‘Discarded Xmas cards can fuel 20 moon trips’
Discarded Christmas cards and wrapping paper can fuel 20 moon trips by a double-decker bus and back — the staggering equivalent of 18 million km.
I am a miserable person: Charlize
Actress Charlize Theron considers herself a “miserable” person.
Without legal reforms Lokpal will fail: Study
Scholars at the university set up by IT czar Azim Premji seriously doubt the effectiveness of the all-powerful Lokpal, advocated by Anna Hazare and his team, to fight corruption without legal reforms.
Kolkata cops hum Kolaveri
Smitten by the national rage Kolaveri Di sung by south Indian film star Dhanush, the Kolkata traffic police is literally humming 'Why this herogiri di?' these days, urging errant bikers to wear helmet
Remove heavy guns from LoC: Pakistan proposes to India
Heavy artillery should be removed from the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has suggested to India during the two-day talks being held in Islamabad on conventional and nuclear conf
ICC should make DRS mandatory: Ponting
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday fired a subtle shot at the Indian cricket board saying that the decision review system should be compulsory in Test cricket.
The Board of Control fo
May consider central security for Mullaperiyar Dam: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday assured DMK president M. Karunanidhi that the central government would consider providing security to the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.
According to a statement
Anna set for fast in Mumbai, politicians hit back
Anna Hazare was all set on Monday to launch his three-day fast in Mumbai from Tuesday in support of a strong Lokpal, even as the government dubbed his protest 'premature'.
A defiant Hazare told journ
Ponting's was the best of my three wickets, says Yadav
India's fastest bowler on the Australia tour Umesh Yadav said he would cherish Ricky Ponting's scalp the most among his three wickets on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test on Monday. He, however,
Four bank employees jailed for Rs.1.7 crore fraud
Four former Central Bank of India officials have been sentenced to imprisonment with terms varying from five to six years by a Mumbai CBI Special Court for cheating the bank of about Rs.1.7 crore, an