Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts named by NASA for first commercial flights

Indian-origin United States astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by National Aeronautics and Space Administration who will fly the first missions into space on commercially......

PM helping Lalit Modi in ED cases: Digvijay

Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being silent on Lalit Modi row and other controversies, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Sunday alleged that he was......

The train ticket inspector who's an amazing painter

Avantika Bhuyan meets a train ticket inspector who captures everyday scenes beautifully on canvas. July 26, 2015, is a date Bijay Biswaal is not likely to forget. That was the day Prime Minister......

Brijmohan Lall Munjal: A hero forever

Brijmohan Lall Munjal was a perfectionist, who empathised with people who worked for him. 'Hero Forever' posters with Brij Mohan Lall Munjal could be seen on lamp posts leading to the Indira Gandhi......

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......

Sehwag, Gambhir tell North Zone not to consider them for selection

Gautuam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters Veterans Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir's prospects of making an India comeback are all but over as the......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai in drivers' seat against Odisha

Defending champions Mumbai placed themselves in a strong position for a victory over Odisha after reducing the visiting side to 115 for two after following on day three of their Group A Ranji......