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Techie from Maha drowns in US, had called mom earlier

A 26-year-old Indian IT professional working in California drowned in the famous Glacier National Park in the US state of Montana while on vacation with friends, according to park authorities.......

Rupert Murdoch, 92, to wed 62-yr-old scientist, his 5th marriage

Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch has got engaged to a retired molecular biologist, Elena Zhukova. IMAGE: Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters The 92-year-old is set to marry......

Kamala Harris: Her Life In Photos

A peek into the life of United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee. IMAGE: Kamala with her mother Dr Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer scientist.......

2 dead in murder-suicide at University of California campus

Two men died on Wednesday in a murder-suicide at the University of California's Los Angeles campus, prompting a lockdown for two hours and a massive security deployment at the sprawling facility,......

'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......

'Wish prices were kept low for the common man'

For Ashok Upadhyay, a taxi driver from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, who makes his living in Mumbai, there are concerns more pressing than the Budget. Namely, he says, prices for even basic......

New device turns smartphone into DNA-scanning microscope

Researchers have developed a device that can turn any smartphone into a DNA-scanning fluorescent microscope to diagnose various types of cancers and nervous system disorders, such as Alzheimer's.......

'Service sector key to GDP and jobs'

India among developing nations is far ahead in becoming a service economy, says Uday Karmarkar, founder and director of the Anderson's Business and Information Technologies Project at the......

Indian American appointed to top Yale position

The prestigious Yale University on Monday announced the appointment of Indian American academician Anjani Jain to a top university position. Beginning July 1, Jain will join Yale School of......

The Internet is 40 years old!

It may sound surprising, but the Internet is actually 40 years old today. Len Kleinrock, a computer scientist and his team at UCLA began experiments, laying the foundation of what later became the......

Spotted: SRK, Karan Johar in Los Angeles

Reader Shweta Balakrishnan, a student at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),met Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar during the shoot of My Name Is Khan. The pictures were taken at the UCLA......

Rishi, Neetu, Ranbir party with US billionaire

Ranbir Kapoor, extreme left, took a break from shooting Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saanwariya and the hot Mumbai film studios, to accompany his parents Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh to California.......

Filming war

In its annual round up of the brightest talents in independent cinema, Filmmaker magazine throws up an Indian name: Vineet Dewan, who has been named in the magazine's list of 25 New Faces of......

PIX: Humanoid robot ARTEMIS ready to play some soccer!

IMAGE: A full-sized humanoid robot named ARTEMIS is shown at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, where mechanical engineering students developed a first of its kind robot in Los Angeles,......

Roddick finds form in Los Angeles

Top seed Andy Roddick, watched by his new coach Jimmy Connors, unleashed nine aces in a 6-4, 6-4 win against South African Rik de Voest in the first round of the Los Angeles Open on Wednesday.......

Hewitt goes out in Los Angeles

Second seed Lleyton Hewitt of Australia was upset 6-4, 6-4 by American Paul Goldstein in the first round of the Los Angeles Open on Tuesday. Former champion Tommy Haas of Germany advanced with a......

'We Know The Power Of Cricket'

'Cricket as a pathway in the US was not something people thought about 10 years ago, even like five years ago.''But now that there is a pathway you can see.' IMAGE: Corey Anderson, captain of the......

LeBron James' son Bronny 'stable' after cardiac arrest

IMAGE: Bronny James, 18-year-old son of the NBA's all-time leading scorer, went into cardiac arrest on Monday and was rushed to hospital where he was placed in intensive care. Photograph: Jayne......

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