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The Children Who Died In Texas

Texans pray and hold a vigil a day after a teenager murdered 19 children and two teachers at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Please click on the images for glimpses of the vigil and......

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 19 children, and two adults at an elementary school in Texas state, with an emotional......

4 Indian-American women racially abused in Texas, told to 'go back'

Four Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in the United States state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they are 'ruining' America and......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Texas: Man pulled over by traffic cops shoots 5 dead, injures 21

At least five persons were killed and 21 injured in the United States state of Texas as a shooter targeted random people after being pulled over by traffic officials on Saturday, police said. The......

Texan town sold for $2.06 million on eBay

An American town has been 'virtually' sold. Albert, a 13-acre historic town in the state of Texas, has been sold for almost 1.5 million ($2.06 million) on auction Web site eBay, The Daily Telegraph......

One currency's gain is another's loss

When criticised about the US administration's exchange-rate policy vis-a-vis the yen, former US president George H W Bush apparently retorted in a fit of pique, "Let the Japanese handle their......

Call centres: Hot themes for books, films

I have never visited the United States but I know the difference between a Texan accent and a Californian one," says Sambuddha aka Sam. He seems quite comfortable with his pseudonym, given to him......

Lecoanet Hemant to launch in India

They have dressed up Texan millionaires, Arab princesses, French aristocrats and international film stars. That is not all. The designer duo Hemant Sagar and his French partner Didier Lecoanet,......

Services booming! Or are they?

The hype about India's newfound services prowess continues unabated.You could be forgiven for thinking that every second member of the country's labour force is either scaling new infotech......

The Family Man Or The Kapoors: What Will You Watch On OTT?

Prepare to stay glued on your television screens all weekend.From India's entry to the Oscars to the foodie flamboyance of Bollywood's first family to Srikant Tiwari's hope for a hat-trick and......

High noon for Hindi cinema

It's not like we haven't had cowboys before, you know.Bollywood has a natural affinity for the Western -- heck, even Sholay's an out-and-out Western -- but we have admittedly shied away from......

Looking at Liz Taylor's long line of men!

Elizabeth Taylor might have been quite an actress, but she was also one serious romantic. Married eight times to seven men with all but one marriage ending in divorce, Liz had quite the tumultuous......

'I hate sequels'

'Being a director is brilliant. It's the second best job after being God because you get to create your own world and characters. You’re always in control.' The man behind Tere Bin......

Box Office boost for Oscar-winning movies?

Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses. For months now, audiences have been watching the riveting 12 Years a Slave with palpitating hearts and seething emotions at......

Boxing icon George Foreman dies aged 76

IMAGE: George Foreman had one of the most remarkable careers in boxing, winning Olympic gold in 1968 and the World heavyweight title twice, 21 years apart -- the second making him the oldest......

NFL's Houston Texans kneel during anthem after owner's 'inmates' remark

'We can't have the inmates running the prison' IMAGE: Houston Texans inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney (55), linebacker Ben Heeney (50), strong safety Marcus Gilchrist (21) and teammates kneel......

Olympic Champ Simone Biles Engaged!

IMAGE: Jonathan Owens proposes to Simone Biles. Photographs: Simone Biles/Twitter Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles was engaged to boyfriend Jonathan Owens on Tuesday. The footballer, who......

American teen makes history on Texan clay

Fifteen-year-old American Ryan Harrison became the third youngest player, since 1990, to notch an ATP match win when he defeated Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-4, 6-3 on Monday at the US Men's Clay Court......

Texan offers $100 million for England T20 series

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has offered to put up $100 million (50 million pounds) for England to play five Twenty20 games against his West Indies All-Star team. England and Wales Cricket......