PHOTOS: Places of worship shut doors amid Covid scare

As the number of COVID-19 cases is witnessing a spike in India, religious places across the country remain closed to encourage social distancing, a key component in preventing the spread of the......

Hurricane Matthew kills 4 in Florida; Haiti toll above 800

At least four persons have been killed by Hurricane Matthew in Florida as the storm drenched the nation with rains and strong winds have pushed waves over the beaches. According to the......

As long as faith scores over reason, Paris will keep happening

'Disgruntled, disillusioned, Muslim youth -- of whom there is no dearth, given the Muslim world's sorry state -- are ready to take on the might of the West and attack it in any way they can.' 'For......

Indian man shot dead in Florida, 2 teenagers arrested

An Indian man, who was working as a clerk at a convenience store in the US state of Florida, has been shot dead by a teenager in an apparent robbery attempt, the second such incident in just over a......

Global economy yet to come out off the boil

Although companies have been able to tap bond markets, the recovery of global financial markets is shakyAfter initially falling more sharply than in the first 12 months of the Great Depression of......

India's construction boom

It was a tiny construction company founded in 1986 with the modest goal of developing farmland in Sohna, 30 km from Gurgaon.Today the Vatika Group's flagship project is the multi-crore Vatika City,......

Dulquer and Nithya Menen send directors into a frenzy

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.   Actors Dulquer Salmaan and Nitya Menen play lovebirds in the forthcoming Mani Ratnam film, OK Kanmani.  The film’s......

Video: The Amazing Avatar Experience

I have never written about anything other than a finished motion picture before and will be upfront about admitting two things right away -- a lifetime of experience has equipped me......

Indian football: ATK Mohun Bagan crush rivals SC East Bengal

IMAGE: Roy Krishna powered ATK Mohun Bagan to a 3-1 win over SC East Bengal. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Roy Krishna once again spelled his magic on the high profile Kolkata derby by scoring one......

Indian Football: Late goals help ATK hold Bengaluru

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC ended their league stage campaign with 30 points. Photograph: ISL Media Two late goals by ATK cancelled two scored in the first half by Bengaluru FC as their Indian Super......

Bengaluru FC go down to Maziya in AFC Cup play-off

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC return home for the second leg of the AFC Cup play-off round against Maziya at the Kanteerava stadium on February 26. Photograph: bengalurufc.com Bengaluru FC, without their......

Football Briefs: Genoa fans stay silent for 43 minutes to honour victims of collapse

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Fans of ACF Fiorentina hold up a banner in memory of the tragedy of the Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa during the serie A match......

Football PHOTOS: Real and Juventus win; Liverpool go second

Ronaldo double and Bale strike give Real win IMAGE: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their second goal with his team mates. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters La Liga champions Real......