Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

2019: The year in photos

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top images of 2019. Together these tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak,......

Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead

American fashion designer and businesswoman Kate Spade was found dead in her apartment located at Park Avenue in New York on Tuesday. It has been reported that Spade seems to have......

There will be no Literature Nobel this year

Embroiled in a bruising controversy in the shadow of the #MeToo campaign, the Swedish Academy has postponed the 2018 award until next year, when it will name two winners.  IMAGE: Sara Danius,......

Indra Nooyi becomes 'most generous graduate' of Yale

Indra Nooyi joins several prominent persons of Indian-origin who have donated generously to US universities.   The prestigious Yale School of Management will name its deanship in honour of......

Uber to invest $50mn in Hyderabad; set up biggest global office

  Taxi-hailing app Uber will invest $50 million in Hyderabad over the next five years to establish a facility that will house hundreds of its employees and would be its biggest international......

US polls,iPhone among top 10 Net moments in 10 yrs

Barack Obama's in the US presidential elections, launch of Wikipedia and emergence of the iPhone have been listed among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, the......

Crafted with care

Out of strength, sometimes, comes sweetness. Nine years ago, when Ikea, the Swedish furniture company, was being challenged over the use of child labour, its executives decided that instead of......

'When you bring Oscar to India, please let me touch it'

On January 24, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the Oscar nominees for 2023, it would be a surprise if RRR doesn't make the cut, declares Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Not......

Why There's So Much Global Love For RRR

Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life Indian film connects with critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra. Fourteen years ago, a......

Oscars BANS Will Smith for 10 years

IMAGE: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars. Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Days after Will Smith's slapping incident at Oscars 2022, the board of governors for the Academy of......

When Satyajit Ray got UPSET

There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......

Sports Shorts: MMA's McGregor announces shock retirement

IMAGE: Conor McGregor with belts during a press conference. Photograph: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor said on Tuesday he was......