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Antarctica turning green 'dramatically', says study

Antarctica is turning green "dramatically", with the trend accelerated by more than 30 per cent in recent years, compared to the past three decades, a new study has found. IMAGE: A mountain stands......

The case for banning opinion polls

A recent academic paper on probability theory shows how beliefs are influenced by interpretations of data rather than the data itself, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Ever since Indira Gandhi turned......

A mirror to the dark side of the world

It's amazing what a Nobel Prize can do.Until this morning, not many non-Germans knew that a woman called Elfriede Jelinek existed. This state of unknowing underwent a dramatic change with an......

Volkswagen's US recall could be thwarted by reluctant diesel owners

In the three states with the most VW diesel cars caught up in the emissions scandal, only California withholds registration renewals from cars that fail to comply with recalls. As......

GST delay may not impact markets

IMAGE: One reason for going slow is because the GST Bill is still under discussion. Photograph: PTI Photo Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.Puneet......

Meet Cornell's new B-school dean

Professor Soumitra Dutta, founder and faculty director of a new media and technology innovation lab at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, has been named dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate......

Indian location for Hollywood adventures

Los Angeles based Film Producer, Dileep Singh Rathore was born and raised in Rajasthan and accidentally stumbled into the world of film productions.Rathore explains, "While I was a motor cross......

Low-budget Magic Airlines to take off soon

Enthused by the liberalised open sky policy, Nira Radia-promoted Magic Airlines on Thursday announced its plans to operate low-budget flights in India with 10 aircraft by the year-end, for which it......

The Oscars Are Not Always Predictable

In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for the complex portrayal of a Frankenstein-like character Bella, in Yargos Lanthimos’ electrifying and most......

Review: Watch 2012 at your own peril

What is the point of a movie set in times of apocalyptic events? To warn and perhaps obliquely make mankind aware of a possible threat? To offer a ray of hope? At the very least to wow and amaze......

Soccer PIX: Milan edge eight-man Lazio; PSG hold Monaco

IMAGRS from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday IMAGE: AC Milan's Noah Okafor celebrates scoring against Lazio in their Serie A match at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy.......

'Tennis won't be the same without you'

Following is a roundup of reaction to Roger Federer, a 20-times Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announcing his retirement from the sport at the age of 41 after the Laver Cup later......

Tsitsipas downs Fokina to defend Monte Carlo crown

IMAGE: Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates with the trophy after beating Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to win the Monte Carlo ATP 1000 Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club,......

PIX: Hungary humiliate England; Germany crush Italy

Hungary condemn England to worst home defeat since 1928 IMAGE: Hungary's Daniel Gazdag scores their fourth goal. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Hungary humiliated England 4-0 away on......

Australian Open tuneup: Serena dominates; Coco through

IMAGE: Serena Williams plays a forehand against Daria Gavrilova of Australia. Photograph: Jack Thomas/Getty Images Serena Williams showed no signs of rust as she began her season with a......

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