Elihu Yale rose up the ranks of the East India Company to become governor of Madras and is the controversial benefactor after whom the famed Yale University is named. IMAGE: Portrait of Elihu Yale......
Names and names and names and names...329 in all.Some Indian. Some Canadian. Some British.Berry. Gupta. Jain. James. Bhatt. Beauchesne. Chatlani. Enayati. Lougheed....Vaihayasi Pande Daniel visits......
'If we truly wish to understand and apply Marx's insights today, we must reject the rigid dogmas that later 'Marxists' imposed in his name.' On Karl Marx's 142nd death anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra......
The German and British sides, along with the Indian soldiers, met at halfway points, on no man's land and gave the Indian soldiers sweets and Christmas trees and they offered biscuits and cognac in......
A sprawling mansion in the heart of London which was the former family home of Maharaja Duleep Singh's son, Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh, has gone on sale with a price tag of £15.5......
George Soros, who is in the eye of the storm over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Adani issue, is an Hungarian-born American financier, philanthropist, and activist whose......
'Since the NDA took office in 2014, and aggressively since 2019, the Union government seems hell bent on centralising all power and resources, only to fail spectacularly,' Tamil Nadu Finance......
Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The year was 1971.......
Dr Mitra called the Pandara Road crowd a 'cheerful collective of young dreamers,' united in its 'love and pride for the newly Independent India,' despite 'sharp disparities in background,......
At it worse, the fall was even larger than during the global financial crisis S upporters of leaving the European Union seized the lead on Friday in the vote count from Britain's bitterly......
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Ajay Devgn walked the red carpet at the London Indian Film Festival with his daughter Nysa. He posted shared this picture......
Carrie Fisher, who made Star Wars character Princess Leia so popular, passed into the ages on December 28. Fisher, who made a mark as a tremendous writer and character actress,......
'Tu toh bilkul hero nahi lagta (you don't look like a hero at all).' In candid interviews over the years, an amused Shah Rukh Khan has often recalled this observation, made by a security guard......
Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel may have made sure the speeches remained short this year -- the shortest speech would win a Kawasaki jet......
Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and movies. 'Tu toh bilkul hero nahi lagta (you don't look like a hero at all).' In candid interviews over the years,......
IMAGE: George Wellington tackles a player during a Kabaddi match at the London School of Economics. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters The mention of kabaddi often leaves Britons scratching their......
'Certainly his tests up to 2019 were completely normal, with no obvious underlying cardiac fault.' IMAGE: Denmark's Christian Eriksen anticipates a pass during the Euro 2020 match against Finland......
IMAGE: Christian Eriksen, 29, collapsed suddenly in the 42nd minute of the match while running near the left touchline after a Denmark throw-in during their Euro 2020 match against Finland on......
Ajit Wadekar epitomised the 'khadoos' nature of Mumbai cricketers. IMAGE: Captain Ajit Wadekar arrives at London Airport with the Indian team for their tour of England in June 1971. Photograph:......
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor, who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, is......