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| August 29, 2008 | |
'It's time to change America' Paresh Gandhi
Obama weaves an intricate, compelling case for his Presidency, one that ultimately rests on a goal to keep alive the 'American Promise'
'India could face super-terrorism' Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images
Terror groups backed by Pakistan's ISI may initiate a form of 'super terrorism', warns a Union Home Ministry report.
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| August 28, 2008 | |
Why Rajnikanth won't enter politics
Rajni knows it is easier to win applause in the silver screen that to sustain the same off it.
Sorrow of Bihar strikes again PTI Photo and Getty Images
The river in neighbouring Nepal changed its course last week. Villages were flooded, crops destroyed and houses flattened by the fury of the river.
Why we just can't kick the butt AFP/Getty Images
Tried everything but still not able to kick the butt? Well, here's why!
6 people who could be McCain's running mate AFP/Getty Images
A look at Republican presidential nominee John McCain's most likely vice presidential options.
Clinton says it finally: 'Obama is the man for the job' Paresh Gandhi
It was Bill Clinton's Day at the Democratic Convention on Wednesday.
Work to fill Kosi breach in Nepal begins KBK Graphics
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought central assistance of Rs 1,000 crore and one lakh tonnes of foodgrain immediately for the affected people.
'Why I switched loyalties from Hillary to Obama' Paresh Gandhi
Hasan is also one of the leading fund-raisers for the party and its candidates in California and the leading Indian American 'bundler' of contributions, first for the presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton and now for Senator Barack Obama.
Biden as Obama's VP: Why India can breathe easy Paresh Gandhi
"In terms of India, in terms of South Asia, you cannot find a more knowledgeable person than Joe Biden. And indeed, right now, the Biden-Lugar legislation on Pakistan is the most important piece of legislation in terms of foreign policy on the Hill. It's trying to reorient our foreign policy toward that country to make it more comprehensive -- not just one that was individual-based and transactional as it was before."
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| August 27, 2008 | |
Single cup of coffee can give you the kick Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Women who don't drink coffee can still get as much buzz and heart benefits from a cup as regular drinkers, according to a new research.
IAF Sukhois take on US fighter jets Sagar Pathak
IAF fighter pilots showcase their skills at the 'Red Flag' NATO exercise at Nellis airbase at Nevada in the United States.
Gunbattle ends in Jammu, hostages rescued PTI Photo
A look at the 20-hour long gunbattle between the militants and security forces.
Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam starts with a bang Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images
10 lakh people turn up for the Telegu superstar’s party launch in Tirupathi.
'Jammu is treated like a pariah, because we are patriots'
Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti President Leela Karan Sharma speaks exclusively to Tarun Vijay.
Actor Kal Penn at the Democratic convention Paresh Gandhi
Popular Indian American actor Kalpen Modi alias Kal Penn is upbeat about the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Come and unite: Hillary Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images
Hillary Clinton has given a rousing speech at the Democratic Convention in support of Obama.
Family of fans await a date with Chiru Vicky Nanjappa
Fans go to any extent to display love for their hero. Meet this family, who are die-hard fans of Chiranjeevi. A husband, wife and their two children have been sitting outside Chiranjeevi's office in Jubilee Hills since the past 7 days.
Viagra may be the panacea for many ills Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images
Lead researcher Donald Maurice, a professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, says that the fresh insights his team has gained into how the erectile dysfunction drug-also used to treat pulmonary hypertension-inhibits an enzyme called PDE5 lead them to this conclusion.
Rs 50 Macbeth that can fetch Rs 1 mn Sam Panthaky /AFP/Getty Images
Ratilal Mancharam Mandali, a school teacher, from Ahmedabad has been offered Rs 2 lakh for his miniature copy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
Hillary roots for Obama AFP/Getty Images
Asking millions of her supporters to back one-time rival Barack Obama in the race for the White House, Hillary Clinton sought to present a unified Democratic front at the National Convention in Denver, saying the party's Presidential nominee "is my candidate and he must be our President".
