The sun beat down from a cloudless Parisian sky on Sunday as the French Open began with a sultry Venus Williams raising the on-court temperature and French favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga almost getting caught cold.
Keeping the BJP guessing, the JMM on Saturday said it was in touch with the Congress and all options were open including changing its alliance.
'As engineers, as alumni and as Indians, we should be concerned about today's leadership that is making tomorrow's leaders at our IITs,' says Air Marshal P V Athawale PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd).
An unknown object in the nearby galaxy -- M82 -- is sending out radio waves, an incident which has never happened in the universe before.
Satisfied with the outcome of the Nuclear Security Summit, which vowed to lock down all nuclear materials in four years and prevent terrorist groups from laying a hand on it, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the world will be a more secure place now. "We have seized this opportunity, and because of the steps we've taken -- as individual nations and as an international community - the American people will be safer and world will be more secure," Obama said
What exactly is technical analysis and is it completely non-subjective?
Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the riots in Hyderabad were a result of "petty skirmishes" and asserted that all those behind the violence would have to pay a "heavy price".
Underlining that the Obama administration has made a 'strategic priority' to strengthen its partnership with Pakistan, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the US efforts in that country was vital for American success in Afghanistan.
Lacklustre incentives and unclear policies have always kep private players at bay from investing in Indian Railways.
India's Formula One debutant Karun Chandhok, who got his super licence on Sunday, says he'd like to see seven-times champion Michael Schumacher beat Hamilton this season.
Karun Chandhok has no illusions about what awaits him this weekend when India's sole Formula One driver makes his debut barely a week after sealing the deal. His new Spanish-based HRT team, formerly Campos Meta, have not even conducted a shakedown test of the Cosworth-powered car after narrowly winning a race just to get it ready for the Bahrain season-opener.
The 35-year-old designer is hoping that at least 15,000 people will eat at their local Indian restaurants on February 24 to show their support. Dinners will be held in Amsterdam, Thailand, Malaysia and all Australian capital cities.
Industry growth has started picking up in recent months fueling suggestion from RBI and other analysts for partial roll back of stimulus measures taken to ward off the impact of global economic slowdown last year.
The world is still figuring out the man as he continues his enigmatic journey towards the first 100 days of his presidency.
Amid conflict reports on pulling out its troops from Afghanistan, the US made it clear that it has no intention of leaving the war-torn country in the near future and "certainly not in 2011".
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik came, saw and left in a hurry - all in the span of 24 hours - knowing his 23rd Test appearance would take some more time before materialising.
'At the end of the day, stars are actors.' 'They love performing. And the more challenges I feel that you end up giving stars on the sets, the happier they are.'
The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Sunday defended West Bengal government's action in swapping women Maoist supporters with a police officer held captive by the Naxalites and said it did not consider the extremists as Leftists.
Defending his decision to release 26 women "agitators" in exchange for a police officer abducted by Maoists, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee described it as an exception and warned the extremists that they would be taught a lesson in future.
An influential Republican Congressman has opposed the idea of sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying this is unlikely to be successful and instead pressed for a more civilian approach with focus on development and democracy in tune with the local culture.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera shares his impressions from the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India's landmark artistic extravaganza.
United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned time is running out to fight global warming but said the US was determined to act and that climate was the biggest issue in its ties with countries like India and China often blamed for the stalled talks.
Nepal's former crown prince Paras Shah has denied media reports linking him to a fake Indian currency racket operated by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, terming it "false and malicious".
Article 370 is a golden cage that keeps Kashmiris trapped in a stifling environment, deters other Indians from investing in the state perpetuating its economic penury and expressly hinders the understanding of India; all under the false premise of preserving a narrow parochial identity, says Vivek Gumaste.
Calls for Ricky Ponting to relinquish his captaincy in the wake of Australia's Ashes series loss to England are "completely unfair", Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said on Monday.
The issue was discussed with leaders from both the Indian government and Indian businesses.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has exuded confidence that despite differences over way to tackle climate change, India and the US can devise a successful plan on the issue.
Olympique Lyon coach Claude Puel is under no illusions that his side face a monumental task to reclaim a Ligue 1 title they owned for seven successive seasons without their two most influential players.
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has "conceded to his exile in London" and made up his mind not to return to Pakistan in the wake of the Supreme Court's verdict that the emergency imposed by him in 2007 was unconstitutional, according to one of his close aides.
Warning that the US campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan "will fail" just like it "failed" in Iraq and Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden's deputy has said President Barack Obama's policies towards the Muslim world, including the Israel-Palestine conflict, were "nothing but illusions".
The alleged mastermind of the scheme Chelsea-based Indian entrepreneur Nandan Pruthi and his business partners Kenneth Peacock and John Anderson were arrested after a series of raids conducted by the London police in the city, the Observer newspaper reported.
Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic?
Will the lavish scale of her 'beautification' projects result in a Mayawati school of architecture? Kishore Singh checks out the chief minister's authoritarian obsession for monument-building in the face of scathing opposition.
The Kings XI Punjab, who need to win all of their remaining matches if they are to make the semi-finals next week, have a virtual mountain to climb in Bloemfontein, on Friday as they take on the league leaders in the form of the unstoppable Delhi Daredevils. With 16 points from ten matches, another victory for Delhi could see them become the first team to seal their spot in the semi-finals.
Rakesh Jain (name changed), an IT sector employee who was laid off by his employer has started his own freelance work and is earning the same amount as he did in his last job.
Well, Sara Watson of University of Central Lancashire has managed to make her vehicle invisible by spray painting it to match the car park and entrance to her art studio, a unique concept which many say is "amazing".
Calling the reports of ceasefire as a media illusion, the Sri Lankan government said it has offered no such statement.
With symptoms like sweaty palms, shallow breathing and obsessive behaviour, a thoroughly modern epidemic -- Modern Female Dating Anxiety (MFDA) -- has developed and it is by-product of technological communication and casual dating practises, say two leading experts.
As part of an ongoing series, we bring you stories of young Indian Americans who came looking for the Real India and found their real selves instead. Rucha Desai recounts his trip to India.
It was the rejection of the Congress' welfarist economics by voters that led to the party's drubbing, says Andy Mukherjee.
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