King Charles III gave his first Commonwealth Day speech as King at Westminster Abbey; Know key details of venue hereWith a storied and diverse history, Westminster Abbey is also a final resting place for over 3,300 individuals. One of the structure's most...
13 Mar, 2023, 11.53 PM IST
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Sept 19 at Westminster AbbeyThe new monarch looked to both the past - noting his mother's unwavering "dedication and devotion as sovereign" - and the future, seeking t...
10 Sep, 2022, 09.50 PM IST
When Nizam of Hyderabad gave Queen Elizabeth a necklace studded with 300 diamondsThe necklace was given to then Princess Elizabeth as a wedding present in 1947 from the Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad. The Nizam left instruct...
09 Sep, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
Remembering Elizabeth II, the queen who transformed Windsors into a bourgeois yet mesmerizing dynastyHow has this come about? In preparation for her job, the Queen was provided with a handbook on how to survive the acid of modernity. This w...
09 Sep, 2022, 05.16 AM IST
Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee to have Bollywood-themed wedding party, four-tier cake, special sareeAjay Chhabra and his Nutkhut performance company have been roped in for the event.
31 May, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
Princess Charlotte turns 7: Mom Kate Middleton celebrates with new picturesCharlotte is fourth in line to the British throne.
03 May, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
A birthday treat: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw joins fellowship at Royal Society of Edinburgh in ScotlandThe Biocon boss is one among the 80 luminaries to be appointed for this year's fellowship.
23 Mar, 2022, 07.24 PM IST
Don't underestimate the 'fairer sex': Women officially proved to be as tough as menWomen can endure extreme physical conditions with no adverse effect on health.
24 Nov, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
- 3 Indian-origin scientists elected fellows of UK Royal Society
Royal Society's first Indian-origin president, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan, welcomed the latest batch into the ranks o...
06 May, 2017, 07.11 PM IST
Queen Elizabeth II to step down as patron of 25 charitiesThe Queen's husband Prince Philip, 95, had stepped away from a number of charities five years ago.
20 Dec, 2016, 07.13 PM IST
Deep sea corals under threat from climate change: StudyNorth Atlantic coral populations - which support a variety of sea life - are under threat from climate change, according to scientists who ...
28 Nov, 2016, 01.51 PM IST
- By 2100, global temperatures may rise by 8°C
The global land surface temperatures may rise by an average of almost 8° Celsius by 2100, if significant efforts are not made to counteract...
15 Dec, 2015, 06.26 AM IST
Climate change impact may be worse than thought: StudyThe global land surface temperatures may rise by an average of almost eight degrees Celsius by 2100, if significant efforts are not made to...
14 Dec, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
Scottish economist Angus Deaton wins Nobel prize in EconomicsDeaton has won the Nobel prize in economic sciences for “his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sc...
13 Oct, 2015, 06.07 AM IST
Engineered clouds to help combat climate changeScientists say that Rayleigh jet method could produce desired effect using 30 megawatts of energy, about same energy that two large ships p...
17 Dec, 2014, 06.31 PM IST
Antibiotic crisis needs united global response: ExpertsGrowing resistance to antibiotics and other drugs demands a co-ordinated global response on the same scale as efforts to address climate ch...
23 May, 2014, 05.17 PM IST
Are social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook making us stupid?Speed, volume and ease with which information is shared through social networking sites may be making it more difficult for us to think ana...
09 Feb, 2014, 06.20 PM IST