U'khand tragedy caused by massive rock and ice avalanche

The study suggests that climate change is contributing to such events happening more frequently, and highlights risks of increasing development projects in fragile environments.  IMAGE:......

Big Ben rings its final 12 bongs as 4-year repairs begin

London’s iconic Big Ben bell fell silent on Monday for four years of costly renovation work, with its final 12 bongs ringing for midday in front of a crowd of over a thousand people.......

US successfully tests ICBM intercepts

The United States has successfully shot down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile, its first-live fire test, using its own upgraded long-range interceptor warhead, in what was widely......

US Congressman Ami Bera's dad admits to election fraud

Babulal 'Bob' Bera, US Congressman Ami Bera's 83-year-old father, faces 5 years in prison for making 'excessive contributions' to his son's political campaigns in 2009 and 2011.Aziz......

World's ten richest people under 35

Zuckerberg has a fortune of $41.6 million Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is the wealthiest individual under the age of 35, with a personal fortune of $41.6 billion, says a......

Rebuilding America's job machine

As staff at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering wait patiently in a conference room, a loud rumble shatters the silence. "Must be him," someone says. Alain E. Kaloyeros has just pulled......

Baseball, apple pie. . . and Mahindra?

Engineers from India design advanced jet engines, write some of the world's most sophisticated software, and run massive global computer networks. But can they make a pickup truck that will sell in......

GHCL: The new Indian multinational

If you drive almost anywhere in Danville, Va. around Christmastime, you can see the 28-foot-high metal bust of the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus atop the sprawling redbrick Dan River mill. It......

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan passes away

Oscar-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan, best known for his character roles in movies like The Green Mile, Planet of the Apes and Kung Fu Panda, has died. He was 54.Duncan was hospitalized on......

Review: The Campaign falters with weak script

Raja Sen feels both Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, lead actors of The Campaign, deserved a better script. Comedic actors are kinda like condiments, there to bring the flavour. Some, as......

Flops rain down on the first Friday of 2010

The first Friday of the year is never good for new movies at the box office. So expectedly, the three releases -- Accident on Hill Road, Raat Gayi Baat Gayi and Bolo Raam -- were non-starters.......

3 Idiots: Hit of the decade?

Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots has become a smash hit over the weekend, and may just be the biggest hit of the decade, shattering all previous records. Note: Films are ranked according to their......

The Englishmen Who Want To Win In India

IMAGE: Ben Stokes will lead a motivated England team in the five Test series, which begins in Hyderabad on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy England Cricket/X   Ben Stokes......

That's The Smile Of Joy And Triumph!

IMAGE: An ecstatic Morocco fan celebrates a famous victory over Spain. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters Before the World Cup started, no one would have considered Morocco anything more than an......

PICS: Hurkacz to meet Busta in Canadian Masters final

IMAGE: Poland's Hubert Hurkacz hits a forehand against Norway's Casper Ruud during the semi-finals of the Canadian Masters in Montreal on Saturday. Photograph: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters......

Brathwaite, Blackwood tons frustrate England in second Test

IMAGE: The West Indies' Jermaine Blackwood celebrates reaching a century on Day 3 of the second Test against England, at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on Friday. Photograph: Jason......

Statue of Kobe, Gigi Bryant placed at crash site on anniversary

IMAGE: Los Angeles sculptor Dan Medina has honoured the anniversary of the deaths of Kobe and Gigi Bryant by placing a temporary statue of the two where their helicopter crashed two years ago in......