Meet America's new vice president: Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris becomes the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to hold the country's second highest office, and is now in a strong position to run for the top job four......

Kamala Harris through her sister's eyes

Kamala Harris is now the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to hold the country's second highest office.  Earlier, Kamala's younger sister Maya Harris had......

Joe Biden names Indian-American Kamala Harris as running mate

In a major breakthrough for Indian-Americans in United States politics, Joe Biden has picked Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate to woo the Black voters and the influential Indian diaspora......

Kamala Harris: The inspiring story of many firsts

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Devi Harris scripted history when she became the first Black woman to be appointed as running mate by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the November......

This is what the Economic Survey says

Recommending an end to all cesses and surcharges on taxes, and free pricing of fertiliser and fuel ahead of the Union Budget for 2009-10, the Economic Survey on Thursday suggested aggressive......

Textiles likely to achieve 7-8 per cent growth

Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran said in Coimbatore on Tuesday that the government would try to achieve a 7-8 per cent growth in the industry during the current fiscal year, April......

How Brad Pitt and Barack Obama are related

Move over, Google. Another Web outfit is digitizing millions of documents and making them available online. That site is Ancestry.com, and its parent company is racking up nearly $200 million a......

'Don't delay punishment for Satyam fraudsters'

The Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman C B Bhave said punishment should be quick for the perpetrators of fraud at IT firm Satyam Computer. Bhave said that the Satyam issue had been......

When Bollywood went to Kashmir

It's closer than Switzerland and infinitely prettier, but the war and strife give the lovely Kashmir an edge it could do without. As a result, very few films are shot there. Piyush Jha's Sikandar,......

What turns Celina Jaitley on

Celine baby! That is what the late Feroz Khan called his last find. This light-eyed beauty, of Afghan lineage, debuted in his Janasheen in 2003. Back then, the former Miss India walked into many......

Readers' pick: Sexiest ads on TV

It's not only music videos or movies that are getting sexier these days. Just switch on your television and you will be bombarded with saucy ads selling anything from condoms to fruit juices.......

Most memorable nude scenes

So, Neil Mukesh is taking his clothes off.Apparently Neil's going to show off his private parts in Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail, while Sanjay Leela Bhansali's trying to talk Hrithik Roshan out of his......

Disgraced Olympic swimmer Lochte to dance with stars

‘I think it’s everyone blowing this way out of proportion’ IMAGE: Ryan Lochte will hit the floor with Cheryl Burke Photograph: Twitter Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is......

'Good guy' Tyson wants to dance to musicals

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, once notorious for his bad boy antics, has a new goal: he'd like to dance and act in musicals. "I've always been a bad guy who wanted to be a good......

Tiger Woods to feature in comic book

After Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga, golfer Tiger Woods has become the latest celebrity to get his own unauthorised biography in a comic book. Publisher Bluewater Productions Inc will release its......

Tiger Woods back for Masters in April?

Traders are betting there is a better than even chance that top golfer Tiger Woods, embroiled in an adultery scandal, will play in a PGA Tour event before the end of April, according to online......

Clijsters's win marred by controversial finish

Belgian comeback queen Kim Clijsters knocked out Serena Williams in a wildly controversial finish on Saturday to advance to the final of the US Open and become the poster girl for working mothers.......