'Welcome home', Biden tells Trump at White House

US President Joe Biden greeted his successor Donald Trump at the White House Monday morning with the message 'welcome home' as his motorcade arrived at the official presidential residence. IMAGE:......

British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel

British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her 'ambitious and beautiful' Orbital, which becomes the first novel set in space to win the GBP 50,000 literary prize selected from......

Rupert Murdoch hit with a plate in UK Parliament

High drama marked the hearing of Rupert Murdoch before British lawmakers in the phone hacking scandal during which the media baron said that it was "the most humble day of my life" and apologised......

Phone-hacking probe: Ex-editor of NOTW arrested

The police probing the phone-hacking issue on Tuesday arrested Stuart Kuttner, former managing editor of the now defunct News of the World tabloid of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, marking the 11th......

Phone-hacking: Rupert Murdoch faces more trouble

There was more bad news for media baron Rupert Murdoch on Friday as lawyers representing the murdered British teenager Milly Dowler said they would soon launch legal action against News Corp in the......

RIL in talks for stake in Tata Play, may buy Disney's 30% share

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) is in discussions to acquire a 29.8 per cent stake in Tata Play from the Walt Disney Company, according to sources close to the development.......

Bizman of 2007: HP's Hurd beats Mittal, Ambani

Mark Hurd, CEO of world's largest technology company Hewlett-Packard, was on Thursday named the 'Businessperson of the Year' by a leading US magazine, beating 19 other corporate leaders including......

Star may take 4 yrs to get into right orbit

Rupert Murdoch-promoted Star Group will take at least four years to cross the $120-million-mark in operating income that it commanded till 2006. Star lost its prime position due to a sustained dip......

Greatbatch takes over as New Zealand Cricket boss

IMAGE: Mark Greatbatch, who played 41 Tests and 84 ODIs for New Zealand between 1988 and 1996, replaces Lesley Murdoch. Photograph: ANI Photo Former New Zealand Test player, coach and selector......

When A Queen Came To Watch Tennis

Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't. Look who turned up to watch the matches at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on......

When Kohli's India Conquered Australia

After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus......

IPL Media Rights: Disney Star bags TV deal; Viacom18 gets digital

The final valuation of the IPL media rights is likely to be around Rs 47,000 crore to Rs 50,000 crore. IMAGE: The BCCI is richer by Rs 44,075 crore after selling the IPL Indian sub-continent TV......

World Swimming: Sjostrom sets 100m butterfly world record

Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden celebrates after setting a new world record in women's 100m butterfly final at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters Sweden's Sarah......