James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97James Watson, the Nobel laureate who helped discover DNA's double helix, has died at 97. His groundbreaking 1953 work with Francis Crick re...
08 Nov, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Bail to US citizen, 2 Indians held on conversion chargeIn a significant ruling, a Thane district court has allowed bail for an American citizen and two Indian nationals who were detained on accu...
31 Oct, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
Robbie Coltrane, Hagrid of 'Harry Potter', died due to multiple organ failureThe actor was suffering from sepsis, lower respiratory tract infection & heart block.
26 Oct, 2022, 10.12 AM IST
CSK elect to bowl against MI in IPL opener, no Abu Dhabi quarantine as Curran pickedWith Sam Curran included in the playing XI after arriving here on September 17, it means there is no separate quarantine for players coming...
19 Sep, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
World's last wilderness may vanish due to human activity: StudyThe world's last wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing due to human activities. "A century ago, only 15 per cent of the Earth's surface...
01 Nov, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
From Rabindranath Tagore to Kailash Satyarthi, when burglars aimed for the NobelIn 2016 a baul singer was arrested for stealing Tagore's Nobel medal and citations.
15 Feb, 2017, 12.07 PM IST
Human activities damaging over 100 World Heritage sites: Study31 Jan, 2017, 03.03 PM IST
- 3.3 million sq. kms of pristine wilderness lost in two decades
Over 3.3 million square kilometers of wilderness has been lost since 1990 reports a new study published in the journal Current Biology.
09 Sep, 2016, 11.58 AM IST
IPL: Rajasthan Royals have a number of match-winners, says Shane WatsonThe Australia all-rounder reached here yesterday along with his World Cup-winning team mates Steve Smith and James Faulkner.
06 Apr, 2015, 10.04 PM IST
Australia register win Against Scotland to finish second in groupEarlier, Starc and Pat Cummins shared seven wickets between themselves to help skittle out a hapless Scotland for a paltry total.
14 Mar, 2015, 03.21 PM IST
World Cup 2015: Australia's Michael Clarke wins toss, decides to bat against Sri LankaThe hosts have made two changes to their side, including all-rounder Shane Watson and spinner Xavier Doherty in place of Mitchell Marsh and...
08 Mar, 2015, 09.04 AM IST
- England win toss, decides to bat first
England won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the first match of the cricket tri-series at the SCG, here today.
16 Jan, 2015, 09.12 AM IST
DNA biologist James Watson's Nobel medal sells for $4.7 millionA 1962 Nobel prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA has sold at auction for $4.7 million, a world auction record for any Nobel pri...
05 Dec, 2014, 04.45 PM IST
Rajasthan Royals hold edge against Sunrisers HyderabadRajasthan will look to consolidate their position within the pecking order when they face the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
08 May, 2014, 01.02 AM IST
- US gives BP 48 hrs to improve oil leak plans
The US Coast Guard Saturday expressed concern that BP's current plans to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill do not go far enough and orde...
12 Jun, 2010, 10.26 PM IST
- US sets BP 72-hour deadline for fresh oil spill plans
The US government has given British energy giant BP a 72-hour deadline to produce updated plans to contain and recover the oil spill in the...
09 Jun, 2010, 06.52 PM IST
- Copenhagen is Europe's greenest city: Study
Copenhagen, host city of the ongoing United Nations climate summit, is the greenest major city in Europe, according to a survey published t...
08 Dec, 2009, 10.48 PM IST