With an eye on China, Navy commissions 3rd air base in Andamans

IMAGE: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and president of Naval Wives Welfare Association Reena Lanba with other officers unveil the name plaque of INS Kohassa in Port Blair......

Andamans base boosts India in Indian Ocean

'The Andamans are strategic territory for India.''We need at least three full-length, 10,000-feet airfields here.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and his wife......

Air Asia: Divers battle strong current to locate black box

Indonesian military divers on Thursday battled strong waves to reach the submerged tail section of the crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in the murky depths of the Java Sea in the hopes of finding the......

AirAsia jet's 2nd black box retrieved,to be analysed for leads

Image: Officials carry a box containing the flight data recorder from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 at the National Transportation Safety Committee office in Jakarta. Phtograph: Beawiharta/Reuters Divers......

Iomega launches NAS servers in India

Iomega Corporation, a global leader in reliable data storage, has launched its entire range of network attached file servers that deliver breakthrough pricing and performance. Speaking to......

India lags several nations in per capita income: Govt

India is lagging behind several countries in per capita income due to different levels of development and various other factors, Parliament was informed on Wednesday."Yes... India continues to be a......

Infosys to offer training programme in UK

India's second-largest IT services company, Infosys, on Wednesday said it was planning to offer an apprenticeship programme with the National Apprenticeship Scheme (NAS) in the United Kingdom (UK).......

The ifs and buts of capital gains

Having sold an apartment, Mukund Naik preferred to reinvest the money got from the sale, into buying another one. This would ensure that he would get the benefit of Section 54 of the Income Tax......

Review: Welcome Back music is worth a listen

The Welcome Back soundtrack keeps the fun element intact, says Aelina Kapoor. Welcome had quite a few chartbusters when it released in 2007. Its sequel Welcome Back has some entertaining......

When Shammi Kapoor fell for Madhubala

He had even proposed marriage to Madhubala. When she had giggled it off, he was said to have gone home and cried in front of his mother, only to be snubbed by her. 'Are you in your senses? You......

'I was surprised when I was voted out of X Factor'

Kolkata boy Shovon Ganguly is the second contestant to be eliminated from the music reality show X Factor, on Saturday. Shovon and Sahiti, both from Sonu Nigam's team, were in the face-off round......

Clockwork Orange's Blu-ray edition out

One of the most provocative films of the 1970s, as gripping and thought provoking today as it was 40 years ago, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, now has Blu-ray editions released through......

LBGT people in Qatar prepare cautiously for World Cup

IMAGE: Football fans are pictured at the Corniche ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images A group of Arab friends living in Qatar's capital Doha met up......

South Africa run through Bangladesh batting; Steyn joins 400 club

Dale Steyn of South Africa celebrates a wicket. Photograph: Carl Fourie/Gallo Images/Getty Images Dale Steyn became the second South African bowler to join the 400 club as his team took five......

Bangladesh stun South Africa to clinch ODI series

Bangladesh continued their giant-killing exploits with a nine-wicket victory over South Africa in Wednesday's rain-hit final one-day international to clinch the three-match series 2-1. Chasing a......

Tamim ton helps Bangladesh secure first series victory over Pakistan

Bangladesh recorded their first series win against Pakistan after opener Tamim Iqbal's second successive century secured a seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international on Sunday. After......

Sarkar's maiden century helps Bangladesh whitewash Pakistan

Soumya Sarkar's maiden century helped Bangladesh secure a 3-0 one-day series sweep against Pakistan after an eight-wicket win in the third and final match in Dhaka, on Wednesday.Chasing 251 for......