Always a Democrat, be it Obama or Hillary Paresh Gandhi
The only two Indian-American delegates representing the host state of Colorado at the Democratic National Convention--the mother-daughter combination of Mona and Monisha Merchant,both Hillary Clinton delegates -- have said they will heed Clinton's impassioned plea to help elect Barack Obama to the White House.
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| August 22, 2008 | |
'Dahi Handi' offers big this Gokulashtami Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images
Modern day Govindas form the human pyramid and break these pots not only as a custom, but also for a prize that now runs in lakhs!
Exclusive: SIMI chief's shocking revelations Getty Images
An exclusive account of SIMI chief Safdar Nagori's confession of terror plots across India.
Saving a tribal child Uttam Ghosh
Just as Dr Khan was about to put the infant in the incubator, the electricity failed. This is Melghat where 117 children have died of malnutrition this year.
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| August 21, 2008 | |
Who can embellish the Obama ticket David McNew/Getty Images
This week comes news that the Obama team has whittled down its list of Vice Presidential candidates, and appears ready to announce, at any moment, who will fill out the rest of the young Senator's ticket.
B-Day before the D-Day Snaps India
Telugu star Chiranjeevi will celebrate his birthday days before his political party's much-publicised launch.
India's finest take on the West's best Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images
Indian and US warships will undertake complex air-to-air, under-sea and warship-to-warship manoeuvres in the wargames for ten days in October.
The Martian moon: Phobos NASA/ESA/Getty Images
This handout image from obtained from the European Space Agency / National Aeronautics and Space Administration, obtained on August 21, 2008 taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the ESA's Mars Express shows the highest-resolution full-disc image yet of the surface of the martian moon Phobos.
Russia, US tiff in UNSC over Georgia
Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
UN Security Council is witnessing an acrimonious wrangling over the action it should take on the Georgian conflict, after a fresh draft resolution introduced by Russia on the issue was promptly opposed by the United States.
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| August 19, 2008 | |
Lights, camera & politics down south Snaps India
We present some southern film stars who made it big in politics.
In Kashmir, a new generation inherits Azadi legacy Krishnakumar P
This is the dawn of a new phase in Kashmir's struggle for self-determination, with youngsters in the age group of 16-24 coming out on the streets.
IAF's Garuds fly high over Nevada desert PTI Photo
'Garud' mission commander Flight Lieutenant Jagvinder Singh, after acquiring all the necessary intelligence inputs, including those from satellite and Unmanned Aeriel Vehicle, worked out an operational plan, which included heliborne insertion and exfilteration of the force, and accomplished the mission using assault rifles as primary weapons, and pistols and combat knives as secondary weapons, supported by LMGs, navigation and communication equipment and All Terrain Vehicles.
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| August 17, 2008 | |
Transgenders march 'free' on Mumbai roads
A Ganesh Nadar
Amidst a sizeable police presence, lesbians, gays, transgenders and people who support them marched their distance without any interference by the 'moral police'
Finally, Chiranjeevi announces entry in politics Snaps India
Ending a year-long speculation, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi on Sunday announced his entry into politics and said pro-poor policies and social justice will be his party's main agenda.The name, party flag and agenda of the new party will be unveiled at the first public meeting of the party, which will be held at the temple town of Tirupati on August 26.While asserting that there was a political vacuum in the state, he, however, said he has no rivals.
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| August 05, 2008 | |
Hiroshima remembers Junko Kimura/Getty Images
The best images of the day from across the world.
Countdown begins for Chiranjeevi's D-day
A sense of anticipation grips the political circles in Andhra Pradesh as the actor is all set to enter politics and announce the launch of a new party this month.
Why age makes Obama the 'ideal' choice
An online survey of 1,996 adults also shows that US citizens believe that women's contributions at work start to decline at 59.7, compared to age 61.3 for men.
The Rs 12.7 lakh Lord Ganesha pearl PTI
Scientist Ajai Kumar Sonkar said he used a special species of pearl oyster -- Pteria Penguin -- for this experiment.
