PHOTOS: United States goes in deep freeze

The coldest blast of arctic air has swept across some of United State’s biggest cities. Schools were shut, public transport hit and office-goers delayed across the Midwest and New England......

Tiananmen Square: 30 Years Later

Thirty years after the massacre at Tiananmen Square, coerced collective amnesia envelops the Chinese nation about that horrific event.Claude Arpi glances back at how the student uprising could have......

The odd, odd world we live in!

This week’s collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world. A protester takes part in a demonstration against tax havens in London. The protest, organised by Oxfam, Action......

From drab to fab! Art takes over the walls in UK

Springfield’s favourite family -- The Simpsons -- moved to Bristol for an artistic makeover at UpFest 2018, Europe’s largest live street art festival. Take a look at some of the......

Paytm's gameplan to replicate China's biggest ecom in India

Late last week, digital payments company Paytm held a press conference in New Delhi. Its chairman and managing director, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, chose the occasion to announce several new......

SAIL tops world in profit stakes

While SAIL is operating at full steam, the capacity utilisation among other global biggies is just 50-60 per cent. Government-owned Steel Authority of India Limited has emerged as the top......

Alibaba to invest in Paytm; enters Indian mCommerce space

Alibaba will acquire 25 per cent stake in One97 Communications, the parent of mobile commerce firm Paytm, as the Chinese eCommerce giant makes its debut in the rapidly expanding mCommerce space in......

Tata Steel is world's best

Tata Steel has been ranked as the best steel making company in the world, for the third consecutive year, by the World Steel Dynamics Inc, USA.The WSD report is based on based on a study of 22......

Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Which films are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born. The nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards are out. Hosts Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and......

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

The complete set of winners on Oscar night! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for The Favourite, Mahershala Ali, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Green Book, and Regina King, winner......

Ten Indians seal final spots at Asian Jr Boxing

IMAGE: India's Vini got the better of China's Ruixue Li to enter the final in the 60kg category at the U-19 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok on Friday. Photograph: Boxing Federation of......

Asian U-18 C'ship: Nishchay clinches shot put silver

IMAGE: Nishchay finished second with a personal best effort of 19.59 metres. Photograph: Athletics Federation of India/X Haryana's 16-year-old Nishchay grabbed his second medal of the meet as he......

Sindhu breaks BWF tour title drought; Sen and Treesa-Gayatri triumph

IMAGE: PV Sindhu's victory marks her return to the top of the podium after over two years. Photograph: Doordarshan Sports/X Top seeds P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen produced commanding performances to......

Gade makes winning start, Bao toppled

Danish third seed Peter Gade started with an easy win but Chinese 11th seed Bao Chunlai was upstaged in the first round of the world badminton championships which began under tight security on......

'Being 29 is an advantage'

I'm definitely going to play for next couple of years: PV Sindhu IMAGE: PV Sindhu emphasised the need to stay injury-free. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BWF/X Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on......