REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 12 images IMAGE: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at The Palladium at the Center for......

Life on Mars? NASA's Curiosity suggests so

Led by a team of scientists of Indian-origin, NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence of water on Mars, indicating that the planet most like Earth in the solar system was suitable for......

Postcards from Earth: The planet's most breathtaking locales

‘The poetry of the earth is never dead,’ John Keats once wrote. But when Keats wrote these lines, man had no way of reaching up to the hem of the sky and gaze down upon earth. That has......

'No proof of Tamil script in Indus civilization'

President Pratibha Patil presented the 'Kalaignar M Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award' to Professor Arko Parpola, Professor-Emeritus of Indology, Institute of World Cultures, University of......

Capturing India in Darjeeling Limited

Making a film in India can never be easy," says director Wes Anderson whose newest film, The Darjeeling Limited, was shot mostly in Rajasthan. "Every little place in the country is so fascinating......

Return Of The King is king of the Oscars!

* Return Of The King joins Ben Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997) in sweeping 11Oscars! Barrie M Osborne, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson win the Best Film of the 76th Annual Academy Awards.The awardwas......

Don't be surprised if Johnny Depp wins

While many people would think the Best Actor Oscar could go either to Sean Penn (Mystic River) or Bill Murray (Lost In Translation), don't be surprised if the surprise nominee Johnny Depp, who......

How does one say no to Clint Eastwood?

How many people actually watch the Oscar show? For many years, the wide belief was that there were one billionviewers across the globe. But a few years ago, trade publication Variety did a bit of......

When Olonga 'bounced Tendulkar out' in Sharjah...

IMAGE: A mean bouncer to get Sachin Tendulkar out on a lifeless Sharjah track during a tri-series in 1998 made him a household name in India. Photograph: Craig Prentis/All Sport/Getty Images In a......

Australia's Green first woman golfer to win mixed-gender event

The Australian world No. 30 is the first woman golfer to win a 72-hole mixed tournament on a major world tour. IMAGE: Former Women's PGA Championship winner Hannah Green scored a four-stroke......

Kyrgios loses temper, match at Murray River Open

IMAGE: Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts while receiving medical attention during his match against Croatia's Borna Coric at the ATP 250 Murray River Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday. Photograph:......

Badminton Asia Mixed Team C'ship cancelled

IMAGE: The mixed team championship was "intended to be the Continental Qualification for the Sudirman Cup Finals 2021."Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship,......

ATP Cup: Italy seal spot in semis, Germany edge Canada

IMAGE: Germany's Alexander Zverev and Canada's Denis Shapovalov after their group stage match. Photograph: Kelly Defina/Reuters Italy sealed a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Cup by......