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India-born media veteran selected as new BBC chairman

An India-born media executive who has worked in United Kingdom broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new......

King Charles III crowned UK's new monarch

King Charles III was officially crowned as the 40th King of the United Kingdom at a ceremony steeped in history with modern multi-faith touches amid pomp, pageantry and choir music inside the......

In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

King Charles III spent 70 long years as the heir to the British throne. In those years as a prince -- a record number among royal families -- he led a colourful and unusual life, indulging so many......

When A President Disliked A PM

How could a President, seen as a political time-server, have manoeuvred things to a stage where he could strike fear into the heart of a prime minister who, only two-and-a-half years before, had......

British Parliament Opens: Queen Missing!

For only the second time in her 70 year reign -- and for the first time in 59 years -- Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain did not open parliamentary proceedings at the palace of Westminster in......

How airlines plan to draw passengers' attention

Air Carnival, Air Asia, TruJet try innovative ways to break the clutter in a crowded turf Over the past few years, a host of regional airlines have set up their base in the South; TruJet, Air......

Meet Rahul Gandhi, the smart realty investor

Congress vice-president sold his shops to a Welspun group firm and made 280% gains in 4 years Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi made significant gains in a couple of real estate......

Tata Motors nets Lionel Messi as brand ambassador

Associating with a celebrity is a first in the company’s decades-long historySoccer great Lionel Messi will become the face of Tata Motors’ passenger vehicles portfolio. The Argentinian......

World's 10 largest employers

Retail giant Walmart has the world’s largest number of employees. Take a look at world’s 10 largest employers, according to a ranking by 24/7 Wall St. Image: Wal-Mart Stores, largest......

Obama seeks ban on Internet 'fast lane' deals

Seeking an ‘explicit ban’ on paid prioritisation on the web, President Barack Obama has said that Internet service providers shouldn't be allowed to cut deals with online services, so......

Is RRR A Gay Love Story?

Are we still living in primitive times when same-sex relationships qualified as stone-pelting offences, asks Subhash K Jha? IMAGE: N T Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan in RRR. Oscar-winner Resul......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Kate Winslet gives YOU something to talk about

IMAGE: (Left to right) Leann Bowen, Jeff Ingold, Tina Pawlik, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham, Jason Sudeikis, Juno Temple, Brendan Hunt, Bill Wrubel,......

Priyanka stars in Valentine's Day movie

Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging.The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.Saibal Chatterjee reports. IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra and Adam......

What movie did Arjun take his kids to?

Clue: It has a Gandhi connection :) A special screening of Blue Planet II: One Ocean And The Deep was held at PVR Icon, Versova, north west Mumbai. Narrated by David Attenborough -- whose elder......

A Cricket Legend Turns 70

Last Wednesday, October 5, one of the finest all-rounders of his time turned 70. Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to its only World Cup title in 1992, took 362 Test wickets and 182 ODI wickets in a......

Shorts: Nuggets seal playoff bid as Nikola Jokic makes history

IMAGE: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) drives to the net against Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams (4) in the third quarter of their NBA match at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA,......

Wimbledon says thanks to health workers with strawberries

Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Strawberries that would have been chomped on by tennis fans during the Wimbledon fortnight are being sent to London’s NHS and frontline staff as a mark of......

PIX: Kohli meets Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry

IMAGE: Queen Elizabeth II meets India captain Virat Kohli, right, and England skipper Eoin Morgan. Photograph: Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images India captain Virat Kohli along with the other nine......

Nastase not welcome at Wimbledon this year

Club chief executive Richard Lewis went further, saying the former French and US Open champion "could be stopped at the gate" if he tried to enter the grounds with a ticket. IMAGE: Ilie Nastase......

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