King Charles III proclaimed Britain's new monarch in historic ceremony

King Charles III pledged to follow the "inspiring example" of his mother, late Queen Elizabeth II, as he was proclaimed Britain's new monarch on Saturday in a ceremony, steeped in ancient tradition......

Nobel prize-winning author V S Naipaul dead

V S Naipaul, Trinidad-born Indian-origin author, known for his critical commentary on colonialism, religion and politics, has died at the age of 85, his family said early on Sunday. IMAGE:......

Case of the missing Churchill bust: 'It's just a myth'

The White House has refuted the story circulating around, that United States President Barack Obama has returned the bust of Winston Churchill to the United Kingdom, saying, it is a myth. "It is......

Scotland Yard boss accused of racism to be removed

Embattled Scotland Yard boss Ian Blair, who has been accused of racial discrimination by an Asian origin Muslim officer, is set to be on his way out to halt the "collapse of morale" in the......

'Commander of British Empire' award for Raj Loomba

Leading NRI entrepreneur Raj Loomba received the 'Commander of the British Empire' award from Prince Charles in recognition of his charity work at a colourful ceremony at Buckingham Palace in......

The 400 richest Americans

One billion dollars is no longer enough. The price of admission to this, the 25th anniversary edition of the Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion (53.1 billion rupees), up $300 million (RS 12.3 billion)......

America's 10 hottest jobs for 2007

Fast Company's Top Jobs list for 2007 takes a look at 10 of the most sought-after positions in some of the fastest growing U.S. industries. This year, we followed in the footsteps of the creative......

Now UK wants talented Indians to stay back

Lauding the strides made by India in the fields of economy, science and technology, a British minister has said his government's effort now is not how to stop Indians coming over to Britain, but......

The Crown Review: Appropriate Finale

After the debacle of the first episodes of Season 6, the latter half give an even-handed treatment to intriguing not-so-well-known events of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, observes Vaihayasi Pande......

The Crown Season 5 Review

The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot. Coming out as it does a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II (and some months after Prince Philip's......

Helen Mirren makes Queen a must-watch

Most of us don't know what happens inside the Royal House of England. We hardly know what kind of a life the queen leads. In this week's release, The Queen, Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren--......

Channel 4 denies racism against Shilpa

Amid a raging row over alleged racism against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, UK's Channel 4 has denied that the Indian star suffered racist bullying on its TV show Celebrity Big Brother, but......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

Sports Shorts: Ricciardo joins Renault F1 team on a two-year deal

IMAGE: Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. Photograph: Brandon Malone/Reuters Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo will join the Renault Formula One team next season after agreeing a two-year deal, the......

India at the Games - Day 3

India's gold rush at the shooting range continued, with two more gold medals coming the team's way. Samaresh Jung had a hand in both. First he partnered Vivek Singh to win the gold in the men's 10m......