From Usain Bolt to the 'Champion' dance, sportsmen & their quirky ritualsThanks to Dwayne Bravo, 'Champion' dance became a rage during the 2016 T20 WC. The West Indies team celebrated their wins with this dance.
New replica of original Titanic ship to set sail in 2018Built at a cost of 300 million pounds by an Australian billionaire, Titanic II will be 270 metres long, 53 metres high.
Microscope to develop better treatment for cancer unveiledA powerful microscope, weighing a tonne, that can help in development of better treatment for diseases, including cancer and diabetes, has ...
Sony hackers reveal Hollywood stars' secret aliasesThe latest Sony hacking leak revealed aliases and fake names which were used by celebrities to protect their privacy during film shoots.
Genetically modified crops gaining ground in China: ReportChina has developed four million hectares genetically modified (GM) crops, becoming one of the world leaders in biotech farming, a report o...
- GM crops gaining ground in China: Report
China has developed four million hectares genetically modified (GM) crops a report on the status of commercialised GM crops said.
- Biotech crops helped check 19 bn kg of CO2 last year: Report
A world agriculture body has estimated that biotech plant technology helped in preventing the release of 19 billion kg of carbon dioxide in...
- 'India losing competitive advantage by saying no to GM tech'
India is losing competitive advantage due to hesitancy to widely adopted "risk-free" biotech crop technique.
- Fabindia acquires majority stake in UK based EAST
Marquee ethnic wear chain Fabindia has acquired majority stake in the UKbased womenwear retailer EAST.
Shift, Alt, Release!So, even in the worst possible chaos, Nature's creativity never dies, seems to be the moral of the poem.
Holy Mess“The breath of life is what finally kills you,” ends Status Quo Vadis, the poem ex-pat Australian poet Clive James wrote six years ago. The...
- UK phone-hacking scandal: New facts embarrass James Murdoch, David Cameron
Phone-hacking was "widely discussed" in editorial meetings of the now defunct NOTW tabloid, the reporter who was blamed as the lone culprit...
- 'India, developing countries grew 43% biotech crops in 2010'
The five principal developing countries growing biotech crops - China, India, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa - planted 63 million hecta...
- Surging prices may boost demand for GM crops
Biotech or genetically modified (GM) crops have got a booster shot after world commodity prices soared in 2008, in the form of increased po...
- Fabindia in talks to acquire East, womenswear retailer
Fabindia, an Indian retailer specialising in ethnic Indian design and fabrics, is in talks with East, UK's bohemian womenswear retailer tha...
- GM crops hold key to food security: Expert
India, which recorded the fastest growth in genetically modified (GM) crop adoption globally, could attain food self sufficiency once it al...
- Govt ferments biotech-based plan to tap into EU sugar mkt
The government is mulling a biotech-based plan for breaking into the 4 million-tonne market for sugar that is getting vacated in the EU fol...