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'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

Drunk passengers create ruckus onboard Indigo flight, arrested

Amidst several incidents of drunk flyers coming to the fore recently, two drunk passengers caused havoc on a Patna-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi. Both passengers have been arrested at the airport......

Biden likely to extend Afghanistan evacuation deadline beyond Aug 31

Amid deepening crisis in Afghanistan, United States President Joe Biden defended his move to withdraw troops from the country, saying history will record this as a 'logical, rational, and right......

Trump paid just $750 income taxes in 2016-17: Report

Donald Trump paid just $750 (approximately Rs 55,226 as per current exchange rates) in federal income taxes in the year he was elected United States president and also in his first year in the......

Trump leaves for maiden India visit, calls Modi a 'friend'

Looking forward to be with the people of India, United States President Donald Trump on Sunday left for a historic visit to the country, which officials said will 'demonstrate strong and enduring......

Net closing in on PNB, IL&FS, ICICI-Videocon, AugustaWestland

'The web of transactions is so complex that it requires expertise to understand the strategies involved in each fraud.'Shrimi Choudhary reports. IMAGE: India expects Nirav Modi, who is currently......

How Mallya squandered money on yachts, jets and islands

Vijay Mallya went on a buying spree abroad, including a penthouse in New York’s Trump Plaza, but had to sell some as troubles mounted at home In his declaration of interests to the......

In a first, British Airways' latest Boeing lands in Delhi

The earlier aircraft did not have a first class British Airways on Monday flew the latest version of Boeing 787, with a new first class cabin, to the national capital, the first global destination......

Computer glitch halts United Airlines flights for two hours

United said it would rebook flights for affected passengers without charge All United Airlines flights were grounded for almost two hours early Wednesday due to a computer hardware problem,......

200 amazing years of rail transport

First electric locomotive. Photograph: Siemens Two hundred years after George Stephenson built the steam-powered Blucher, Open Knowledge pays tribute to 200 years of rail transport. ......

'Women make very good peacekeepers'

'If you look at peacekeeping right now, it is fraught with accusations of sexual abuse or peacekeepers involved in deals that are outside their purview, human trafficking.' 'When a contingent of......

Julia Roberts to shoot in Delhi ashram

Oscar winner Julia Roberts landed in New Delhi on Thursday with cast and crew to shoot her film, Eat, Pray, Love. Based on Pushcart Prize winner Elizabeth Gilbert's spirituality/travel memoir, this......

Images: Celerbrities' Day Out

Shah Rukh Khan gestures to media persons on Tuesday after returning home from an eventful trip to the US. The actor spoke against his detention at Newark International Airport in the US, where he......

No ashram for Julia Roberts

Oscar winner Julia Roberts will reportedly not shoot Eat, Pray, Love in the original ashram (retreat) where author Elizabeth Gilbert stayed for about four months a few years back in India, trying......

Justice For Shami!

Neeraj Kumar, the former Delhi super cop, headed the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit after he retired from government.A Cop In Cricket (Juggernaut) is a must-read account of Kumar's tenure at the......

Gold medal-winning lifting Jeremy gets hero's welcome

IMAGE: Indian footballer Jeje Lalpekhlua with Jeremy Lalrinnunga. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jeje Lalpekhlua/Facebook Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga was on Monday accorded a hero's welcome as he......

Sunil Gavaskar, Indian Cricket's Real Master

When he ended his Test career, he held the following Test records: Most Tests (125). Most consecutive Tests (106). Most runs (10,122). Most hundreds (34). Most scores of 50 or more (79). Most......

Soccer Extras: Sanchez arrives in Milan ahead of expected Inter loan

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Chile's Alexis Sanchez after the match. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Manchester United and Chile forward Alexis......

Sports Shorts: Bronze for Advani in long-up format at World Billiards

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday India’s 17-time world champion Pankaj Advani settled for bronze in the long-up format of the IBSF World Billiards......

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