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Trump's 2020 poll remark sparks fear he may not accept result if loses

The United States will on Tuesday witness one of the tightest presidential elections in decades with Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic leader Kamala Harris making last ditch efforts to......

A Lifetime In Pursuit Of Precision In Psychiatry

Dr Rajesh M Parikh remembers Dr Doongaji, the legendary psychiatrist who passed into the ages last week, a day short of his 91st birthday. IMAGE: Dr Dinshaw Doongaji, whose contribution to......

Trump lobs racially charged attacks at Republican rival Nikki Haley

Former US president Donald Trump has lobbed racially charged attacks at his Indian-American Republican rival Nikki Haley by repeatedly referring to her as “Nimbra", in an apparent intentional......

Kamala Harris surges ahead for Democratic Prez nominee

Indian-origin Kamala Harris has surged to the second spot among more than 20 Democrats vying for their party's nomination for the 2020 presidential election after her standout performance in the......

NASA's Juno captures spooky noises from Jupiter's auroras

Scientists have recorded haunting sounds cast by Jupiter's auroras, captured by NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft during its first full orbit around the king of planets. The radio emissions......

Most consumers just want better features

What makes you to choose a product over others? Well, a new study has found that consumers who are less knowledgeable about an item typically make choices based on differences that are easy to......

Black carbon contributes to global warming

A researcher has found that black carbon that emanates from diesel engine exhaust and cooking fires contributes towards global warming. Increasing the ratio of black carbon to sulphate in the......

'You cannot demand patriotism from foreign investors'

The role of a government is to enhance infrastructure and let the people of the country who have immense business acumen build manufacturing, S P Kothari, Deputy dean, MIT Sloan School of......

US nominates Jim Yong Kim as World Bank prez for 2nd term

'Re-electing Jim Yong Kim will allow the World Bank to continue to build on important initiatives and reforms.' The US on Thursday nominated Jim Yong Kim to be the World Bank......

India-born scientist Rajaram awarded World Food Prize

India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research that led to a remarkable increase in world wheat production......

The death of Sambha

Towards the beginning of Zoya Akhtar's Luck By Chance, Vikram Jaisingh (played by the director's brother Farhan) is attending the graduation ceremony of his acting class-- Nand Kishore School of......

Its a Bird, Its a Plane, It's Brandon!

While saddened by Christopher Reeve's tragic demise, director Bryan Singer has grit his teeth and declared that the legend will never die. IMDb announced Singer, helming the newest Superman movie......

Year's fastest man Lyles ready to be a 'big dog'

20-year-old American runs 100m in 9.88 seconds at US Championships. IMAGE: Canada's Aaron Brown, Noah Lyles of the US and Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards in action during the men's 200m at......

Sports Shorts: Rodgers speeds to year's fastest 100 metres

IMAGE: Mike Rodgers of the US wins his men's 100 metres. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Veteran American sprinter Mike Rodgers cruised to the year's fastest 100 metres when the......

Sports Shorts: 'Jaspal was best candidate for Dronacharya'

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Jaspal Rana. Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters Credited for moulding the likes of Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala, junior......

NBA player Bryce Dejean-Jones killed in Dallas shooting

Rookie New Orleans Pelicans basketball player Bryce Dejean-Jones died after being shot early on Saturday when he broke into a Dallas apartment, authorities said. Dejean-Jones, a 23-year-old......

1 movie that Tiger Woods can't wait to watch...

‘I was a total geek growing up and had Star Wars wallpaper in my room’ Tiger eyes pain-free 2016 after a year of struggle ‘As far as 2015, it was a tough year physically and took......

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