The Biden-Modi relationship is built around mutual admiration of scrappy pasts and pragmatic needs

When Modi came to Washington in September 2021, he brought with him documents about people with the last name “Biden” in India.

World 21 Jun, 2023

Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it's their turn.

This summer at the movies, Tom Cruise is back in the cockpit behind those iconic aviators. Doctors Grant, Sattler and Ian Malcolm are returning for another round with the dinosaurs. Natalie Portman is picking up Thor's hammer. And Jordan Peele is poised to terrify us with the unknown. Again.

Entertainment 05 May, 2022

Drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones backbone, dies at 80

Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock's greatest rhythm sections and used his "day job" to support his enduring love of jazz, has died, according to his publicist. He was 80.

Entertainment 25 Aug, 2021

Lloyd Price, singer and early rock influence, dies at 88

Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died. He was 88.

Entertainment 09 May, 2021

Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

NEW YORK: Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as “Pressure Drop,” “Monkey Man” and "Funky Kingston," has died. He...

Travel Abroad 12 Sep, 2020

Elvis Presley's grandson dies aged 27

LOS ANGELES: A little-known member of one of rock 'n' roll music's royal families, Benjamin Keough, grandson of the late Elvis Presley and only son of the "The King's" daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, has died aged 27, her spokesman said on...

Travel Abroad 13 Jul, 2020

Tom Hanks on COVID-19, 'Greyhound' and wartime mentality

NEW YORK: — Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy. He and his wife, Rita Wilson, flew home after recuperating in Australia, where he had been shooting Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley film. He hosted a...

Travel Abroad 07 Jul, 2020

Elvis Presley's Graceland set to reopen this week in Memphis

MEMPHIS: Elvis Presley's Graceland says it will reopen Thursday after it shut down tours and exhibits due to the new coronavirus outbreak. The tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday that it has adjusted its tours, and restaurant and...

Travel Abroad 18 May, 2020

Little Richard, flamboyant rock �n� roll pioneer, dead at 87

NASHVILLE: Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, died Saturday after battling bone...

Travel Abroad 11 May, 2020

Tom Hanks says he has the 'blahs' but no fever in isolation

NEW YORK: Tom Hanks says he feels the "blahs" but has no fever as he and wife Rita Wilson remain in isolation in an Australian residence after being discharged from a hospital following their coronavirus diagnosis. A representative for the Oscar...

Travel Abroad 18 Mar, 2020

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus

NEW YORK: Celebrity couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday. Hanks said the couple were in Australia and felt tired, with colds, body aches and slight fevers. “To play...

Travel Abroad 12 Mar, 2020

'Guest is God': Crowds gather to greet Trump as he lands in India

AHMEDABAD, INDIA: US President Donald Trump landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday at the start of a visit during which the two sides will aim to reset relations that have been buffeted by a trade spat. India and the United...

Women 24 Feb, 2020