Swine flu fails to dampen Janmashtmi festivities

Chanting 'Hare Krishna', devotees thronged decked-up temples and set up tableaus as 'Janmashtmi' -- the birth of their much-loved deity -- was celebrated on Friday in the shadow of swine flu......

All 3 convicts in 2003 Mumbai blasts get noose

Three persons, including a woman, were on Thursday sentenced to death by a special court for their involvement in the 2003 blasts at the iconic Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai, which......

Advani takes a break in Kodagu

After months of hectic election campaigning and the consequent heart-breaking loss, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani has finally decided to take a break in Kodagu -- a......

PHOTOS: The wonderfully weird world around us!

Ten images that show it’s an odd, odd world we live in. Participants take part in the annual Great Pancake Race in aid of London’s Air Ambulance in London. Photograph: Stefan......

Textiles likely to achieve 7-8 per cent growth

Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran said in Coimbatore on Tuesday that the government would try to achieve a 7-8 per cent growth in the industry during the current fiscal year, April......

Frugal innovation: What GE does in Bangalore

All aircraft engines need to be put through rigorous tests before they are sold. What will happen in case of a bird hit, or if a fan blade disengages? Done physically, each of these tests can cost......

Lootere Review: No Jack Sparrow Here!

Lootere deserves points for originality and novelty, observes Deepa Gahlot. A few days ago, there was drama on the high seas when the Indian Navy rescued an Indian ship from pirates. Before the......

PIX: Jack Sparrow puts a smile on young faces

Check out the pirate stealing hearts in a children's hospital.Johnny Depp put a smile on the faces of a bunch of Aussie kids recently.Dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow from his mega hit movie......

Puneet Raj Kumar as Captain Jack Sparrow?

Raaj -- The Showman is one Kannada film whichis raising a lot ofexpectations from the day it was launched[on Dr Raj Kumar's birthday -- April 24, 2008]. Directed by "Hatrick Hero" Prem, the film......

When Jack Sparrow and Co. became Samundar Ke Lutere

Jack Sparrow is making a comeback this week with the fourth installment of the Pirates of The Caribbean series and we couldn't have been more psyched. But while a majority of us hang onto every......