Syrian refugee 'pays back' German kindness with food for homeless

In August, Germany made a tremendous show of hospitality when it defied European Union rules and continued to welcome Syrian asylum seekers regardless of their entry point into the political bloc.......

Maharashtra declares drought in 29,000 villages

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Maharashtra has declared “drought” in over 29,000 villages of the state, mostly in parched Marathwada and Vidarbha regions where the......

A new Earth? Astronomers find 8 new planets that could host life

Welcome to the family! Scientists using NASA’s Kepler spacecraft have confirmed at least eight new roughly Earth-sized planets sitting in the habitable zones of their host stars --......

Arunachal will see repeat of Kargil, warns minister

An Arunachal Pradesh minister on Tuesday warned of a ‘Kargil-like’ situation in the border state as he spoke of a lack of development forcing locals to migrate away from far-flung areas......

To retain talent, IT firms start rewarding best techies

On a bright morning recently, the 40-acre Intel India campus in the hi-tech corridor of Outer Ring Road here set the temperature soaring with ‘Oscar like’ felicitation of its own......

Can Mamata change Kolkata into London?

The official Facebook page of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has close to 700,000 followers, mostly in the 18-24 age group.  Many of them frequently ‘like’ and share......

Modi's US tour: Which company pledged what

Here is the essence of Prime Minister Modi’s recent engagements with the leading men and women of some of the top tech multi-national corporations in the US. Image: Prime Minister Narendra......

Porsche Macan is luxurious, fast and expensive!

The baby SUV from Porsche takes on a set of off-road challenges on a hot and humid Mumbai afternoon Something that can sprint from a halt to 100kmph in a mere 5 seconds is normally under sportscar......

Tyson wanted to kill Holyfield during infamous ear-biting bout

Mike Tyson has revealed in his autobiography that he wanted to kill his ear-biting victim Evander Holyfield in the infamous 1997 fight. In his Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography, Tyson narrated the......