Inside the world's largest aircraft carrier

It weighs over 100,000 tonnes, is nearly as long as the 102-storey Empire State Building in Manhattan and serves 18,150 meals a day to over 3,200 sailors and 2,480 airmen. Welcome to the USS......

REWIND: 15 stunning moments of the week that was

Here is a recap of all the big events that shaped the world last week.    Skulls of Paulino and Juanita are seen on a table a day before the ‘Dia de los natitas’ (Day of the......

US polls: Nikki Haley, Tulsi Gabbard re-elected

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Indian-American governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has registered a convincing win. Hindu-American Congresswoman Tulsi......

Sujatha Singh in US, says it's up to Karzai to sign security pact

Aziz Haniffa reports from Washignton, DC, on Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh’s three-day visit to the US capital. In all of her interactions over three days of intensive discussions with......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

'Television has become mindless trash'

'Movie tickets cost Rs 500, 600 on weekends. Why would someone want to watch Ananth Mahadevan and Saurabh Shukla in Staying Alive instead of Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 300 in Happy New Year?' 'It's a......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

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......

Hassan breaks women's mile World record; Gatlin fastest

IMAGES: Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands celebrates after winning and setting a new World record in the women's 1 Mile in the Diamond League Athletics meet at the Stade Louis II, in Monaco, on......

Sports Shorts: Ruiz stuns Joshua for World heavyweight crown

A summary of sports events and persons in the news on Saturday. IMAGE: Andy Ruiz Jr celebrates after defeating Anthony Joshua and winning the World heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden, New......

Sports Shorts: IAAF wants Semenya to lower testosterone level

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: In an official statement, IAAF clarified that they are not classifying any Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) athlete,......

Sports Shorts: Briton Prescod claims shock 100m win

IMAGE: Great Britain's Reece Prescod celebrates winning the men's 100m. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters British sprinter Reece Prescod foiled the local challengers and overcame world champion Justin......