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Remembering Dr Singh, Finance Minister

'The critical event signalling a new era for India was Dr Singh's 1991 Budget in which he quoted Victor Hugo to say that no power on earth could stop an idea whose time has come,' recalls T N......

Britain's King Charles visits Bengaluru for Ayurvedic treatment

Britain's King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla paid a private visit to Bengaluru for wellness treatment at a sprawling integrative medical facility here, local sources said on Wednesday,......

How Many Indians In This Photo?

One. Akshata Murty, who is married to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, retains the passport of the country where she was born to Infosys Co-Founder N R Narayana Murthy and best-selling author......

UK engg grad charged with murder of Indian-origin teen, 2 others

A 31-year-old man being questioned in police custody in relation to the fatal stabbing of three people on the streets of Nottingham, including British Indian teen Grace O'Malley Kumar, was on......

'If everyone wore a face mask, this thing will be gone tomorrow!'

'The majority of the spread is by people coughing, or sneezing or talking loudly, in a very short distance, two metres from one another, and a mask will prevent that sort of transmission.'......

5 tips to succeed for young IIT-ians

"Sustainable new technologies can mitigate the poverty , unemployment and backwardness in villages," believes Dr S Rajagopalan, former IIT-ian and founder of TIDE, a non-profit organisation. His......

Cyber war? Not possible, says a study

Notwithstanding serious concerns about cyber security across the world, a new study conducted at the Oxford Internet Institute says that a cyber war is an unlikely scenario. Heavy lobbying,......

IIT-ian named Carnegie Mellon dean

Carnegie Mellon University has named Dr Pradeep K Khosla as the new Dean to lead its College of Engineering.Khosla, 47, is an internationally renowned Indian American researcher and educator, an......

Localisation making luxury cars affordable

Image: Dr Ian Robertson, of the BMW Board of Management, speaks next to the M6 Series Gran Coupe at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. Photograph: James......

Luxury car operators gear up for big, fat Indian wedding season

Big, fat wedding days are ahead for Indian families and among those set to tap the opportunity are luxury car rental companies.Each year, at least 10 million Indians marry and the market is......

Jurassic World Dominion Review

Dear Mr Spielberg, can we now put to rest this overstretched, bloated dinosaur franchise? asks Aseem Chhabra. We are in the year 2022. The dinosaurs that roamed the restricted Jurassic Park are......

So Which Bond Do You Like Best?

What is the magic in the make-up of 007 that keeps us coming back again and again?asks Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time to Die, the latest 007 movies. Even the most......

Out soon, James Bond stamps!

Britain's national postal service, Royal Mail, has unveiled a set of stamps that feature the covers of Ian Fleming's Bond novels. The stamps will go on sale from 8 January to mark 100 years of......

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Legendary Scottish star Sean Connery, who became a global sensation as the first James Bond and featured in a string of cult hits in his five-decade-long career, has died. He was 90. IMAGE:......

Sean Connery's 10 Landmark Roles

Diamonds are Forever. So is Sean Connery. Bond. James Bond. To have the world's best-known introduction to your credit. To play a character so indelibly that half a dozen actors try and cannot......

What Was Sonam Kapoor Doing At Wimbledon?

IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and her husband Anand Ahuja at the Wimbledon men's final. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram In an extraordinary showdown, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz......

Did Chappell make a racist comment against SA pacer Rabada?

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has come under fire for his comment on Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada made during the first Test at the WACA in Perth, which offended the South African......

Ice melts as Pakistani shooters set to compete in India

IMAGE: File photo of Pakistan's Ahmed Sultan in action during the men's singles skeet during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images Pakistan shooters will......

Indo-Pak compensation case: ICC Dispute Panel starts hearing

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Barely a week after competing on the cricket pitch, the bitter Indo-Pak rivalry resumed albeit on a different pitch......

Manavjit Sandhu bags bronze

Manavjit Singh Sandhu produceda strong test of character to clinch a bronze medal, finishing behind Ian Peel of Britain and Adam Vella of Australia, in the trap event inthe shotgun World Cup at the......