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Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Race Across America -- which spans a little over 3,000 miles, from the west coast of the US to its east -- is often called the toughest race in the world.Indian cyclists are now returning multiple......

Can Dushyant Chautala claim Devi Lal's legacy?

In the years to come, Dushyant may need to compete for the leadership of the Jat community with Hooda’s son Deepender, and other Jat leaders, reports Archis Mohan. IMAGE: Dushyant......

What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

These photos prove we live in a bizarre world. Image: Farmer Zhang Xianping rides his pig "Big Precious" during an interview with the media, in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China. Zhang, a pig......

Has the Amelia Earhart mystery finally been solved?

The aviation pioneer’s body has never been officially found after she disappeared July 2, 1937. IMAGE: Amelia Earhart, known as the 'queen of the skies', set many flying records and......

Why land acquisition issue needs a quick solution

The stalled Land Acquisition Bill should be completely overhauled, says Pranab Bardhan. In both China and India the issue of land acquisition has become politically very sensitive. In China by......

Reva plans electric mini-buses, taxis

After positioning itself as a niche product in the passenger car segment, Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company is looking at using the technology for the production of mini-buses and taxis."We......

Top-earning dead celebrities

The 13 legends in our seventh annual list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities grossed a combined $232 million in the past 12 months. Many are instantly recognizable one-name wonders (Elvis,......

6 US teenagers: Whizkids and entrepreneurs

From Web designers to future fashion moguls, meet high-school students who have already taken the entrepreneurial leap. Meet six students who have already taken the entrepreneurial leap. 1. Laima......

Larry Ellison's bossy life at Oracle

For 30 years all of Oracle Corp., maker of the database software that drives thousands of big businesses around the world, has revolved around its founder. Larry Ellison owns a 23% stake worth $18......

Bollywood Goes On A Summer Holiday!

When the temperatures start soaring, it's the perfect excuse for our celebs to go on a summer holiday. Namrata Thakker looks at film folk enjoying their summer holidays at their favourite......

Fabulous films coming up at a Mumbai theatre near you!

The Mumbai Film Festival-- held from October 18 to 25 -- aims to be less of a niche event and more a genuine melting-pot.First things first: whoever curated the line-up of the Mumbai Film Festival......

Golden Globes 2018: Gal Gadot, Sharon Stone on the Red Carpet

The 75th Golden Globes awards saw the stars descend at the Beverly Hilton hotel in California. This year, we saw none of the colours we're so used to seeing on the red carpet. Instead, it was all......

What's Sonu Nigam doing in the US of A?

Sonu Nigam is all set to return to the small screen with the latest season of Indian Idol. The singer has been busy these past weeks, with concerts in three American cities. While Pakistani singer......

PIX: Beyonce, Adele, Lady Gaga at the Grammys

The 59th Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center on Sunday, February 12, in Los Angeles, California. Highlights from the event. Grammy Awards: Sandeep Das wins, Anoushka Shankar loses......

Kobe Bryant, daughter 'Mambacita' died pursuing basketball dream

Since he retired from the National Basketball Association in 2016, Kobe Bryant had been coaching his daughter Gianna's middle-school basketball team. IMAGE: Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers......

Army doctor from Maharashtra pedals to history in US

Another Maharashtrian, Dr Amit Samarth of Nagpur, followed him at the finish line at Annapolis on American east coast around midnight on Monday as per the Indian time. IMAGE: Srinivas Gokulnath.......

Fossett completes global solo flight

Adventurer Steve Fossett has become the first person to make a non-stop, solo flight around the world without refuelling, landing in Kansas after nearly three days in the air.His single-engine......

Football Extras: USA's Morgan scores 100th to down Aus

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: United States forward Alex Morgan (center) celebrates with forward Megan Rapinoe (15) and midfielder Lindsey Horan (9) after......

Father-in-law of Landis found dead

The father-in-law of disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has committed suicide, police said on Wednesday.David Witt, 57, the stepfather of Landis' wife, Amber, died on Tuesday of a......

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