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Revealed: Why fear is the key

In a landmark research, neuroscientists have located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain, a development that will facilitate better understanding and treatment for......

Scientist who helped create first clone sheep Dolly dies

Professor Keith Campbell, one of the scientists who helped clone Dolly the sheep, has died at the age of 58.Campbell, who died last Friday had led the scientific research into the creation of......

Zubin Mehta to receive Kennedy Centre Honour

Mumbai-born maestro conductor Zubin Mehta, will be among five artists of the Kennedy Center Honours of 2006 for their lifetime of contributions to the arts and American culture, announced by The......

'What do they do on weekends?'

Ever since we moved into our own home, my wife has been indulging her green thumb. One day, she was showing our 10-year-old son one of her new acquisitions, a plant that bloomed at around 9 am and......

The US does not like Natwar Singh

The issues relating to the reference toK Natwar Singh, the Congress and a number of Indian industrial houses in the final report of the supposed Independent Inquiry Committee of the UN headed by......

Cadbury rejects Kraft's $16.7-billion takeover bid

United Kingdom-based Cadbury, the world's second biggest confectionery company with huge operations in India, on Monday rejected a $16.7 billion takeover bid made by America's Kraft Foods Inc.......

Now, Google+ issues verification badges

If you're a celebrity, a public figure, or have a wide circle of friends on Google's social networking site, Google+ (Plus), being anonymous or using a pseudonym is no longer an option. A few......

Slowdown spurred corporate fraud

Corporate fraud increased manifold in the past one year amid the global economic slump, with nearly one in every three organisations falling prey to the menace, says a survey.......

Govt aid to telcos for rural telephony

The government on Wednesday reached a landmark deal with telecom companies under which it will fund operators to create telecom infrastructure in rural India from the Universal Service Obligation......

What's hot on the OTT menu?

The glass is always full when it comes to OTT. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch on streaming platforms this week. Middle Class MelodiesWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

Golden Globes 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win

Who won at the Globes? We tell you! The 76th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B Demille Award. A quick......

The Graduate actress Elizabeth Wilson dies

A lowdown on what's going on in Hollywood.Stage and screen actress Elizabeth Wilson has died. She was 94. Image: Elizabeth Wilson with actor Alan Safier in 2011. Photograph: Wikimedia......

Norah Jones ready with star-studded album

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Singer Norah Jones is releasing a star-studded duets album. It features collaborations with artists including the......

Norah Jones: Feels like home

Q: What do you do for an encore when your first album is impossible to top?A. More of the same.The most surprising thing about Norah Jones's second album, Feels Like Home (Blue Note Records, 2004),......

The best footballer ever: Pele or Maradona?

It seems Diego Maradona can never stop entertaining. If it was his sublime skills on the soccer field that amazed millions worldwide during his playing days, he stills attracts a lot of attention......

Federer clinches sixth Wimbledon title

Switzerland's Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick in one of the most extraordinary finals ever seen at Wimbledon on Sunday, holding off an incredible challenge from the American to win 5-7, 7-6, 7-6,......

Churchill and ex-Liverpool player start academy

Goan heavyweights Churchill Brothers will set up a football academy at Cana Bednaulim near Panaji in association with former Liverpool midfielder-turned- commentator Steve McMohan. The academy will......

Second Test drawn after fifth day washout

On the foggy window of the press box, a spectator had taken the opportunity to write 'Rain, Rain go away; Little Veeru wants to play.'That aptly summed up the mood of everyone present at the M A......

India expected to cakewalk in AAG tennis

With none of the top teams in the two continents turning up, India start as clear favourites in the tennis competition of the Afro-Asian Games which begins on Saturday.Tennis suffered the same fate......

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