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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......

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......

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......

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......

Best investment advice from 15 legendary investors

Joseph Hachem kisses a stack of $100 bills after winning World Series of Poker. Photograph: Reuters As a small investor, the rules suggest that you must invest in stocks with a long term view of......

What legacy does Raghav Bahl leave behind?

Of the 131 entities Raghav Bahl follows on Twitter, 20 are politicians and political parties. The rest are a mix of journalists, policymakers, newspapers and Network18 news channels. He follows......

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......

GMR group chief's secrets of success

The last few weeks have been busy for Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao, the 59-year-old chairman of the Bangalore-based GMR group. He first sold to EID Parry of the Murugappa group his sugar business (two......

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......

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......

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......

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......

US charges Allen Stanford with 'massive' fraud

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies were charged with "massive" fraud on Tuesday as federal agents swooped down on his US headquarters. In a civil complaint filed in......

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