01 Jan 2016

HMT plant reopens for making last batch of watches

Hindustan Machine Tools ( HMT) is resuming operations at its Haldwani plant, shut since two years, to make its last batch of 5500 watches.

Adnan Sami gets Indian citizenship, finally!

Pakistani singer Adnan Sami was given the citizenship of India by the government today.

Bringing in 2016 around the world

As the earth completes yet another orbit of the Sun, people across the world are celebrating, ushering in the new year.

Hotel in Dubai catches a ghastly fire

The Address Downtown hotel, which stands a couple of blocks from the majestic Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest hotel/tower, was immersed in flames across several floors with sirens wailing and helicopters hovering overhead to contain it.

31 Dec 2015

2015: Terrorism, natural disasters, and progress

The year 2015 was significant in world politics.

A look at the science/tech breakthroughs of 2015

Technology is perhaps the greatest agent of change and as 2015 comes to an end, we take a look at the most ingenious and revolutionary breakthroughs of 2015.

2015: An eventful year after all

The year 2015 kept India on its toes as we saw the year begin with US President's Republic Day visit and saw the year end with PM Modi's impromptu visit to Pakistan signalling a thaw in Indo-Pak relations.