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What Oncologists Should Tell You, But Seldom Do

Dear patients and caregivers, be forewarned.The disease is deadly in the truest sense. Only the mildest forms seem to be curable, and those too, if detected earlier, observes Shreekant Sambrani.......

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

Style or substance? Which way will Trump's visit go?

With a decelerating economy that weakens India's hands on geopolitical issues, it will be interesting to know which way this trip will go, notes T R Vivek. IMAGE: Workers carry a hoarding with......

Citizenship Bill: Morally valid, long overdue

'To treat a Hindu fleeing persecution and certain death in Pakistan, Bangladesh or Afghanistan on par with a Muslim voluntarily sneaking into India for economic reasons or otherwise is callously......

'India is moving towards a dangerous precipice'

'For a country that has successfully maintained its democracy for more than seventy years now, this sudden storm of hate is highly surprising.''My worry is that if the debate continues like that......

China wealth fund, Commerce Min to get new heads

China will likely appoint savvy international dealmakers to run its giant sovereign wealth fund and Commerce Ministry in a soft power push to soothe fears over a planned spending spree to boost......

Obama to double scientific research funding

Barack Obama on Monday promised to double public funding of scientific research to exceed the level Washington spent during the "space race" unleashed by Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy 50......

US Immigration Bill suffers serious setback in Sen

The proposed immigration Bill to legalise millions of illegal workers in the United States has suffered a serious setback after a Democratic-led effort to speed up its passage in the Senate failed.......

There may be 50,000 more H1B visas

The US Senate has agreed on the broad contours of a comprehensive immigration reform legislation that not only deals with an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the US but also seeks to......

Why the H-1B programme needs fixing

Ron Hira, an expert on offshore outsourcing, has testified before Congress twice on its implications. Hira, an assistant professor of public policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New......

Blonde Review: Marilyn Monroe Deserves Better

Marilyn Monroe is always seen as a cautionary tale of how the pressures of celebrity could destroy a fragile mind, observes Deepa Gahlot. This year marked the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's......

It's a sweep for 1917 at Baftas!

IMAGE: Callum McDougall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Jayne-Ann Tenggren with their awards for Outstanding British Film for 1917. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Sam......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

When Mammootty became a suspect in New York

Though the special check at New York's John Fitzgerald Kennedy airport was a clear case of racial profiling, award-winning Malayalam superstar Mammootty does not take it personally. Mammootty had......

Kiplimo extends Uganda's domination of C'wealth Games 10,000m

Uganda have now won the men's 10,000m at every Commonwealth Games since 2006. IMAGE: Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo celebrates crossing the finish line first in the Commonwealth Games men's 10,000m final......

Gangjee, Digvijay well-placed

India's Rahil Gangjee is hoping to be third time lucky, as he istied for the lead with Australia's Adam Groom at the British Open International Final Qualifyingon Tuesday. Gangjee, with one Asian......

Jeev finishes tied-sixth

Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee survived a nervy double bogey finish to end a frustrating 22-month winless run by lifting the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia title on Sunday. The two-time Asian......

Jeev shoots par, lies sixth

Jeev Milkha Singh managed only an even par 72 despite hitting four birdies in the third round and was tied sixth in the Volvo Masters of Asia at the Thai Country Club. Jeev, who is five shots away......

The 23-man team lists for the 2006 World Cup

The23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after theMay 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday. A look at the selections:ANGOLAGoalkeepers: Joo Ricardo (unattached),......

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