The Battle To Save Malabar Hill

'If the authorities go about completing this project the way they have proposed, this is going to cause a HUGE environmental impact not only on Malabar Hill but also on the rest of the city.'......

'Facebook, Google are like East India Company'

'Facebook and Google no longer need to have infantry regiments and cavalry like the East India Company because they are inside everyone's phones listening to our conversations.' IMAGE: An East......

10 amazing photos you missed this week

A West Indian Day celebration, Hurricane Dorian destruction, and the immersion of Lord Ganesha in Chennai round out this week's best images. A person wears a large costume during the annual West......

Japan's cherry blossoms take our breath away

The flowers are a national symbol of Japan, and the annual display draws huge crowds -- and the attention of social media users.  Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Spring in Japan can only......

From bullock cart to biofuel

The other day I was reading about the Virgin Atlantic 747 jumbo jet that flew last week from London to Amsterdam on biofuel. It's quite a record - Virgin is now the first airline in the world to......

Developing tastes

A few months ago in Punjab, as grain farmers set fire to harvested rice fields to clear their land, Jagroop Singh spent the afternoon reflecting on his good fortune farming cows. Singh, a tall Sikh......

Tea, world's 2nd most popular beverage

Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world, after water. It is estimated that somewhere between 18 and 20 billion 6 oz. cups of tea are drunk daily on our planet. An extension of numbers......

Chidambaram's Budget speech

Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance PART A Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2005-06. 2. Last year, while presenting the Budget, I had suggested that the vote in......

US box office looks bleak

It is the bleakest box office in the United States so far this year. Newcomer Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star could not even grab $10 million. This comedy, about a man trying to regain his past......

How this EPL club is helping in COVID-19 battle

IMAGE: The English Premier League club said they are funding all costs for ingredients, meal preparation and packaging while the charity covers delivery expenses. Photograph: Palace for Life......

Lord's cricket ground lends support to medical staff

IMAGE: The Lord's cricket ground, owned by Marylebone Cricket Club, has provided 75 parking space for staff at Wellington Hospital, University College Hospital, and the Hospital of St John and St......

Reflective China braces for diminished haul at the Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Xiaoxia Li, Shiwen Liu and Ning Ding of China pose before the Women's Table Tennis Team Gold Medal Team Match between China and Germany. Photograph: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images. Defeats in......

Images: Agassi, Graf unveil Wimbledon's new roof

Andre Agassi kisses his wife and partner Steffi Graf during their mixed doubles match against Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters at an exhibition event to unveil the new retractable roof over Centre......