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304 killed after 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti

At least 304 people have died and 1,800 people have injured after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning. IMAGE: Bricks and debris are seen in front of a house that collapsed......

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

And the winners of the Smithsonian photo competition are...

Smithsonian has just announced the winners for their 14th annual photo contest, which includes the grand prize, readers’ choice and 7 category winners. The contest which ran from......

Bitter gourd could cure breast cancer

Bitter gourd, a commonly used vegetable in India, may hold the key to curing breast cancer, says an Indian-American researcher at Saint Louis University.Ratna Ray, professor in the department of......

World mayors to meet in Kochi

Kochi, Kerala's commercial hub, will host the next World Conference of Mayors, where 'Millennium Development Goals and Role of Cities' will be discussed.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will......

With Rs 1,500 he built a Rs 1-crore company

It is amazing to see a 20 year old as the chief executive officer of a profit making company. All the more so as the company, with a present turnover of Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million), was started......

How this 21-yr-old became a social entrepreneur

Twenty-one year old Durgesh Nandan, the founder and CEO of AutomotionAds, is an engineer who passed out in April 2011. And, he has been running a venture for the last one year. Here, he narrates......

Entrepreneurship: Off to the US with a business plan!

Sapan Kadakia of CityOffers.in recently won the Global Student Entrepreneur Award conferred by the Entrepreneurs' Organization. For the first time, an entry from the South Asia region will go to......

The latest member of the $100 bn club!

It is so exclusive that it has just three members. Until Thursday, June 20, Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon, were its only members. The $100 billion club,......

Most desirable luxury brands

Ask a friend what he would buy if he had a bigger bank account and he might rattle off a list that includes a limited-edition sports car, a round-the-world trip or a million-dollar beachfront home.......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Golden Globes 2016: Kirsten Dunst, Jennifer Lawrence on the red carpet

The 73rd Golden Globes awards were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, California, on January 10 and a lot of celebs walked the red carpet looking absolutely glamorous. Here's taking a look at the......

Met Gala 2019: Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz rock the pink carpet

The fashion industry's top-billed event, the annual Met Gala, is an invitation-only fundraiser held for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The Gala is held on the first......

St Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess: Praggnanandhaa struggles on Day 1

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Stev Bonhage/FIDE Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out twice on cashing in on winning positions, ending up at the bottom of the table after the first day of Saint......

Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh holds Caruana; Firouzja in lead

IMAGE: Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh in action against Fabiano Caruana in the seventh round of Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, United States. Photograph: Crystal Fuller/FIDE Grandmaster Dommaraju......

Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa draw again

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Grand Chess Tour/X Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa squandered a winning position against Wesley So of America while World Championship challenger D Gukesh settled for a......

Chess: Gukesh survives against Praggnanandhaa

IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh makes a move against Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup – the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis, United States.......

Gukesh holds Ding Liren in Sinquefield Opener

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Grand Chess Tour/X Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh held reigning world champion Ding Liren of China to a draw in a highly anticipated contest in the first round of the......

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