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VOTE: Who was your hero of 2019?

The year is coming to an end and overall, it's been one hell of a year! We have had our share of ups and downs and we look forward to a better 2020. While we count down the days to the new year,......

Why do we honour Ashoka and not Tipu?

'Ashoka the Great did not slaughter foreigners or Muslims when he conquered Kalinga. It was Oriya-speaking Hindus whom he butchered by the tens of thousands. But Ashoka is called Great, and his......

Stunning photos from the week gone by

Images of the events that shaped the world last week. ‘Table Sculpture’ by artist Allen Jones is seen on display at Sotheby’s auction house in London. The work is......

'Overseas citizen shifted the basis of Indian nationalism'

Devesh Kapur has been the director of Centre for the Advanced Study of India, the only research institute in America devoted to India, since 2006. CASI at the University of Pennsylvania turned 20......

Indian American wins Pulitzer for book on cancer

A thoroughly engaging, relentlessly moving and often provocative book about a disease that many people won't even mention by name or discuss in a hushed tone has won the Pulitzer, one of the most......

'IT jobs will rise to 6 million in next 5 years'

'If the Indian economy formalises, industrialises, urbanises and develops human capital, 10 lakh youngsters will join the labour force every month in the next 10 years.''It's not a bulb that will......

Economics Nobel winners through history

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2005 will be declared on Monday, October 10. Here we present a list of all the recipients of the Economics Nobel that was first given in 1969. 2005......

Sanjay Kumar quits Computer Associates

Computer Associates International announced on Friday that chief software architect Sanjay Kumar has decided to leave the company. Kumar, the release said, will cease all involvement with the......

Computer Associates CEO steps down

Sanjay Kumar resigned on Wednesday as chairman and chief executive of Computer Associates International Inc., as the software company's long-simmering accounting scandal finally reached the top,......

Blessed to have lived in the times of Daniel Day-Lewis

'He has given us a history, a heritage that we can share with generations to come,' says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Gordon Warnecke and Daniel Day-Lewis, right, in Stephen Frears' My Beautiful......

How can Daniel Day-Lewis retire?

One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again. We won't be seeing Daniel Day-Lewis in the movies again. The three-time Oscar winner has just announced his retirement. In a statement......

Oscar 2013: Royal snubs for Tarantino, Bigelow

Can an award-worthy film direct itself, some people may wonder looking at the 'snubs' the Oscar nominations dealt Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty), Ben Affleck (Argo), Quentin Tarantino (Django......

Hollywood ends the year on a box office high

As Skyfall hit the $1 billion mark worldwide over the weekend (with some $100 million more to come), and become the first James Bond film to do so, Hollywood is experiencing a grand time in the......

Life Of Pi poised to join Oscar race

With a promising opening at the box office, Ange Lee's Life Of Pi looks poised to embark on its Oscar journey.Ang Lee's well-reviewed survival drama Life of Pi opened to solid numbers in limited......

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.......

Pakistan hit back at critics with morale-boosting win

'Last Sunday I wanted to commit suicide, but it was only one performance. We always keep telling our players, it's one performance.' IMAGE: Mohammad Amir celebrates with team-mates after taking......

League Cup: Chelsea deny Lampard's Derby in thriller

IMAGE: Derby County manager Frank Lampard shakes hands with Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic after the match. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Chelsea reached the League Cup quarter-finals thanks to......

Murray etches name in Wimbledon history with 2nd title

Britain’s Andy Murray won lifted his second Wimbledon title after defeating Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) on Sunday. Roger Federer and Pete Sampras have most Wimbledon titles with......

EPL club Leicester City's players in racist sex tape row

Leicester City's James Pearson. Photograph: Pete Norton/Getty Images Three Leicester City youth players, including manager Nigel Pearson's son James, have apologised after British Sunday newspaper......

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