Taking the stand after the Paralympic and Olympic star pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14 last year, neighbour Michelle Burger testified that she was woken in the middle of the night by a woman shouting for help.
The 94-year-old economist was a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University from 1977 to 2006.
TablaNet, an online musical collaboration system by Mihir Sarkar, may soon become a rave for percussionists across the globe.
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 "Nobel-class" Citation Laureates on Wednesday, which names 28 researchers representing 22 distinct academic and research organisations, and six different countries.
Tens of thousands turned out to pay their final respects to the football legend, who died last week after losing a battle with alcoholism.
'Mumbai is very different from the rest of India. It can be ruthless if you don't have work or friends. The struggle time and times of disappointment are horrific and can break you.'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
In the fourth and final part of a series on Indian Americans who have won the George Marshall Scholarship in 2012, Arthur J Pais profiles microbiology student Paras Minhas, who wants to pursue a doctorate at the University College of London and treat mental disorders.
Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide on Friday, having escaped the more serious charge of murder for the killing of his girlfriend, and the Olympic and Paralympic track star could face a lengthy prison sentence.
How billionaires from India and Taiwan saw a need, followed through and hit the jackpot.
Born in Hamilton, Canada, Bhargava spent most of his early years in Long Island, New York. He received his AB in mathematics summa cum laude (with highest honours) from Harvard in 1996 and his PhD from Princeton in 2001. After holding visiting positions at MSRI, the Institute for Advanced Study, and Harvard University, he joined the faculty at Princeton as professor of mathematics in 2003. He was also named the Clay Mathematics Institute's first Five-Year Long-Term Prize Fell
In these dying days of another year, when a lot of the hard work has been done, this might be just the sort of pressure-free entertainment that could be good for you.
Once oil runs out - where are we going to be getting our energy in 50 years?
These 10 women hold their own in their spouses' high-stakes world.
Who won at the Globes? We tell you!
A lager-soaked film aiming shamelessly for male laughs.
The 89th Annual Academy awards saw some touching speeches. Here's a look at some of the best ones.
In the third part of a series on Indian Americans who have won the George Marshall Scholarship in 2012, Arthur J Pais profiles Rahul Rekhi, a biomedical engineering graduate who wants to revolutionise healthcare and find ways to tackle diseases like cancer and stroke.
Don't have a silver spoon? Neither did they.
Toonz Animation Academy is offering a professional training programme for would-be animators. Learn about the company's background, the industry in general, and the scope of such a career in India.
Everyone makes mistakes when starting a new business. What is needed to succeed is the will to recognise your mistakes and to fix them quickly.
Some executives find an aggressive style helps them claw to the top, but they often can't sustain their reign.
Barack Obama's mother was a truly unusual person, a woman with a curiosity, a keen intellect, and an internationalist orientation much ahead of her times, says B S Prakash after reading A Singular Woman
'I don't know about being superstar, but one day if I become like Shah Rukh Khan, I will not mind that. If I get the kind of films that I really want to do, and if I manage to survive in this industry, I will become somebody like that.' Sushant Singh Rajput talks movies.
Although the services sector is a huge success, the biggest challenge for the Indian government is to build public support for the sector.
Here's your weekly dose of weird, true and funny news from around the world.
Computer whiz Jefferson Prince, who has built a 70-employee gaming company from scratch, tells S Saraswathi about motivations and challenges of entrepreneurship.
From ordinary police on the beat to the shadows of Britain's security establishment, the sighs of relief are almost audible.
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