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Why Latin America Loves India And Vice Versa

The warmth and respect for India were evident wherever I went and noticed how most Latin Americans have Indian gurus either directly or online and yoga was very much in vogue, observes Ambassador T......

Antarctica turning green 'dramatically', says study

Antarctica is turning green "dramatically", with the trend accelerated by more than 30 per cent in recent years, compared to the past three decades, a new study has found. IMAGE: A mountain stands......

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

India should encourage the second coming of SAARC with climate change as an urgent agenda and keeping Indian security concerns in mind as the subtext, suggest Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd)......

Titanic tourist submersible carrying 5 goes missing

Hamish Harding, a British businessman who collaborated with the Indian government to reintroduce eight wild cheetahs from Namibia to India, is among five people who went missing in the Atlantic......

70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

Discover India's poshest homes

These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy.One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments.A buyer......

Check out Nokia's Linux smartphone!

Nokia has unveiled its first high-end smartphone running on Linux software. A phone for technology enthusiasts, it allows you to multi-task and browse the Internet like the desktop computer.......

Eco-tourists to Antarctica add to global warming

Over 40,000 eco-tourists visiting Antarctica every year are adding to global warming that results in melting of the polar ice caps, a new research has found. Most of these tourists to the......

Piramal Life may develop TB drug

Piramal Life Sciences, the demerged research arm of pharmaceutical major Nicholas Piramal India, may become the first company to successfully develop a tuberculosis drug whose leads are isolated......

Climate science and the Indian scientist

Will Indian scientists' measure up to the challenge of climate change? I ask this because of the nature of the science as well as the nature of our scientists. Climate change science is young,......

Rajkummar-Patralekhaa Go On A Date

Manushi daydreams... Pooja visits Udupi... Karishma enjoys water sports... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajkummar Rao/Instagram 'Chilling at my favourite cafe in Shillong, #CherryBeanCafe. The......

PHOTO: Juhi Chawla visits Antartica!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood stars are tweeting. Actress Juhi Chawla, who recently returned from a family vacation, turned to Twitter to share a few pictures. ‘An Antarctic museum &......

'The most difficult performance of my life'

Shahid Kapoor will be seen in a career-defining double role in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey, and the actor is quite looking forward to its release this Friday. His double role characters Guddu and......

Now on TV: Babes in the woods

Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao is an adaptation of ITV Global Entertainment's format show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. The show has a unique format where the 10 celebrities swap their......

Racy photo-shoot creates controversy

Neetu Chandra's racy photo-shoot for a magazine ran into hot weather in Mumbai recently. The Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! actress, who had agreed to do hot and sexy cover for The Man magazine, was......

Ice Ice Baby! The Antarctic Ice Marathon...

IMAGE: A runner participates in the Antarctic Ice Marathon, in Union Glacier, on December 14, 2022. Photographs: Mark Conlon/Antarctic Ice Marathon/REUTERS Courageous runners braved snow and......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

Pune man is first Asian to swim across Ocean Seven

More becomes only the ninth person in the world to complete the marathon swim IMAGE: Pune-based Rohan More holds up the tri-colour on completing his feat. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Pune-based......

'There are no questions regarding Viru's captaincy'

Virender Sehwag's sharp dip in form has been a cause of concern for the Indian team management but as far as Delhi Daredevils' director of coaching TA Sekar is concerned, the senior batsman is......

Bula swims into history

India's swimming ace Bula Chowdhury became the first woman to conquer five continents by crossing from Three Anchor Bay to Robben Islands near Cape Town in South AfricaonFriday.Bula, who had last......

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