Hasan Minhaj to host White House Correspondents' Dinner

Popular Indian-American stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj, who has been critical of both United States President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would perform at the annual dinner of......

'Need to start from ABCs': Sitharaman responds after Rahul demands resignation

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman "lied" in Parliament that government orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore were provided to the Hindustan......

New York Times tops Trump's 'Fake News' awards

United States President Donald Trump has declared The New York Times as the winner of the ‘Fake News Award’. Among other recipient of Trump’s unique award were ABC News, CNN,......

'Indian donations got Hillary to support nuke deal'

New book claims Amar Singh gave between 20 and 100 per cent of his entire net worth to the Clinton Foundation. A highly anticipated book has alleged that Hillary Clinton, then co-chair of the......

Adani cancels $2.6 bn deal with Australian mining giant

The $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine project when completed would be one of the world's largest. Beleaguered Adani Australia on Monday said it has cancelled a $2.6 billion contract with an......

Most influential people in the world of business

ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have found a place in Time magazine’s ‘The 100 Most Influential People’ in the world. Image: Chanda Kochchar among......

'Fall' of a newspaper biggie: History of Washington Post

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos announced on Monday that he has agreed to buy the newspapers owned by The Washington Post Co for $250 million. Here are some notable events in the history of the......

Millionaire Wadhwani sets up India chair at CSIS

Multimillionaire Silicon Valley information technology entrepreneur Romesh Wadhwani, CEO of Symphony Technology Group in Palo Alto, California, has established an India Chair at the Center for......

Oscar Nominations: A Quick Glance

The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 11, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. A quick look at the nominees. IMAGE:......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

Ram Charan Talks About 'New Dad Fear'

Days before attending the Academy Awards on March 12, Ram Charan appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, where he spoke about RRR's mega success as well as about becoming a father. When one of the......

What is Priyanka's Avengers connection?

Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images Priyanka Chopra Jonas is all set to star opposite British actor Richard Madden in Amazon Studios' upcoming thriller series Citadel. The studio plans to start a......

'Taylor should stand up as chairman of Cricket Australia'

Luminaries call for Cricket Australia chairman to resign Pressure was building on Cricket Australia chairman David Peever to resign on Tuesday in the wake of the release of a scathing independent......

Football Briefs: DC United coach confirms Rooney interest

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Everton's Wayne Rooney during the warm up. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters DC United coach Ben Olsen has confirmed the club's......

Stunned Australia digests ball-tampering shame

In the space of two days, top batsman Smith has gone from Australia's cricketing golden boy to national pariah and it looks likely that he has played his last Test as captain.   IMAGE:......

Aus backs call to ban Russia from Rio Olympics after bombshell report

IMAGE: A view shows a plaque at the IAAF (The International Association of Athletics Federations) headquarters in Monaco. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Australia has backed a World Anti-Doping......

Who got Sepp Blatter? Who shot him?

Blatter quits FIFA; under investigation by US prosecutors, FBI 'It was a difficult decision, a brave decision, and the right decision' Sepp Blatter leaves after his statement during a news......