Every Picture Tells A Story

Glimpses from around the world that will make you smile and cry.   Childhood Shattered Caution: Graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised..IMAGE: A Palestinian child receives treatment at the......

Lights Off: Spain and Portugal Plunge into Darkness

Spain and Portugal suffered a major power outage on Monday, affecting millions and disrupting airports, metros, and telecom services. Parts of France, Andorra, and possibly Belgium were also......

Red alert in many states as monsoon covers India; 2 killed U'khand

A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday left two construction workers dead and seven missing as monsoon covered the entire country almost a week early than usual, bringing......

It's Time to Update Army Regiment Names

The Indian Army still uses old British-era names and recruits soldiers based on caste or region, which hurts national unity, argues Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd). Illustrations: Dominic......

TN gets 1st motorwoman

Breaking another male bastion, 37-year-old C V Thilagavathi has become Southern Railway's first woman driver of a suburban electric train, a vital part of the metropolis' public transport system,......

Bharat Benz use data to up its service quotient

New age diagnostic tools come in handy for BharatBenz to predict repair needs and breakdown in advance. IMAGE: Employees work near a BharatBenz truck inside Daimler's new factory in Oragadam, in......

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality.So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?We find out... IMAGE: Ajit Pai at a......

Smart city challenge: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, are you ready?

At a time when the world is talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of developing ‘100 smart cities’ to accommodate the burgeoning population of India, we take a......

PIX: New gym creates safe space for Afghan women

IMAGE: Afghan women exercise in a fitness gym in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photograph: Ismail Sameem/Reuters In Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, rights activist Maryam Durani has found a......