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Can Earth Avoid Killer Space Rocks?

An asteroid larger than Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, will pass within 1.2 million miles of Earth on Thursday, January 20.Stephen Hawking, in his final book Brief Answers to......

Amitav Ghosh among 12 longlisted for UK prize

Indian author Amitav Ghosh is among a group of award-winning writers and poets to make the longlist of Warwick Prize for Writing in London on Wednesday. The biennial prize run by Britain's......

US lawmakers back India's ban on Chinese apps

India's ban on 59 Chinese apps, including the popular TikTok, has been widely noted in the United States, including by some prominent lawmakers, who have urged the American government to follow......

How India can fight cyber terror

Like China, India needs to encourage 'hacker clubs' in view of the challenges of virtual terrorism, says Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd). The use of the Internet has been a boon to crime......

Who could replace Peter Dolan?

Could this finally be the end for Bristol-Myers Squibb Chief Executive Peter Dolan? A board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12 could determine Dolan's fate. He is under fire because of a failed attempt to......

Buffett donates record $2.84 billion to Gates, family charities

Warren Buffett meets young finalists in his Secret Millionaires Club 'Grow Your Own Business Challenge' in Omaha, United States. Photograph: Lane Hickenbottom/Reuters Warren Buffett on......

Amazing 'eggs' worth over millions of dollars

It is the 166th birthday of Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge today. The latter was famous for designing the precious and colourful Easter eggs (also known as Faberge Eggs). A Faberge egg is......

10 fastest fuel-efficient cars

Zero to 60 miles per hour in less than five seconds? Any car that can do that must be a gas guzzler, right? Wrong! Forbes has compiled a list of 10 performance automobiles that combine both speed......

America's biggest billionaire losers of 2008

Last year casino mogul Sheldon Adelson was on top of the world. When the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans was published in September 2007, the gruff son of a Boston cab driver--who spent......

Taapsee, Shraddha earn more than Saif!

Some surprises here! The Forbes Celebrity India 2018 list of the highest earning celebrities was released last week. While Salman Khan retained the top spot for the third consecutive time, there......

Dead celebs earn fat pay cheques

Elvis may have left the building, but that hasn't stopped the cheques from coming in. Business magazine Forbes has released its annual list of highest-earning dead celebrities, and The King heads......

The world's most powerful celebrities

It is the year of the tween. Coming off a massive concert tour, a hit 3-D movie--and a risqu picture in Vanity Fair--pop star Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) leads a slew of young stars onto......

Weekend Watch: Shattered Glass

When in his twenties, Stephen Glass (now 31) was employed by the respected American magazine The New Republic, as a reporter. It was a move that would one day create nightmares for editors the......

Here are Forbes' Highest Paid Athletes in the World

Federer knocks down Messi from his perch to top Forbes list; Tennis stars Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams were the only women on the list. IMAGE: 'Roger Federer is the perfect pitchman for......

Leicester City owner, four others killed in helicopter crash

IMAGE: Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a......

The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer's biggest league

'Believe us when we say he’s the best. He let us dream' IMAGE: Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and vice chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha with the trophy as they celebrate......

Singapore's Lim confirms Liverpool interest

Singapore billionaire Peter Lim, who failed in an earlier bid to buy Liverpool FC, is prepared to improve his offer for the Premier League club, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday, confirming British......

Chelsea triumph bitter-sweet in Russia

The success of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich after lavishing a fortune on Chelsea soccer club has earned him many friends in west London but resentment at home.Also ReadChelsea seek to paint......

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