BSF shoots down Pak drone near Punjab border; 3rd incident in 4 days

A Pakistani drone carrying suspected narcotics has been shot down by the Border Security Force along the International Border in Punjab's Amritsar, an official said on Tuesday. IMAGE: BSF 22nd......

Emperor, Presidents, Kings, Sultan...

Royals and world leaders gathered at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday morning to bid farewell to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.   IMAGE: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her......

Our ODD ODD World

Unusual scenes from around the world. Please click on the images for a better look. IMAGE: A waxworks artist retouches one of the wax figures at the unveiling of Little Mix waxwork figures at......

Saluting General Raina's Vision and Courage

General T N Raina was an iconic Indian military leader whose contributions to the nation should be more widely known, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd). IMAGE: General Tapeshwar......

125-member Indian delegation heads for Davos

A 125-member strong Indian delegation will attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos, Switzerland this week, where they will highlight efforts being undertaken to turn around the......

WEF Davos to host 40 govt heads; India to have strong presence

Hundreds of rich and powerful people across the world will congregate next week at the Swiss skiing resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum, where India will be represented by an over......

11 Indians among Young Global Leaders

Eleven Indians have found places for themselves in the list of 192 Young Global Leaders, announced by the World Economic Forum in Geneva on Tuesday. For 2012, the forum has selected 192 YGLs from......

A guide to the social media wars

By now it looks as if the spat between the Government of India and US-based social media companies is going to develop into one of our great media spectacles, big enough to push the "2G scam", the......

Ash in top 10 most beautiful women list

Aishwarya Rai Bachchanis one of the 100 most beautiful women according to a list published by Harpers and Queen magazine. The Bollywood beauty is ranked ninth, while Hollywood hottie Angelina Jolie......

New Harry Potter film is about old secrets, young love

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is about bravery, sacrifice, and the risks taken to unearth deep secrets and fight pure evil.But the most awaited film this summer is also about young love......

CSK Salutes Chinna Thala!

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings veteran Suresh Raina was ignored by the franchise at the IPL mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12-13, 2022. Photograph: BCCI/IPL   Suresh Raina did not find any......

Why the Arabs are bitter after FIFA presidency elections

‘Arabs split as usual so a historic chance has been wasted and I think it will not come again’  ‘Sheikh Salman was depending heavily on Africa and Asia and the plan was to......

Messi wins Ballon d'Or for fifth time

- 'It is a very special moment for me to be back here on this stage, winning again another Ballon d’Or after being there in the audience watching Cristiano win.' IMAGE: Lionel Messi holds......

Champions Chennai stretched in IPL opener

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings began their title defence with a thrilling two-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders, as the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League got off to a......

Shamshad, Ravi Kant put UP in command

Veteran middle order batsman Rizwan Shamshad etched out another sterling performance to help Ranji Trophy champions Uttar Pradesh amass a mammoth lead against Sialkot on the penultimate day of the......