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Ex-UK PM Gordon Brown made UN education envoy

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been appointed as the United Nations' special envoy for global education."It is a great privilege to be invited by the UN Secretary-General......

'I told Modi I'm an admirer of Indira Gandhi. He appreciated it'

'Life has been full of rewards, full of sadness.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi with Lord Swraj Paul. Photograph: Courtesy, Press Information Bureau In a conversation withAshis......

UK freezes assets of 5 Hamas leaders

Britain on Thursday ordered the Bank of England to freeze assets of five senior members of the Palestinian group Hamas, including those of its new leader Abdel Aziz Rantissi."Chancellor [of the......

UK PM appoints Indian-origin confidant as minister

Two days after creating ripples by inducting Blairites into his cabinet, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday appointed a loyalist and an Indian-origin ex-banker Shriti Vadera as minister.......

10 things you should know about Nobel winner Satyarthi

Here are some little-known facts about Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzay # 1 The Nobel Peace Prize and......

Gordon Brown laughing all the way to bank?

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have left Britain broke, but he is laughing all the way to the bank amid reports that he has been offered 70,000 pounds a night to tell Americans how......

NRI economist drawn into UK bank crisis

Shriti Vadera, Indian-origin economist who worked closely with former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has come under focus in the latest scandal that has hit British banks, forcing the top leadership......

FM urges UK to ease Indian banks' entry

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has urged Britain to allow Indian banks to open more branches in that country. At a joint press conference with visiting British chancellor of exchequer Gordon Brown,......

IMF, World Bank put trade on agenda

The annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank is feeling the tremors of the collapse of the trade talks in Cancun.Under pressure from finance ministers of developing......

Why is RBI allergic to 55-year-old bankers?

Is the RBI unable to accept with grace that beyond 55, one can have the ability to head the compliance functions in a bank, asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.......

Box Office: Bank Chor, Phullu fare below average

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's releases Bank Chor and Phullu fared below average. Lack of promotion, among many things, led to poor box office awareness among moviegoers. Trade......

Navrasa, Mr Corman, Vivo: BEST of OTT

Blood sucking locusts on the loose, a honeymoon gone awry, a disenchanted school teacher and a singing tropical rainforest mammal, Sukanya Verma lets you take your pick from the OTT spread this......

Review: Horrible Bosses 2 is an all-out entertainer

Horrible Bosses 2 has a stronger script and funnier gags than the first film, says Paloma Sharma. After attempting to (unsuccessfully) murder their bosses in the previous film, Nick (Jason......

Box Office: Mom opens poorly, Guest Iin London flops

The hits and misses of the week. Mom had a poor opening, but it improved over the weekend, only to drop again on Monday. A high-priced film in comparison to its draw and potential, Mom is......

Box Office: Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha flops

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's release Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha opened badly at the box office. Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser. Trade......

Football Friendlies: England rout Wales; Denmark batter Belarus

Tuchel's England thump woeful Wales in friendly IMAGE: Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring England's first goal against Wales during the friendly match at Wembley on Thursday. Photograph: Hannah......

Pele pays tribute to 'goalkeeper with magic' Banks

IMAGE: Brazilian football legend Pele (right) and former England goalkeeper Gordon Banks embrace as they meet at a news conference in London on March 4, 2004. Photograph: David Bebber/Reuters Pele......

Euro PIX: Demiral's goals put Turkey in quarter-finals

Images from the Euro 2024 Round of 16 match between Austria and Turkey, at Leipzig stadium, Leipzig, Germany, on Tuesday. IMAGE: Merih Demiral towers above the Austrian defence to head home......

England 'keeper Pickford breaks 55-year-old record

England's Jordan Pickford is already guaranteed to pick up the Euro 2020 "Golden Glove" award, as he has five clean sheets to his name. IMAGE: England's goalkeeper Jordan Pickford surpassed Gordon......

How Pele transformed Brazil into footballing superpower

IMAGE: Pele is the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player. Photograph: David Jacobs/Reuters Before Pele made his debut for Brazil, the South American nation had never won the World......