Protestors burn US flag, raise Palestine's as Netanyahu addresses US Congress

Pro-Palestinian protestors on Wednesday lowered an American flag and burned it down a few blocks away from the US Congress and hoisted a Palestine flag in its place. IMAGE: Pro-Palestinian......

Police custody of Parliament breach accused extended

A Delhi court on Thursday extended till January 5 the police custody of four accused arrested in the Parliament security breach case, after the city police said they needed to uncover all those......

'GM Mustard Must Be Uprooted And Burnt'

'Why should our government opt for unproven technology that has been rejected by most countries across the globe?''Being dependent on any other nation to supply you seed for your good crops is......

'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.' IMAGE: Dr Rattan Lal, winner of thr 2020 World Food Prize. Photograph: Kind courtesy Worldfoodprize.org   Dr Rattan Lal, a soil......

Why banks and FIs are not using the brahmastra?

The SARRAEST Act 2002, enables 75 percent or more of secured creditors to recover dues in a systematic way, but they hardly use this tool. The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets......

Consume or Kill? Save or Spend?

'Spend within your means and save some,' taught to us by our grandmothers, is still valid and wise, feels B S Prakash.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Because of some faith in simple common sense, I......

When robots turn soldiers

If you still believe that real-world robots are benign, used as pets or to handle micro-surgeries and help human beings with domestic tasks like cleaning and maintenance or handle dangerous......

10 problems that gold mining faces

More than 85 percent of gold mined today will end up as jewelry tomorrow. Gold mining is not an essential industry like the harvesting of food or even paper production. It is certainly not......

Indian Wells Tennis PICS: Djokovic makes winning return

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic plays a return in his second round match against Aleksandar Vukic during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden at Indian Wells in California, USA on Saturday.......

F1: Verstappen takes pole in wet and chaotic Imola

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates qualifying in pole position for the sprint race. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Formula One world champion Max Verstappen put Red Bull on......

Osaka juggernaut rolls on to second Australian Open crown

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka joined Monica Seles and Roger Federer as winners in their first four Grand Slam finals, marking her out as the ultimate big match performer. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters......

Aus Open: Nadal, Thiem cruise; Sharapova, Konta lose at first hurdle

Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday Nadal dominates Dellien to reach second round IMAGE: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty......

Race for Green jacket hots up at Augusta Masters

Tiger Woods appears to be unmatchable in appeal, even when he does not play well as at this year's Masters.Siddharth Shriram reports from the Augusta National Golf Club IMAGE: Tiger Woods on the......