The world celebrates Christmas!

Ho, Ho, Ho! The world celebrates Christmas with great vigour and joy! Check out the revellery here! Tourists take a selfie as they celebrate Christmas Day at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia.......

US polls: Nikki Haley, Tulsi Gabbard re-elected

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Indian-American governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has registered a convincing win. Hindu-American Congresswoman Tulsi......

Indian govt disallows Sonia to submit copy of passport to US court

The Indian government refused to permit the release of Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s passport because of concerns with respect to her personal security and keeping confidential the......

The poor, young and the desi in New York

A report on South Asian youth demolishes model minority myth, says George Joseph South Asians below 20 in New York City are more likely to live in poverty than their peers, a report by the Queens......

Veteran Hollywood producer Jerry Weintraub dies

Veteran Hollywood producer Jerry Weintraub has died of cardiac arrest at his residence in Santa Barbara, California, said The Hollywood Reporter. He was 77. Best known for......

Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney passes away

Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney, the child actor who became the world's top box-office star in the late 1930s, has died. He was 93. The actor, who was said to be ill for sometime......

MJ honoured with Walk of Fame star in Las Vegas

Michael Jackson has been honoured with a star on the Palms Casino's Walk of Fame in Las Vegas. The singer received the tribute on what would have been his 51st birthday on August 29. His father......

Director-writer Elia Kazan dead

Elia Kazan is dead. The director of the Award-winning On the Waterfront which made Marlon Brando a major star, died in his Manhattan home on Sunday, aged 94.Kazan was also a theatre director of......

China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech

IMAGE: NBA chief Adam Silver. Photograph: NBA National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday it is not up to the NBA to regulate what players, employees and team owners......

NBA stirs US hornet's nest, faces China backlash

IMAGE: Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers (25) tries to score against Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala (9) during the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Photograph: Kyle Terada-USA......

Ex-FIFA official Blazer's 2013 plea agreement made public

Chuck Blazer (right) with FIFA chief Joseph S. Blatter. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images US prosecutors on Monday made public their 2013 plea agreement with Chuck Blazer, revealing that the......

FIFA says Valcke not involved in $10 million payment

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, left, shakes hands with FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke during the 65th FIFA Congress at Hallenstadion in Zurich. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images......

Sports Shorts: NBA suspends Hornets' Taylor for domestic violence

Jeffery Taylor of the Charlotte Bobcats reacts. Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor was suspended 24 games without pay by the NBA on Wednesday after......