The Ig Nobel prizes honour achievements that first make people laugh, and then makes them think.
A look at the hopefuls this year!
In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the memorable life of Herbert Reiner, who History has sadly relegated to a footnote.
Bayern Munich had to put their Bundesliga title celebrations on hold on Saturday after beating gutsy Mainz 05 2-0 while Borussia Dortmund also won, 3-0 at Hanover 96.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has for the first time acknowledged that it uses drone aircraft domestically for surveillance in a "very minimal way", even as the Obama administration grapples with the fallout from the public disclosure of its covert spying programmes.
American tech giants Microsoft and Facebook have disclosed the number of requests they had received from the US National Security Agency to reveal details, including internet usage of their consumers.
The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.
RM took stock of progress in production of the fighter jets whose delivery to India will begin in September next year.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A summary of Tuesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League.
Here's the latest from the inauguration day of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
We present some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of May.
The Sahara Force India celebrated its 100th race in style, scoring seven points with Paul Di Resta and Adrian Sutil finishing in seventh and 10th places respectively at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
The 2nd major of the year, the French Open will start on the weekend. With the clay-court grand slam starting on Sunday, here is the list of French Open champions over the years
The winners of the annual US Military Photographer of the Year competition showcase the compelling body of work military photographers compiled in 2014.
With 2016 officially behind us, let's look forward and speculate about the events, people and issues that will shape 2017.
Trump, 70, took the oath of office in front of about 800,000 people who braved chilly weather to gather on the National Mall in the center of the capital to celebrate the rank political outsider, who defied all odds to defeat political heavyweight Hillary Clinton in the November polls.
Images from Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday
Cristiano Ronaldo bagged his first five-goal haul in Real Madrid's 9-1 hammering of Granada while title-chasing Bayern Munich and Chelsea won again in Germany and England.
Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
Aziz Haniffa reports from Washignton, DC, on Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh's three-day visit to the US capital.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Danny Rose scored a second-half equaliser to cancel out James Milner's penalty as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to draw 1-1 with Liverpool at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
If you have an IT firm, you should avoid encroaching on their turf.
The situation in Greece worsened with banks closed for a 2nd week.
Images from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
Incoming US President Donald Trump has assembled a core team that is -- not surprisingly -- overwhelmingly white and male.
Ruthless Bayern Munich scored five goals in the first 35 minutes on the way to a 7-1 demolition of AS Roma on Tuesday which bore an uncanny resemblance to Germany's win over Brazil by the same score in the World Cup semi-final.
Drysdale wins close single sculls gold Also, check out late gold medal winners from Day 7...
Photos from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday.
