US scrambles jets after Twitter bomb threats to two planes

Over 250 passengers on board two US airliners got a scare on Sunday when "credible" bomb threats sent via Twitter prompted the military to scramble F-16 fighter jets to escort the planes to land in......

Full Text: What Prez Obama said at the State of the Union Address

Read the full transcript of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington. As prepared for delivery - Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of......

Will Obama tread carefully after mid-term polls?

Republicans seem to have dealt a huge blow to India-bound United States President Barack Obama in the mid-term polls, as they captured control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. But will......

Narayan feted 'Michael Jordan of microelectronics'

Dr Jay Narayan has won the 2011 Acta Materialia Gold Medal and Prize, an international award given to one person annually for exceptional research contributions and leadership in materials science......

Where the 'pain' will strike next

It's been just 15 months since the implosion of two Bear Stearns hedge funds set off the first bit of sliding snow in this avalanche of a financial crisis. And, oh, how painful it's been.......

Amazing story of how Munjal built Hero Honda

The forties were turbulent times, but in the midst of all the uncertainty, four young restless brothers in undivided Punjab were marking time for an opportunity to explode upon the Indian corporate......

Yang Yuanqing: China's first global capitalist

On a bright September afternoon, a black Mercedes S320 pulls up to a curb in the middle of Beijing's bustling Zhongguancun, the consumer-electronics shopping district. Out steps a man in a......

Now, Delhi to Chicago in 16 hours!

American Airlines, the world's largest airline, announced the commencement of its maiden direct flight from Delhi to Chicago. For this, American Airlines has entered into a code-share partnership......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

Anupam Kher's new role

Anupam Kher tells us about his new role. And no, it's not a filmi one.Anupam Kher, whose career spans nearly 400 films and over 100 plays, has been appointed the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham......

Read this before you watch Elizabeth

Before the British Raj, before hill-stations and the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, before Gandhi and an empire on which 'the sun never set' -- there was Queen Elizabeth I of England. She ruled for......

Shekhar Kapur, toast of Toronto

After many abortive attempts to make a film in the last six years, Shekhar Kapur has returned with a pulsating, gorgeous looking and solidly acted film that has propelled him into the Hollywood......

Sports Shorts: Heena bags gold, Nivetha bronze in Hannover

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday   IMAGE: Heena Sidhu. Photograph: Jono Searle/Getty Images Indian shooter Heena Sidhu clinched the gold medal while compatriot P......

Marion Jones admits to steroid use

Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones has admitted using steroids in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Games and plans to plead guilty on Friday to lying about her drug use, The Washington Post......

2006 Tour winner Landis guilty of doping

American rider Floyd Landis was banned for two years on Thursday after being found guilty of doping by a US arbitration panel and will be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title. The United......

Famed track coach indicted in steroid scandal

Trevor Graham, the Jamaican-born track coach who touched off a major sports doping scandal by anonymously sending authorities a syringe, was indicted by a US grand jury on Thursday on three counts......

US sprinter Jenkins fails drugs test

American sprinter LaTasha Jenkins has failed a drugs test, the Chicago Tribune said on its website on Thursday.Her "A" sample from an in-competition test in late July was found to contain traces of......