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Pope John Paul II is dead

Pope John Paul II died on Saturday.He died at 2137 local time [0107 IST], a statement issued by the Vatican said."All the procedures foreseen by the Apostolic Constitution 'Universi Dominici......

Rome prepares to bury John Paul II

US president George Bush and United Nations General Secretary Kofi Annan will be among the world leaders attending the funeral of Pope John Paul II, who died on April 2.The Pontiff passes onThe......

Pope Francis Makes First Public Appearance

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day of his discharge from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025. IMAGE: Pope Francis waves as he leaves......

Where Mother Teresa Lived And Died

A man sits with his eyes closed on a bench beside her grave. Another kneels at the foot of the grave in prayer.A bunch of paper slips and pens are kept on the window to write down prayer petitions.......

Get Well Soon, Pope Francis

Pope Francis remains in critical condition with blood tests showing mild signs of kidney failure 'which is currently under control', the Vatican said on Sunday, February 23, 2025 as the 88-year-old......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

BAFTA 2025: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody Win

Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light lost out the BAFTA to France's Emilia Perez, but the evening saw many more expected wins and losses at the BAFTAs at London's Royal Festival Hall on February......

Thousands Say Goodbye To Sinead O'Connor

Thousands of fans and well-wishers lined up the streets of Bray in Ireland to say their last goodbyes to Sinead O'Connor on August 8. The funeral procession went past her home, as people celebrated......

Oscars 2025: Anora Bags Five, Including Best Picture

The 97th Annual Academy Awards are live at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Here's a quick look at the winners. IMAGE: Director Sean Baker with Mikey Madison and his team after......

Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

Madhubala-Dilip Kumar To Star In 2025 Movie?

Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts. IMAGE: Carrie Fisher's digital ghost in Star Wars 5. In July 2023, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and......

Royalty, Tennis Champs, Superman At SW19

Stardust and tinsel sparkled in the stands at the Wimbledon men's singles final on Sunday, July 13, 2025. With British and Spanish royalty watching, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner came back from a set......

Can India Repeat 2021 Magic At Oval?

IMAGE: The Oval. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Few overseas venues are as deeply entwined with India's cricketing history as The Kennington Oval in London. Since their first Test appearance here......

UEFA requests minute's silence for Pope

A minute's silence will be observed before this week's Champions League and UEFA Cup quarter-finals as a mark of respect for the passing of Pope John Paul at the request of European soccer's......

Chettri double gives India win over Portugese side

Sunil Chettri scored twice as India thrashed Portuguese second division side Uniao Desportiva da Serra 3-1 in their first practice match of the week at the Pope John Paul II stadium, Fatima in......

PHOTOS: Indonesia opens 18th Asian Games with explosive ceremony

Some 13,000 athletes will compete in 40 sports and 67 disciplines, including new additions such as bridge, jet skiing and roller skating in the biggest multi-sport extravaganza outside the......