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Tushar Shah To Travel to Space On Tue

Blue Origin's 10th human flight, NS-30, will lift off from Launch Site in West Texas on Tuesday, February 25. IMAGE: A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launches. All photographs: Kind courtesy Blue......

Trump, Harris locked tight in historic US election

The race between Democratic leader Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump for the White House has been truly unprecedented as it saw drama, tragedy, political comebacks, fierce......

Dev Joshi Is Ready To Go To Space

'We hear about Chanda Mama from our childhood.''I am excited by the idea of seeing it with my eyes.' IMAGE: Dev Joshi, a crew member of the first all-civilian lunar orbital mission, dearMoon, a......

FBI finds more classified documents from Biden's home

Federal Bureua of Investigation investigators have found additional classified documents from United States President Joe Biden's residence in Wilmington after conducting a 13-hour search of the......

Martoma gets 9 years in prison for insider trading

Mathew Martoma, accused of insider trading that earned his employer SAC Capital $275 million -- and himself a $9.38 million bonus -- has been sentenced to a nine years in a Florida prison. He was......

US court convicts Indian-origin fund manager for insider trading

The United States district court in Manhattan found Indian-origin hedge fund portfolio manager Mathew Martoma guilty in the largest-ever insider trading case. A 12-member jury pronounced......

Oscar Top 10: Where there's a Will...

A steadily dwindling viewership has the Academy Awards desperately seeking new ways to stay relevant. But its decision to shake things up for its 94th edition by skipping a live telecast of......

Oscars 2018: Meet the BIG Winners!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold. IMAGE: Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,......

Shape Of Water leads Oscars nominations

Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms. IMAGE: Sally Hawkins' stunning portrayal as a mute in The......

The science of Game of Thrones

'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this......

Priyanka stars in Valentine's Day movie

Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging.The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.Saibal Chatterjee reports. IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra and Adam......

What's Trump Doing At Daytona Race?

A fortnight after becoming the first American president to attend the Super Bowl, Donald J Trump turned up at the famous Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. IMAGE:......

Manjrekar calls for pitch-specific playing XI for India

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels that India should strive to find the right balance in playing XI according to the conditions that would help them clinch......

PIX: Argentina edge Colombia to win record 16th Copa America

IMAGE: Argentina's players celebrate with the trophy after winning a record 16th Copa America title by beating Colombia 1-0 in the final. Photograph: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters......

USA is starting to embrace cricket

'USA Cricket continues its instrumental work in supporting our national players and equipping youth and local communities with the tools they need to succeed in this sport.' IMAGE: USA's stand-in......

ICC T20 WC: India to lock horns with Pakistan on June 9

The much-awaited ICC T20 World Cup schedule was announced on Friday, January 5, and the big-ticket showdown between India and Pakistan will take place on June 9, 2024, in New York, it was......