50 killed, over 700 injured in China's deadly port explosions

Powerful explosions tore through a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals in north China's major port city, killing at least 50 people and injuring over 700 others as the twin blasts sent......

Death toll from Tianjin explosions climbs to 104

Sodium cyanide, a deadly chemical that emits highly toxic gases if it is burnt or comes in contact with water along with other chemicals, has been detected at the blast site. A firefighter walks......

'Modi may have lost confidence in Varanasi'

'After his road shows, the people of Varanasi are debating what forced the prime minister to move around in the narrow lanes of Varanasi.''If he had taken out one road show, no one would have......

Tianjin explosions: Fire continues to rage; toll mounts to 56

Firefighters run as smoke rises at the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters Over 1,000 firefighters aided by military experts trained......

Black carbon contributes to global warming

A researcher has found that black carbon that emanates from diesel engine exhaust and cooking fires contributes towards global warming. Increasing the ratio of black carbon to sulphate in the......

The many problems confronting the IITs

One third of faculty positions vacant.One per cent seats empty.New IITs lag in infrastructure, research.Abhishek Waghmare and Sahil Makkar report. Indian Institutes of Technology are struggling to......

Hyderabad: India's Genome Valley

"If Bangalore is the Silicon Valley, Hyderabad is the Genome Valley. India's future is in biotechnology," Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy is excited as he makes a......

Meet Malav, the charismatic CEO of Ranbaxy

In the two years since becoming CEO, Malvinder Mohan Singh has systematically purged risk out of Ranbaxy's model. Malvinder Mohan Singh, 35, does not mind wearing a T-shirt in office - tucked in.......

Army Launches Operation Olympic Medal

Call it an emergency rescue by the Indian Army.Tired of a sports infrastructure that has onlymanaged three medals in the last six Olympics, the Army has launched Operation Olympicsto winlaurels for......

Army Launches Operation Olympic Medal

Call it an emergency rescue by the Indian Army.Tired of a sports infrastructure that has onlymanaged three medals in the last six Olympics, the Army has launched Operation Olympicsto winlaurels for......