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In PHOTOS: Adventures of the French 'Spiderman'

A French daredevil has scaled Cuba's famous 27-stoeried Habana Libre Hotel on Monday without ropes or a safety net. Alain Robert succeeded in climbing to the top of the hotel in about half an......

Headley is second biggest FBI bust of 2009

The arrest of Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Coleman Headley, that busted an LeT plot to carry out terror strikes in India, has been classified by the Federal Bureau of......

'Pakistani national confesses role in 9/11 plot'

Pakistani national Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, a prime suspect in the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States, has allegedly confessed to his role in the plot along with a slew of other strikes over......

These 10 stunts are for those who DARE!

Daredevil aerialist Nik Wallenda created history few nights ago when he successfully walked between skyscrapers on high wires suspended over 600 feet above Chicago without a harness or a safety net......

'You are aware Sheena is alive'

I don't think Rahul Mukerjea once referred to Sheena as killed or murdered and always referred to it as her disappearance. It felt like he still used the word 'disappear' because killed had a......

10 Super Towers felled by recession

In the heady days of high finance, cheap credit and expensive oil, there was so much money sloshing around the world that it was difficult to find ways to spend it. Many developers, especially in......

Sony NY HQ sale: Highest-priced US bldg in two years

Japan's Sony Corp said it would sell its US headquarters building in New York City for $1.1 billion (around Rs 5,983 crore), the highest price paid for a single US office building in two years, to......

World's tallest towers

Seventy-five years after it opened its doors, the Empire State Building looms large--and not just on the Manhattan skyline. In many minds, it remains the ultimate skyscraper, though it has been......

Ajit Jain: Berkshire's next Oracle?

Ajit came to Berkshire in 1986. Very quickly, I realised that we had acquired an extraordinary talent. So I did the logical thing: I wrote to his parents in New Delhi and asked if they had another......

The world's tallest towers

Seventy-five years after it opened its doors, the Empire State Building looms large -- and not just on the Manhattan skyline. In many minds, it remains the ultimate skyscraper, though it has been......

'National Award has come as a big surprise'

The hugely talented singer Shreya Ghosal bagged her third National Award for her song, Yeh Ishq Hai, from the film Jab We Met. She had earlier bagged awards in the Best Playback Singer category......

A standing ovation for the Oscars

Subhash K Jha applauds the Oscars for Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand. Giving the Best Actor award to Anthony Hopkins in place of the late (and no doubt great) Chadwick Boseman is an act of......

You Got Served dances to the top

Clint Eastwood's searing psychological murder mystery Mystic River, which has been nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture and Director, clearly benefited most by the Oscar nominations......

Celebs keep coming to the Flushing Meadows

Maria Francisca Perello, girlfriend of Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, is seen at US Open VIP gallery in New York. Xisca, as she better known as, comes from Nadal's home town of Palma, in......

Fisichella gives Force India first pole

Giancarlo Fisichella gave Force India an astonishing first pole position while Formula One championship leader Jenson Button qualified only 14th for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday. The Force......

Spotted: Brian Lara in Barbados

Reader Aslam Khan sent us this photograph from Barbados. 'I was in Barbados for a business visit and happened to attend their annual carnival. I met Brian Lara who was a good......

Dubai C'ships: Kvitova wins, Stosur extends miserable run

Czech Petra Kvitova defeated titleholder Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 in the Dubai Championships on Thursday to set up a semi-final against Caroline Wozniacki. Italian Roberta Vinci will play......

Spurs saved by late own goal, Liverpool hit six

A late Emmerson Boyce own goal gave Champions League-chasing Tottenham Hotspur a 2-2 draw at lowly Wigan Athletic that did little to help either side at contrasting ends of the Premier League table......

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