Sampras laments modern one dimensional tennis

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:41

American legend Pete Sampras on Friday lamented the lost art of serve and volley tennis and the one dimensional nature of the modern game, which he likened to "throwing rocks" at each other.

Indian-origin chutney maker faces drug charges in South Africa

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 20:42

An Indian-origin woman in South Africa, who runs a lucrative chutney manufacturing business, is facing charges of being part of a multi-million rand drug syndicate.

Mars rover Curiosity makes `pit stop` to study rocks

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 11:47

After driving for two months, the Mars Rover, Curiosity, has finally parked itself to study rocks under its wheels.

IIFA Rocks 2013 celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 13:42

Tracing the journey of the centenary year of Indian cinema, International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) Rocks paid tribute to the silver screen`s five important elements – hero, heroin, villain, music and director – through a gala song and dance routine.

Shantanu-Nikhil to bring villains-vamps` style on ramp

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 19:12

Shantanu Mehra and Nikhil Mehra promise something different by focusing on style statements made by negative characters in movies.

Curiosity blasts Martian rocks to help discover ancient past of Red Planet

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 13:05

Mars rover Curiosity is using its high-resolution cameras, sensors, drill and laser to search for habitability in the Red Planet.

Planktons found in 3 billion-year-old microfossils

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 18:14

Researchers have revealed that the spindle-shaped inclusions in 3 billion-year-old rocks are microfossils of plankton that probably inhabited the oceans around the globe during that time.

Photosynthesis evolved soon after life appeared on earth

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 00:15

Scientists studying the world’s oldest sedimentary rocks have claimed that about 3.8 billion years ago - not long after life appeared on Earth - an early form of photosynthesis may have evolved on the planet.

World`s oldest sedimentary rocks reveal photosynthesis` early origins

Last Updated: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 15:45

Scientists studying the world`s oldest sedimentary rocks have claimed that about 3.8 billion years ago, an early form of photosynthesis may have evolved.

Traces of water detected on moon`s oldest rocks

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 13:28

Researchers have revealed that they have detected traces of water within the crystalline structure of mineral samples from the lunar highland upper crust obtained during the Apollo missions.

How life originated from deep-sea rocks

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 14:10

In a new study, researchers have addressed the question of where all the energy came from and why all life as we know it conserves energy in the peculiar form of ion gradients across membranes.

Curiosity on Martian rocks similar to Mexican marshes

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 14:53

A team of researchers is studying a place on earth, which is very similar to the Martian crater where NASA’s rover Curiosity roams, in the hope to find clues about life on the red planet.