Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts named by NASA for first commercial flights

Indian-origin United States astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by National Aeronautics and Space Administration who will fly the first missions into space on commercially......

A soldier remembers

A veteran of the Second World War, Major General Eustace D'Souza (retired) PVSM was sent to the Italian front when he was just 21. He stayed on till the end of the war in Europe. On the 70th......

Death from 30,000 feet above

Baitullah Mehsud was the 15th high-value target to be successfully killed by an American drone in the last four years. On the other hand, United States military drones have also killed 687......

Delhi, Mumbai among world's cheapest cities

India's capital city New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have been ranked among the least expensive cities around the world by a survey, even as cost for food and housing in the country continues to...

Tata Steel's profit falls but sees rise in global output

B Muthuraman, managing director of Tata Steel said on Wednesday said Tata Steel missed forecasts with a 47 per cent fall in quarterly net profit from its Indian operations. However,......

Youth to be part of economic reconstruction: Vice President

India's Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday urged the youth to join the economic reconstruction in strife-torn Kashmir. Ansari invited them to be a part of rebuilding the......

Silicon Valley loses an angel

In a life that spanned just 47 years, Stanford University computer science professor Rajeev Motwani managed to profoundly change the world. Or, as Google co-founder Sergey Brin wrote this......

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The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

How Amy Forsyth PERFECTED her Oscar Look

Wondering how the celebs got ready for their big OSCAR night? Namrata Thakker brings you the behind-the-scenes pictures.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Georgia Medley/Instagram Stylist......

Bat Power. Girl Power. Cute Puppies.

Bat power. Girl power. Cute puppies. And tons of anthologies. What's your pick from OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives you some options: The BatmanWhere to watch? BookMyShow StreamLanguage: English......

2016 SAG Awards: Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman on the red carpet

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on Saturday, January 30 at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. While a lot of celebs rocked the red carpet with their......

Murray-Williams stun 14th seeds to enter third round

IMAGE: Serena Williams and Andy Murray celebrate winning a point during their mixed doubles second round match against Fabrice Martin and Raquel Atawo at the Wimbledon Championships on Tuesday.......

T20 World Cup: Pakistan primed to secure semis berth

IMAGE: Following a historic win over India, Pakistan showed a few chinks in their armour against New Zealand and Afghanistan but that could not stop them from recording resounding wins.......

T20 World Cup: Afghanistan seek return to winning ways against Namibia

  IMAGE: Afghanistan players celebrate after picking up a wicket.Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Afghanistan would look to shrug off the defeat against Pakistan and return to winning......

PICS: India sign off on a high with Namibia thrashing

Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between Namibia and India, Dubai, on Monday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Opener K L Rahul scored an unbeaten 54 off 36 balls, his third half-century of the T20......

PIX: New Zealand in sight of semis spot after beating Namibia

Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between New Zealand and Namibia, in Sharjah, in Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: New Zealand pacer Jimmy Neesham celebrates the wicket of Namibia opener......