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Jody Venkatesan runs for Maryland Senate

Jody Venkatesan has declared his candidacy for Maryland's state senate from District 13 where he and his family have lived for 13 years on the Republican ticket. Venkatesan, 39, a United States......

Future of flying: Solar-powered planes?

If you happened to have looked up in the skies above the US at any point in the last six months, you may have spotted an odd-looking object potentially sired by the pairing of a dragonfly and an......

When bonus rage turns violent

For top bankers and other high-profile company executives, it pays to be a little paranoid about personal safety these days. As public distaste at taxpayer-funded bail-outs has turned to "bonus......

Top-earning world leaders

When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as British prime minister earlier this year, he got an overnight raise of about $100,000 a year, increasing the 136,677-pounds salary he earned as......

Blinding with science

I write this to provoke, not to insult. But it is increasingly important to understand that today the term "sound science" is becoming the choicest of insults.Science is the tool, not to bring......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Review: Total Recall is engaging

Total Recall is an adrenaline-pumping effort, engaging and entertaining film, writes Shaikh Ayaz.Total Recall has a Minority Report hangover. The reason could be that both trace their origin to the......

Review: In Time is out of sync

Preeti Arora feels the narrative of In Time never really develops into anything beyond what has already been established in the first 15 minutes.With a plot that would be completely at home among......

Next : Not quite that bad

With Next, Lee Tamahori (The Edge, Along Came a Spider, Die Another Day) joins an A-list of directors -- Ridley Scott with Blade Runner; Paul Verhoeven with Total Recall; Steven Spielberg with......

Capote: Saved by its performances

Among the best human stories are those that begin with curiosity and end with remorse. It is because these protagonists, more than many others, reflect something innate within us. They remind us of......

Calls for Boycott's knighthood to be withdrawn

'Celebrating a man who was convicted for assaulting his partner sends a dangerous message – that domestic abuse is not taken seriously as a crime.' IMAGE: Geoffrey Boycott scored over 8,000......

Doping-IOC plans conference on WADA role amid strained ties

The International Olympic Committee is planning a conference on the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to improve the drugs in sport watchdog's deteriorating ties with international......

3 Indian wrestlers enter final

Indian wrestlers' domination at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi continued on Sunday with three more grapplers making it to the final. Already the hosts have won nine gold medals in the event......

Indian challenge ends in qualifying

The Indian challenge ended in the qualifying event of the Chennai Open ATP tournament on Saturday with all the four contenders biting the dust. Sriram Balaji Naryaswamy was the lone Indian to put......

Portugal down Holland to reach final

Hosts Portugal roared into their first major final as goals from midfielders Cristiano Ronaldo and Maniche sealed a deserved 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in the first Euro 2004 semi-final on......

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