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Mumbai's over-aged lifeline

Nearly 500 coaches of Mumbai's local trains are on the tracks despite crossing their operational life of 25 years. In a reply to an RTI application filed by Mumbai resident Chetan Kothari, it was......

'Mummy porn' bestseller beats Harry Potter's record in UK

An erotic book dubbed as 'mummy porn' has beaten the J K Rowling authored Harry Potter's record in the United Kingdom's book sales chart, becoming the fastest selling paperback of all time in just......

Bishops welcome Da Vinci Code decision

The Catholic Bishops Conference of India has welcomed the government's decision to withhold the release of the Da Vinci Code in India until representatives of the government and Catholic church......

Vatican takes on Da Vinci Code

Furious over the popularity of The Da Vinci Code, the bestseller which is now being made into a movie starring Tom Hanks, the Vatican hasasked a senior cardinal to debunkthe novel, which it......

The truth behind the tales

I love reading. I always have, and used to read extensively in high school. Unfortunately I got so caught up in college life this last year, it took me almost all year to finish just one book.......

Passengers sit face-to-face in new airline design!

Design Q, a British design firm, has proposed a radical change in the manner in which you sit inside an aircraft. The company has come up with an innovative, high-density configuration for new......

Now, a Da Vinci Code tour

Most of us in India associate Switzerland with the famous Hindi flick Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Many other Yash Chopra films followed which not only captured the imagination of Indian audiences......

Harry Potter set to rewrite history

At the crack of dawn on Saturday, the moment the clock strikes 4.30 in India, the midnight hour in the UK, history will be made when the sale of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince starts all......

Decoding Kerala's 'rubber riddle'

First it beat logic. Now it has beaten imagination also. We are talking about natural rubber prices in Kerala. It seems even The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown will not be able to decode the......

US firm to launch India-focused fund

The new ETF will have a portfolio of 30 cos involved in India's infrastructure sector. Despite some debate on whether this is the best time to launch a new fund, Emerging Global Advisors, a New......

Ram Setu Review: Bizarre!

Ram Setu is silly and boring, sighs Deepa Gahlot. Anyone who is acquainted with the Ramayana or has even read the Amar Chitra Katha version, would know of the episode in which Lord Rama's......

The greatest concert in rock history

It's been 40 years. Four decades since rock and roll hit its flower-powered zenith in a New York farm. Half a million watched, over 30 acts performed. It never got bigger than Woodstock, from......

PIX: Tom Hanks, Irrfan at Inferno premiere

The much-awaited world premiere of Inferno was held at the Opera di Firenze in Florence, Italy on October 8. Irrfan Khan, who stars in the film, attended the event with the rest of the cast.......

Should Da Vinci Code be banned?

Director Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code has raked up a storm, thanks to its controversial content. Adapted from Dan Brown's best-selling novel, the film challenges age-old views about Jesus Christ's......

Irrfan gets ready for Inferno, with Tom Hanks

Irrfan Khan is in the midst of another super-hectic year. His film Piku released recently, and the actor is about to start work on his next project, Forrest Gump director......

Tendulkar's autobiography breaks World record; goes past Dan Brown, JK Rowling

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar at the launch of his autobiography in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He might have bid adieu to cricket but Sachin Tendulkar continues to make records......

Warne theories and what ifs after Bangalore thriller

Only one person in the world was not surprised when England and India shared a 676-run feast at the World Cup that ended with a heart-stopping tie off the last ball. Shane Warne is a man who......

Tendulkar's autobiography crosses a record 200,000 copies

Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography Playing It My Way saw its launch in the national capital today as the event celebrated the book's crossing a record 200,000 copies. Present at the......

Tokyo Games: DAZZLING Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: The women's 10 km Marathon. Photograph: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images IMAGE: Team Great Britain's Sky Brown warms up prior......

Pitlane tales: Daruvala finishes creditable fourth in Formula 2

IMAGE: India's Jehan Daruvala, a Red Bull Junior driver is tipped to become the third F1 driver after Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok. Photograph: Jehan Daruvala/Twitter India's Jehan......

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