New Jersey gov Chris Christie announces 2016 US presidential run

Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, which has one of the largest Indian-American population in a US state, has launched his bid for president, joining the already crowded presidential race......

For Kolkata, Mother Teresa was always a saint

When Pope Francis canonises Mother Teresa at the Vatican on September 4, she will officially be recognised as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. However, for the legion of her followers in......

Awesome PHOTOS of the month: October

Here are some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of October. Jiejin Qiu, who is six months pregnant with her first baby, poses underwater during a photo shoot at a local......

2 Days After Globes, Elvis' Daughter Dies

IMAGE: Lisa Marie Presley at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Photograph: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Icelandic Glacial Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Aaron Presley' only child and a......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

Monica, O My Darling Review: Riveting!

Nasty surprises and quirky humour make Monica, O My Darling an intriguing, fun, watch, observes Sukanya Verma. Few film-makers wink at their audience like Vasan Bala. Fewer have the nerve to......

Bhoomi Review: Sanjay Dutt makes comeback in one of the worst films of the year!

Bhoomi’s blood-splattering, bone-crunching vigour is as unwelcome as the rest of this ghastly movie, feels Sukanya Verma. Blatantly exploitative and excessive, Bhoomi treats rape as......

Mary Kom floored by Obama pat!

Mary Kom. Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Pleasantly surprised after Barack Obama mentioned her name in his speech on Indian achievers, Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom said she was happy......

Olympics: Mary Kom in pre-quarters; Manish bows out

IMAGE: India's MC Mary Kom, in red, trades punches with the Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia during the women's flyweight boxing bout, at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, on Sunday.......

Complete list of Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year' winners

Women's tennis star Serena Williams was named the 2015 winner on Monday. Williams is the first woman to be recognized with the honor as an individual since Mary Decker in 1983, and the magazine......

This festive period, Liverpool can kick on and Saints need miracle

‘It is s a chance for us to win some games’ IMAGE: A Chelsea supporter pats a reindeer outside the stadium. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Liverpool have enough quality and......

5 Indians in boxing semis, assured of medals at debut CWG

IMAGE: Boxers Terry Nickolas of Australia and Manoj Kumar of India compete during the men's 69kg quarter-final. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images Veteran Manoj Kumar (69kg) assured himself......