Cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen’ hits Bangladesh coastlines

DHAKA The cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen’ on Thursday hit Bangladesh‘s southern Patuakhali coast with wind speed up to 90 kilometers per ...

Bombardier is making a strong comeback

  LONDON, England Train maker Bombardier has made good progress in winning new work since missing out on the multi-billion ...

Big B wants to be journalist in next life!

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan won’t mind being a journalist in his next life - just for the freedom of speech that ...

BrahMos Aerospace to develop tech for hypersonic missiles

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI BrahMos Aerospace, an Indo-Russian joint venture, has initiated efforts to develop technology for hypersonic version of the BrahMos missile ...

New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard

MUMBAI Indian Coast Guard’s C-154, an interceptor boat (IB) with new generation Arneson Surface Drive (ASD), was commissioned here on ...

Iran move to speed up nuclear programme troubles West

VIENNA Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday, ...

Lenovo launches Windows 8 notebooks in India at Rs 48,990 onwards

NEW DELHI Lenovo announced the launch of two new Windows 8 notebooks in India – IdeaPad Y500 and IdeaPad Z500. ...

BMW Z4 facelift revealed

MUMBAI BMW has given the Z4 a subtle cosmetic update and has added a new entry-level variant called sDrive18i to ...

Rate of inflation unacceptably high: PM

NEW DELHI Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that excessive pessimism at home has affected growth process but the ...

Gambhir hopes for a miracle to rescue India

MUMBAI India are facing a crushing defeat against England in the second Test but an optimistic Gautam Gambhir is hoping ...

Cyclone Nilam hits Tamil Nadu coast with strong winds

CHENNAI Cyclone Nilam crossed the Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday evening between Mamallapuram and Kalpakkam with strong winds battering the ...

Cyclone Nilam to hit Tamil Nadu, Andhra; Timings revealed

CHENNAI Met Department on Tuesday, Oct 30 confirmed that depression over Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclone named – “Nilam” ...

BIC gets thumbs up from all drivers

GREATER NOIDA The Formula One caravan is here for its annual pit stop. The men who matter the most — ...

Skydiver leaps into record books

Felix Baumgartner made 37-km plunge over New Mexico Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner made a death-defying free fall that could make ...

IMF warns critical for EU to speed up reform

TOKYO World finance leaders expressed cautious optimism on Saturday that Europe is making progress towards containing its debt crisis but ...