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China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Revelations about an advanced Chinese missile test in August have startled many by the technological knowhow displayed by China. IMAGE: An LY-80 surface-to-air missile weapon system displayed at......

Horror of Australia's wildfires emerge

Bushfires are an annual problem for Australia, but this season has been unprecedented. As of January 2, about 5.9 million hectares (13.5 million acres) of land has been burnt; that’s larger......

Sneak peek into Amazon's Spheres: $4 billion 'mini-rainforest' in Seattle

It’s the most anticipated debut of a Seattle building since the first visitors rode elevators to the top of the Space Needle 56 years ago. Welcome to the Seattle Spheres -- Amazon’s......

US names mountain after an Indian-American scientist

In a rare honour, the United States has named a mountain in Antarctica after eminent Indian-American scientist Akhouri Sinha whose pioneering biological research expedition has provided vital data......

Influential medical group in the US to attend PBD 2014

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin will attend the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Delhi with an agenda to develop a plan to bring together NGOs and the government to provide access......

Tara Sinha, doyenne of Indian advertisement, passes away at 88

Sinha, who had both agency and client experience having worked at Coca-Cola in the 1970s and early 1980s, was the first woman to set up a national advertising agency. Tara Sinha, best known as the......

Did Aamir Khan damage India's brand identity?

DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant said if the brand ambassador said India is intolerant, he surely is not working as brand ambassador. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Aamir Khan. Photograph,......

Humour is Sameer Suneja's ladder to success

Sameer Suneja, 41, will take over as the chief executive of Perfetti Van Melle from October 1. Till a little over a year ago, Suneja was running the Indian arm of Perfetti. Then he was appointed......

'It is not uncommon for rivals to work together '

Chuck Brymer, president and chief executive officer of DDB Worldwide, was in India for the DDB Asia-Pacific Summit in Mumbai between March 26 and 28. A packed schedule notwithstanding, he held his......

The secret behind Perfetti's success in India

Globally, Perfetti Van Melle ranks third in the confectionery sweepstakes after Mars and Cadbury. But in India, it leads the pack with a 25 per cent share of the Rs 3,000-crore (Rs 30 billion) per......

Prasoon Joshi: If you aim to be authentic, you have to borrow from your life

'My parents weren’t very ambitious for my career. All they wanted for me was a secure future. So they figured if someone is paying me for my work and I’m not asking them for......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Lyricist Prasoon Joshi on Delhi 6 and Rahman

Prasoon Joshi, who was in New York recently for the world premiere of Delhi 6, admits that writing lyrics isn't the only challenge he loves while working on movies. He loves to collaborate on the......

Kanetkar in last 16 of BMW Open

Nikhil Kanetkar put behind his defeat in the final of the Welsh Open to makeit to the last 16 stage in the BMW Open badminton championship at Duisburg, Germany.The promising Indian youngsterfrom......

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