ISRO sets up Human Space Flight Centre for manned missions

Gearing up for its maiden manned space mission 'Gaganyaan', Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO unveiled its Human Space Flight Centre in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Photograph: ISRO The space......

ISRO to set up Human Space Flight Centre

ISRO has to select astronauts, training them to withstand the space environment, and then bring them back to earth and rehabilitate them.Peerzada Abrar reports. IMAGE: Then Squadron Leader Rakesh......

Britain's Brown names new Cabinet

David Miliband, former environment secretary, was on Thursday named as Britain's new foreign secretary as Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled his Cabinet a day after assuming the charge of the......

UK blasts: The Iraq factor

It would now be increasingly hard to argue that even if the War in Iraq is not the sole motivation for recent acts of terrorism, it must still be a major contributory factor behind the suicide bomb......

Infosys in talks to acquire Spanish consulting firm

Infosys, India's second largest IT services company, is in talks with Everis, a Spanish consulting company, for a possible acquisition.Started in 1996 as DMR Consulting, Everis employed 9,000......

Murdoch on the front foot, to buy ESPN stake in JV

After months of speculation, Rupert Murdoch's 16-year-old equal joint venture (JV) with sports broadcaster ESPN has broken up. STAR will buy out ESPN's 50 per cent equity stake in the JV, ESPN-STAR......

European flights resume after six-day shutdown

Most of the European nations, including the United Kingdom and Germany, reopened their air space on Wednesday after an unprecedented six-day lockdown due to the Icelandic volcanic ash that stranded......

Beauty lessons from past recessions

Bright lips "Women are now opting for colours which make them look as if they really have good skin: a healthy cheek, a rosy lip," says Terry Barber, MAC's director of make-up artistry. "There is......

Weekend Watch

Staying home this weekend? Grab these DVDs and unwind!Little Black Book Cast: Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, and Julianne Nicholson.Director: Nick HurranPlot: A talk......

All about the Mel Gibson scandal

Ah, the tabloids love their buzzwords. And post-Internet, these weak puns receive nearly instant global accreditation. Now, after milking Brangelina and Tomkat for all they're worth, this weekend......

Ranjit Chowdhry's Last Holiday

Ranjit Chowdhry may have less than 10 minutes screen time in Last Holiday, but he gets some of the film's best laughs. As the timid, nerdish but good-natured and well-meaning Dr Rabindranath Gupta,......

Need sex education?

Warning: This film is about sex, but don't expect any titillating scenes or erotic talk. Also be warned, the movie could be addictive. You may be so engrossed by its topicality, honesty, drama,......

Root joins elite club in all-time ICC Test rankings

IMAGE: Root scored a personal best of 262 runs during England's emphatic victory over Pakistan in the first Test in Multan. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas / Reuters England star Joe Root is......

Kamlesh Patel to step down as Yorkshire chairman

IMAGE: Kamlesh Patel was tasked with navigating Yorkshire County Cricket Club through a racism scandal involving British Asian cricketer Azeem Rafiq. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Kamlesh Patel......

Asian heritage cricketers insulted at Yorkshire: Rafiq tells parl committee

‘I felt isolated, humiliated at times. I lost my career to racism.’ Rafiq said things improved at Yorkshire when Australian Jason Gillespie was head coach but turned toxic after he......

Rashid corroborates accusations of racism against Vaughan

IMAGE: Adil Rashid said he is 'happy to support' official probe into racism claims against former England captain Michael Vaughan. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has......

Yorkshire chairman resigns over racism row

IMAGE: ECB has suspended Yorkshire from hosting international or major matches until it has clearly demonstrated that it can meet the standards expected of an international venue. Photograph:......