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Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

US states to celebrate October as Hindu Heritage Month

Several United States states, including Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Massachusetts, have proclaimed October as the Hindu Heritage Month, noting that Hinduism has 'contributed greatly' to......

No winner yet in tense US presidential race

Republican United States President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have both claimed to be ahead in the closely fought presidential election, even as the final outcome hinged......

US sees record voter turnout in Trump-Biden clash

The US appears to be on track to see over 160 million votes cast in the 2020 presidential election, a turnout rate of about 67 per cent, which is higher than what the country has witnessed in more......

US Prez polls: 10 crore Americans have already voted

A record number of nearly 10 crore Americans have already exercised their franchise in the Presidential election, with another six crore likely to vote on the real election day on Tuesday. ......

Inappropriate pix on Facebook? You could lose a job!

Facebook users beware! Having inappropriate pictures on your profile could cost you a job, a new research has found. Researchers warned of increase in employers checking candidates lifestyle,......

Hurricanes may further fuel crude

William M Gray and Philip J Klotzbach, hurricane researchers at Colorado State University, have forecast a busy hurricane season this year. This may buoy the prices of crude and keep the flag of......

World's best business schools

The Indian School of Business in Hyderabad opened its doors in 2001 with a class of 128 students. Six years later it has 423 students in its full-time, one-year postgraduate business program. It's......

He may have an answer to energy problems

Jim Gordon has a vision. It moves him so much that he abandoned his chair about an hour ago and paces the corridors and rooms of his Boston offices. He stops at a map of Cape Cod and taps his......

Al Gore's amazing $100 million makeover!

Al Gore is a funny guy. And, for his $175,000 speaking fee, he tells this story: after leaving the White House and heading back to Tennessee sans motorcade -- "in a rented Ford Taurus," he sniffs......

The science of Game of Thrones

'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this......

Love Guru: Un-funniest movie of the year

The tagline for The Love Guru, the Mike Myers' comedy which upset some Hindus, said: His Karma Is Huge. But bad karma caught up with the $60 million film, which had an anemic opening in North......

Sports Shorts: Murray still feeling hip pain ahead of Brisbane return

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Andy Murray of Great Britain sits during a practice session. Photograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images for LTA Andy Murray is......

Golfing great Arnold Palmer dies at 87

IMAGE: Arnold Palmer gestures after hitting a drive to begin the 2007 Masters golf tournament on the first tee at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, US on April 5, 2007.......

EXPOSED! FIFA scandal stinks up the Caribbean

‘There is a Jack Warner or two in every Caribbean parliament today’ Activists from advocacy group Avaaz demonstrate near the Hallenstadion, in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters......

Beckham picks Miami for new Major League Soccer team?

Retired England soccer star David Beckham has chosen Miami for a new U.S. Major League Soccer expansion team, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday. The former England captain who......

Ex NFL star Taylor charged for sex with minor

Former NFL great Lawrence Taylor was charged on Thursday with third-degree rape of a 16-year-old girl brought to him in a New York suburb by a pimp, and could face up to four years in prison.......

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