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7 Parsis cycled around the world a century ago. Check out photos from their travels

Keki Kharas, Rustam Ghandhi and Rutton Shroff in the US. They cycled from 1933 to 1942 and traversed 84,000 km across five continents.

Published on May 6, 2019, 8:32 PM IST

The gastronomic perfectionist

Heston Blumenthal sprang to fame two decades ago and has had three Michelin stars for over a decade now

Updated on May 4, 2019, 10:27 PM IST

In ‘lawless’ world of service dogs, many families suffer

In ‘lawless’ world of service dogs, many families suffer.

Updated on May 3, 2019, 12:04 PM IST

World’s worst air pollution finally emerges as an election issue in India

World’s worst air pollution finally emerges as an election issue in India

Updated on Apr 29, 2019, 8:43 AM IST

Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif wish Varun Dhawan on his birthday, say ‘the world is yours’

Varun Dhawan during a promotional shoot in Mumbai.

Updated on Apr 24, 2019, 3:38 PM IST

How China is defending its detention of Muslims to the world

Outside the main mosque in Kashgar, where a surveillance camera looks on

Published on Apr 20, 2019, 4:35 PM IST

World’s lightest 258-gram baby boy ready to go home in Japan

This handout picture taken on October 5, 2018 and released by Nagano Children's hospital on April 19, 2019 shows Ryusuke Sekiya being treated at Nagano Children's hospital in Azumino. - The world's smallest baby boy, who was born in October in Japan weighing as much as an apple, is now ready for the outside world

Updated on Apr 19, 2019, 7:41 PM IST

Gourmet Secrets: The rising stars of the culinary world

A young couple, Maia Laifungbam and Sanchit Behl met while at Culinary School in Manipal

Updated on Apr 13, 2019, 11:23 PM IST

‘Not a world I want my children to see’: Matuidi blasts racism scourge

Juventus' French midfielder Blaise Matuidi

Updated on Apr 8, 2019, 9:40 AM IST

Varun Dhawan invites you into the world of Kalank, created by 700 crew members over 3 months

Varun Dhawan plays Zafar in Kalank.

Published on Apr 7, 2019, 4:59 PM IST

When Tapas met Tandoori: What happens when award-winning Spanish chef Andoni Luis Aduriz samples the flavours of Old Delhi?

We took award-winning Spanish chef Andoni Luis Aduriz to savour flavours of Old Delhi

Updated on Apr 7, 2019, 12:00 AM IST

Cities around the world turn off lights to mark Earth Hour

Lights at India Gate in New Delhi turned off to observe Earth Hour

Updated on Mar 30, 2019, 9:35 PM IST

IPL will be good for India’s World Cup-bound players: VVS Laxman

File image of India cricketer Mohammed Shami, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni (L-R).

Updated on Mar 22, 2019, 11:20 PM IST

‘Did we really attack’: Congress leader Sam Pitroda questions Balakot strike

Overseas Indian National Congress chairman Sam Pitroda has raised questions over the IAF strike at terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in the aftermath of Pulwama terror attack.

Updated on Apr 24, 2020, 11:19 PM IST

India one of world’s fastest growing large economies: IMF

This report would be the first under Indian American economist Gita Gopinath, who is now IMF’s chief economist.

Updated on Mar 22, 2019, 10:31 AM IST

Three Indian cities among world’s cheapest places to live, says survey

Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong are the most expensive cities in the world, while Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru are among the cheapest places to live, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2019 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.

Updated on Mar 20, 2019, 10:24 AM IST

The world’s most expensive city has two new rivals

After topping the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living Survey for five years, Asia’s Lion City has been joined by Paris and Hong Kong in a tie at the top of the table.

Updated on Mar 19, 2019, 10:23 AM IST

Watch your back: A guide to tourist scams around the world

The Conjurer by Hieronymus Bosch, a 15th-century painting that depicts what is most likely an out-of-towner having his pocket deftly picked as he watches another trick featuring sleight of hand.

Published on Mar 16, 2019, 6:29 PM IST

Why India’s election is among the world’s most expensive

The world’s biggest democracy will soon hold what’s likely to be one of the world’s costliest elections. India’s six-week-long vote will span the Himalayan range in the north, the Indian Ocean in the south, the Thar desert in the west and the mangroves of the Sundarbans in the east.

Updated on Mar 12, 2019, 7:49 AM IST

After 10 years, India no longer world’s top weapons importer

Image for representation purpose only

Updated on Mar 12, 2019, 7:05 AM IST

World’s youngest female pilot to fly Boeing 777, Anny Divya now a LinkedIn Influencer

Divya joined the coveted group of Indian and international leaders, who are part of the over 500 LinkedIn Influencer programme including Narendra Modi, Bill Gates, Priyanka Chopra, Oprah Winfrey, Sachin Tendulkar, and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, among other eminent personalities.

Updated on Mar 8, 2019, 3:03 PM IST

Alia Bhatt on Kangana Ranaut slamming her for not speaking up: ‘The world can do with one less opinion’

Alia Bhatt during a visit to Prayagraj Kumbh 2019.

Updated on Apr 21, 2020, 1:51 AM IST

Asia still leads the world when it comes to minting billionaires

Asia will also see the biggest increase in ultra-high net worth individuals (people with net assets of $30 million or more). India leads the world with an expected 39 percent surge, followed by the Philippines and China.

Updated on Mar 6, 2019, 12:13 PM IST

Gurugram world’s most polluted, 4 other NCR cities in top 10: Report

Smog levels spike during winter in Delhi, when air quality often eclipses the World Health Organization’s safe levels.

Updated on Mar 6, 2019, 10:25 AM IST

Dalai Lama trust to launch new programme with aim to create an ‘ethical world’

A special education programme titled ‘SEE’ (Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning) aimed at creating a compassionate and ethical world will be launched by the Dalai Lama Trust next month.

Published on Mar 3, 2019, 10:36 PM IST

Writing a new world

(L-R) Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Memon founded Kali for Women, India’s first feminist publishing house in 1984.

Updated on Mar 9, 2019, 3:17 PM IST

Our heritage is the singular reason for which the world comes to India: Anuraag Saxena

Our heritage is the singular reason for which the world comes to India: Anuraag Saxena

Updated on Mar 5, 2019, 5:57 PM IST

‘Come see Kumbh of democracy’: PM invites world to India for election tourism

PM Modi was addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya representatives from 190 countries in New Delhi

Updated on Feb 23, 2019, 1:34 PM IST

India aims to be among top 3 economies in the world, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is on the way to becoming a USD 5 trillion economy soon and hoped that the country would to be among world’s top three economies in the next 15 years.

Updated on Feb 21, 2019, 7:17 PM IST

Cooking up a revolution: The chef who wants to change the world

Claus Meyer is most famous for co-founding Noma, the Michelin-starred Copenhagen restaurant named best in the world four times

Updated on Feb 17, 2019, 12:06 AM IST

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