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Did Islamic State blow up Russian plane with bomb in bag?

British tourists returning from Egypt told to leave luggage behind as airport security is tightened in wake of disaster in Sinai The remains of a Russian airliner which crashed is seen in central......

Likely Nobel prize winners for 2014

The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 “Nobel-class” Citation Laureates on Wednesday, which names 28 researchers representing 22 distinct academic and......

India may win a Physics Nobel Prize in the next decade?

Country's scientific community may be at the cusp of securing a Nobel in the physical sciences, says Devijyot Ghoshal After decades of losing out some of its finest minds to the West, India's......

ISI chief cancels UK visit over Cameron's warning

Inter State Intelligence chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha has cancelled a scheduled visit to Britain in protest against Prime Minister David Cameron's remarks that Pakistan must stop promoting "export of......

Who will win 2003 Nobel Prizes?

Is there any way to predict who will be named Nobel Laureates this year?Thomson ISI, the pioneer of citation indexing, has attempted to do so by naming its 2003 Citation Laureates, says Business......

How to build a billion-dollar business

There's no secret formula that will make your company the next Google. Or is there?David G. Thomson thinks there is. In his book, Blueprint to a Billion, Thomson identifies traits that fast-growing......

Weak oil dictates mutual fund winners and losers in 2014

Some managers caution, however, that Indian equities may start to lose some of their momentum in the coming year. Weak oil prices shaped the performance of mutual funds in 2014 and investors expect......

Hill & Knowlton Asia gets nod to set up Indian arm

Leading international communications agency Hill & Knowlton Asia Pacific has received clearance to set up a 100 per cent subsidiary in India that will offer public relations and public affairs......

VCs talk tough but still have bucks

As the economy teeters, finding venture capital finance promises to get tougher than ever. Tougher--but not impossible.On Saturday, Dow Jones VentureSource released its latest data on the freeze......

Isha Ambani, just 16, is worth $80 million

From the lyrics of Hall and Oates and Gwen Stefani to the lens of Andy Warhol, the entitled rich girl has long been fodder for artists and gossip mongers. These days that lens is turned on these......

PIX: Beeba Boys, Julianne Moore, Clooney at TIFF 2015

The annual Toronto International Film Festival began on September 10.Several Bollywood and Hollywood stars made their presence felt over the weekend at the ongoing Canadian film festival. A look at......

Ex-players call for Waugh's retirement

Former Australian Test players Jeff Thomson and David Hookes say Test captain Steve Waugh should retire to allow the team to build for the future, Australia's newspapers reported on Monday. "It's......

How much will the Aussies miss Smith and Warner?

India will tour Australia for a four-Test series beginning December 6 at Adelaide IMAGE: Aaron Finch of Australia inspects his finger after being struck from a delivery by Mitchell Starc of during......

Race for Green jacket hots up at Augusta Masters

Tiger Woods appears to be unmatchable in appeal, even when he does not play well as at this year's Masters.Siddharth Shriram reports from the Augusta National Golf Club IMAGE: Tiger Woods on the......

Guess who India's real cricketing star is!

No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index. IMAGE: Captain Anil Kumble is chaired......

'America's Christ on a bicycle' Armstrong's disgrace revisited in film

The Program documents the dark side of professional cycling, which still struggles to shake off suspicions of cheating amid a culture of loyalty to a team's star IMAGE: Lance Armstrong.......