Neil Armstrong’s famous quote “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” uttered by the American astronaut after becoming the first person to land on the Moon in 1969 had a small error, according to a new study.

Tiny bubbles of water found in quartz grains in Australia hold the key to understanding what caused the Earth’s first ice age. An Anglo-French team analysed the amount of ancient atmospheric argon gas (Ar) isotopes dissolved in the bubbles and found levels were very different to those in the air we breathe today.

Defending champion Saina Nehwal, H.S. Prannoy and K. Srikanth on Thursday reached the quarter-finals of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament.

Former India women’s hockey team captain Rekha Bhide on Thursday wrote to sports minister Jitendra Singh, complaining of harassment and defamation by Hockey India for refusing to toe its secretary-general, Narinder Batra’s line.

Singer Alicia Keys is keen on having lions and elephants share the stage with her during a future tour.
The 33-year-old New Day hitmaker says she would love to be adventurous by including wild animals in her performances, taking on the role of a ringmaster in a circus, but is wary of how much it would cost to put on such a lavish show, reported BBC online.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni reckons that the newly-introduced ODI rules will bring about a “change in the approach” among most of the teams as batsmen may not go after the bowling in the initia

What began as a hobby to keep fit, gradually transformed into a passion for dancer Shallu Jindal, who plunged into the depths of Kuchipudi to surface with plans for a full-fledged dance academy.

A billionaire Dallas banker will shell out $1 million to anyone who can solve a mathematical problem that has baffled geniuses for years.

The CIC has asked the government to take a view on disclosure of two speeches made by Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah from the pre-Indepen-dence era which are in the archives of All India Radio a

V. Vishnu Prasanna celebrated his new Grandmaster status by outwitting seasoned GM Boris Chatalbashev of Bulgaria to stay in joint lead after the end of the fourth round of Grand Europe Albena chess tournament.