FBI arrests man for planning to blow up Pentagon

United States authorities have arrested a suspected follower of al Qaeda and charged him with plotting an attack on the Pentagon with an explosive laden remote controlled aircraft. Rezwan Ferdaus,......

Smokers kick the butt in groups

A new study has found that when smokers quit the habit, odds are that the health triumph doesn't occur in isolation. Instead, the decision to quit smoking is often influenced by social networks,......

Acoustics pioneer and founder of Bose Corporation dies at 83

Amar Bose, the founder and chairman of the audio technology company Bose Corporation has died. He was 83. Announcing his death company president Bob Maresca said, "He was more than our chairman. He......

Now companies outsource sacking of staff

Several months ago, Rebecca Heyman oversaw the firing of 20 software engineers whose jobs were being moved to China. She met with the erstwhile employees, described their severance, helped them......

America's best- and worst-paying jobs

When we first looked at America's best- and worst-paying jobs a year back, we asked the question, "Why do financially pushy parents want their children to marry doctors?" Our answer then: Because,......

Bose Corp aims to make India 3rd largest market

The $2 billion US-based electronics acoustics major, Bose Corporation plans to make India its second largest market outside the US. Japan is the second largest market of Bose. In a bid to encash......

Spotted: Jim Courier in Massachusetts

Reader Karthik Marudur sent us this picture from Massachusetts. Jim Courier was in the Staples store in Framingham, Massachusetts, to promote the Champions Series in Boston. He was playing in the......