London: A 16-year-old Indian origin schoolboy in Germany has managed to crack puzzles that baffled the world of maths for more than 350 years, it was reported in London Saturday. Shouryya Ray, from Dresden, has been hailed a genius after working out the problems set by Sir Isaac Newton. Ray solved two fundamental particle dynamics theories which physicists have previously been able to calculate only by using powerful computers, Daily...
10:17 PM, May 26, 2012
Panaji: There is something extremely simplistic and sinister about the Congress party's strategy for the March 3 Assembly polls. Simplistic, because, instead of sifting through its ranks and file for worthy candidates to contest March 3 polls, the Congress state leadership and the High command have simply made the list of candidates into an extension of brothers, daughters and sons of incumbent legislators. Sinister, because the decision of the Congress...
04:29 PM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: The old order changeth, yielding place to the new... Alfred Tennyson's immortal words are playing out again in the dusty heartlands of Uttar Pradesh where three sons are preparing to carry on their political legacies. For Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Chaudhary, out to prove they are worthy inheritors, this could well be a make-or-break election. Rahul Gandhi is son of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and the...
11:11 AM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: He grew up in a family that aligned its destiny with the turbulent politics of post-independence India and fell apart for it. London-based biographer-historian Zareer Masani, who courted controversy with a biography of Indira Gandhi, feels dynasty is deeply rooted in the Indian political tradition. But Masani, the son of free market political guru Minoo Masani and "an Indira Gandhi loyalist" Shakuntala, told IANS he has "not let...
08:20 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Mumbai: Indian franchise Mumbai Fighters slumped to their fifth defeat in seven matches and their third on the trot when they were beaten 3-2 by Dynamo Moscow in the World Series Boxing contest at the Inorbit Mall in Mumbai on Friday. The Fighters began on a promising note when Indian WSB debutant Gaurav Bidhuri scored a split 2-1 (48-47, 48-47, 46-49) verdict over his bantamweight rival Vladimir Nikitin. Three out...
12:08 AM, Jan 21, 2012
Chandigarh: Election fever has arrived in Punjab and politics is clearly a family affair judging by the number of relatives of politicians who've got tickets. It's a phenomenon that cuts across party lines " Congress, BJP and Akali Dal. While parties insist they give tickets to candidates who are mostly likely to win, a roll call of candidates reveals that in Punjab, it simply pays to have family in politics....
09:18 PM, Jan 12, 2012
New Delhi: US cult bike maker Harley Davidson today launched two locally-assembled models at a price starting from Rs 9.95 lakh, which is much lower than that of imported motorcycles. FXDB Street Bob and FXDC Super Glide Custom, previously offered as Completely Built-up (CBU) imports, will now be available at all the seven dealership of Harley-Davidson. The two bikes belong to the company's Dyna family of motorcycle. FXDB Street Bob...
02:07 PM, Jan 05, 2012
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