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#Blizzardchallenge: 'Loony' Boston dives into snow

The city of Boston in United States may be reeling under record snowfall, but residents seem to have turned it into an thrill-seeking phenomena.Social media is abuzz with videos showing crazy......

WATCH: Nirbhaya's mother wants you to fight, not cry

They've both been scarred by the henious act of rape.Meet bravehearts Asha Singh Nirbhaya's mother, and rape survivor Seeta Prajapat who continue their fight against this terrible crime. IMAGE:......

Sundar Pichai pitches Google Loon for internet access in rural India

Project Loon uses high-altitude balloons that create an aerial wireless network with up to 3G-like speeds. Flight engineer Sameera Ponda readies the balloon for deployment after Google launched......

Google, govt working on balloon Internet project

Google uses solar panel and wind to power electronic equipment in the balloon throughout the day. Internet giant Google is working with the government on a pilot project for providing Internet......

These smaller foreign food brands are eyeing India

At a time when India is looking to open up its retail sector to foreign investments further, lesser known international food brands such Loon Tao, Berrylite and Sarpino's Pizzeria are set to......

Sundar Pichai's eight steps to Net a billion Indians

A large section of India lives in villages and doesn’t even have access to Internet, but Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai wants to get a billion Indians online. Here’s what......

How Google's India projects will ease our lives

Though India is a low-bandwidth geography with relatively low Internet penetration, it has a very large number of sophisticated surfers and skilled computer users The recent visit of Google's CEO,......

The 'Newcomer' Who Sang At Sara-Ali's Musical Night

The 'newcomer' was praised by Pritam as an 'amazing singer'. IMAGE: Konkona Sen Sharma, Sara Ali Khan and Ali Fazal at the Metro... In Dino music launch. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff......

Why You Must Watch Sangam!

Dinesh Raheja tips his hat to his favourite Raj Kapoor movie as we continue celebrating the legend's birth centenary. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in Sangam. Raj Kapoor directed only 10......

Heard These Ram Bhajans?

Subhash K Jha celebrates the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony by picking some memorable Ram bhajans from movies you may not have heard of. Ab To Aao Dhanush Ke DhariBajrangbali (1976)Singer:......

Akshay's Many, MANY Partners-In-Crime

Everybody remembers Akshay Kumar's scorching pairing with Katrina Kaif, Raveena Tandon and Ayesha Jhulka. But the Khiladi's chemistry with his male costars is equally fun. Look at his whopping......

The Reason Behind Priya's Smile

The New Year has begun, but the stars are in no mood to return home. Instead, they continue to make beautiful holiday pictures. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priya Prakash Varrier/Instagram Priya......

Injuries can't stop me: Shami vows to fight back

With hunger, you can fight back from injuries anytime: Mohammed Shami IMAGE: Mohammed Shami, centre, last played for India in the ODI World Cup final in November 2023. Photograph: BCCI/X......

NBA round-up: 76ers snap Bucks' 16-game winning streak

IMAGE: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket as he attempts to go past Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) in the second half of their NBA match at Fiserv......

Now, demands rise to scrutinise Gareth Bale's Real transfer deal

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Three Euro MPs want the European Union to probe Gareth Bale's 100 million euros ($111.25 million) move from Tottenham Hotspur......

Nalin, Sitwala bow out

India's professional cueist Nalin Patel and fourth seed Druv Sitwala made an exit from the World Billiards Championship, failing to qualify from their respective groups at the end of the league......

Easy for Geet Sethi; Sitwala goes down fighting

Top seed Geet Sethi showed his class to score an emphatic victory over Huang Chol Ho of South Korea while fourth seed Dhruv Sitwala was humbled by unsung Loon Hong Moh of Malaysia in the World......