70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

November 12 marked 25 years of the beginning of the World Wide Web. Shivanand Kanavi gives us the story of how it all began. 'Great Cloud. Please help me. I am away from my beloved and miss her......

CEO of US university arrested, NRI students in a spot

Foreign students who are currently enrolled at the university can continue to attend classes as long as the school remains certified and the students are able to maintain their lawful immigration......

Garg's murder: 'Teenage witness' may hold key

Scrambling hard to nab the killer of Indian student Nitin Garg who was stabbed to death in Melbourne, Australian police on Wednesday said a teenage boy, who was a regular customer at the restaurant......

How Jack Ma grew from 'shrimp' to whale

Often described as the Rockefeller of his age, the 51-year-old Jack Ma, who started life as an English teacher, is courted by business tycoons, political leaders and Hollywood stars. This is not......

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

Four Indians, including a Harvard University professor and the co-founder of India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal, have been named by Fortune in its list of the 40 most powerful, influential......

Networking never takes a holiday

It happens every summer: you call someone's office, but you can't reach her because she's on vacation. Pretty barren time for building a relationship, isn't it? Actually, summer doesn't have to be......

Drucker for dummies

The perils of developing a social science are perhaps best captured in the fault lines between theory and practice. Grand theories, broad in sweep and scope, often come a cropper when applied to......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Game Of Thrones, Horror Story lead Emmy 2013 nominations

Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, to be held on September 22 in Los Angeles and hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, have been announced. Hit horror TV......

Madge makes it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Pop star Madonna has been selected to enter the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The announcement from the Hall of Fame Foundation also named The Dave Clark Five, poet and folk-rocker Leonard Cohen,......

Boogeyman spooks to top box-office spot

The hunger for horror films seems to be so huge that it doesn't worry the audiences if a film has no stars or a big name director. Revolving around a young man's attempt to solve the mystery of a......

EPL PIX: Bournemouth shock Arsenal; United, Spurs win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. Brilliant Bournemouth stun Arsenal IMAGE: Ryan Christie, right, celebrates scoring Bournemouth's first goal against Arsenal.......

EPL PIX: Arsenal go top; Man United down Everton

Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.  Late Havertz header sends Arsenal top IMAGE: Arsenal's Kai Havertz heads to score the winnwer against Brentford at......

Soccer PIX: Last-gasp Casemiro sets up United for Liverpool clash

IMAGE: Manchester United's Casemiro celebrates scoring their first goal with Amad Diallo Action. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Brazilian Casemiro struck late to send Manchester United into......

Haaland smashes five as City thrash Luton

IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring their first goal with Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters Erling Haaland roared back to his best......

U-19 WC: SL down Australia; Pakistan, WI power to wins

IMAGE: Shiva Sankar took the first three wickets including two in two balls on his way to match-best three for 17 as West Indies thrashed Scotland by seven wickets with more than 30 overs......