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Weather satellite INSAT-3D successfully launched

India's advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D has been successfully launched by commercial launch services provider Arianespace from Kourou in French Guiana. INSAT-3D, developed by the Indian Space......

Foreign media reacts to Kasab death sentence

As expected, coverage of the verdict and death sentence of lone surviving 26/11 terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Kasab dominated last week: Through interviews with the victims' families, analysis and......

Shiv Sainiks attack TV channel office in Mumbai

A mob of Shiv Sena workers attacked the Mumbai and Pune offices of Marathi television news channel IBN Lokmaton Friday evening. Amob of about 25 Sena activists barged into both the offices and......

The confession of a caught terrorist

Ajmal Kasab is the lone surviving terrorist in the custody of the Mumbai police. After days of interrogation by several agencies such as the Mumbai Crime branch, the Intelligence Bureau, RAW,......

BBC apologises to Queen Elizabeth

Annie Leibowitz, widely considered to be the greatest portrait photographer of our time, in the midst of a shoot, asked Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain to take off her 'dressy' crown. The......

'IIT-ians have brought glory to the country'

V Vaidyanathan, assistant vice president and head, global innovation office, Cognizant Technologies, is the chairman of the 'Innovation Track' at the Pan-IIT 2008 conference to be held in Chennai......

'IIT-ians have created a global brand'

R Raghuttama Rao is managing director, IMaCS (ICRA Management Consulting Services Ltd). He is also an Indian Institute of Technology alumnus. IMaCS is a multi-line management and development......

Oil may slip to $75 a barrel, says Goldman's Murti

Barely a month after he stunned the world by saying that oil prices will soon cross $200 per barrel, Goldman Sachs' ace oil analyst Arjun N Murti is now predicting that $200 levels for oil are......

What is Pay Commission? How will it impact govt?

The Sixth Pay Commission submitted its report to Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday. The commission is headed by Justice B N Srikrishna. The recommendations of the commission, when......

Yahoo! to pay damages to jailed Chinese scribes

Internet company Yahoo! has settled a lawsuit with two Chinese nationals, a journalist and a dissident. The company was sued for passing on personal information of the two to the Chinese......

Ronaldo, the man who kissed Bips

Christiano Ronaldo pulled out his cell phone and played his caller tune: Tujhse Naraaz Nahi Zindagi, from Shekhar Kapur's first film Masoom. And just in case this wasn't enough to establish the......

Angelina Jolie to play Daniel Pearl's widow

After playing the glamorous spy in Mr And Mrs Smith, Angelina Jolie has signed on to play Marianne Pearl, the widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl.Directed by British director Micheal......

Multiplex troubles for Fanaa

Filmsusually facecommon problems: censors, critics, audiences. Fanaa, however, has run into different troubles -- which have nothing to do with the film itself.Showcasing Fanaa: Complete......

Da Vinci releases in India on Friday

Finally, the disclaimer battle is over.After much debate, Sony Pictures Releasing India has decided to give in and run thelegal cardprovided by the Censor Board for 15 seconds before and after The......

Da Vinci Code makes $224 million

Despite initial reviews that panned the film, The Da Vinci Code has been welcomed with wideopen arms by moviegoers.Take a look at these statistics:It was the second largest worldwide release after......

Ponting's finest hour turns bitter

It should have been Ricky Ponting's finest hour -- he had led his team to a 16th straight win, equaling a world record set by his predecessor Steve Waugh. Complete Coverage: Tour gone sour......

Italian win: Camoranesi gets a haircut

Here's a scene from probably the 201st minute of the final between Italy and France in Berlin on July 9.Argentine-born, Italian midfielder Mauro Camoranesi (second from left, with arms behind his......

Thierry Henry won't leave Arsenal

Arsenal fans won't be brooding over their Champions League loss to Barcelona after all.According to reports in the British media, Thierry Henry is ready to sign a four-year contract to stay on with......

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