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Sunak goes with continuity, retains chancellor Hunt, foreign secretary Cleverly

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday began putting his top team in place with key Cabinet appointments and decided to keep the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in place for economic stability.......

Superb snaps from Siena International Photo Awards

Gazing upon the prize-winning images of the Siena International Photo Awards 2019 is something of a roller coaster experience. The overall winner is a compelling picture of a boy trying to retrieve......

Rifleman Aurangzeb, Maj Aditya among those awarded Shaurya Chakra

Major Aditya Kumar, who was embroiled in a controversy after his unit fired on a stone-pelting mob in South Kashmir's Shopian in January leading to death of three persons, is among 20 armed forces......

Meet the 'Zuptas' of South Africa

A politically-connected business dynasty that moved to South Africa from India, the Gupta family finds itself at the centre of many of the scandals that have dogged now former president Jacob......

How the British stole the Kohinoor from a child

'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.''You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups......

Why the global economic slump refuses to end

The contagion of panic about banks spread last week to Europe and even the US, where banks have deleveraged substantially since the great financial crisis in 2008, rues Rahul Jacob There may never......

Supreme Court appoints Australian arbitrator in RIL gas case

In a major victory for the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) over the government in the KG-D6 case, the Supreme Court on Monday appointed former Australian judge James Jacob Spigelman as......

Prithviraj to romance Vedhika in James & Alice

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry. Cinematographer-turned-director Sujith Vaassudev’s James & Alice, starring Prithviraj and Vedhika, has been scripted by......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

The Twilight Saga: The Story So Far

Ever since the first movie based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novels came out in 2008, the Twilight series have caught the imagination of young readers and fans of vampire-werewolf romances the......

Twilight 4 all set to beat James Bond's Skyfall

The vampires and werewolves are all set to devour James Bond. The latest and final instalment of the franchise The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is expected to draw millions of teenagers,......

EPL: Spurs' top four hopes dented

Spurs' top four hopes dented in 1-1 draw at West Ham IMAGE: West Ham United's Kurt Zouma scores their first goal. Photograph: Tony Obrien/Reuters Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move......

PIX: Foden double fires Man City to comeback win against Man Utd

IMAGE: Manchester City's Phil Foden scores their second goal. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Phil Foden kept Manchester City's Premier League title challenge on track with a superb second-half......

EPL PIX: Everton, Newcastle play out dramatic draws

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite scores their second goal and the equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park, Liverpool,......

NZ's Williamson, Jamieson withdrawn from Bangladesh T20 series

IMAGE: Kane Williamson will undergo additional knee rehab. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and paceman Kyle Jamieson have been withdrawn from the squad to......

EPL PIX: Arsenal go four clear, Newcastle down Manchester United

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Wolverhampton Wanderers' Daniel Bentley in action with Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Arsenal moved four......

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