British-Indian professor knighted in New Year's honours

Shankar Balasubramanian (pictured), an Indian-origin British professor of chemistry, has received a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the field of science and......

2 days old, the Princess of Cambridge is already worth 80 million

Princess of Cambridge barely two-days-old has already provided a boost to the British economy worth an estimated £80 million (Rs 770 crore) with royal fans busy buying commemorative......

IT hurts: Family blues for women

IT comes with a price. The Information Technology boom in India may have brought smiles on several faces, but there are problems attached to it, too. The latest one is : DINK (Double Income No......

Women defy falling CEO pay in US; Nooyi on top

Chief executive officers heading America's 500 largest firms have taken a beating on their paychecks for the first time in five years, but the 13 female members of this elite club, headed by......

Meet the hi-tech world's women bosses

Women who run major technology corporations are still so rare that the phrase "female technology executive" is almost an oxymoron.A handful, however, are proving that women can successfully run the......

Indra Nooyi, world's 4th most powerful woman

Chief Executive-designate of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and ICICI Bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia are among the 100 most powerful women in the world.India-born......

Everybody Loves Raymond star Doris Roberts dies at 90

Doris Roberts, who played the tart-tongued, endlessly meddling mother on Everybody Loves Raymond, has died, a family spokeswoman said. She was 90. Roberts died overnight in her sleep,......

The Top 10 Moments from the Oscars 2015

The rather drab 87th Academy awards wasn't without its share of high points.It wasn’t the finest, funniest event, but the Oscars gave out more well-deserved awards this year than they......

'American empire is coming to an end'

In the first part of our exclusive conversation, Lord David Puttnam spoke about his association with cinema, and how he came to be an Oscar-winning producer.Here, in the conclusion to a tete-a-tete......

Nicolas Cage marries former waitress

Nicolas Cage is one strange guy when it comes to marriage these days.After his six-year marriage to actress Patricia Arquette came apart, the actor -- a huge Elvis fan --wed the King's daughter......

US Open PIX: Error-prone Alcaraz into third round; Murray out

IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday. IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his......

List of French Open women's singles champions

Following Iga Swiatek’s victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here’s a list of French Open women's singles champions: IMAGE: Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning match point......

Russia's Sizikova released from police custody after match-fixing allegations

IMAGE: Yana Sizikova. Photograph: Yana Sizikova/Twitter   Russian player Yana Sizikova has been released from police custody a day after being arrested at the French Open over match-fixing......

Prosecutors open French Open match-fixing probe

IMAGE: The TIU said it had received 38 match alerts between January and March this year, compared with 21 in the same period in 2019. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images French prosecutors on......

List of French Open women's singles champions

Australia's Ashleigh Barty won her maiden Grand Slam title when she bulldozed Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday to become the first Australian woman in 46 years to win the......