Johnson becomes the 14th Prime Minister to be appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, the 55th to hold the post of British PM and the third in fairly quick succession since Britain voted to leave the EU in June 2016 - following on from David Cameron and Theresa May.
'I kept thinking the bedroom door would open any minute and Didi Atya would step out...'
Carlsen had previously indicated he would not consider the record truly broken until after two more games as he was not prepared to count two wins he had in the Norwegian league.
The casting has angered members of the African who say the role should have gone to a black actress.
Dame Dench humanises the frumpy, myopic and overindulged Queen Victoria and the screen feels the warmth of the legendary actress's enthusiasm, says Sukanya Verma.
It's the cool girl outfit inspiration you ever wanted!
In a new series, Bollywood's towering talents, who themselves made brilliant works this year, pick their favourite show of 2021, and tell us just why they loved it.
Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth anniversary, August 1.
All the highlights from the recently concluded BAFTA awards, right here!
The former Miss India turns 34 today.
The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrived for the first day of Wimbledon on Monday with a dramatic new hairstyle to watch Andy Murray play his opening match.
Defending champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri in the fourth round of the Bilbao Masters final chess tournament.
Strange Fruit will never quite sound the same again, says Raja Sen after watching 12 Years A Slave.
Donald Trump, known for his unpredictable leadership style, divisive rhetoric targeting both allies and opponents, and the only US president to be impeached twice, left the White House on Wednesday with a tainted legacy never seen before in American political history.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with his former challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to remain joint 3rd after the end of the eighth round of Candidates chess tournament, in Moscow, on Sunday.
With no eviction this time and just three weeks to the finale, it's pretty clear that Week 2 will have more drama, more fights and more controversies.
'When I started my first game on Day 3 I did not imagine I would be at the top. My hope was to reach top three. I didn't expect to play the tie-break games'
Nicole Scherzinger showed off her curves and Jourdan Dunn almost suffered a wardrobe malfunction.
Malaika Arora Khan wowed the audience as she walked for designer Mandira Wirk, and Aditi Rao Hydari looked stunning in a Shruti Sancheti outfit.
Five-time World champion Viswanthan Anand played out another draw with Peter Svidler of Russia in the second round of the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, United States.
Presenting some of the good, bad and ugly looks of the week.
This is as dramatic as it gets!
Which designer will Meghan fancy on May 19?
The hottest showstoppers at Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016.
All the action from the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.
Catch up on all the big news of the week gone by, in images.
In a solid start, the Indian ace started off with as many as six drawn games and ended with three decisive games in a row. But for his loss against Fabiano Caruana of United States in the previous round, the Indian ace could have been at the helm in the strongest chess tournament of the year.
On Day Two of the India tour, the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton chose outfits by two London designers.
A look at Roger Federer's worst five Grand Slam losses.
Stars who hit the red carpet on day six at the Toronto International Film Festival!
The Victoria's Secret model is the queen of risque on the red carpet.
Think actor Sonakshi Sinha looks hot in this androgynous look on MW magazine cover? Vote now!
The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided the homes and offices of Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap as well as his partners who launched the now shuttered production house Phantom Films, officials said.
'Diva meets Devi,' the designer duo captioned her picture on their Instagram page.
Reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway steered clear of the field with another dominating victory over Jan Krzysztof Duda Poland.
Chelsea captain John Terry was questioned by Hammersmith and Fulham police as part of a probe over racist allegations.
Fashion statements from Roland Garros...
Indian Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi put his second round debacle behind and defeated Mongolian Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan to jump to joint-sixth after the fourth round in the Asian Chess Championship in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam.
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