Robert Lefkowitz, Brian Kobilka win chemistry Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012 was awarded jointly to Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka"for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors" The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciencesawarded the Nobel......

Indian chosen for prestigious scientists' body

Dr Sangeeta N Bhatia, director, Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been chosen to the newest class of the prestigious Howard......

Human genome: Scientists find DNA diversity

New research has found that at least 10 percent of genes in the human population could vary in the number of copies of DNA sequences they contained. The finding, researchers say could alter current......

Two Americans get Nobel in medicine

Two Americans have won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology for their work in studying odorant receptors and the organisation of the olfactory system in human beings.Richard Axel, 58, of the Howard......

Love, Disaster, Drama On OTT This Week

Coming of age, cyclones, conscience, cubicles, catchwords for OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your choices. Girls Will Be GirlsWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: English After......

Leo-Brad Pitt may combine in Scorsese film

First, they teamed up in Gangs Of New York (2002). Now, they are through filming The Aviator, a biopic of famous movie producer and aviatorHoward Hughes.A Yahoo! movies report mentionsthat Leonardo......

The Aviator is good, but long!

By any account, Howard Hughes was one of the most colorful, enigmatic, infuriating, and towering figures in the second quarter of the 20th century. Scandal magazines and even mainstream......

PIX: Family, friends bid Joan Rivers goodbye

The veteran comedienne passed away at the age of 81 on September 4.Several of Joan Rivers' family members and friends from the film and television industry turned up to bid her final farewell in......

'Howard's rejection shows ICC is dysfunctional'

Former Australian captain Kim Hughes feels rejection of John Howard's candidacy for the ICC vice-president's post has proved that cricket's governing body is a "dysfunctional" organisaton easily......

Australia batsman Hughes continues to fight for life

  Phillip Hughes of South Australia is helped by New South Wales players after falling to the ground after being struck in the head by a delivery. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images......

Freeze Frame: A Super Sports weekend, in pictures

The weekend is always the best time for sports lovers. From football to F1, if you’re a sports nut then the weekends must keep you busy. And this weekend, as cars zoomed on to the circuit in......

World Cup blog: Gayle didn't just batter Zim, his Twitter critics were routed too

A  selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup. Chris Gayle during his knock of 215 against Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images This match was supposed to be......

Australia say too early to decide if India Test will be played

Front pages of Queensland's daily newspapers on Friday show headlines surrounding the death of Phillip Hughes. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images Emotions were still too raw in the wake of the......