Prof Ramakrishnan receives Chemistry Nobel

Indian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on Thursday. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the highest honour in the......

45 killed in Lahore blast

At least 45 people were killed and 273 injured when a massive blast shook the Civil Lines area of Lahore city on Wednesday. The blast occurred in 15 Building adjacent to the Capital......

UK: NRI shopkeeper dies in teenage gang attack

A popular Indian-origin shopkeeper in the Yorkshire town of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom has been killed while trying to repel members of a teenage gang who were trying to rob him. Gurmail......

Hawking, Yunus conferred highest US civilian award

British scientist Stephen Hawking and Bangaldeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus are among the 16 eminent personalities who were on Wednesday conferred 'Presidential Medal of Freedom', America's......

How Wall Street created the Federal Reserve

In 1910 the who's who of Wall Street met in total secrecy in an American town to work towards the first draft of the bill that would finally give the United States a central bank. The clock had......

US firms that outsource are traitors: Kerry

Outsourcing of hi-tech jobs to India, China, Russia, the Philippines, and elsewhere has become an issue which is being debated in the Democratic primaries and in the US Congress, with current......

Weekend Watch

Not in the mood for anything already at theatres? Here are five DVDs you can curl up with this weekend:Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (Hindi)Cast: Aamir Khan, Pooja Bhatt, Anupam Kher and Sameer Chitre.......

Mixed verdict for Runaway Jury

A handful of solid performances, especially by John Cusack, give the legal thriller Runaway Jury credibility. Yet,the film will elicit a mixed verdict.Based on an intermittently interesting but, on......

'He's a class player against all types of bowling'

IMAGE: Babar Azam scored a ton against Australia to pull off a draw in Karachi last year. Photograph: ICC/X As he prepares to return to Test cricket after suffering an Ashes-ending calf injury......

World Boxing: Nikhat, Parveen and Anamika storm into quarters

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen dominated from start to finish in her round of 16 bout. Photograph: Boxing Federation/Twitter Asian Championships bronze medallist Nikhat Zareen (52kg) continued her......

Boxing World C'ships: Nikhat, Manisha, Parveen assure medals

IMAGE: Boxer Manisha celebrates her victory over Mongolia's Namuun Monkhur to advance to the 57kg semi-final on Monday. Photograph: BFI/Twitter Nikhat Zareen (52kg), Manisha (57kg) and......

Fastest WC centurion Davison to quit after Aus match

Veteran Canada batsman John Davison will bow out of international cricket after his side's last World Cup match against Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday. - World......

Former India shot putter arrested in US for killing wife, mother

'I killed both of them. I killed your mother and grandmother. Call the police to come get me.' IMAGE: Iqbal Singh, a former Asian Championship bronze medallist for India, was charged on Monday......