Newsmakers
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Oscar winner Emma Stone declared highest-paid actress, beats Jennifer Lawrence
She claimed the top spot by earning USD 26 million in the last 12 months to beat Lawrence's 2-year reign on top.
Indian-origin kid makes a splash on British TV
Rahul has an IQ of 162, higher than the likes of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
Won't stop fight against open defecation after Toilet-Ek Prem Katha success: Akshay
The actor got emotional thanking fans, film fraternity and others in a video post success of 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.'
Paraplegic army veterans celebrate Independence day with scuba dive
Initiative sees heroes experience first-ever underwater scuba dive, breaking free from their bodily limitations.
World
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Alomst after 27 years, Saudi Arabia, Iraq look to reopen border
Riyadh and Baghdad reached a deal 'to renovate the Arar border post and fully open it for trade and passage for visitors'.
South Korea's Moon says there will be no war on Korean peninsula
Tensions have soared in recent months over N Korea's weapons ambitions, which have seen it subjected to a seventh round of UNSC sanctions.
At least 37 killed in gun battle at small Venezuela prison
Prosecutors said 14 officials were wounded in the violence which ran from Tuesday into early Wednesday.
Business
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Sensex gives up gains, stays positive for 3rd day
RBI's concern over inflation in its own minutes dragged banking stocks down.
Telecom sector will create 30 lakh jobs by 2018: report
Deeper penetration of smartphones, arrival of latest technologies like 4G and 5G to help create more jobs.
GM India CFO Sanjiv Gupta to be new President, MD
Sanjiv will continue to lead our plan to achieve better financial performance in India
Sports
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Coach Mickey Arthur abused me at national cricket academy, claims Umar Akmal
The altercation took place between the two after Umar Akmalreturned from England following a rehabilitation program for a knee problem.
Moeen Ali ready for pink banter with West Indies
There have been suggestions that the pink ball does not swing as much or for as long as the traditional red cricket ball.
Be patient: Upul Tharanga tells Sri Lanka fans
The 32-year-old said the 1996 World Cup winners had already identified areas for improvement.
Science
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Mars 2020 rover to use smart techniques to find signs of life
The Mars Exploration Program with a planned launch in 2020 builds on the success of prior rovers.
SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to space station
The Dragon holds 3 tons of cargo, mostly research.
Can't see the solar eclipse? Tune in online or on TV
Ronald Dantowitz, an astronomer, will be using 14 cameras to capture the August 21 solar eclipse.
Life
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Optimism makes people unlikely to take control of future
According to study too much on belief in a better outcome makes people less likely to work for it.
Popular paranormal games that people play
We share popular games that players say brings them closer to the paranormal.
First interfaith lesbian marriage in UK makes history
Kalavati who is of Hindu descent married Miriam, Jewish, from Texas in a ceremony in Leicester.
Relationship
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Couple claims they can get orgasms simply by hugging
The couple also said that they can climax even without touching each other if one of them gets an orgasm.
My pet is my buddy, says Jasmin Bhasin
he waits for me each day when I come home after shoot and her love makes my life extraordinary.
Signs that say your partner may be looking for another relationship
Your partner has a different body language and doesn't look you in the eye.
Metros
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Delhi Development Authority official sent to judicial custody in bribery case
The case was filed on July 29 against a written complaint by a man who was asked to pay a bribe of Rs 12,500 in lieu of clearing a file.
Delhi: Man gets 10-year jail term for kidnapping, raping minor girl
The court awarded rigorous jail term to Chhedi Paswan, saying prosecution has proved the case beyond doubt.
24-yr-old Delhi biker dead 'racing' with friends had plans of road trip on I-Day
In order to avoid hitting an elderly man, Bansal braked suddenly and his bike went out of control ramming into a college compound wall.
Editors' Picks
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Columns
Disobedience of an unjust law is fine, if followed by submission to its consequences, under the rule of law.
The crisis, signified by severe shortages and rampaging inflation, isn’t exactly of Maduro’s making.
Mirza Ghalib prescribed the first route in the 19th century. The second way has been popularised by Narendra Modi.
President Kovind has no election to fight in the near future, and he was therefore free to express the Sangh Parivar’s true objectives.
