WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

This week’s digest of stories that are weird and crazy! 1) This Great Dane is literally scared of everything This six foot tall Great Dane could definitely win the title of......

'The sentence is a catastrophe for the family'

'Serious crimes of this sort cannot be excused merely because he has a family.' P Rajendran/Rediff.com was in the courtroom last week when Mathew Martoma was sentenced to nine years in prison for......

US military blueprints leaked to India?

The owner of two New Jersey defence contracting businesses has been charged with allegedly transmitting military blueprints to India, including those for torpedo systems for nuclear submarines,......

Jailed Lankan journalist bags prestigious awards

Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam, who was sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in Sri Lanka for links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and whose case has been......

Navinder Sarao never drove a car or wore fancy clothes: Neighbours

Image: Sarao's company is registered at his parents' home, a modest white pebble-dash semi-detached house in Hounslow. Photograph: Reuters     The small suburban house in the......

US court convicts Indian-origin fund manager for insider trading

The United States district court in Manhattan found Indian-origin hedge fund portfolio manager Mathew Martoma guilty in the largest-ever insider trading case. A 12-member jury pronounced......

Zydus infringed Takeda's patent, rules US court

Zydus Pharmaceutical USA, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad-based Cadila Healthcare, has lost a patent infringement suit in the US. Recently, a New Jersey district court ruled in favour of Japan’s......

Harvard guru's tips on organisational success

The world is changing with trade barriers disappearing and competition becoming fiercer than ever. Robert S Kaplan says that to succeed, you have to change the way you operate. Measure......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Review: The Great Gatsby isn't great enough

The Great Gatsby is a good looking film but is less heartfelt, writes Raja Sen.A famous Hindi film actor (who shall naturally go nameless here) once told me, while gushing about Baz......

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man is a lot of fun!

Once Spider-Man has found his calling and, most importantly, superhero suit, The Amazing Spider-Man goes all out to entertain bolstered by its spectacular 3D, writes Sukanya VermaIt's not easy to......

Was David Warner robbed of his wicket?

'I've never had Hawk-Eye come in and explain to us how the technology actually works, it's just for the TV' IMAGE: David Warner smashed his bat against his pad and yelled in the direction of Joel......

EPL PIX: Liverpool, leaders Arsenal stunned

Sorry Liverpool thrashed 3-0 at Wolves IMAGE: Liverpool's Joe Gomez in action with Wolverhampton Wanderers' Raul Jimenez. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters Relegation-threatened Wolverhampton......

Football Briefs: Mourinho warns of tough times if United fail to improve squad

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Andreas Gebert/Reuters Manchester United could be in for a tough Premier......

Olympians oppose new athletics world record proposals

IMAGE: People cool off beneath a water fountain beneath the Olympic rings in Madureira Park in Rio de Janeiro, on December 30, 2015 (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Mario......

IPL 2017 auctions: Players who will go under the hammer

The players auctions for this year's IPL is scheduled for Monday, February 20. Rajneesh Gupta looks at the players retained and released by the teams for IPL 2017. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders CEO......