-ball 57 to power Southern Brave to an emphatic 10-wicket victory against Trent Rockets in the The Hundred. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images India......

CWG: Jamaica names second string athletics squad

Athletics powerhouse Jamaica named an understrength 46-member squad sans some of the biggest stars in the world, including top sprinters, for next month's Commonwealth Games in India. Double world......

Chinappa in qualifying final

India's highest ranked squash player Joshna Chinappa made it to the final qualifying of the main draw in the US $25,9000 Harrow Greenwich Open. She came from behind to get the better of a fighting......

Phelps and Thorpe battle looms

Swimming, perhaps for the first time, is threatening to trump athletics as the main attraction at the Athens Olympics, thanks to Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.The pair are bidding for places in......

Phelps could steal Thorpe spotlight

Eighteen-year-old American Michael Phelps threatens to upstage the mighty Ian Thorpe when the main pool action of the world swimming championships unfolds over eight days starting on Sunday.Thorpe......