Oxford breaks 10-yr rule, includes tweet
“Tweet”, “dad dancing” and “geekery” are three of more than 1,200 new or revised words in the latest version of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) released on Friday.
One of my best innings: Sanga
Senior Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara described his match-winning unbeaten knock of 134 against England in the must-win Champions Trophy group match as one of the best innings of his career.
Queen to make Anish a knight
Indian-origin sculptor Anish Kapoor has been honoured with knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in her birthday honours list 2013 for services to visual arts.
UK princes’ DNA from Eliza of Surat
BritainsDNA researchers have sourced Prince William’s Indian ancestry to Eliza Kewark, his great-great-great-great-great grandmother.
William, Harry both have hint of India in their DNA
Prince William, second in line to Britain’s throne, has Indian ancestry, new genetic research has revealed. His younger brother Harry too has a similar Indian genetic connection.
Cheetahs rely on agility than speed to hunt
Cheetah — the fastest animal on land uses its incredible acceleration and manoeuvring rather than speed when it comes to hunting down its prey, scientists have found.
Twirling the fortunes of India
India's fearless opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan is doing the unthinkable at the Champions Trophy — making fans forget Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.
This five-wicket haul is very special: Jadeja
India’s newest ‘Man Friday’ Ravindra Jadeja feels that secret of his success lies in “keeping things simple” which helped him get a career-best of 5/36 against the West Indies in a group league of Cha
New layer of cornea named after Indian
In a breakthrough, scientists have found a previously undetected layer in the cornea — the clear window at the front of the human eye — and named it after the Indian researcher who made the discovery.
High
Shikhar Dhawan scored a second successive Champions Trophy hundred as India coasted to their second win in as many games, beating the West Indies by eight wickets at The Oval on Tuesday.