Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not......

'I was shocked to hear communal things from the CM'

'TMC was calling me, AAP was also calling me.''But my supporters helped me realise that the people of Goa are backing the Congress this time to defeat the BJP.' IMAGE: Two-term Vasco MLA Carlos......

After 80 km chase, gunman kills Indian-origin pharma CEO for US$ 10k

An Indian-origin top executive of a pharmaceutical company in the US state of New Jersey was shot dead by a gunman who followed him home from a casino for robbery, media reports said on Saturday.......

Benjamin List, David W C MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Benjamin List and David WC MacMillan on Wednesday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis." Photograph: @NobelPrize/Twitter   "The 2021 Nobel......

Indian American Raj Subramaniam to be new CEO of FedEx

Indian American Raj Subramaniam would be the new chief executive officer of FedEx, according to an announcement made Monday by the US multinational courier delivery giant. Subramanian would replace......

Aditya Birla group to take over Reebok's India operations

In a major expansion into sportswear and lifestyle wear segment, the Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail has signed a long-term licensing agreement with Authentic Brand Group of......

How workers are being crushed by a brutal Gig Economy

'Drawn in by fuzzy promises about unleashing the entrepreneur in each of us and the benefits of being one's own boss, people find themselves instead oppressed by an algorithm,' notes Rahul......

Pan masala, pens and a failed forex deal

Vikram Kothari’s Rotomac stares at a loan default of Rs 369 crore Frederick W Smith, the founder of courier company Fedex Corp, was once reportedly down to $5,000 soon after starting the......

Ponmagal Vandhal review

Joginder Tuteja explains why Ponmagal Vandhal fails, both as courtroom drama and thriller. There is something exciting about courtroom dramas. Unless they are really uninspiring, this genre has......

Which actor's films foresaw virus and locust attacks?

Tamil star Suriya's 7aum Arivu was about a virus from China sent to Chennai to wreak havoc while Kaappan was about a locust attack the hero prevents in time -- both films in a sense foresaw what......

Christian Bale, Andy Serkis meet Bollywood

Are you ready for Mowgli? It was a rare sight to see two centres of film-making -- Hollywood and Bollywood -- share the same stage to talk about Netflix's Mowgli: The Legend of the Jungle, Andy......

Lisa, PeeCee, Kajol, Sonam in Nirav Modi jewels

When the stars wore diamonds! Nirav Modi is today India's most wanted. The CBI has issued a look-out notice for the diamond merchant after it alleged that Modi colluded with some Punjab National......

F2 sprint race: Jehan Daruvala on the podium in Monza

IMAGE: This was Jehan's fifth podium finish at Monza and he went wheel-to-wheel with Logan Sargeant right off the line. Photograph: James Gasperotti/via Jehan Daruvala/Twitter India's F2 driver......

Sodhi sets NZ men's domestic record with tight spell

IMAGE: Ish Sodhi picked up 2/5 from his four overs securing a six-wicket victory for Northern Brave over Auckland Aces in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition. Photograph: Pankaj Nangia/Getty......

League Cup: Chelsea edge past Villa, Man Utd knocked out

IMAGE: Reece James embraces Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea after their sides victory in the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Chelsea and Aston Villa. Photograph: Catherine......

Happy 60th, Carl Lewis!

His 9-gold athletic haul at the Olympics remains unrivalled with Usain Bolt coming close with 8.Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, salutes Carl Lewis, 'Sportsman of......

PICS: Chelsea go fourth after beating Newcastle

Images from Monday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Timo Werner scores Chelsea's second goal during the Premier League match against Newcastle United, at Stamford Bridge, London, on Monday.......