PHOTOS: The drones are coming

It's a bird, it's a plane... Nope, it's not even Superman. It's the friendly neigbourhood drone. They are everywhere nowadays. Although the world has come a long way from the age of military......

How Vikram Seth's uncle lost his arm

Vikram Seth is journeying through metropolitan India with his latest work, Two Lives. While we have been following him around, here are exclusive extracts from the book, which is being described......

World's most dangerous destinations

The world has always been a dangerous place. From the black plague to avian flu, Attila the Hun to Osama bin-Laden, Mount Vesuvius to the Indian Ocean tsunami--and let's not even mention biological......

UK, 3rd largest investor in India

Indo-UK business ties are becoming a two-way affair with Indian companies contributing to the growth of the British industry, British High Commissioner to India Sir Michael Arthur said on......

PIX: Lisa Haydon's Italian holiday

Bollywood stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to document their travels with a special series. Television actors Aamir Ali and......

Review: Pompeii is cheesy, masala fare

Pompeii is one of those rare films for which I am glad that a 3D format was used. If cheesy, overdone, masala flicks are your kind of fare, this is your kind of film. For the rest of us,......

Juventus sanctioned over anti-Naples chanting

Serie A champions Juventus became on Monday the latest team to be sanctioned for anti-Naples chanting by their fans during a game, the Serie A league said in a statement. Serie A's disciplinary......

When the Olympics was boycotted or cancelled

IMAGE: Fritz Hegner of Switzerland on the shooting range at Bisley, Surrey, during the modern pentathlon event at the Olympic Games, on August 2, 1948. Photograph: Topical Press Agency/Hulton......