16 killed in Canada's deadliest shooting

At least 16 people were killed in a shooting rampage in Canada's Nova Scotia on Sunday, police said. IMAGE: Royal Canadian Mounted Police members pack up after the shooting in Great Village, Nova......

Superb September in images

From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's  mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.......

2 Air-France flights bound for Paris diverted due to bomb threat

Two Air France flights from Los Angeles to Paris were on Wednesday diverted after a bomb threat was called in, a United States official said. It was not known if the same person called in both......

Detecting cancer before it becomes deadly

Dr Bharati Bapat is among the handful of female scientists worldwide with insight into how epigenetics influences our risk of cancer, an emerging field in cancer research.  Bapat, who did......

Silver will fare better than gold in 2018: Goldman Sachs

The underperforming metal for 2017 expected to return 17-20% Investors have started betting big on silver amid hopes of a sharp upswing in its prices in calendar year 2018 (CY18). Despite immense......

IL&FS Financial gets India's first masala loan

The first tranche was raised a few weeks ago and the company was looking to raise more if needed. IL&FS Financial Services became the first Indian company to raise money through a masala loan, a......

New era of gold benchmarking to start with handful of pioneers

ICE Benchmark Administrator to replace gold fix on March 20 Four chairs to rotate during first 6 months - source A handful of banks will start setting gold prices electronically on Friday, sources......

RJio ties up with lenders for $1.5 billion loan

Telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has arranged credit facilities worth $1.5 billion with lenders, including Bank of America and Barclays, to refinance existing loans. Mukesh Ambani-led......

Virginia Madsen in Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biop

Virginia Madsen has signed on to join Hilary Swank and Richard Gere in Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia. Also Read: Mira Nair to direct Gere, Swank The film chronicles the rocky......

Mira Nair to direct Richard Gere, Hilary Swank

Mira Nair is set to direct Richard Gere and Hilary Swank in Avalon Pictures' Amelia Earhart biopic.The film revolves around the rocky relationship between the famed aviator and her husband,......

INXS is lukewarm in Mumbai

Back when I was in high school (Class IX), I remember gyrating to the hit single Suicide Blonde by Australian band INXS (pronounced 'In Excess'). During college, I became briefly obsessed with the......

Lennox Lewis to fight Kirk Johnson

World heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis will fight for the first time in more than a year in Los Angeles on June 21 against Canadian Kirk Johnson, but controversial rival Mike Tyson has yet......