The odd, odd world around us!

We truly live in a wonderfully weird world! A boy carries a little sheep from its summer pastures in the mountains down to the valley and through the town of Mittenwald during the traditional......

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

Why is Amazon betting big on self publishing in India?

US e-commerce company Amazon says it is betting highly on self-publishing in India. This was a medium termed ‘vanity publishing’ till now. However, says Amazon’s New York-based......

Better growth for IT companies? Here's Rohan Murty's prescription!

An excerpt from a speech by Narayana Murthy's son that addresses key questions on employee productivity The IT services industry in India faces two key challenges today. One, creating......

Dark, Quirky, Sexy: Happy Birthday, Angelina Jolie!

The stunner turns 40 on June 4.Angelina Jolie has somehow managed to remain a mythical being in the age of oversharing and paparazzi.To the world, she is the model new-age woman -- mother to six......

Review: Fury is intense and raw

Fury may not be everyone's cup of tea but it serves as a great reminder of the devastation wars bring with them, says Paloma Sharma.It is April, 1945. The Allies are capturing German towns but the......

SAG Awards: Nicole Kidman, Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand win

Pictures from the starry night. While the Golden Globes red carpet saw only black, the Screen Actors Guild Awards saw some colour. The SAGs, held in Los Angeles, on Sunday, January 21, did see......

Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won!

Minutes before Stallone and Carl Weathers walked out, however, viewers were treated to what, for Raja Sen, was the sight of the night. Can there please be a whole show made up of cutaways featuring......

PIX: Sweden stunned at home, World Cup dream in ruins

IMAGE: Kosovo's Fisnik Asllani and Veldin Hodza celebrate after the match. Photograph: TT News Agency via Reuters Sweden's World Cup hopes were dealt a crushing blow as they suffered a 1-0 home......

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali in joint lead; Praggnanandhaa held

IMAGE: R Vaishali was joined by Kateryna Lagno of Russia in the lead after Round 4 of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photograph: FIDE/Michal Walusza Grandmaster R Vaishali......

Shooters Arya-Arjun shock Olympic champions to win World Cup gold

IMAGE: Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta celebrate after winning the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Munich on Saturday. Photographs: International Shooting......

No podium for India! Manu Bhaker, Singh miss out in finals

Paris Olympics medallist Manu Bhaker and senior pro Chain Singh made it to the finals of their respective events but could not nail a podium finish as India endured a medal-less day at the ISSF......

WPL: Can UP Warriorz continue winning run against MI?

IMAGE: UP Warriorz will be looking for another good all-round knock from Sophie Ecclestone when they take on Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League match, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.......