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The Vatican votes for Charles Darwin

In a surprising move, the Vatican has come out in defence of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, saying it is perfectly compatible with the Bible's description of how God created the universe.In......

Darwin's theory not removed from textbooks: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought to assuage fears about the 'deletion' of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution from the National Council of Educational Research and Training......

Dropping Darwinian evolution may lead to superstitious beliefs, warn experts

Experts have voiced their concern that the decision to remove Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution from 10th-grade textbooks may help propagate superstitious beliefs and irrational practices among......

Promote scientific temper, says Union minister who debunks Darwin's theory

A month after he debunked Darwin's theory of evolution, Union minister Satya Pal Singh on Wednesday called for inculcating scientific temper and curiosity among students. Speaking at a National......

Indian scientists dispute minister's anti-Darwinism statement

Indian scientists on Sunday disputed Union minister Satyapal Singh's remark that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution of man was "scientifically wrong", saying that his statement was made without......

Britain withdraws old 20-pound note

Indians who travel to Britain for sight-seeing, shopping or on business purpose, please note: from tomorrow, the 20-pound note featuring the image of composer Edward Elgar will be withdrawn from......

India set to be world's publishing hub

Nearly five centuries after King Henry VIII gave it the charter to go and sell books in his empire, the Cambridge University Press has set up shop in India.India was not part of King Henry's empire......

Good things from bad motives?

Today we use statistical methods for purposes as computing GDP & planning healthcare & education, but statistical methods originated with much darker motives, says Ajit BalakrishnanIf you ever......

How to gain freedom from the boss

India's obsession with a planned and controlled economy continued well into the 80s. It was only in the beginning of the following decade that the government set about seriously unfettering the......

A day in the lives of a biz tycoon, a startup CEO and a jewellery magnate

A busy businessman Sanjiv Goenka understands the importance of unwinding. Hindi serials like Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Swaragini or Savdhan are his antidote. Image: Sanjiv......

Amala Paul Shows Off Her Baby Bump

Amala Paul and her husband Jagat Desai will soon welcome their first child. But before that, the actress did a red hot photoshoot, and we can't look away. Photograph: Kind courtesy Amala......

'Critics Wait 20 Years To Like My Films'

'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.''You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are......

Abhijeet Sawant: Movie star?

Can't get enough of television? Grab your weekly buzz right here! Here's the gossip from the industry.Remember Gaurav Chopraa? The handsome guy seen in serials like Saara Akash, Lavanya, Piya ka......

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar's The Fall opens in the US

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar is on the top of his game, with several hit music videos, a very successful and lucrative career in directing commercials and two films, which have polarised critics and......

Harry Potter heads for $1 billion gross

The commanding worldwide success of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- which grossed nearly $400 million worldwide in just five days -- is yet another example of Hollywood summer movies......

UCL PIX: Liverpool maintain perfection; Real back to winning ways

IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday IMAGE: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their first goal against Girona at Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain. Photograph:......

PICS: 2024 Paralympics opens amid grand spectacle

Images from the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday. IMAGE: Performers delight as the Obelisk of Luxor on the Place de la Concorde is seen during the 2024 Paralympics......

PIX: Liverpool rally to beat LASK; West Ham win

Images from the Europa League matches played on Thursday.Liverpool fight back to beat LASK IMAGE: Liverpool's players celebrate after Luis Diaz scored the second goal against Austria's LASK Linz in......

Competitive cricket will return to Australia after coronavirus hiatus with T20 carnival

IMAGE: Australia and New Zealand had played the last international cricket match possible before the COVID-19 pandemic forced a cricket shutdown across the globe. Photograph: Mark Brake/Getty......

EPL PIX: City four points clear at top; Chelsea finally win!

A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League. IMAGE: Manchester City's players celebrate after Ilkay Gundogan scores the second goal against Leeds United, at Etihad Stadium in......

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