
Stephen Hawking, the British cosmologist who urged people to "be curious" in the Paralympics opening ceremony, has landed the richest prize in science for his work on how black holes emit radiation. ...

03:21 AM, Dec 12, 2012

Speculation is rife that former South Africa pacer Makhaya Ntini is the frontrunner for the position, having been the longest-serving black cricketer. ...

05:53 PM, Dec 11, 2012

A regressive and strange diktat has ruffled feathers in Uttar Pradesh. Women students in Bijnor have been barred from wearing black clothing and jeans at a function to be presided by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Reports say women have also been barred from wearing jeans and using mobile phones. ...

07:56 PM, Dec 10, 2012

There has been public outrage after two diktats in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. While in Haryana, a college has banned girls from wearing jeans, in Uttar Pradesh, the Bijnor District Magistrate has asked girls not to wear black clothes at a Chief Minister event. ...

09:45 AM, Dec 10, 2012

A regressive and strange diktat has ruffled feathers in Uttar Pradesh. Women students in Bijnor have been barred from wearing black clothing and jeans at a function to be presided by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Reports say women have also been barred from wearing jeans and using mobile phones. ...

08:26 AM, Dec 10, 2012

A list of 106 passwords that the Research In Motion will not let you use on the BlackBerry 10 platform. ...

07:03 AM, Dec 09, 2012

Following is a list of nominees in key categories for the 55th annual Grammy Awards, announced in Nashville on Wednesday. Winners will be announced on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles. ...

11:13 AM, Dec 06, 2012

Male artists led the nominations announced on Wednesday for the 2013 Grammys, as fun., Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons and Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys landed six nods each for music's biggest awards night. ...

10:59 AM, Dec 06, 2012

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the White Paper on irrigation, brought out by the Maharashtra government, was "an attempt to absolve NCP leader Ajit Pawar of all the corruption charges against him". Addressing a well-attended rally at Roha in neighbouring Raigad district, his first public meeting after formation of AAP, Kejriwal said his party will bring out a "black paper" on the irrigation scam in Maharashtra,...

11:11 PM, Dec 02, 2012

Big B is all set to attend River To River 2012, Indian Film Festival in Florence as a guest of honour. ...

04:43 PM, Dec 02, 2012

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will release a "Black Paper" on Sunday on the Maharashtra irrigation projects. Kejriwal will release the black paper in Roha in Maharashtra - political stronghold of state Irriagation Minister Sunil Tatkare. Kejriwal is releasing the Black Paper in response to the White Paper on irrigation over the past decade prepared by Maharashtra's Water Resources Department (WRD). ...

07:53 AM, Dec 02, 2012

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday alleged that the BJP was a "party of black marketeers and brokers" because of which it opposed the Centre's cash-for-subsidy scheme. "It is a party of black marketeers and brokers," he told reporters, adding there was no problem with the BJP going to the Election Commission opposing the UPA government's cash-for-subsidy scheme. ...

10:09 PM, Nov 30, 2012

Sacked Uttarakhand Minorities Commission chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari's son Surinder and his maternal uncle Hardayal are still untraceable even as police sources claim that the duo holds several clues to the unravelling of the sensational double murder case of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep Singh. ...

12:56 PM, Nov 30, 2012

Canada's Research In Motion (RIM) has lost a contract dispute over the use of Nokia patents in a case which could halt sales of its BlackBerry phones if it does not reach a deal to pay royalties to the Finnish company. ...

05:35 PM, Nov 28, 2012

If you are a Blackberry user, you would know the love-hate relationship that the consumer and the product share. Watch this hilarious video of a troubled Blackberry user. ...

05:05 PM, Nov 28, 2012

The Income Tax department has decided to begin prosecution action against those having "substantial" amounts in their bank accounts in HSBC's Geneva branch. The department has now written to the Finance Ministry to suggest a benchmark for funds held on the basis of which the I-T department can initiate legal action for tax evasion and tax theft. ...

03:53 PM, Nov 28, 2012

Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios president and producer of upcoming superhero film 'Iron Man 3' says the movie is not serious at all. The first teaser trailer for the third instalment was released earlier this year, and was taken by many fans as an indication of the film's darker, more serious tone, reported Digital Spy online. ...

12:52 PM, Nov 28, 2012

RIM shares jumped nearly 14 per cent as investors grew more optimistic about a February launch of BlackBerry 10 smartphones. ...

05:52 AM, Nov 25, 2012

Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. jumped nearly 14 per cent Friday as investors seemingly grew more optimistic about a February launch of the Canadian company's much-delayed BlackBerry 10 smartphones. ...

12:17 PM, Nov 24, 2012