World

'Satyamev Jayate' Impact: Aamir Khan's Talk Show Awakens Maharashtra Govt

The debate about India's healthcare system on Aamir Khan's talk show 'Satyamev Jayate' has created an impact in Maharashtra, with the government announcing to make generic medicines available in government hospitals and to set up government-aided medical stores across the state.

Jun 16, 2012

China Sends Country's First Woman Astronaut into Space

China successfully launched its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft carrying its first woman, Liu Yang, and two other male colleagues to accomplish its first manned docking mission.

Jun 16, 2012

NASA's NuSTAR Mission: New X-Ray Telescope Launched to Find Hidden Black Holes (VIDEO)

NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched its newest X-Ray telescope over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.

Jun 16, 2012

Box Office Hits & Misses: Akshay Kumar's 'Rowdy Rathore' Leaves 'Agneepath'; 'Shanghai' Below the Mark

'Rowdy Rathore is unstoppable' says a famous trade analyst looking at the second week collection at the box office. The film, meanwhile, has surpassed the super hit movie "Agneepath"'s second week collection.

Jun 15, 2012

'King of Ghazal' Mehdi Hasan's Funeral Today

Legendary Ghazal singer Mehdi Hasan, who died Wednesday, will be cremated in Shah Muhammad graveyard of North Karachi on Friday. The District Municipal Corporation (DMC) has made all arrangements for the burial of the Hasan.

Jun 15, 2012

World's Largest Optical Telescope In The Offing; ESO Gives Green Signal

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Council gave a final green signal to the giant project of building world's largest optical telescope on Monday.

Jun 14, 2012

Asian Heart Institute (AHI) in Mumbai Ranked Safest Cardiac Hospital in the World

Mumbai's well-known Asian Heart Institute (AHI), Bandra, has been named the "safest cardiac hospital in the world" with lowest mortality, by the international healthcare organization, the Joint Commission International (JCI).

Jun 14, 2012

Ram Charan Teja Weds Upasana: Celebrities Congratulate the Newlywed Couple [Tweets]

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's son and young movie star Ram Charan Teja got hitched with his sweetheart of several years Upasana Kamineni at a star-studded ceremony on June 14. Several big stars from Indian film industry graced the ceremony and others congratulated newlywed couple on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

Jun 14, 2012

Twitter Gets User-Friendly, Introduces New Way to Discover Content

Twitter announced on its blog on Wednesday that it has made changes to the site to make it more user-friendly. It has introduced a new way to let the users discover content easily. Users can now discover more interactive experiences inside any Tweet on twitter.com and mobile.twitter.com.

Jun 14, 2012

Veena Malik's New Photoshoot for Homosexual Rights (PHOTOS)

Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who recently avowed her support for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community, did a sexy photoshoot patronising homosexual rights.

Jun 14, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S3 Gets New Software Update For 'Stability'

Samsung has released its first firmware software update for its much-anticipated Android phone Galaxy S3 for smoother performance.

Jun 14, 2012

Iraq Serial Bomb Blast: 70 Killed, Over 200 Injured; Suspects Sunni Insurgents

Serial bomb blast rocked several cities across Iraq, killing at least 70 people and injuring over 200 on Wednesday. The attacks apparently targeting the Shi'ite pilgrims, is one of the deadliest days since the United States withdrew its troops in December.

Jun 13, 2012

Sunny Leone on Jism 2's Lingerie Auction: 'It sucks I didn't Know'

Adult film star-turned-Bollywood actress, Sunny Leone, is reportedly irked with the film's producers for not informing her at the start about auctioning the lingeries donned by her in "Jism 2."

Jun 13, 2012

WWDC 2012: Apple Signs Deal with TomTom, Dumps Google

After dropped Google's Maps application from its iOS devices, Apple announced its own navigation version at the on-going Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2012. Now, in-car navigation firm TomTom has let the cat out of the bag by revealing that it has signed a deal with Apple to license maps.

Jun 13, 2012

Shilpa’s Son Viaan Goes Off Twitter, Says ‘Will Use When I Am Old Enough’

Six days after making debut on social networking site, Shilpa Shetty's new born baby, Viaan, goes off Twitter. The actress used to post all the baby's activities on his account but will not do it anymore.

Jun 13, 2012