REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 10 images. Image: Russia's President Vladimir Putin practises with Musa Mogushkov of Russian national judo team during a......

140 characters of gloom

#RIP #Brexit #Trump #Aleppo made Twitter a pretty distressing place in 2016. Dhruv Munjal wonders what 2017 will bring. IMAGE: Twitter made for a tumultuous does of social media in the past......

World's most powerful rocket soars toward Mars, with a Tesla roadster as payload

The rocket is the first step in Musk's ambitious dream to send humans to Mars and establish a colony on the planet. IMAGE: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launchpad 39-A at......

The A to Z of 2016

It was the year 'anti-national' became the 'it' gaali, and our humble haldi-doodh became the toast of the West's wellness brigade as 'Tumeric Latte.' It was the year 'cash' became unholy and 'fake......

David Bowie has heart surgery

Singer David Bowie has had angioplasty, forcing him to cancel his European tour. Bowie fell ill after he performed in Germany last month.A medical examination revealed that Bowie, 57, had an......

Legendary singer David Bowie dies at 69

British singer-songwriter David Bowie has died at the age of 69 after battling cancer for 18 months.   'David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous......

There Is A Happy Land Where Only Bowie Plays

'It is impossible to pin down the genius of David Bowie, to distill any kind of essence of that singer-songwriter-visionary-buccaneer-icon into a line or several.' Raja Sen salutes the one and only......

The Greatest Rock Legend Of All Time

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury has been named the 'Greatest Rock Legend Of All Time'. The flamboyant star, who died in 1991, landed the top spot in the poll, carried out by Internet market research......

PHOTOS, World C'ships: Bowie snatches 100m gold; Kiwi Walsh takes shot gold

A round-up of all the results from the 17th World Athletic Championships in London IMAGE: Tori Bowie of the United States trips as she crosses the finish line to win the Women's 100 Metres Final......

Diamond League: Fraser-Pryce rules the track; Oliver suffers setback

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, left, competes to win the women's 100m race. Photograph: Marcus Ericsson/Reutersm Women's 100 metres world champion and Diamond Race leader Shelly-Ann......

Amos tames Rudisha in 800 metres; Thompson strikes gold in 200m

Nijel Amos of Botswana (centre, left) wins the Mens 800m ahead of David Rudisha of Kenya (centre, right) during day two of the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games at The Stadium at Queen Elizabeth......

CAPTURED! Moments that made World Championships memorable

The curtains came down at the 16th IAAF World Championships in London on Sunday and what a display of athletics it was! There were surprises, injuries and much more in the nine-day event that saw......