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CRPF truck overturns near Dantewada

The truck carrying troopers of 168 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force met with an accident in Datewada few hours after midnight on Sunday. CRPF sourcesclaimedthat the accident occurred......

Modi set to enter New Delhi in 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi extracted the biggest assurance from the Bharatiya Janata Party before allowing Nitin Gadkari to get a second term as BJP president.Now, there are no ifs and......

Let's face it: We may have to move out of Earth

It could be either a nuclear war, a meltdown by the ageing Sun or a fatal hit by an asteroid or a black hole -- the reason could be any but the fact isthe Earth isfacing a disaster sooner than we......

Chile earthquake kills 70; tsunami alert in Asia

A massiveearthquake rattled Chile early Saturday, killing at least70 people, producing powerful aftershocks and triggering a tsunami, emerging reports indicate. Some reports also say many Asian......

Are you smarter than an Indian 10th grader?

Do you know the value of (1 + cot A - cosec A) (1 + tan A + sec A)? If you do know the answer to this trigonometric puzzler, you can remotely claim to know your tenth grade math well. Chances are......

Air India to fly Mumbai-NY non-stop

Air India will introduce a daily, non-stop flight from New York's JFK International Airport to Mumbai from August 1. These new, non-stop flights are in addition to Air India's daily 747-400 direct......

Credit limit of this card is Rs 25 lakh!

HDFC Bank and MasterCard International on Wednesday announced the launch of HDFC Bank PowerPlus BusinessCard, targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises.The new card, the first-of-its-kind in......

Direct Tax Code: BJP leaders meet Pranab

A high-level BJP delegation met finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday to protest against the proposed Direct Tax Code, which it claimed would adversely impact the small and middle income......

5 innovations that will change our lives!

International Business Machines, the multinational computer technology giant, on Monday unveiled the 'IBM Next Five in Five' study, which is its view on five innovations that have the potential of......

3G spectrum? An FAQ

The policy making regime for making spectrum available should be fair, transparent, equitable and forward looking, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on December 12. The government......

SPOTTED! Oprah meets Shantaram author

Oprah Winfrey, who landed in Mumbai on Monday, has been shooting for her new travel show Next Chapter and partying with the city's swish set.We spotted the celebrity talk show host in Colaba, South......

India-born musician nominated for Grammy 2012

The Grammy nominations for 2012 have a little something for Indians to look forward to.Indian-born Singaporean music producer/composer Arun Shenoy has been nominated for his debut record......

Anupam Kher's father passes away

Even as the Hindi film industry was coping with the loss of veteran filmmaker O P Dutta's passing early this morning, came another tragic news of Anupam Kher's father passing away.Kher tweeted the......

Photo: Bachchans walk barefeet to Siddhivinayak

Amitabh Bachchan, wife Jaya, son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwaryamade a trip to Mumbai's famed Siddhivinayak temple in the early hours of Tuesday. They walked barefoot all the way from their......

Photo: Bachchans thrilled with Aishwarya, baby

A tired-looking Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan were spotted at the entrance of the Seven Hills hospital in Marol, northwest Mumbai, where Aishwarya Rai gave birth to a baby girl early this......

Revealed: The Fake IPL Player

The Fake IPL Player has finally come out in the open. Anupam Mukerji, whose blog posts hit the headlines during the Indian Premier League's second season in 2009, revealed his identity on the......

Should India call off the Australia tour?

Public opinion, fuelled by overwhelming anger at the events of the second Test in Sydney, during which on field umpires Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor handed out decisions that blurred the......

Beware of Ashes tickets on the Internet

For the 40,000 English fans estimated to travel to Australia to watch the Ashes series that begins on November 23, there is bad news. Cricket Australia is planning to cancel tickets that have been......

Virus forced Trescothick to abandon Indian tour

Contrary to speculation, it was not a domestic crisis that led to Marcus Trescothick abandoning England's tour of India virtually before it started last month. England's vice-captain broke his......

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