Thousands battle algae bloom in Olympic host city
Thousands of soldiers and volunteers Friday in the eastern Chinese coastal city of Qingdao, where the Olympic sailing events would be held, were battling to clear a major...
Pakistan cricket board backs coach, captain despite Asia Cup exit
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday made it clear that it has no plans to sack captain Shoaib Malik and coach Geoff Lawson a day after the home team crashed out of th...
Working hard can severely tax the heart
Working hard can severely tax one's health in general and cardiovascular system in particular, if carried to the point of exhaustion.
Painter Paritosh Sen receives Legends of India award
Eminent painter Paritosh Sen was conferred the Legends of India Lifetime Achievement Award for Fine Arts 2008 by West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi here Friday eve...
Agra teenager sets world record for guitar playing
Fourteen-year-old Akash Gupta Tuesday set a new world record by playing his guitar for 45 hours here, Guinness World Records judge Ralph Hana said.
Preity invested in IPL despite astrologer's warning
Exuberant, chirpy, happy-go-lucky Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who has now turned into a businesswoman, says she invested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in spite o...
'BBC controlled by white cultural elite'
A senior Indian-origin director at the BBC has accused the corporation of packing the television screen with black and Asian faces while reserving positions of "real powe...
Sharapova trades in her skirts for shorts
Tennis star Maria Sharapova has opted for shorts instead of the short skirts that have made her popular for the ongoing Wimbledon tournament.
Kapil's poster restored at Mohali stadium
A lifesize image of former Indian skipper Kapil Dev, whose poster went missing from the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here earlier this month leading to emotio...
Ivanovic exits as Federer-Hewitt line up battle of champions
Roger Federer will line up an overwhelmingly winning record against Lleyton Hewitt in the Wimbledon fourth round, while women's top seed Ana Ivanovic will be booking a fl...