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Sunita Williams awaiting Atlantis arrival

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams along with the other crew in the International Space Station are busy making final preparations for the arrival of the Atlantis shuttle, which is to bring......

Sunita Williams to return to Earth on June 19

Depending upon favourable weather conditions, Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams will return to Earth aboard the Atlantis shuttle and join her friends and family on June 19, after her six......

Commerce, not celestial activity, makes Surat hum

Zakir, the bearded, cheerful automan who meets us at Surat railway station has not heard about the eclipse. "Are there a lot of tourists in town?" he is asked. "Well I took one group of......

Atlantis: Final spacewalk completed

Two US astronauts completed the fourth and final spacewalk of the Atlantis mission, setting the stage for the shuttle's return to earth later this week, which will bring home Indian-American Sunita......

International Space Station gets power boost

The International Space Station grew further on Tuesday when two astronauts floated outside to connect a new 15.9 tonne truss that will increase the power capability of the ISS. James Reilly and......

The who's who of corruption in India

Politicians voted most corrupt Political parties are perceived to be the most corrupt institution by Indians, according to 2009 Global Corruption Barometer. The Barometer, a global public opinion......

The 9 safest investments for you

Government-backed options give the highest security. A new gameplan with old warhorses. It might seem ridiculous to talk about safe investments and sound returns at a time when the equity markets......

India orders 250,000 OLPC laptops

The '$10, world's cheapest laptop', developed in India has been given a quiet burial with the government placing an order for 250,000 XO laptops from the Nicholas Negroponte-led One Laptop Per......

BP under pressure to control oil spill

As US Federal authorities open criminal and civil investigations into the nation's worst oil spill, British Petroleum is working overtime to control the 43-day-old oil leak which has extensively......

He may have an answer to energy problems

Jim Gordon has a vision. It moves him so much that he abandoned his chair about an hour ago and paces the corridors and rooms of his Boston offices. He stops at a map of Cape Cod and taps his......

Drives. Spies. Sports Legends

From Korean spies to sports legends, here's everything you can catch on OTT this week.Sukanya Verma lists a fun, fun, OTT Menu for you. Yaksha: Ruthless OperationsWhere to watch?......

Ten GREAT Performances Overlooked By The Oscars

We might all fight about which nominee should win or who didn't deserve her prize, but there are times when Uncle Oscar goofs up royally even before the envelope is opened.Here are 10 performances......

The best radio jockeys in the movies

We're listening.Cinema has flirted with the role of the radio jockey from time to time, occasionally throwing up momentous portrayals of these lesser seen and more heard artists. With the film......

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Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Djokovic, Barty earn top seeds for Australian Open

IMAGE: Australia’s Ashleigh Barty has been the WTA year-end No 1 three straight years. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Homeland favourite Ashleigh Barty and Serbia's Novak......

Nadal knocked out; Swiatek wins 25th straight match

Nadal knocked out of Italian Open by Shapovalov in last-16 IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal leaves court after losing his third round match against Canada's Denis Shapovalov. Photograph: Guglielmo......

French Open PIX: Serena storms into last 16; Sabalenka ousted

Images from Day 6 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday. IMAGE: Serena Williams celebrates winning her third round match against Danielle Collins of US at Roland Garros on......

Tennis Roundup: Djokovic cruises; Murray advances in Beijing

Djokovic moves into second round in Tokyo IMAGE: Novak Djokovic showed he was fighting fit as he fired seven aces. Photograph: Tokyo Open World number one Novak Djokovic blasted past......

US Open PIX: Serena whips Sharapova; easy for Djokovic

Reilly Opelka shocks 11th seed Fabio Fognini to win his first main-draw match at US Open. IMAGE: Serena Williams returns to Maria Sharapova during her first round match on Day 1 of the 2019 US......

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