US lost communication with 50 nukes, says report

The US had lost communication with nearly 50 intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, one-ninth of its arsenal for 45 minutes over the weekend, even as defence officials said that there were no......

Over 2 million supporters to attend Obama's D-Day

Barack Obama will be sworn in as America's 44th and first black President on Tuesday, bringing a message of hope to a nation hungry for change after eight years of George W Bush regime. The......

US army ships live anthrax to labs; 26 likely exposed

The Pentagon accidentally shipped live samples of deadly anthrax to private laboratories in nine US states and bases in South Korea, forcing authorities to put up to 26 workers in post-exposure......

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39, is in the batch of 2017. IMAGE: Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39, front row, far right, is part of NASA’s brand new batch of 2017 astronauts. The 12......

2018: Year of reckoning for India Inc

A glance back at some important ups and down India Inc faced in 2018. Year End Specials   Kindly click on the image below to view the relevant story. #1 How PNB scam effected consumer......

Faith in dollar keeps US going

On October 30, 1938, the American radio drama series Mercury Theatre aired The War of the Worlds, directed by Orson Welles. Adapted from H G Wells' novel, the first half of the broadcast was......

Ways to profit from the diving dollar

Let me put it bluntly: The U.S. dollar is nose-diving against foreign currencies. So far, it's down 12 per cent against the euro, 7 per cent to the yen, 8 per cent to the pound, 15 per cent to the......

Snubbed by BCCI, Srinivasan is 2nd most influential man in Asian Sport

Indian administrators are ruling the roost in Asian sports. Although, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) barred Narayanaswami Srinivasan from attending any meeting but he is still at......