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When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

Trump Jr's 'victory map' shows J-K, northeast out of India

Donald Trump Jr, son of United States President Donald Trump, drew flak and criticism on Wednesday for posting an inaccurate world map drenched in the red colour of the Republican Party and one......

The persistence of memory: What it means to be human

Deep-learning machines are conquering realm after realm of human expertise, but is there a difference between Them and Us?I think the only thing that distinguishes us from the machines is memory.......

Greetings from Pluto: NASA probe survives flyby, phones home

NASA has confirmed its New Horizons probe worked flawlessly on its flight past Pluto -- and is now set to begin sending back images that will unravel the mystery of the dwarf planet’s strange......

NASA spacecraft finally gets up close with Pluto

Humanity has visited Pluto for the first time, opening a new chapter in space exploration. This is the last and most detailed image sent to Earth before the spacecraft’s closest approach to......

Does RBI's board have the skill to handhold the management?

If indeed we want the board to manage the RBI, probably the government should take a close look at the US Federal Reserve system which has a two-part structure - a central authority in Washington,......

Indian Railways and the case of privatisation

'So far, the private sector's participation in railways has been muted in India, compared to sectors like ports, telecom, electricity, airports and roads.' Image: Indian government is in the......

Twitter bird gets a makeover

On Wednesday, Twitter unveiled a new "Twitterbird" which will be the new trademark symbol for the one world's fastest-growing company."Over the past six years, the world has become familiar with......

Ultra alliance with Munjals over

The UK-based Ultra Motor Company has pulled out of a technical collaboration with the Munjals of the Hero group for the electric two-wheeler company, Hero Ultra Pvt Ltd. The company sold 11,000......

The new employee hiring techniques

What was her company missing? Susan Bowman asked herself that as soon as she plopped into her chair at Tri-anim, a medical-supplies distributor in Sylmar, California.It was two and a half years......

'Men, women, everybody, we want love'

'When something like this happens, it's just like all the weight and all the time that there was no work and the auditions were not cracking, you feel it's just worth it.' IMAGE: Namrata Sheth and......

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is brilliant

According to Sukanya Verma, The Hobbit series continues to exhilarate and astound with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.With over a decade spent immersed in Middle Earth......

Christian Bale visits Aurora shooting victims

Get your lowdown on what's goign on in the world of Hollywood, right here.Batman star Christian Bale met survivors of the Colorado cinema shooting and thanked medical staff and police officers who......

Magnificent, seductive!

The law of diminishing returns holds no meaning for The Return Of The King,the spirited, majestic and seductive third episode of the JRR Tolkien saga. A towering achievement made even more......

PIX: Ledecky takes record but Australia win 4x200 freestyle

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Thursday. IMAGE: Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus celebrate after......

PICS: Marchand sets Olympic record; Martinenghi ends Peaty's 'three-peat' dream

IMAGE: France's Leon Marchand celebrates winning the Olympics men's 400 metres Individual Medley at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France, on Sunday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters World......

PIX: NASCAR returns to sound of silence

'I didn't think it was going to be that much different and then we won the race and it is dead silent out here, so we miss the fans.' IMAGE: While the day unfolded with none of the bells and......

PIX: Olympic champ Phelps throws ceremonial first pitch

The most decorated Olympic champion Michael Phelps threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Arizona Diamondbacks’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Phelps has 28 total......

Olympic hero Phelps says he was scared of water as a kid

'I wanted that feeling of winning an Olympic gold medal, breaking a world record and becoming a professional athlete. By 18, I had accomplished all three' 'I despised losing in anything I did. I......

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