Are you a selfie addict? 10 landmarks you CAN'T visit

What’s a day spent at an iconic destination without a selfie, right? They have become a way of life; even the Pope couldn’t escape one! But not all appreciate the addiction. Some......

The 10 most expensive taxi rides around the world

Mumbai auto rickshaw and taxi fares have once again been hiked after the high court rejected the plea of the Mumbai Grahak Panchayat to stall it. The 38,000 odd black and yellow taxis and 1.05 lakh......

PHOTOS: The crazy, odd world we live in!

We bring you a collection of some of the odd moments from around the world.   Winner of the Body Art Awards celebrates during the Christchurch New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington......

America's energy billionaires

Aubrey McClendon has a solution to the nation's energy problems: natural gas. "It's ready to rescue our economy, enhance national security and reduce pollution," says the slim gray-haired......

MIT, India pact to launch health science institute

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Indian government's Department of Biotechnology recently launched a partnership that will result in the creation of a new Translational Health......

Why people lie when seeking a job

From foolish fibs to full-on fraud, lying on your rsum is one of the most common ways that people stretch the truth. But think twice before you ship off your next half-baked job application. Even......

Desperately seeking Apu's room

Robert Hirschfield goes looking for the space he made his own from the moment he saw Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar (The World of Apu).'Why have you come to Kolkata?' At two in the......

The Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban spell

Broomsticks will fly, paintings will whisper and menacing villains will have their comeuppance on more than 6,000 screens across North America when the third instalment in the Harry Potter series......

Women's final delayed by men's semi-final and rain in Paris

IMAGE: Grounds staff clean the court during the men's semi-final betweeen Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Austria's Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday. REUTERS/Charles Platiau.......

STUNNING Sports Pix from 2018!

Amazing Action Ahead! 2018 was a big year in the sporting calendar -- the FIFA World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Asian Games and some hard-fought cricket tournaments featuring Virat Kohli's No......

Sports Shorts: After Asian Games high, Jinson finishes seventh

Chitra finishes creditable 4th, Jinson seventh in IAAF Continental Cup IMAGE: India's Jinson Johnson. Photograph: India Allsports/Twitter PU Chitra finished a creditable fourth in women's......

CWG Opening Ceremony PIX: PV Sindhu leads Indian contingent

Australia celebrated its ancestry and native traditions in a soul-stirring Commonwealth Games opening ceremony but protests by indigenous aboriginals against the very idea of Commonwealth came as a......

PHOTOS: Warner sparks fireworks in record time

'It's an honour and privilege to be amongst the greats of the game. It wasn't something in the back of my mind to go out and score a 100 in a session. It was about going out there with intent and......