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These images of the world are so breathtaking they don't look real

Epic volcanoes, breathtaking beaches and otherworldly canyons... Feast your eyes on fine photography! Agora, a free photography app, recently held its #Landscape2020 contest. The competition, which......

Superb snaps from Siena International Photo Awards

Gazing upon the prize-winning images of the Siena International Photo Awards 2019 is something of a roller coaster experience. The overall winner is a compelling picture of a boy trying to retrieve......

A reluctant foreign secretary takes leave -- quietly

K P S Menon (Junior) had a quiet humility and playfulness, and was not motivated by money or power, recalls Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: K P S Menon (Junior), served as India's foreign......

31 images you won't believe were taken only on an iPhone

Think that you need a fancy camera to take a good picture? WRONG! The next few images prove an iPhone camera and a good eye is all you need to shock people. The tenth annual iPhone Photography......

Migratory birds stay put in Chilika despite heat

IMAGE: Gulls in Chilika Lake in Odisha. Photograph: @biswajitmohanty/ Twitter. Migratory birds including flamingoes and pelicans have stayed put at the famous Chilika Lake in Odisha despite......

Jet gets another EoI; deadline for resolution plan extended

A Russian fund submitted its interest to the resolution professional on February 14 and also hired a consultancy firm to help them with the bidding process. Russia-based Far East Development Fund......

Aiyar to discuss ONGC-Yukos deal with Russia

Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will take up Oil and Natural Gas Corp's proposal to acquire 15-20 per cent stake in embattled Russian firm Yukos' core asset, Yuganskneftegaz, when he meets......

ONGC takes dragon's route to Yukos riches

India is trying to wear the dragon mask. It has started matching the Chinese aggression on bidding for oil and gas fields abroad.After losing out to China in Angola and Indonesia, the Oil and......

China financed Yukos acquisition

China had financed the acquisition of embattled Yukos' core asset Yuganskneftegaz by Russia's state-owned 'Rosneft' oil last month in return of oil supplies till 2010, a senior Russian official......

India vies for equity stake in Yukos asset

India is keen on an equity stake in the Russian company Yukos' assets. Unlike China, which has offered to lend money, India wants a long-term presence in the company, senior officials told Business......

James Cameron's 'underwater' birthday!

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Academy-award-winning director James Cameron, famous for his blockbuster films like Avatar and Titanic on Monday......

Cleaning up an oil spill, James Cameron-style

The world's biggest filmmaker, James Cameron, has offered his fleet of private submarines to BP (formerly British Petroleum), to assist the company in stopping the massive oil flow threatening the......

Russian torchbearer dies after carrying flame in Sochi relay

A torchbearer died of a heart attack after carrying the Olympic flame as part of Russia's torch relay leading up to the Sochi 2014 Winter Games in February, an official said on Monday. Vadim......

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