Who is Mikhail Shaidorov? Meet Kazakhstan’s first Winter Olympic champion in 32 yearsMikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan achieved a historic Olympic figure skating gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, stunning the field with a care...
14 Feb, 2026, 06.52 AM IST
Winter Olympics 2026: Who are Erin Jackson and Frank Del Duca, Team USA’s flag bearers for opening ceremony?Team USA has chosen speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca as flag bearers for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Jack...
04 Feb, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
How rich was Julian McMahon? Here's what the 'Nip/Tuck' and 'FBI: Most Wanted' star left behindAmerican-Australian actor Julian McMahon passed away on July 2, 2025. He was 56. McMahon was famous for roles in shows like Nip/Tuck and Ch...
05 Jul, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
Hilary Knight named USA Hockey’s Best Player for 2025, wins Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year awardHockey: Hilary Knight receives the USA Hockey's 2025 Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year award. She previously won in 2014 and 2022. Knigh...
28 May, 2025, 06.33 AM IST
Who was Silvio Berlusconi? Know about Italy's former PM who passed away after battle with leukemiaItaly’s three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who passed away on June 12, 2023, was also a media tycoon. Here are some things you pr...
12 Jun, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Italy's scandal-hit Berlusconi dies at 86Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul, businessman and former prime minister of Italy, passed away at the age of 86. Berlusconi wa...
12 Jun, 2023, 02.40 PM IST
Explained: Why Barcelona cannot retire Messi's number 10 jerseyRetiring a club legend's jersey is not uncommon in the world of football. Napoli retired Diego Maradona's number 10 shirt after the legend ...
21 Aug, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Christa Ludwig, one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, passes away at 93She retired from the stage with a performance of the role of Clytemnestra in Strauss's 'Elektra' in December 1994 in Vienna.
26 Apr, 2021, 09.08 AM IST
Admiral Sunil Lanba attends international maritime review in SingaporeA total of 46 warships from 28 countries are in Singapore for the review, an event organised by the Republic of Singapore Navy's to celebra...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.28 PM IST
The seat of power: Sebastian Piñera, Donald Trump & billionaire presidentsTake a look at other business tycoons who are heading nations.
08 Jan, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
From Brisbane’s Gabbatoir to Kolkata's Eden Gardens, the world’s most intimidating sports venuesEden’s history and partisan crowd can be daunting. At times, even for Indians players.
06 Dec, 2017, 11.59 AM IST
The Belgian entrepreneur who has unique ideas for solid waste managementSeparating organic waste is one thing, making use of it another. Composting does not generate enough money. “In the city, you can’t compost...
07 Feb, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
- Soccer-African Footballer of the Year winners
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06 Jan, 2017, 04.22 AM IST
Asian Games: Our story so farWhen Indira Gandhi swept back to power in 1980, she saw the Games as a stage for the govt to showcase a shining India to itself and to the ...
18 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Lessons for democracies from Berlusconi's fallThere are also a few important lessons for citizens of any democracy where money buys too much and votes buy too little.
13 Nov, 2011, 06.13 AM IST
- Sartorial distractions
Yearning for better times often manifests itself in strange ways.
05 Mar, 2009, 01.14 AM IST
- John Elkann set to take driver’s seat at Fiat
The Agnelli dynasty will crown the new czar of the Fiat automotive empire on Tuesday when John Elkann, scion of the family known as “Italy’...
13 May, 2008, 12.57 AM IST