African lions make longest swim in search of female

Possibly in search of lionesses, two lion brothers swam 1.3 kilometres across an African river known to be infested with hippos and crocodiles, making it the longest documented swim for African......

'Tamil voters don't like to be told what to do'

'Modi is trying avenues to convince people why they should vote for the BJP.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi holds a roadshow with the BJP's Tamil Nadu president Kuppusamy......

10 Photographs You HAVE To See Today

The winning, and also the most stunning pictures of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024, organised by World Photography Organisation are out! The top pics, in 10 interesting categories,......

Cyclone Michaung paralyses Chennai, revives fears of 2015 flood

Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc across Chennai and its neighboring districts, inundating the city, causing disruptions in flights and trains, and startling residents with a video capturing a......

How Dhirubhai Ambani changed the style of doing business in India

No one could have imagined then that the former student of Junagadh’s Bahadur Kanji High School, who during the sixties lived in a one-room chawl in Mumbai with his wife and children, would......

Mr Taxman, can you tell me...

. . . why is it that import duty on a business jet is merely 3 per cent, on a yacht 10 per cent, but it's 60 per cent on cars and a mind-boggling 213 per cent onone's favourite tipple. Amit Mitra's......

Shourie's selective memory

Dhirubhai Ambani was an amazing entrepreneur who aroused extreme responses in people. Either you loved him or you hated him. There was little or nothing in between.However, there is at least one......

Tere Liye, croons Roop Kumar Rathod

Roop Kumar Rathod lend his splendid voice by singing Tere Liye for a cause -- launch of Beti, a movement against Female Foeticide started by Anu Ranjan, President, The Indian Television......

Daredevils need something special to check Sunrisers' march

IMAGE: Delhi Daredevils will have to get David Warner out early. The Sunrisers Hyderabad captain is among the leading run-getters in IPL 9. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Daredevils, looking to get back......

Champions Trophy Images: South Africa vs Sri Lanka

Tillakeratne Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis led Sri Lanka to a 55-run win over hosts South Africa as the opening match of the Champions Trophy was decided by the Duckworth-Lewis scoring method on......

Sachin Tendulkar takes up educational charity

Following the footsteps of his late father who was committed to certain social responsibilities, India's batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has decided to sponsor the education of 200......