World's biggest jam: 100 km long, moves 1 km/day

Even traffic jams don't come small in China, where big is as big as it gets. Here's a sneak peak at the world's largest traffic jam, which has got thousands of trucks and cars stranded in China's......

17-yr-old illegal immigrant allowed to study in US

Yves Gomes can breathe easy for the next two years, as he just eluded being deported to India, where he has lived for just 14 months of his entire life. The 17-year-old was to be deported to India......

Image: For AIADMK men, Jaya is a goddess

AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa appealed to party cadres in Tamil Nadu not to celebrate her birthday, which fell on 24 February, at a time whenthe state was 'moving towards the path of destruction due......

Obama may change US policy on China: Mishra

Despite the historic victory of Barack Obama in the Presidential elections and 'the change' he has promised, Unites State's foreign policy would continue to be guided by its national interest as it......

What are P-Notes?

A Securities and Exchange Board of India proposal to tighten the rules for purchase of shares and bonds in Indian companies through the participatory note route took the breath away of the Indian......

New Saudi security force to protect oil

Worried over the possibility of an Al Qaeda attack on its oil installations, Saudi Arabia, home to 25 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves, has begun setting up a special security force to......

5 innovations that will change our lives!

International Business Machines, the multinational computer technology giant, on Monday unveiled the 'IBM Next Five in Five' study, which is its view on five innovations that have the potential of......

India, now a $1-trillion economy!

India is now a trillion-dollar economy. According to a Credit Suisse report, Indian GDP at the current price level of the rupee (Rs 40.76 per $) stands at $1trillion. The strengthening rupee has......

Shooting for 3 Idiots underway

Shooting of Vinod Chopra Films next mega venture 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani and Kareena Kapoor got underway on Tuesday in Mumbai. The first scene was shot......

Snoop Dogg to take over Bollywood!

'What up to all the ladies hanging out in Mumbai!' With those words, one of America's most successful -- and controversial -- rappers has announced his arrival to the sub-continent. Calvin......

Seven things Harry Potter fans didn't notice

With J K Rowling declaring recently that the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in her hugely popular Harry Potter series, Albus Dumbledore, is gay, a thousand analysts......

Don't miss the Superman Returns trivia

Superman Returns has been in the making, and making, and making, for a little over ten years, during which time directors came and went; scriptwriters came, wrote, and were junked. When finally it......

Revealed: The Fake IPL Player

The Fake IPL Player has finally come out in the open. Anupam Mukerji, whose blog posts hit the headlines during the Indian Premier League's second season in 2009, revealed his identity on the......

Rajasthan in runs, Punjab in ruins

- Scorecard Rajasthan Royals thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 78 runs in their Indian Premier League match in Kingsmead, Durban, on Tuesday. Chasing an improbable 212 to win, Punjab could score only......

Bob and Greg: A tale of two coaches

Bob Woolmer is playing it cool by saying the madness over the series is affecting his golf.And Greg Chappell has gone on record saying it is not going to be him versus the Englishman.India's tour......