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'We Aren't Security Conscious As A Nation'

'Government officials use Gmail and ordinary phones without basic security consciousness.''Interoperability, especially in joint exercises with countries like the US, worries me.''It often means we......

Wife pours boiling oil on sleeping husband at 3 am

As Dinesh lay asleep in his Madangir house, his wife poured boiling oil and red chilli powder on him, sending him into screams that rent the dead calm of the night. Image used only for......

Join Ajit, Shinde instead of...: Modi to Pawar, Uddhav

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday advised the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasahbe Thackeray to join hands with Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde after Lok......

'Ballot Chor' vs 'Khalnayika': Now AAP, BJP in poster war

A poster war ensued between the Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party n social media on Saturday with both parties taking digs at each other following a ruckus during elections for the......

Bofors scam: Classic case of chor machaye shor!

Last month we had published an interview with Sten Lindstrom, the 'Deep Throat' behind the revelations in the Bofors scam of the 1980s, done by Chitra Subramaniam. In his counterpoint, Congress MP......

Why smart cars can be a threat to you!

Last year, researchers at the University of California and the University of Washington demonstrated a proof-of-concept software, dubbed the 'CarShark'. Developed using homemade software and a......

Tax benefits only on health cover premium

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has clarified that only the premium collected for providing health cover in the case of unit-linked health insurance policies will be eligible for......

What is hedging and speculating?

Just about every product that you consume would likely cost dramatically more without the commodities futures markets. Because of the intrinsic risks associated to being in business, lacking the......

Textile industry in doldrums

Tamil Nadu is the hub for the textile industry; but many spilling mills are on the verge of collapse thanks to appreciation of the rupee, cotton price hike and labour and power shortage. Many of......

MoD to fund R&D by private industry

As dawn broke on the Pokhran field firing ranges late last year, three of India's latest T-90 tanks readied themselves on the firing line. These were the first firing trials to determine whether......

Waheeda Attends Kamini Kaushal's Prayer Meet

Photograph: ANI Photo Waheeda Rehman and Jaya Bachchan attended the prayer meet for Kamini Kaushal at the Nehru Centre in Worli, south central Mumbai, on Tuesday evening. Raza Murad was also......

Actress Kamini Kaushal Dies At 98

IMAGE: Kamini Kaushal in Biraj Bahu. Kamini Kaushal, one of Hindi cinema's earliest female stars who began her career with the 1946 classic Neecha Nagar and went on to act in a host of films right......

'He Was More Family'

'It is difficult to put in words the loss.' IMAGE: Chandra Barot directs Amitabh Bachchan on Don. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Amitabh Bachchan posted a tribute to Don director......

'Don' director Chandra Barot dies at 86

Before making his directorial debut with Don, the filmmaker served as an assistant director to actor-director Manoj Kumar in Purab Aur Pachhim, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Yaadgaar, and Shor. ......

Did You Know Mukesh Sang These Songs?

Because of Mukesh's much-hailed association with Raj Kapoor, it is often overlooked that the singer has also scored hits with almost all major heroes.On Mukesh's 102nd birth anniversary on July 22,......

Pistorius smashed toilet door with bat, expert says

Oscar Pistorius was on his stumps when he smashed down a locked toilet door to reach his shot girlfriend, a South African police forensic expert said on Wednesday, countering the Paralympic star's......

Murray proves his fitness with back-to-back wins

Andy Murray emerged unscathed as he completed back-to-back wins at a blustery Aegon Championships in London on Thursday in his first matches following a four-week break caused by a back injury.......

Hockey India prunes probables' list to 33

Hockey India's selection committee has pruned down the list of the core group men's probables to 33 players after the three-day selection trials, which concluded at the SAI Centre in Patiala, on......

Transfer talk: Milan, Juve in talks for City's Balotelli?

Manchester City's volatile striker Mario Balotelli could soon be on his way back to his native Italy with sources familiar with the talks saying AC Milan and Juventus are interested in a deal. -......

Buzz: Ferguson, Munro to face England in T20 warm-ups

IMAGE: Lockie Ferguson. Photograph: Getty Images Pacer Lockie Ferguson has returned from injury in the New Zealand XI to play against England in two T20 warm-up games. The Auckland Aces......