The Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe winner speaks truth to power.
World record holder Usain Bolt brought a flash of Jamaican sunshine to another miserable European evening when he raced to 100 metres victory in 9.91 seconds at the London Grand Prix on Friday.
The Nano does not look or feel like a very 'cheap' car. It is a very thoughtfully designed piece of kit, with an agreeable level of fit and finish. Nor would you expect the kind of space it has in its interior. The two-cylinder 624cc engine hisses like a modern scooter before waking up and settling to an idle. The cable-linked gear lever helped Bijoy Kumar Y select first and presto, we had motion!
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly reckons that New Zealand are technically better-equipped to handle spinners than their much fancied Trans-Tasman rivals Australia.
A ruthless India, sporting its new flaming orange and blue colours, will be eyeing pole position with a solid knock-out punch on an already disintegrated England in Sunday's high-profile World Cup encounter. With an unbeaten record in six encounters so far, Virat Kohli's men are all but through to the semi-finals with 11 points, but victory over England will tighten their grip at the top and, in the process, oust the world's No 1 ODI team from the global event.
Cracking the whip, Railways have imposed heavy fines totalling Rs 11.5 lakh on nine caterers including Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation for serving "bad quality" food in trains.
Bollywood celebrated Children's Day with the cutest pictures on social media!
Want to live longer? Make sure that you expose yourself to sunlight in moderation daily, for a new study has revealed that vitamin D, which is produced in the body in course of the exposure, cuts down mortality rates. Now, a team at Graz University in Austria has found that the 'sunshine vitamin' helps the body absorb calcium and facilitates growth of bones, which in turn have a positive impact on death rates.
'He is not interested in cricket or football.' 'He is interested in singing, dancing and painting.' 'Right now, he thinks he's Lord Rama.'
It makes sense to keep the same money, which you would otherwise put away in your cupboard, in a bank where it is more secure and can also get you returns based on a rate of interest.
Claycourt master Rafael Nadal quickly adapted to his new surroundings at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 demolition of German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in the first round of the French Open on Monday.
Wedding photographers have the distinct honour of chronicling one of the most important events in a couple's life together. In 2017, the International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards began recognising this challenging and rewarding work. Now in its third year, the 2019 winning entries were just recently announced, and they continue to showcase the best in artistic wedding photography from around the world.
The Ultraboost19 will encourage both runners and subtle style statements, writes Veer Arjun Singh.
Canadian Milos Raonic recovered to upset seven-times champion Roger Federer 6-3 6-7(3) 4-6 7-5 6-3 at Wimbledon to reach his first grand slam final on Friday. The sixth seed will meet the winner of the second semi-final between Britain's 2013 champion Andy Murray and Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych, runner-up in 2010, in Sunday's showpiece match.
Padraig Harrington defied strong gusting winds to complete a successful British Open title defence with a commanding four-shot victory on Sunday.
A well-made absorbing tale of two brothers in a small town.
Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova stunned top seed Agniezka Radwanska and then trounced Monica Puig to reach the Aegon International at Eastbourne on Friday.
UEFA said it would replace the pitch at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille after Wednesday's final group E match between Italy and Ireland.
Top seed David Ferrer of Spain was bundled out of the $524,000 China Open by Israel's Dudi Sela on Thursday, while big-serving American Andy Roddick swept past compatriot Brendan Evans to book a quarter-final place.
The day is here! As Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry, over 1,00,000 fevered fans have gathered outside in the glorious British sunshine at WindsorCastle. The 2,000-plus excited guests have also started to arrive at Windsor Castle for the biggest royal wedding in Britain since Prince William married Kate in 2011 with more than 21million UK household set to watch and 23 million expected to tune in from America. Here are some of the guests walking in for the event of the year!
The rupee, which rose by over 12 per cent against the dollar this year, has slowed down the hiring plans of companies like Infosys, Satyam and HCL Technologies and also put pressure on their margins. Country's top software exporters -- TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam and HCL Technologies have added 25,801 employees in the second quarter of 2007-08, against 27,000 in the second quarter of last fiscal.
Tottenham's task was made all the more difficult two minutes before the interval when forward Son Heung-min was sent off
In conversation with the star most famous for her role as Monisha in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai on Star One; her part in Big Boss and roles in soaps like Sanjivani, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Kavyanjali.
These girls are chilling even when they're working!
Marketing representatives conducted consumer research in four major areas of India --Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, and the tri-city region that includes Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Third seed Novak Djokovic became the highest men's casualty when he was demolished 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 by inspired Russian Marat Safin.
The Indian Air Force flew special sorties between Jammu and Srinagar on Saturday to carry stranded passengers and tourists at nominal bus fare rates.
Rain washed out the opening session of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday. Play was scheduled to begin at 12:20 BST, 80 minutes past the scheduled start, after England captain Michael Vaughan had won the toss and elected to bowl. However, the rain returned and the players took an early lunch.
Feedback Ventures, an infrastructure consulting company, Arcelor-Mittal, and Reliance Retail are among the 25-30 companies that went to the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) this time.
We're back... Round Two of the line up of Miss Universe 2016 contestants.
Justin Rose reeled off six birdies in eight holes to share the first-round lead at the US Masters while Tiger Woods laboured to stay in touch on Thursday. Rose, who led after the first two rounds in 2004, shrugged off two early bogeys to fire a four-under-par 68 in bright sunshine on a soft Augusta National layout playing extra long.
The United States set a world record of three minutes and 50.40 seconds in the women's 4x100m medley relay final at the world championships on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal survived a difficult start to see off Chung Hyeon of South Korea in straight sets and reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open for a 10th time on Friday.
The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has launched an investigation after only 22 overs could be played over five days in the fourth and final Test between West Indies and India at the Queen's Park Oval due to a soggy outfield.
Opener Stephen Cook scored a career-high century to help South Africa build a massive 432-run lead over Sri Lanka despite rain delays on the third day of the first Test at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.
The couple have a wonderful second honeymoon!
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt won his 100metres heat after what he called a "sluggish" start on Saturday, but looked pained after the race as he prepared to fend off the challenge of American Jason Gatlin for the Olympic crown.
Dreamgirls got the biggest snub of them all.
Home favourites Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca will be out to prove American Kerri Walsh Jennings's dream of a fourth successive Olympic gold is built on sand when beach volleyball returns to its spiritual home at the iconic Copacabana beach.
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