Primatologist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

Leading primatologist and an expert on chimpanzees, Jane Goodall, whose work was captured in more than 40 documentaries, died at the age of 91 in Los Angeles in the United States, the institute she......

5500-strong pilots group seeks judicial probe into AI plane crash

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the government to order a judicial probe into the Air India Dreamliner crash that killed 260 people, alleging that the ongoing investigation is......

AI 171 crash: 65 families hire US law firm Beasley Allen for legal battle

At least 65 families from India and the United Kingdom who lost kin in the horrific June 12 Air India plane crash have hired prominent United States-based law firm Beasley Allen. IMAGE: A fire......

Chinese student in UK who drugged, raped 10 women gets lifer

A Chinese student who drugged and raped women in the United Kingdom and China was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, in a case that a senior British police officer said had uncovered 'one of......

The mighty fall of India's business czars

Who is to take their place?Will a new generation of entrepreneurs start up with better business sense, or at least better luck?But the so-called unicorns are mostly copy-cat entrepreneurs whose......

Now, book an Uber ride for your next dinner via Zomato

The partnership has been rolled out by Zomato to users in 27 cities across 13 countries Post closing it's ninth deal on Tuesday, Zomato has now signed up for a global tie up with cab aggregator......

2018: When technology took a quantum leap

Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific......

Tanishq, TBZ, Kalyan under human rights lens

Totally 13 global brands were surveyed by NGO on whether they ensured human right protection while sourcing gold and diamonds Human Right Watch, a London-based NGO active in the field, has rated......

Why Are Knives Out For Daniel Craig?

Just how do some of the biggest Hollywood stars spend their weekend? Photograph: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI Say hello to Daniel Craig who returns as the queer detective Benot Blanc in the......

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE:......

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......

Dehati Disco Review

A film that calls itself Dehati Disco can't be taken seriously, says Deepa Gahlot. There is a saying used in many Hindi films -- even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day. So even the......

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

'No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams' IMAGE: Members of the ‘Chosen Few’ soccer team train during a practice......

Mourinho relishing reunion with pal Redknapp

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is looking forward to congratulating Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp for leading his side into the Champions League quarter-finals when their teams meet......

Chris Lewis jailed for 13 years

Former England cricketer Chris Lewis was jailed for 13 years on Wednesday for trying to smuggle drugs into Britain in his kit bag. The 41-year-old former all-rounder had attempted to bring in......

Kenya's top runners urge fans to keep faith amid doping row

Kenya's top runners have urged athletics fans and sports enthusiasts across the world to keep faith in them, despite media allegations of widespread doping in the east African nation famed for its......

Can India host the 2032 Olympics?

'The Mumbai-Pune Olympics will be help shift the country's gaze to a region that denotes a new formula for sports, enterprise, and nation building,' argues Shashank Mani Tripathi. IMAGE: The......