India shoot out China for bronze
Indian women had something to cheer about after missing out on a berth in next year’s World Cup, as they defeated China via penalty shootout to clinch the bronze medal in the 8th women’s Asia Cup hock
India wants global no-first-use
Pitching for a global No-First-Use nuclear treaty, India has asked the international community to demonstrate political will to rid the world of nuclear weapons and all WMDs for a non-violent world or
Ravindra Kumar is new INS president
The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) on Friday elected Ravindra Kumar, editor of the Statesman newspaper, as its president for the year 2013-14.
BJP blames govt for dengue spurt
Hitting back at the Delhi government, the north and south municipal corporations on Friday accused it of trying to save face by blaming them for rising cases of dengue and politicising the issue.
Solar storms can cause ‘space weather’ near Earth
Solar storms — powerful eruptions of material from the Sun and magnetic fields into interplanetary space — can cause “space weather” near earth, scientists have found.
Swift to star in The Giver?
Country star Taylor Swift has been reportedly cast alongside Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges in sci-fi thriller The Giver.
Third year of marriage is happiest, fifth toughest
Five-year itch? Couples are happiest in their third year of marriage, while the fifth year of the relationship is the toughest, a new UK study has found.
Is Charles Saatchi dating Trinny Woodall?
Art collector Charles Saatchi and TV presenter Trinny Woodall have sparked dating rumours after the pair were spotted on a string of dinner dates.
Eating fish, nuts may not boost your brain
Scientists have found that foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon and nuts, may not benefit thinking skills, as some earlier studies have suggested.
JPC meet on 2G scam tomorrow
The meeting of Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G scam Friday is set to be a stormy affair as the panel readies to adopt its controversial draft report which gave clean chit to prime minister Manmohan Singh and indicted former telecom minister A Raja.