Woman sets world record, slowest to swim English Channel
London, July 28: A woman shattered a nearly 90-year world record for swimming across the English Channel - by being the slowest person ever.
Jackie Cobell took 28 hours and 44 minutes to cross the ch
British PM plays up SRK, Tendulkar connection
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 28: Unleashing a charm offensive on his maiden visit to India, British Prime Minister David Cameron singled out Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and cricket icons Kapil Dev
Men too tend to worry about beauty!
London, July 27:It is not just women who feel unattractive at certain times of the month. Men are just as likely to suffer fat days, feeling less confident about their appearance and suffering from lo
BlackBerry stock slips on UAE security concerns
Toronto, July 28: With the United Arab Emirates (UAE) joining India in seeking access to BlackBerry's encryption key to let their intelligence agencies have access to emails, shares of Blackberry make
Will be happy if Commonwealth Games are spoilt: Aiyar
As the Congress-led governments in Delhi and the Centre pray for a successful Commonwealth Games, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday said he would be “unhappy” if the Games were a success.
No blank cheques for Pakistan: US
Downplaying the WikiLeaks revelations about links between Pakistan’s spy agency and terrorist groups, the US has said there are no blank cheques for Islamabad and it must do more to eliminate terrorist safe havens.
Sangakkara double ton takes Sri Lanka to 457/2
Colombo, July 27: Skipper Kumar Sangakkara struck his seventh double ton to power Sri Lanka to a mammoth 457 for two in the first innings against India at lunch on the second day of the second cricket
Both houses of Parliament adjourned over price rise
Both houses of Parliament were adjourned till 12 noon on Tuesday following protests over price rise by Opposition members as well as Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MPs.
Monsoon increases swine flu cases
Health Ministry officials are worried as the number of swine flu cases reported from various parts of the country are increasing with the arrival of monsoon.
Bangladesh to buy power from India
Dhaka, July 27: In what is being seen as a landmark deal between once bickering neighbours, Bangladesh has signed a 35-year power transmission agreement with India to import 250 megawatt of electricit