India sees 22,752 new COVID-19 cases, 482 deaths in one day

India's coronavirus cases mounted to 7,42,417 on Wednesday with a single-day rise of 22,752 infections and 482 fresh deaths were reported even though the recovery rate further improved to over 61.5......

Stunning winners of this year's Ocean Art underwater photo contest

The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of their 8th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition: a selection that runs the gamut between beautiful, eye popping and, in......

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

In the '70s, when other Latin American nations were crumbling under ruinous debt, Venezuela remained economically solvent and politically stable.Not only was it a democracy in a continent plagued......

Winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year are a visual feast

Sharks, mating frogs, seals playing with photographers… these are the amazing photos which offer an enchanting breadth of what’s beyond the shoreline.  Underwater Photographer of......

Pandering of so-called wilful defaulters is peculiar to India

Despite the Indian government’s recent efforts, anecdotal evidence indicates that there has been little change in the extortionist behaviour of a significant proportion of tax and police......

Welcome to India's biggest junkyard mela

Images from the Bhanga Mela, India's only e-waste market.Text and photographs: Abhiroop Dey Sarkar For centuries Mandir bazaar, a nondescript locality about 80 kilometres south of Kolkata, has been......

Dubai's The World: A paradise that never was

Before the sub-prime caught the world economy off-guard, Dubai was planning several mega-projects, including The World, an artificial archipelago of various small islands constructed in the rough......

What the 'Best Job' winner plans to do

British national Ben Southall, the winner of the 'Best Job in the World' competition which will pay him a whopping $121,000 on Wednesday started his six-month caretaker duties at the picturesque......

Mithila's Bikini Moment

Shriya gets magical in Rome... Arjun looks back at July... Tara meets the Queen... Photograph: Kind courtesy Mithila Palkar/Instagram Mithila Palkar 'soaks in the winter sun' at Rottnest island in......

Disha Looks WOW!

Tejasswi parties with Sussanne... Amala explores London... Mallika celebrates her birthday... Photograph: Kind courtesy Disha Patani/Instagram Disha Patani turns the heat up a couple of notches......

PIX: Mandira Bedi's BIKINI holiday in Maldives

Mandira Bedi seems to love her trips to Maldives. After a vacation in the beautiful island country with her family last November, the actress is back, solo this time. In fact, she has......

PIX: Rohit Roy's beach holiday

Actors Manasi Joshi and Rohit Roy celebrated their only child Kiara's 17th birthday at a week-long holiday in the Maldives.   'And we are off!! Birthday celebrations begin! Birthday girl......

No tropical paradise? No problem for Germany, says midfielder Kroos

'We are here to play football and hopefully for a longer period of time' IMAGE: Joachim Loew, manager of Germany watches his team train. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Four......

Norman and Evert go separate ways

Former world number one golfer Greg Norman and tennis great Chris Evert announced on Friday they had separated, just 15 months after they were married in the Bahamas. The high-profile couple, who......

FIFA World Cup trophy coming to India

In a first of its kind, the official World Cup football trophy will be on display in India next April, it was decided at a meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing 59th FIFA Congress in The......

Wellington: The score... and more

The second Twenty20 international between India and New Zealand will be played at the Westpacstadium in Wellington on February 27.The venue hashosted just a solitary Twenty20 international, between......

Ex-sports greats Evert, Norman wed in Bahamas

Ex-golfer Greg Norman and tennis legend Chris Evert were married on Saturday in a seaside ceremony held under a veil of tight security on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Officers from the Royal......