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Prince Andrew gives up royal titles over Epstein controversy

Britain's Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, has relinquished the title of Duke of York and all other royal honours after a 'discussion' with the monarch, amid 'continued......

Modi receives Kuwait's highest honour

Kuwait on Sunday conferred its highest honour -- 'The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer' -- on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in strengthening the good relations between the two countries.......

Pak condemns knighthood for Rushdie

Britain's decision to confer Knighthood on India-born author Salman Rushdie dominated the proceedings of Pakistan's Parliament for the second consecutive day on Tuesday with the Senate adopting a......

Knighthood for Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, India-born US citizen whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has been honoured with a knighthood by the royal establishment......

Withdraw knighthood for Rushdie: Muslim scribes

Opposing the knighthood of writer Salman Rushdie, a forum of Muslim journalists on Wednesday asked the British government to withdraw it. In a memorandum to Prime Minister Tony Blair, handed over......

UK confers Honorary Knighthood to Tata Group Chief N Chandrasekaran

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has been conferred Honorary Knighthood by the United Kingdom for his services to the UK-India business relations, the group said on Friday. Photograph: Danish......

AI 171 Crash: 'Mood Is Grim' At Tata HQ

The crash has dealt a blow to the conglomerate's efforts to turn around Air India, especially following its merger with Vistara in 2024. IMAGE: A view of Tata Group headquarters Bombay House in......

Why ex-British PM blocked Steve Jobs' knighthood

Former British Premier Gordon Brown allegedly blocked an honorary knighthood for Apple's ailing founder Steve Jobs some two years back over personal grudge, a media report said.Brown had blocked......

Sir Gulam Noon and knighthood

One of Britain's best loved Indian entrepreneurs has revealed how he was addressed as Sir Gulam by Queen Elizabeth even before he was formally invested with a knighthood.Sir Gulam Noon, who is the......

Diageo's India-born CEO Ivan Menezes passes away

Ivan Manuel Menezes, the India-born CEO of the world's biggest spirits company Diageo, died on Wednesday, days after being hospitalised for treatment of stomach ulcer. Photograph: Reuters Menezes,......

'Cinema's Greatest Challenge Is Reels'

'I don't know how long cinema will survive.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Goutam Ghose Goutam Ghose is one of India's most celebrated contemporary film-makers. He has bagged multiple National Film......

Kesari Chapter 2 Review: For The Love Of Drama!

Kesari Chapter 2 has more style than substance on its mind, discovers Sukanya Verma. As is usually the case, the untold story in Kesari Chapter 2 is actually an inaccurate one wherein history is......

Kesari Chapter 2 Review: Ahistorical, But Entertaining

If you disregard history and are ready to watch Kesari 2 purely as an entertainer, you are definitely going to enjoy it, notes Utkarsh Mishra. The title of Akshay Kumar's latest period drama......

Peter Jackson receives knighthood

Filmmaker Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) has officially become Sir Peter after being knighted in Wellington. He accepted his knighthood on behalf of "thousands of people". Jackson, along with 13......

Ben Kingsley: My mother refused to acknowledge my knighthood

Oscar-award winning actor Ben Kingsley says his knighthood made him feel accepted in a way his own mother, actress and model Anna Goodman, never did. The 69-year-old actor, who rose to......

Sir Jimmy! Anderson Honoured With Knighthood

IMAGE: James Anderson was conferred a knighthood at Windsor Castle. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/Pool via Reuters Fast bowling great James Anderson received a knighthood from Princess Anne during a......

43-YO Anderson Signs New Lancashire Contract!

'This club has been my home since I was a teenager, and I still get the same buzz walking out at Old Trafford that I did when I made my debut.' IMAGE: James Anderson, who turns 44 next July,......

Beckham gets knighthood in King Charles birthday honours

IMAGE: David Beckham, businessman and retired football player, waits to meet Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain, May 19, 2025. Photograph:......

England's record wicket-taker Anderson to be knighted

IMAGE: England fast bowler James Anderson, who made his Test debut in 2003 at Lord's, retired from international duty in July last year after his 188th Test, having taken 704 wickets in a career......

Why Lewis Hamilton deserves a knighthood

‘He is outspoken, he is playing his part and using his fame for positive purposes. He is a fantastic ambassador and having a knighthood will only increase his opportunities to do that......