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Indian-American jailed for 6 years for healthcare fraud

An Indian-American physician was on Saturday jailed for nearly six years and ordered to pay over $2.2 million (nearly Rs 14 crore) in fine for defrauding federal medical insurance programmes by......

Chandrayaan captures eclipse moments

India's first unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan-1 captured the shadow of the moon on the earth's surface during the July 22 solar eclipse. This feat has been achieved just a week after a shadow......

23 'Meth Merchants' plead guilty

The infamous Operation Meth Merchant case in Georgia took an unexpected turn with as many as 23 of the accused pleading guilty and two more cases being dropped. Seven of them have already been......

Fashion industry: A story of consumption and waste

Professor Tonya Boone draws upon her research on sustainable supply chains to discuss the impact of fashion industry on the environment and the implications of fast fashion for India.The fashion......

Getting fired could be a great career move

When Charlotte Dulaney was five months pregnant with her third child, the furthest thing on her mind was launching a business. It was the late 1980s, and Dulaney, a 31-year-old IT manager for an......

You are fired. Now what?

US college grads keen to join Indian firms

Nicole Dun made her way through customs at Bangalore International Airport, then onto a bus bound for Mysore, India, 86 miles away. She was understandably nervous. A freshly minted 22-year-old......

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory. As the 2024 Paris Games......

Oscars 2018: Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek on the red carpet

Looking at the glamorous Oscar red carpet! The 90th Annual Academy awards is unfolding at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Unlike the Golden Globes, black does not dominate the......

BAFTAs 2018: Amy Jackson rubs shoulders with Hollywood

The highlights of the glamorous Brit awards, right here. The British Academy of Film and Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18 and Hollywood turned......

Shape Of Water, Three Billboards, Darkest Hour lead BAFTA noms

Which film are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. A day after the Golden Globes comes the nominations for the BAFTAs, the British Oscars so......

PIX: Kate Winslet kisses Allison Janney!

Yes, a *lot* happened at the Hollywood Film Awards. The 21st annual Hollywood Film Awards ceremony was held in Beverly Hills, California, on November 5. But it wasn't all about glamour. The awards......

India's schedule at the Games - August 9

Following is the Indian athletes' schedule at the London Olympics on Thursday. All timings in IST Telecast on ESPN and Doordarshan ATHLETICS Women's 800m semi-finals (0000 hrs, Friday) Tintu Luka......

Famous cases of cheating in sport

Renault parted company with flamboyant team boss Flavio Briatore on Wednesday and said they would not contest charges they had fixed last year's Singapore Grand Prix by ordering driver Nelson......

I'm not unhappy with the performance, says wrestler Geeta

India's lone woman wrestler Geeta Phogat's campaign in the Olympic Games came to an end when she was trounced by the formidable Tetyana Lazareva of Ukraine in the women's freestyle 55 kg repechage......

Grappler Geeta makes exit after losing repechage round

Geeta Phogat bowed out of the London Olympics after being blanked 3-0 by Tetyana Lazareva of Ukraine in the repechage round two bout, in the 55kg freestyle category, at the ExCel Arena on......

Alka, Anita win wrestling golds

- Images from the Games: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Medals Tally India's top woman wrestler Alka Tomar and young Anita won gold medals in the 59 kg and 67 kg freestyle categories respectively......

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