Salman Rushdie's attacker gets 25-year jail term

Hadi Matar, the 27-year-old man convicted of the brutal 2022 stabbing of acclaimed author Salman Rushdie, was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison. IMAGE: Booker Prize-winning author Salman......

Saudi Doctor Behind German Car Attack

At least two people were killed and dozens more injured in a suspected attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday evening, CNN reported. The attack occurred when a car......

2 killed, 68 hurt as car rams into German Christmas market, driver held

At least two people were killed and dozens more injured in a suspected attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday evening, CNN reported. IMAGE: Emergency personnel work at a......

Salman Rushdie off ventilator, able to talk

Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able to talk, a day after the Mumbai-born author was stabbed, in what US authorities said was a 'targeted, unprovoked, preplanned' attack.......

Buffett, Eric Schmidt to advise Obama

US President-elect Barack Obama has appointed a 17-member high-level team of advisers including billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Google chief executive Eric Schmidt to guide him in......

Larry Page to replace Schmidt as Google CEO

In one of the biggest management changes, Google co-founder Larry Page will take over as the company's chief executive officer from Eric Schmidt. Schmidt who has been the Google CEO for a......

Schmidt urges India to surf mobile web

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt on Wednesday said the day was not far off when a basic smartphone with a web browser and web-client apps would be available in the market at a price of around......

Eric Schmidt takes first-hand look at Indian start-ups

Google executive chairman Eric E Schmidt landed in Bangalore for a first-hand feel of the Indian start-up ecosystem and an interaction with the India product development and engineering team. He is......

Captain America Chris Evans Weds

IMAGE: Alba Baptista and Chris Evans. Photographs: Axel Schmidt/Pool RC2G0O98DP2S/Reuters. Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters Captain America: The First Avenger actor Chris Evans has tied the knot with......

Bambai Meri Jaan Review: Gansgter Gush

Bambai Meri Jaan features horrific massacres and violence so brutal that it ought not to be seen on a home entertainment platform, warns Deepa Gahlot. Mainstream Hindi cinema went through a phase......

Your OTT Menu: Mothers. Vampires. Politicians.

Fascinating new offerings as well as a steady supply of remakes and biopics colour the OTT scene this week. Sukanya Verma lists her picks. Licorice PizzaWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

Review: 22 Jump Street will leave you begging for more

22 Jump Street could have been shorter and better written. However, it isn't exactly bad the way it is, says Paloma Sharma. Ours is probably the luckiest generation in (very) recent cinematic......

Duplantis Dazzles Berlin With Record Leap

IMAGE: Olympic champion Armand Duplantis cleared 6.10 metres to set a new meet record at the ISTAF Indoor meet in Berlin, February 14, 2025. Photographs: Axel Schmidt/Reuters   Pole vaulter......

Shots fired! Police subdue threat at Euro fan parade

IMAGE: A major police operation is underway in Hamburg. Photograph: Axel Schmidt/Reuters German police fired shots at a person who threatened officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device......

The rise of the social media savvy Olympians

IMAGE: Rugby player Ilona Maher pose ahead of the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ilona Maher/Instagram Athletes on the hunt for Olympic gold will also be chasing likes and follows on......

Euro 24: Watch Out For These Youngsters!

Euro 2024 is set to be a showcase for young talent, with several players across the continent poised to make a name for themselves on the international stage. Here are 10 of the most exciting young......

Meet the 'World's Sexiest Athlete'

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Alica Schmidt/Instagram Germany's Alica Schmidt will compete at the Tokyo Olympics. Alica will be part of the German team for the women's 4×400m relay event.  ......