Trump picks Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsberg in US Supreme Court

United States President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to fill up the vacancy following the death of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg. IMAGE: US President Donald......

Xi's 'strong' obsession reason for China's behaviour: Experts

A variety of reasons like growing domestic discontent against Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic policies, his obsession to look strong and concerns about international legitimacy may be......

The American who caught Gandhiji's killer

In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the......

Bangalore cheers for Obama

As the world celebrated the historic victory of United States President-elect Barack Obama, Bangalore was not far behind. Obama's supporters had gathered at the Chancery Pavillion in Bangalore by......

Tatas get cracking on their global branding exercise

In what could offer advertising agencies  a coveted business, Tata group, the $100.09-billion Indian conglomerate that derives 58 per cent of its revenue from international markets, has......

Huge OPPORTUNITY exists on branding India: Wally Olins

A few weeks back, image artist Wally Olins, who has handled marquee brands such as LVMH, Coca-Cola, Visit London, the Royal Opera House and East Timor Development Agency, wrote a blog on 'What's......

Why the designers of the Olympic logo broke all rules

If you're visiting London, you will find a strange emblem decorating various lamp posts, subway stations and prominent eateries in the city. It is a set of jagged lines in a series of shades of......

Hero Honda changes name, becomes Hero MotoCorp

Hero Honda Motors on Friday said it has changed its name to Hero MotoCorp following the exit of its erstwhile Japanese promoter, Honda, from the company.The company is also in the process of......

Review: Robert Pattinson shines in Remember Me

The lives of young people are filled with so much anxiety, thrill and quixotic moments, often of their making, it's almost impossible to resist. More than ever if one of them happens to be the......

Enter 1408... if you dare

John Cusack half-smiles as he turns the big brass hotel room key in his hand. 'Most hotels have switched to magnetics. An actual key, that's a nice touch, it's...,' he pauses to let his cynicism......

Casanova: Been there, seen that

Giacomo Casanova, hats off. This is a true man of legend. The iconic lover of the 18th Century, he estimated the number of his women at about 1000. His autobiography-- don't all romantics like to......

A seesaw called Hollywood Homicide

The younger cop moonlights as a yoga teacher but has his eyes firmly set on Hollywood's casting directors; he hopes to be the next Marlon Brando. The financially pressed older cop is in the plush......

Euro 2016 qualifiers: Slovakia stun defending champs Spain; England labour to win

Players of the Slovia football team celebrate after their win over Spain on Thursday. Photograph: UEFA Euro/Facebook Holders Spain suffered their first defeat in qualifying for a major tournament......

London unveils 2012 Olympics logo

Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics unveiled the games logo on Monday, calling it powerful and modern, although one critic denounced it as "hideous". The jagged, graffiti-like blow-up of the......

Woods voted player of the year

Tiger Woods was voted PGA Tour player of the year for the seventh time in nine years on Tuesday, capping off a comeback season that included major victories at the US Masters and British Open."No......

Atwal makes cut at Texas Open

Even as Hurricane Rita continued to be uppermost in the minds of all Texans, Arjun Atwal fired an even par round to ensure yet another cut this week at the USD 3.5 million Valero Texas Open at the......

Atwal makes cut with two-under 69

Arjun Atwal knocked in five birdies and an eagle to bring home a card of two-under 69 and ensure himself weekend play as he moved to tied 41st and made the cut in the US $5.5 million Deutsche Bank......