Da Vinci’s to-do list to be displayed
A list of Leonardo da Vinci’s “things to do”, including reminders for works like “observe a brain”, is all set to be publicly displayed at Buckingham Palace from May 4.
Oil poisoning? Alarming sea animal deaths on India's west coast
Two giant Baleen's humpback whale sharks washed up dead on the Mumbai and Thane beaches in separate incidents last week. This was preceded by a Bryde's whale shark getting washed ashore at a beach in
Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar
Life across Srinagar and other towns of Kashmir Valley were affected on Saturday by a shutdown called by hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani against the conviction of Kashmiri separatis
Test rankings: England on top, India third
England will start its domestic international season as the No.1 Test side in the ICC Test Championship after a two-Test draw with Sri Lanka helped it retain the top spot.
England defeated Sri Lanka
Planning Commission to set up panel to measure poverty
Facing criticism over the methodology being adopted to measure poverty, the Planning Commission will soon set up a technical committee comprising experts to look into the whole issue.
Planning Commis
Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government has ordered an investigation into an incident in which several statues, including that of Mahatma Gandhi, were vandalised.
"It has been brought to the notice of the ministry
Man mistakenly awarded $1.1 billion over sex ban
A failed asylum seeker, who sought compensation for being banned from having sex with his girlfriend in prison, was awarded 750 million pounds (about $1.1 billion) in a baffling administrative blunder
Khar, Zardari's daughters likely to come to India
Rehman Malik may not be the only minister accompanying Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari on a day-long visit to to India on Sunday. While the composition of his delegation is not official yet, it's
Arabs need peaceful revolt: Nobel laureate
Yemenese Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman on Thursday said only a peaceful revolution could finish the authoritarian rule in the Arab world. “Every dictator is a terrorist.
CPI-M limits 3 terms for leaders
The CPI-M has decided to limit the term of its leadership to three terms, but this is not linked to squabbles within, general secretary Prakash Karat said on Thursday.