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17 Indo-Canadians triumph as Trudeau returns to power sans majority

Seventeen Indo-Canadians, including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, won Canada's parliamentary elections on Tuesday with Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Justin......

World's most beautiful scenes in Agora's Travel photo contest

This year has been the year of the no travel, which has left millions reminiscing on adventure-filled trips abroad. To celebrate the wonder of world travel, thousands of photography enthusiasts......

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 -- first pictures released

Naturally the best! Possums, primates and disappearing habitats all feature among the first images to be released from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 awards. The......

What we must know about SUPERBUGS

How can we protect ourselves against superbugs? IMAGE: Klebsiella pneumoniae, the bacterium in which superbug NDM-1 was first identified.Photograph: Kind courtesy Centre for Disease Control and......

The coolest drone photos of 2016

If we needed proof that camera + altitude = magic, these incredible photos shot using drones should do the trick. The drone photography community Dronestagram released a collection of......

Gas price hiked by 62%; CNG rates may go up

The government on Thursday hiked by 62 per cent the price of natural gas that is used to produce electricity, make fertilisers and turned into CNG to use as fuel in automobiles and cooking gas for......

CNG, cooking gas will now be cheaper

Prices of natural gas, which is used to produce fertiliser and generate electricity and is also converted into CNG for use in automobiles as fuel and cooking gas for households, are set every six......

Can India beat the 'super-cycle'?

The Indian economy can grow if it is delinked from the slow growth in the West and the deceleration in China, says Ashok K Lahiri. When a new major region develops rapidly, prices of primary......

Oil prices dip as Iraq raises exports

While OPEC has been unable to agree on an output freeze in an effort to support prices, Iraq was the latest Middle East producer to raise its exports quota Oil prices dipped to around $49 a barrel......

Oil jumps on Canadian wildfire, Libyan fighting

Prices are sustainable and not just driven by speculative gains Oil prices jumped by more than one percent in early trading on Thursday as a huge wildfire in Canada disrupted its oil sands......

When Bollywood stars could travel

Bollywood stars, clearly missing their summer holidays, have been posting throwback pix from vacations past. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shama Sikander/Instagram Shama Sikander posts a pic from a......

Ash, Kangana, Sonam, Deepika: Who was your favourite at Cannes 2018?

Who's your pick? The red carpet at Cannes is just as discussed as the films. Like every year, our Indian beauties slayed it on the red carpet with their appearances. Their fashion game was right on......

Mahira Khan's Cannes diary

Mahira makes the most of her debut on the French Riviera. Mahira Khan's Cannes debut began on a high. Shah Rukh Khan's Raees co-star was at the famed cine extravaganza representing L'Oreal just......

Mahira Khan debuts at Cannes

Cheers Mahira! Mahira Khan is the first Pakistani actor to debut at Cannes. Mahira -- best known in India for her role in Raees -- attended the screening of Blackkklansman along with Sonam Kapoor.......

Cannes Diary: What Deepika, Kangana, Huma were up to

What they did at the French Riviera. The Cannes Film Festival attracts a lot of celebrities. They attend movie premieres, promote their films, promote brands and walk the red carpet dressed in......

PIX: Messi back in scoring business; Suarez motivated

Messi back in scoring business in dream start for Koeman IMAGE: Barcelona did not seem to be missing Luis Suarez. Photograph: Alberta Gea/Reuters Lionel Messi was back in scoring business for......

Sports Shorts: Tokyo Olympics medal hopeful Ikee diagnosed with leukemia

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an Asian Games.......

Sports Shorts: Boxer Vijender set for US debut next year

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Vijender Singh has not fought any professional bout this year. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images Indian boxing star Vijender......

Women's World Cup: US top 'group of death' after Wambach's goal record

Sydney Leroux of the United States (right) is challenged by Sarah Nnodim of Nigeria during their Group D match of the FIFA Women's World Cup in at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada, on......

It's all about game day at Women's World Cup

‘The hype after the first 24, 48 hours of all that has settled down and we're able to just focus on the game and task at hand’ Canada's Alysha Chapman gets to the ball. Photograph: Tom......

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