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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, passes away

The husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip -- the Duke of Edinburgh and Britain's longest-serving royal consort passed away on Friday aged 99, Buckingham Palace announced. A......

Mount Etna erupts in spectacular manner

Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the Sicilian sky each night. For over a week, Etna......

Take to the skies with these brilliant images!

Aerial photography has an uncanny ability to literally offer a fresh perspective on subjects that have been photographed to death, and this ability is on full display in the winners gallery of the......

What has Modi's ultra-nationalism given India?

'Modi has presided over an ultra-nationalism that has stunted India's growth, been unable to change the country's external situation, brought foreign intervention into Indian affairs,' explains......

Coronavirus leaves top tourist sites eerily deserted

More than 86,000 people worldwide have been infected with the novel coronavirus and the global death toll is nearing 3,000. To try to prevent the spread of the virus, local governments have been......

10 cities in the world with worst traffic jams

Heavy traffic is seen on the streets of Moscow during the evening rush hour. Photograph: Anton Golubev/Reuters People living in cities are the worst victims of traffic congestion. And their woes......

Tata Motors, M&M eye fiat plant

Indian automobile majors Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) have shown interest in taking over the Termini Imerese plant owned by Italy's largest car maker Fiat. Fiat has already decided to......

3 undersea cable cuts hit India Net traffic

Three major undersea cables -- the Sea Me We 4, Sea Me We3, and FLAG -- were cut, considerably slowing down India's internet and voice traffic. The extent of the damage is still being assessed. The......

Mafia Inc Italy's largest company

It's official. 'Mafia Inc' has the highest turnover of any company in Italy. Yes, according to a report, the Mafia is now Italy's biggest business, earning more than 63 billion pounds a year from......

Plastic, the new bridge-building material

Throughout the past century, reinforced concrete has been the material of choice for the average bridge span. There are sophisticated suspension and cable-stayed systems to support those bridges,......

Will Deepika Be Seen In The White Lotus?

IMAGE: Deepika Padukone at a screening of Fighter in Mumbai, January 26, 2024 Photograph: ANI Photo It is confirmed Deepika Padukone is part of the third season of the globally feted series......

Golden Globes: RRR's Naatu Naatu Wins Best Original Song

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Tony Kushner, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Kristie......

Fairytale Fights. Fables. Time Travel

Romance in the nineties, fairytale fights, fables and time travelling between mythological times to modern -- fantasy and reality collide on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting......

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......

Like Mallika Sherawat's look at Cannes? VOTE!

Vote and tell us! Like Deepika Padukone, Mallika Sherawat also attended the screening of the French film, Les Fantomes d'Ismael, which opened the 70th Cannes International Film Festival.......

One dead, several injured during Italy Euro celebrations

IMAGE: Italian football fans celebrate in Rome. Photograph: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images One person died and several were injured during sometimes wild celebrations in Italy after its soccer......

COVID-19 forces scrapping of WTA Finals this year

ATP, WTA cancel China events, including Shenzen Finals IMAGE: Australia's Ashleigh Barty won the WTA Finals in Shenzhen in 2019 Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters The two main tennis tours on Friday......

Palermo Open to restart WTA Tour next month

IMAGE: WTA chief Steve Simon said the Tour was looking to stage as many tournaments as possible in 2020 and the second week of the patched-together calendar will see events in Prague and the......

Football PHOTOS: Lazio extend winning run to nine

IMAGE: Lazio's Ciro Immobile celebrates scoring their second goal against Brescia during their Serie A match at Stadio Mario Rigamonti in Brescia, Italy, on Sunday. Photograph: Daniele......

Soccer Extras: Balotelli hits back at fans following racist insults

IMAGE: Brescia's Mario Balotelli reacts. Photograph: Daniele Mascolo/Reuters Italian striker Mario Balotelli has hit back at Hellas Verona fans who allegedly insulted him with monkey noises during......

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