After being caught in the perfect storm and conquering near death at sea four years ago, Abhilash Tomy has made seafaring history by coming second in the world's most difficult ocean race. As he sailed to the finish line to welcoming cheers, holding the Indian flag, his remarkable story tells us the amazing things human beings can do.
The reduced severity of the Omicron variant is good news for now, but it is the result of an 'evolutionary mistake' and does not indicate that the virus which causes COVID-19 is becoming less virulent, a leading Indian-origin scientist from the University of Cambridge warned on Thursday.
'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.' Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian sailor, Abhilash Tomy.
Standing 13 feet high and 40 feet long, including its tail, Stan is made up of 188 bones, making it one of the largest and most complete T-rex skeletons in the world.
Indrani was spiritedly telegraphing details of the jewellery from the back of the court...
The reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an "evolutionary mistake" as Covid-19 is transmitting very efficiently and there is no reason for it to become milder, indicating that the next variant could be more virulent, a leading Indian-origin scientist from the University of Cambridge has warned.
'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.'
'Who you know today will determine who you know tomorrow.' 'Becoming an expert in your domain will incentivise others to have you in their networks.' 'And the more diverse your network, the better it is.' An enlightening excerpt from Ambi Parmeswaran's All The World's A Stage: A Personal Branding Story.
The actor graces the cover of Just Urbane mag in a cleavage-plunging floral jumpsuit.
As the demolition date of Supertech twin towers in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, inches closer, the company entrusted with the tricky task is putting the finishing touches to its preparations.
'I'm happy to have the chance to try to stop, one more time, somebody from making history.'
'They have to be seen as being responsive to the employment woes and economic stagnation afflicting many young people.'
'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.'
Malaika Arora walked the ramp as a showstopper for designer Sulakshana Monga at the FDCI India Couture Week 2019.
Director Neeraj Ghaywan explains why his cinema challenges the traditional notion of good and evil.
The Sau Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil was a real treat for beach lovers.
Shilpa Shetty in a ruffled sari is the only thing you need to see today!
The CAG report noted that availability of 55 per cent types of ammunitions was below minimum inescapable requirement to be maintained for operational preparedness and 40 per cent types of ammunitions were in critical level, having stock of less than 10 days.
Divya Reddy fused sustainable fashion with style, creating a magical yet wearable collection.
The ISRO spy case is dead. And yet, not dead.
Five labourers were killed in an explosion inside a factory manufacturing electrical fuses at a village near here in the wee hours of Friday.
As his new film World Famous Lover gets ready for release, Subhash K Jha lists five roles that define Vijay Deverakonda's superstardom.
'If Mayawati had performed better, then the BJP would have had a much tougher time to win UP.' 'The present gap in number of seats between the BJP and SP would have got reduced.'
The sultry Malavika Mohanan turned showstopper for designers Vineet Kataria and Rahul Arya.
Why is China's supreme leader promoting Han Chauvinism so aggressively, asks Claude Arpi.
A weekly roundup of the best and worst styles from the celebrity circuit.
A weekly roundup of the best and worst styles from the celebrity circuit.
The '80s fashion of sequinned beads, crystals, high-shine fabrics and metallic dresses is making a comeback on the desi red carpet.
The state-of-the-art indigenous missile targeting an UAV 'Banshee', was fired from the launch complex-III of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore on Tuesday afternoon.
Two days before Vice President Hamid Ansari's visit to Kannur, a sack of detonators and fuse wires were seized from a private bus plying between Kannur and Kozhikode on Thursday.
'If you look at the age group of people who died in India, the average age is 35!' 'That's why as a country we should be much more concerned.'
The actor walked the ramp for Sailesh Singhania in an opulent handwoven lehenga.
Security forces on Thursday recovered a massive quantity of explosives including gelatin sticks, detonators and fuse wire from two places in the state.
Models take the plunge in grunge at the Versace show.
According to the Australian media, the latest report has been based on over 400 interviews with soldiers and officers from the SAS, a special forces unit, and Commandos, Afghan villagers, special forces interpreters and support staff.
A new Instagram account has been using cute pooches in delicious dishes.
We are so glad that the season of denims is back!
'My fight against the dictatorship was born out of the conviction that evil should be fought, but it never entitled killing or what the prosecution say 'criminal force'
With 100-plus Tests and 400-plus wickets, most of them not exactly coming on rank turners, Harbhajan's name will always figure among true blue cricketing elites of India.
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