Monkeys run riot in Reliance IPCL complex
The sprawling 1,263-acre IPCL petrochemicals complex of Reliance Industries in this central Gujarat city is now fighting an invasion of langurs, and officials have been f...
Obama family in quandary over choice of dog
President-elect Barack Obama is having a hard time delivering on one of the very first promises he made after winning the White House - a promise to his young daughters.
New Jersey Sikhs demand action against hate crime incidents
Agitated by two incidents of hate crime in less than a month, the Sikh community of New Jersey has demanded immediate action by police to nab the attackers.
Kolkata NGO gets Italian award
A Kolkata-based non-government organization (NGO) was conferred with an Italian honour for its work among school children here.
Harbhajan becomes third Indian to bag 300 wickets
Harbhajan Singh, with Ricky Ponting's wicket, became the third Indian bowler and the 22nd in the cricketing world to bag 300 Test wickets, on the second day of the fourth...
India is the future No.1 team in cricket: Hadlee
All-time great all-rounder Richard Hadlee feels India has the potential to be the top team in all forms of world cricket and it is just a matter of a couple of years befo...
'Slumdog' is not 'Pather Panchali': Vikas Swarup
The author of the book that inspired "Slumdog Millionaire", a movie set in the Mumbai slums, says poverty is only one of many faces of India that finds a place in the acc...
Heritage site destroyed, municipal authority blames ASI
A national heritage site, over centuries old Lal Mahal near Nizamuddin, that was demolished by a private builder a week ago, stands in ruins as authorities play the blame...
Eighteenth century obituaries fathered current celebrity cult
The sudden rise in popularity of obituaries in the 18th century provided much of the impetus for the current world's obsession with the celebrity cult, a new study has fo...
Novels better than experts for poverty insights: report
Bestsellers can give powerful insights into aspects of poverty that are overlooked by scholars, government advisers and pundits, according to a report.