Monstrous hydrogen gas cloud boomeranging back to the Milky Way

A team of researchers has revealed that the old adage "what goes up must come down" is ringing true for an immense cloud of hydrogen gas that is heading towards our galaxy at nearly 7 lakh miles......

Markets cheer European bank stimulus; Sensex gains 273 points

Benchmark share indices scaled record highs for the fourth straight session, amid a rallly in global stocks, after the European Central Bank announced higher-than-expected monetary stimulus......

Bank, realty stocks lead Sensex rally

Mirroring positive cues from the global markets the Sensex opened with a positive gap of 137 points at 8,481. The index thereafter gained from strength-to-strength as the day progressed backed by......

The world's most powerful celebrities

It was a year of conquest in Hollywood. The worldwide box office soared to a record Rs 1.2 trillion, buoyed by global blockbusters like Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and......

India Inc in a generous mood

Corporate India's payout surged 22 per cent in 2006-07, with more than 50 per cent of the companies raising their dividends. The growth in the largesse comes in the wake of a three-year high, 47......

Some enchanted story!

Surely we could have seen more of Parminder K Nagra even in a film dominated by the glorious Anne Hathaway? But Ella Enchanted has consigned Nagra and a number of others, including Jimi Mistry and......

Athletics: Women's 100m explodes into life in Tokyo

IMAGE: Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou (right) looks at her opponents as she out-runs them during round one of the Women's 100m heats on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic......

US sprinter Richardson banned from Olympic 100m after cannabis test

IMAGE: Sha'Carri Richardson was aiming to become the first American woman to win the Olympic 100m title since Gail Devers in 1996 after posting 10.72 seconds in April - one of her five runs under......

Indonesia, China in Sudirman Cup final

Indonesiastormed back from 0-2 down to beat England 3-2 and reach the Sudirman Cup final for the seventh time in 10 editions since the inaugural event in 1989. They now meet defending champions......