India should sign NPT, CTBT: Japan Getty Images
Japan on Tuesday said India should sign the Non Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. We understand India's energy needs, but want to be sure that the Indo-US nuclear deal will not undermine non-proliferation efforts, Japanese Foreign Minister Masshiko Koumura said.
Kashmir: When will the window of peace open? Tauseef Mustafa.Getty Images
A reflection of the strife-torn Jammu.
China diary: Paris of the Orient Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images
Today Shanghai is recognised as China's smartest city as well as its financial capital, its industrial heartland, its fashion centre.
Nainadevi: Faith moves mountains PTI
Over 25,000 devotees have offered prayers to the Goddess since morning on Tuesday, two days after tragedy struck here claiming 146 lives.
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| August 04, 2008 | |
NASA finds water on Mars! Courtesy NASA
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has identified the presence of water in a soil sample collected from the Martian surface.
Longest underwater kiss! Zirilli/AFP/Getty Images
The best images of the day from across the world.
Snapshots from the SAARC summit Jay Mandal/On Assignment
The summit was dominated by the theme of terrorism, with leaders of all member countries recognising it as a destabilising factor.
Unrest continues in Kashmir! Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images
Police clashed with protestor who were protesting the revocation of the tarnsfer of land to the Amarnath Shrine Boad.
Sowing peace, one seed at a time Uday Kuckian
A US-based NGO brings together youth from conflict-ridden regions like India and Pakistan and Israel and Palestine.
At last, a jumbo success Elliott/AFP/Getty Images
Elephant conservation is paying off and even a solution to the increasing man-elephant conflicts is on the cards.
Karzai in India, to cement ties Getty Images
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is in India for talks. Sheela Bhatt reviews the relationship.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn dies, Gulag memories remain Getty Images
Russia's Nobel-wining writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died of cardiac arrest at his home in Moscow, state-run Vesti TV channel reported. He was 89.
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| August 02, 2008 | |
Let us show the way Jay Mandal/On Assignment
South Asian nations' leaders meet at the 15th SAARC summit meet in Colomb.
PM with Pak counterpart Jay Mandal/On Assignment
Prime Minister Manmohon Singh with his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 15th SAARC Summit in Colombo on Saturday
The Week's Best Specials
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| August 01, 2008 | |
Glimpses of a rare celestial eventy SnapsIndia and Arun Patil
A large number of people turned up to witness the partial solar eclipse while the faithful thronged places of religious importance and took dips in rivers.
Surjeet: Pragmatic king-maker and coalition man Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images
An obituary for the veteran CPI-M leader who died on August 1.
Security blanket over Colombo for SAARC summit Jay Mandal/On Assignment
PM arrives in Colombo for SAARC summit.
All you must know about solar eclipse Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
India will witness a partial eclipse of the Sun beginning in the northeast of India on Friday.
IAEA clears India safeguards agreement Samuel Kubani/AFP/Getty Images
Earlier in the day, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei had endorsed the India-specific safeguards agreement, asserting that it conformed to "all legal requirements" of his agency and that talks had begun on a system of extended inspections.
Gujarat cops look for Mumbai train blasts accused
One of the prime accused of the Mumbai serial train blasts in 2006 may have been involved in the Ahmedabad blasts. The intelligence agencies are trying to track Zulfikar Kagzi, a native of Rajasthan, and Sayyad Sheikh in connection with the Ahmedabad blasts.Kagzi is considered to be an expert in manufacturing bombs by using ammonium nitrate. Both accused were members of the banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India.
The cop who defused the first bomb in Surat Prasanna D Zore
Police Inspector R S Patel's heroics that day that could have perhaps led to a panic amongst those who placed the bombs in Surat city.
Fire in Gautami Express, 20 killed Snaps India
Five coaches of the Gautami Express were gutted in a massive fire in Warangal district in the wee hours of Friday, killing at least four passengers, the police said. The train was traveling from Secunderabad to Kakinada. The passengers were fast asleep when the fire broke out. The victims include three handicapped persons and a pregnant woman. Soon after the fire broke out, the crew of the train acted quickly and separated the engine and other bogies from burning coaches.
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