Trinidad PM to be honoured at Pravasi Bharati Divas

Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar will be the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharati Divas in Jaipur and will be honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.......

Chennai: Guyanese kids allowed to leave

Ten children from Guyana, who have not been permitted to leave a hospital in Chennai for non-settlement of bills for their heart surgeries, were allowed to return home after an NGO, which sponsored......

Al Qaeda and the global Indian

Following the reported arrest of two Indian doctors in the UK and Australia in connection with the two failed attempts of jihadi terrorism in London on June 28 and June 29, and the half-successful......

Why should Al Qaeda be interested in India?

Has Al Qaeda come to notice for any overt act of jihadi terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India? Not so far. However, pro-Al Qaeda jihadi organisations from Pakistan have been......

India signs info exchange pact with 2 tax havens

To help in its efforts to crack down on suspected black money stashed abroad, India has entered into an information exchange pact with Saint Kitts and Nevis, a two-island Carribean country,......

Switzerland remains largest offshore financial centre

A huge global pressure to break secrecy veils of Swiss banks notwithstanding, Switzerland remains the world's largest offshore financial centre with client assets totalling over $2 trillion, a new......

Zomato wants to be the Google of food

When Zomato, the India-based restaurant search service, acquired two of its peers in Czech Republic and Slovakia (Lunchtime and Obedovat), it quietly increased its presence to 15 countries. It......

Toon channels to toy with books

Kids love them on the idiot box; now they can enjoy them in storybooks as well. Leveraging the popularity of their cartoon characters, all the top Indian children's channels - Nickelodeon, Cartoon......

Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Seasickness guaranteed

'Jack Sparrow's rum-swigging, goofball pirate has gone from subversive to stereotype.' 'The bar's slipped so low that even "decent" seems like a significant upgrade from status quo.'Sukanya Verma......

Here's how much Akshay, Shah Rukh have earned!

Meet Forbes' highest paid actors. After revealing the list of highest paid actresses in the world, Forbes magazine has given out the list of highest paid actors for the year 2016. While Deepika......

The BEST and WORST of Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp turned 50 this weekend, and while we haven't seen the actor set our imaginations alight in the very recent past, there isn't much doubt that he is one of the most captivating leading......

Johnny Depp moving to Suffolk?

Johnny Depp is rumoured to be moving to an English village. The Pirates of the Carribean star was seen at a pub in at Rougham, Suffolk. Locals also admitted that they saw him driving a white van......

T20 WC: England ready to banish pain of 2016 in opener

IMAGE: The West Indies cut a sorry figure in the two warm-up games against Pakistan and Afghanistan and would need to quickly shrug off the disappointment ahead of the tournament proper.......

Pollard, other Windies' stars check in for IPL 2020

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai Indians/Twitter After leading the Trinbago Knight Riders to victory in the Carribean Premier League, star West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard joined the Mumbai......

I am missing the excitement of IPL: Narine

IMAGE: West Indies and Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine. Photograph: BCCI West Indian off-spinner Sunil Narine on Tuesday said Kolkata Knight Riders is like a "family" to him and he......

Cricket Buzz: Azhar files nomination for HCA president job

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has filed his nomination for the president's post in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) which will hold its elections on September 27. Azharuddin,......

PHOTOS: Big B, Sachin celebrate MI's IPL win with Ambanis

The Mumbai Indians’ owners, Mukesh Ambani and wife Nita Ambani invited the whos who of the Bollywood world to celebrate the team’s IPL-10 title win. Mumbai Indians snatched an......