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Trump Renames Gulf Of Mexico To...

On Sunday, February 9, 2025, US President Donald J Trump became the first sitting US president to attend a Super Bowl, making an appearance at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Trump and First......

Trump, Melania Vote In Florida

Glimpses of Election Day across the USA. IMAGE: Republican presidential nominee Donald J Trump with wife Melania alongside speaks to reporters after he voted at the Mandel Recreation......

Indian twins fly home after spending 50 days at Dubai airport

A pair of Indian identical twins, stranded at the Dubai airport for nearly 50 days due to the COVID-19-induced international travel lockdown, breathed a huge sigh of relief when they came to know......

'Night watchman' jibe: Modi threatens to sue Cong leader

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has threatened to initiate legal proceedings against a local Congress leader for serving a notice -- asking him to apologise and withdraw his remarks calling......

PHOTOS: 100 aircraft flypast in RAF centenary celebration

Britain’s Royal Air Force on Tuesday celebrated its centenary in London with its biggest military display. It was on April 1, 1918 that the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service......

Tara Sinha, doyenne of Indian advertisement, passes away at 88

Sinha, who had both agency and client experience having worked at Coca-Cola in the 1970s and early 1980s, was the first woman to set up a national advertising agency. Tara Sinha, best known as the......

UK firm acquires Baroda Rayon

Benson Overseas Holdings Ltd, a United Kingdom-based venture capital firm, will take over the ailing Baroda Rayon Corporation Ltd, one of the oldest nylon and rayon manufacturing companies in......

RTGS will be made available 24X7 in next few days

In a business friendly move, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday said that the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system, used for large value transactions, will be made available round-the-clock in......

Buy a US town for about $400,000!

In an enticing offer, an entire US town complete with a bar, workshop, three trailers, single house and 6.16 acres of prime prairie real estate, is up for sale for about $400,000. Lance Benson, the......

Japan Tobacco raises investment in Indian unit

The world's third largest tobacco company by sales volume, Japan Tobacco Inc, has invested $65 million (Rs 293 crore) in its Indian unit without increasing its shareholding, just days ahead of a......

Priyanka beats Jennifer Lopez, Gal Gadot

Priyanka Chopra has beat Jennifer Lopez and Gal Godot and even her Baywatch co-stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron to grab the leading spot in the Top Actors Chart. This list is based on how popular......

Music review: Zanjeer's soundtrack makes no impact

Zanjeer's music is barely passable and doesn't have a single song that can become a chartbuster, writes Joginder Tuteja. One has decent expectations from the music of Zanjeer. The film isn't a......

The Top 11 English Films of 2014

From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year. The year 2014 saw many exceptional films, some of which have already dominated the critics’ awards cycle.......

Kenya sweep men's and women's podiums at NYC Marathon

IMAGE: Kenya's Hellen Obiri celebrates after winning the women's elite race alongside compatriots Sharon Lokedi and Sheila Chepkirui during the TCS New York City Marathon in New York on Sunday.......

Asia Cup Final: What Changes Will India Make?

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav-led India and Salman Agha's Pakistan will face off in the Asia Cup final on Sunday, September 28, 2025, against the backdrop of drama and controversy involving both teams......

Speed defends Bucknor, Benson

Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson may have reduced themselves to laughing stock with a series of dubious decisions in the Sydney Test but ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed believes it was just a bad......

Umpire Benson victim of Referral System pressure?

After asserting that Mark Benson left the Australia-West Indies Test series mid-way on purely health reasons, the ICC on Tuesday admitted that "pressure" played a part in influencing the English......

My withdrawal had nothing to do with DRS: Benson

English umpire Mark Benson rubbished media reports that claimed he is quitting in protest against the Decision Review System, saying he remains a proponent of the use of technology. In a statement......