Coronavirus crisis is moving global life online

Millions of people worldwide are having to embrace life under lockdown -- confined to their own four walls or neighbourhoods for weeks on end as countries battle to reduce the spread of the......

US: Teen helps treat over 2 lakh patients in India

In the last five years, Pratyusha Yalamanchi, 18, has helped provide treatment to more than 290,000 dental patients in Andhra Pradesh. A high school graduate from the International Academy in......

7 Indians among 40 finalists for 'junior Nobel'

Forty high school students, including seven Indian-Americans, have been named finalists for the Intel Science Talent Search 2008. The Intel STS competition, often called the 'junior Nobel Prize',......

14 Indian-American kids in 'Spelling Bee' semis

Continuing their magnificent run at the national level, 14 Indian-Americans have made it to the penultimate round of the US 'Spelling Bee' competition, constituting nearly 35 per cent of this......

Trouble in Second Life

Anuj, a resident of Second Life since November 2006, is angry. He recently bought a poker table for around 25,000 Linden dollars (around Rs 4,000) in this virtual world. But Linden Labs, which owns......

Costliest cars to own

It remains to be seen if President Obama's $787 billion stimulus bill, with $17.4 billion allocated for automakers, could be the shot in the arm they need to restore flagging sales--which were down......

At 17, she has built a million-dollar web site

Late last year, Ian Moray stumbled across a cotton-candy-pink Web site called Whateverlife.com. As manager of media development at the online marketing company ValueClick Media, he was searching......

'The bus was torn into by a torrent of bullets'

The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the bus. 'Get down.'Jayawardene was hit first; his sock filled with blood.Outside, twelve gunmen blocked the exit. A......

Perera first Sri Lankan to hit six sixes in an over

IMAGE: Thisara Perera is the ninth cricketer in the world to have achieved this feat in professional cricket. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images All-rounder Thisara Perera became the first Sri......

Six Pakistan cricketers test positive for COVID

Pakistan training put on hold; NZC says protocol breach by visitors IMAGE: Pakistan players take a selfie before heading out to New Zealand on Sunday. Photograph: Babar Azam/Twitter Six touring......

Friendly, PICS: Messi converts late as Argentina draw with Uruguay

IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi in action with Uruguay's Diego Godin during their international friendly at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv in Israel on Monday. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters......

Unstoppable Fraser-Pryce blazes to 100 metres glory in London

IMAGE: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce poses as she celebrates winning the Women's 100m race in the Diamond League, London Anniversary Games at London Stadium on Sunday. Photograph: John......