Arthur C Clarke with a fan

British-born science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C Clarke died at a private hospital in Colombo on Wednesday morning, his office said. According to officials, Clarke, who had been in and......

Sci-fi writer Arthur C Clarke dead

British-born science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C Clarke died at a private hospital in Colombo on Wednesday morning, his office said. According to officials, Clarke, who had been in and......

The couple who travel the world recreating movie scenes

Some couples like to cook together while others like to work out. Robin Lachhein, 31, and Judith Schneider, 30, from Hofheim, Germany, have a slightly more involved hobby: They travel the world......

PHOTOS: Amazing moments under the sea

Underwater Photographer of the Year celebrates photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes and rivers. More than 5,500 underwater pictures were entered in 13 categories by underwater......

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

The trio introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty IMAGE: The portraits of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kreme, who......

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

Four Indians, including a Harvard University professor and the co-founder of India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal, have been named by Fortune in its list of the 40 most powerful, influential......

Computers to match humans brains soon

Move over humans. Computers will supercede you in 2035, says a report published in The Independent.That day is not too far when artificial intellignce could be on a par with human intellect by the......

When Satyajit Ray got UPSET

There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......

The truth about Marilyn Monroe

Norma Jean Mortensen was, in matters of personal hygiene, a slut. She ate in bed and pushed the remains under the sheet; had irritable bowel syndrome and flatulence; rarely bathed; and preferred to......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Australia walks with confidence on to the Perth Test

Australia move on to the third Test against India in Perth this week with a 2-0 series lead, a captain in the form of his life and a fiercesome bowling attack salivating at the prospect of a lively......

Johnson slams 'toxic' culture under Michael Clarke

IMAGE: Former Australia players Mitchell Johnson and Michael Clarke. Photograph: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images. Retired pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson has slammed the Australian team culture under......

When Khawaja felt like an 'outsider' in Australian dressing room

IMAGE: Usman Khawaja along with three others -- James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Shane Watson -- was suspended for one Test during Australia's tour of India in 2013 for not submitting a......

India tour was toughest period of my captaincy, says Clarke

Australian skipper Michael Clarke does not regret the infamous 'Homework-gate' scandal in India last year but does admit that the tour was the toughest period of his captaincy. The Aussies not only......