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'Masks definitely are not 100 percent effective'

'They should always be used in combination with social distancing and hand washing and other recommendations.' IMAGE: A traveller wearing a protective mask at the Indira Gandhi international......

Spelling Bee spells winning word WRONG, claim experts

'Knaidel', the word that won 13-year-old Indian-American Arvind Mahankali the Scripps National Spelling Bee crown, may have been wrongly spelled, Jewish linguists have claimed. Arvind, from New......

Battalion commander, 17 other NDFB-S militants nabbed in Assam

In a major breakthrough, security agencies on Monday arrested a total of 18 National Democratic Front of Bodoland- Songbijit terrorists, including the commanding officer of its 13th battalion......

Denver debacle: How Obama helped Romney get back on track

When elections are close, debates can make a big difference,writesBikash Mohapatra Mitt Romney is meant to be the President of the United States," declared Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida.......

Obama-Romney: Who can better manage the same old world?

When the three presidential debates are taken as whole, it is clear that a fortnight before the polling day, the campaign is shaping up to be a contest between the lack-lustre record of an......

The Credila Success Story

Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector.There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal......

Indian-origin fund manager indicted in insider trading

Indian-origin hedge fund portfolio manager Mathew Martoma has been indicted in one of the "most lucrative" insider trading schemes ever involving $276 million and will be arraigned in a court here......

MphasiS to acquire Digital Risk for $175 mn

IT firm MphasiS on Monday said it will acquire US-based Digital Risk for $175 million (about Rs 960 crore), a move that will help it attain leadership position in the US mortgage services market.......

Obama pushes for higher taxes on the wealthy

Intensifying his populist pitch, US President Barack Obama has made an aggressive case for imposing more taxes on the rich and criticised those opposing his 'Buffet Rule'."You might have heard of......

Indian-origin hedge fund manager pleads not guilty

An Indian-origin hedge fund portfolio manager has pleaded not guilty to charges that he participated in one of the 'most lucrative' insider trading schemes totalling $276 million involving......

Lataji: Khayyam was among my favourite composers

IMAGE: Khayyam with Lata Mangeshkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Twitter There is much reason for Lata Mangeshkar to mourn the passing of music composer Khayyam. "Among......

First look: Tiger Shroff in Baaghi

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Shraddha Kapoor took to Twitter to wish her Baaghi co-star Tiger Shroff a happy birthday. She posted a poster of the film,......

Why 40-year-old Grand Slam champion is real possibility

Stanislas Wawrinka started the run at last year's US Open, followed by a 35-year-old Federer at Melbourne Park and Rafael Nadal in Paris 'Players today are incorporating massive amounts of......

'India a key market to spread women's tennis'

The Women's Tennis Association, which has turned to Asia to grow its sport, is unclear how the International Tennis Premier League is going to pan out. “We are still learning about it, just......

Sania enters semi-final

India's Sania Mirza remained on course for yet another ITF title when she sailed into the semi-final of the Boca Raton Winter Classic ITF World Ranking Tennis tournamentat Florida, USA.The......

Sania advances to quarters

India's teenage tennis sensation Sania Mirza advanced to the singles quarter-finals at the Te Boca Raton Winter Classic ITF Women's World Ranking tournament in Florida, USA.Sania outplayed Tetiana......

Haas, Blake reach last eight in Delray Beach

Title-holder Tommy Haas of Germany and American top seed James Blake eased through to the quarter-finals of the $416,000 Delray Beach International on Thursday despite blustery on-court conditions.......

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