Evergreen hero Dev Anand made a splash in Sweden as chief guest at the five-day Indian film festival organised by the Sweden India Film Association (SIFA) in Stockholm. Dev Anand’s landmark movie - Hare Rama Hare Krishana - was screened as a...

A new generation of antipsychotic drugs could brighten up the lives of many bipolar disorder patients. Bipolar disorder is a debilitating mood disorder in which the patient swings between periods of depression and hyperactive mania. It affects 1.2...

Talk about business ideas! A Mozambican company has hatched a brilliant idea to breed crocodiles and export them to neighboring countries, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The crocodiles are to be sourced from the Tete province, where the crocodile...

Radiohead released its new album “In Rainbows” on 10th October amidst eager anticipation among its fans. The band had already begun sending out teasers in the form of cryptic messages from September this year, leading up to the release...

The Supreme Court granted a reprieve to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in the 175 crore Taj Corridor case, refusing to direct the state governor T V Rajeshwar to sanction her prosecution in the case. In his June 3 order, Governor Rajeshwar had...

Global warming is making our earth not just warmer but more humid too, according to a new study reported in the journal Nature. This could have widespread implications for weather conditions especially in tropical regions. Increased humidity would mean...

Mauritius, a popular tourist destination, is famous for its sandy white beaches and coral reefs. In a bid to boost a flagging economy, Mauritius is targeting an increase in tourist traffic to two million in 2007. This is a huge number of visitors,...

The fiery chilli that spices up your platter may soon find its way into the operating theatre.The compound that gives chillis their characteristic burning taste,capsaicin, has been found to have anaesthetic properties. What’s even more remarkable...

The classic clash between the environment and indigenous peoples on one hand and development in the form of mega power projects on the other, played itself out once again. This time the venue was Dzongu,in Sikkim,a tiny state in North East India; the...

If you thought global warming and climate change are distant phenomena happening in the Arctic, think again.It may reach closer home.With weather worldwide becoming warmer and more unpredictable the concept of seasonal collections in the fashion...