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Turtle with an attitude problem is 2020's funniest wildlife photo

What are you looking at? Terry the grumpy giant turtle summed up the general feeling towards a year that has been particularly cruel to both travel and wildlife. A photo of him "flipping the bird"......

How the British schemed to give Kashmir to Pakistan

'Once accession to Pakistan appeared unlikely, the British instituted Operations Gulmarg and Datta Khel respectively to foil possible accession to India.'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Republican Congressman, others shot during baseball practice

A top Republican lawmaker and two police officers were among five people injured when a rifle-wielding man sprayed bullets on them during a practice session for an annual baseball......

Modi wins TIME readers' poll for 'Person of the Year' title

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who did not make it to the final eight selected by TIME for the annual 'Person of the Year' title, has been hailed as one by its readers in an online poll conducted......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s a fresh collection of the truly weird, true and funny news from around the world. 1) 4,100 metre-long! This may be the longest wedding dress of all time Dress makers have rolled......

Why your boss is overpaid

It is a typical 'Dilbert' strip. The boss announces, "Our CEO has voluntarily slashed his pay from $6 million per year to $4 million. In a written statement, he said he wants to 'share the pain.'......

Golden Globes 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win

Who won at the Globes? We tell you! The 76th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B Demille Award. A quick......

Life comes 'full circle' for A R Rahman

For Rahman, who had never attended college, the event hosted by the Berklee College of Music must have seemed humbling. Alla Rakha Rahman galvanised Boston recently, selling out the city's......

How I Won the War gets new life

Viewers back in the late 1960s might have had some reasons not to appreciate the brilliant farce How I Won the War. Though it was released at the time of the phenomenal success of the Beatles, it......

Of Ash and erotica in Chokher Bali

Aishwarya Rai had valid reasons to skip this year's Toronto International Film Festival.She was shooting for Gurinder Chadha's Bride And Prejudice in London. Had she been in Toronto, she might have......

**On this day in '83, Kapil Dev scored 175* against Zimbabwe**

IMAGE: Kapil Dev in action during his legendary innings of 175* against Zimbabwe in the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup. Photograph: BCCI On this day in 1983, legendary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev......

WC qualifiers: England thump Hungary; Spain shocked

Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......

Sports Shorts: Murray gets Shanghai Masters wildcard

IMAGE: Andy Murray became the youngest champion in Shanghai in 2010 at the age of 23, beating Swiss Roger Federer in the shortest final of the tournament. Photograph: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY......

Here's a complete list of Wimbledon men's singles champions

Novak Djokovic clinched a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major on Sunday, shattering Roger Federer's bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played at the tournament.......

Frustration for Nadal as Wimbledon mission falls short

IMAGES: Rafael Nadal reacts during his Wimbledon semi-final against Roger Federer. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters Rewarding as it was for Rafael Nadal to become the only player to win the same......

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