I wondered how being scientist-mathematician helps one cycle better. Perhaps the self-discipline helps; perhaps it is the scientist-technologist perspective of breaking down the whole into separate pieces, identifying specifics and working on them for improved results, mulls Shyam G Menon.
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' little Ms Fashionista Suri tops the list!
Apparently, the Hollywood actor has expressed a desire to meet certain Indian dignitaries like Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Just how innovative are these costumes!
Here's what designer Arjun Khanna offered up on the final day of HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai.
Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat?
TheWhat led to Pakistan not taking advantage of India's difficulty is the hold that the US has over the Pakistani ruling elite, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Check out the DVD verdicts of Paranormal Activity, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs and The Hurt Locker.
Will advancement in technology and slick products like the Kindle or an iPad sound the death knell for the printed word? Read to find out...
A key Congressional committee has confirmed the nomination of an Indian American counsel to the key post of US District Court judge for Washington, DC.
Shubhankar Sharma tumbled from a decent T-48th at the start of the day to a disappointing 72nd at the end of his third round at the 148th Open Championships.
India figured prominently in a leading Washington think-tank's recently simulated energy crisis, which brought together leading energy and regional experts from across the United States, to examine the likely response of various countries to a major terrorist attack on energy distribution and production facilities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Pilot and author Alkesh Nair shares his fascinating reading list.
Offering all possible help to the Indian government in handling massive floods in its two southern states, a top United Nation official has said the country is capable of managing such crisis on its own.
Australia will play against Sri Lanka in the first T20I at North Sydney Oval on September 29.
The Swedish pop group performed together on stage on June 5 at in Stockholm.
TomKat's baby conceived from Scientologist founder's frozen sperm?
BBC is likely to rope in music company Saregama as its partner for the venture. BBC Worldwide holds the DVD rights for all its drama and comedy series including Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister, collections of Shakespeare, the Sherlock Holmes series and several classics and drama series.
The only way 20 by-elections can be postponed is if the Lok Sabha itself is dissolved.
Who better than India's beloved storyteller to teach you how to spin a yarn?
Hollywood star Russell Crowe is all set to own a team in the BCCI-backed Indian Premier League.
So what does a modern detective do to earn his/her living? The unglamorous reality is that these detectives often use their unique skills to dig up the history of a prospective bride and groom. Otherwise, most of their assignments require them to keep a tab on kids, and their major clients are the parents of New India.
At a time when finding out who is paying for labourers' train tickets is a task for Sherlock Holmes, Hemant Soren's Jharkhand government has flown in stranded workers from Ladakh, and is probably the only state that has tried to give 'migrant workers' a modicum of respect, observes Debashish Chatterjee.
Tiger Woods beat fellow American J.B. Holmes one up in the opening round at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
Record-breaking Swede Henrik Stenson became the first Scandinavian male to capture a major when he won the British Open on Sunday, beating Phil Mickelson in an extraordinary final-round duel.
The FBI has announced the arrest David Hans Schmidt in the stolen photographs case of Tom Cruise.
Looking at the winners of the big night.
Vanity Fair features Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter on the cover.
Former Ultimate Fighting Champion Ronda Rousey will pose nude in this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and yes, this confirms all the speculations churned by the rumour mills till date.
Olympic athletes threw their arms in the air in delight and hugged each other in Trafalger Square as they watched the announcement in Singapore on a huge screen.
The US government was readying a strategy should India smash military power of West Pakistan.
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