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Four Nation Hockey Tournament in Chandigarh

The Punjab Gold Cup that brought world hockey greats New Zealand, Germany and Holland to Chandigarh was a huge crowd-puller. Read on ...

Bullet Train for India

India's Railway Minister Lalu Prasad announced that high-speed trains modelled on Japan's bullet train would soon be introduced along certain routes in India. Read on ...

Death Sentence for Makers of Killer Baby Milk in China

Contaminated milk consumption caused the death of six babies in China. A court handed out two death sentences and one of life imprisonment to the accused. Read on ...

Cholera Epidemic Spreads Countrywide in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe was hit by a cholera epidemic in August 2008, and nearly six months later, the disease has spread to all its 10 provinces. Read on ...

'Rim of Fire' in Indonesian Skies: 2009's First Solar Eclipse

Indonesians were among the lucky few who got to see an annular eclipse of the sun on 26 January this year. Read on ...

Hundreds Die In Australian Bush Blaze

Bush fires raging through Australia's southern state of Victoria have killed 180 people, and many of the fires were deliberately lit. Read on ...

Singapore's 'Boy Wizard'

Computer wiz Lim Ding Wen, aged nine, wrote a painting program that sold over 4000 times in two weeks. Read on ...

Fossil of Giant Snake Found in South America

A team of researchers found the fossilised remains of what must have been the world's largest snake, dwarfing even Hollywood's biggest horror fantasies. Read on ...

Climate Change: Some Chilling Facts

Most of the Northern Hemisphere has had an extremely harsh winter, the United Kingdom (U.K.) experienced snowfall that almost crippled the country, and China faces a severe drought crisis. Read on ...

Water-Ice on the Moon?

It is 100 days since Chandrayaan-I, India's first lunar space craft, was launched. Scientists meet at the ISRO Satellite Centre to discuss and review its findings. Read on ...