US On Diplomacy Road With Taliban?

There is growing acceptance in the international community that engaging the Taliban is a far better approach than ostracising it, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: US Senator Dan......

How the world is helping India during its Covid crisis

The international community has started rushing medical equipment and supplies to India, which continues to witness a record spike in the coronavirus cases, with the Biden administration saying it......

Toys and prayers books: Inside the home of California shooters

The home of San Bernardino mass murderers Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik was opened to reporters on Friday. The media were granted access to the Redlands home, where they rushed in and went......

How India can fight cyber terror

Like China, India needs to encourage 'hacker clubs' in view of the challenges of virtual terrorism, says Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd). The use of the Internet has been a boon to crime......

Big Pharma waits nervously on Glivec patent verdict

Global drugmakers, battered by recent intellectual property decisions in India, are girding for a landmark court ruling next week with broad consequences for their ability to sell lucrative......

10 tech trends that will shape 2008

From wider adoption of software-as-a-service to a greater focus on biometric security measures, the year promises a lot. 1. Grid computing India is the fastest adopter of grid computing in the......

Tea, world's 2nd most popular beverage

Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world, after water. It is estimated that somewhere between 18 and 20 billion 6 oz. cups of tea are drunk daily on our planet. An extension of numbers......

Work in Europe? Visa rules to ease

Freer movement of Indian professionals in 25 European Union member countries is likely to be a reality in the near future, as this will be a key point of negotiations in the proposed Free Trade......

PIX: Antman star Paul Rudd on Hollywood Walk of Fame

A look at the ceremony. Hollywood actor Paul Rudd has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.This adds to the good things that have been happening for Paul lately,......

Abhinav Bindra on how India can win 30, 40 medals

'10,000 athletes compete at an Olympic Games, only 300 go back with a gold medal.''It takes time for an athlete to develop, you have to give the athletes a chance and time to develop.'  ......

Greg Chappell in line to become chief coach of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) may end up appointing former Australian captain Greg Chappell as its new chief coach. The SLC sources said the deadline for the selection had been extended until the end of......

League Cup: Pitch invasion mars Birmingham win

Ugly scenes marred Birmingham City's 2-1 League Cup quarter-final victory over local rivals Aston Villa on Wednesday with fans ripping up seats and throwing flares into the crowd after a post-match......

West Ham tell McCarthy, lose weight or face fine

South Africa striker Benni McCarthy must lose weight or face a fine, said West Ham United owner David Sullivan on Friday. The 32-year-old joined the club from Blackburn Rovers in January but his......