Year-ender: 2022 saw high-voltage polls in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, five other state Assemblies
2022 began with election season in the politically high-stakes Uttar Pradesh and towards the end, it was PM Narendra Modi`s home state Gujarat. Both states gave the BJP enviable wins with Gujarat giving a massive one-sided mandate.
Islamic State: The end is near...is it?
The Islamic State group has apparently signaled to its fighters that they are on the losing side in an international war against terror that has seen months of bloody territorial battles in Iraq an
Dec 21, 2016, 17:58 PM IST
Effects of climate change and global warming on the Earth and its ecosystems
With 2015 ending in the nations of the world putting up a united front against climate change in Paris, the entire course of 2016 was all about making the world aware of its devastating effects, while also initiating their respective strategies to reduce carbon footprints.
Dec 20, 2016, 17:19 PM IST
2016 - The arrival of India's women athletes
Before the 2016 Rio Olympics, India's women athletes didn't have the best of chemistry with Sania Mirza and Sania Nehwal - two of the most prominent names amongst a male-dominant industry.
Dec 19, 2016, 18:02 PM IST
Rosetta mission – Comet chaser’s top five discoveries in pics
Rosetta mission – Comet chaser’s top five discoveries in pics
Dec 19, 2016, 17:03 PM IST
Goodbye comrade: Ten pictures that define Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro, the communist revolutionary who presided over Cuba for nearly half a century, died at the age of 90 on November 25 this year.
Dec 18, 2016, 18:25 PM IST
Delhi smog: How people of the national capital suffered
Blinded by festivities, the warning signs were ignored and Diwali was celebrated with immense zeal, only to wake up the next day and find the national capital shrouded in a thick haze.
Dec 18, 2016, 18:14 PM IST
Marvelous feats achieved by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2016
From successfully placing eight satellites in two different orbits to the historic Mangalyaan completing two years around orbit in Mars, many such space phenomenals took place this year.
Dec 18, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
The most talked about tweets from the world of sports in 2016
Here are the top 6 tweets that made the headline in 2016.
Dec 17, 2016, 16:01 PM IST
Terror attacks that shook the world in 2016
Terror attacks that shook the world in 2016
Dec 16, 2016, 17:09 PM IST
Surgical strikes: When India decided enough is enough
India and Pakistan have always had a tempestuous relation, courtesy Islamabad's 'bleed India with a thousand cuts' policy.
Dec 16, 2016, 16:15 PM IST
2016 in review: When a cricket-obsessed nation was clean bowled by gymnast Dipa Karmakar
One of the strangest things ever to have happened in Indian sports was witnessed in Rio, on the eve of country’s 70th Independence Day.
Dec 15, 2016, 17:14 PM IST
Top five amazing discoveries by Cassini at Saturn
Top five amazing discoveries by Cassini at Saturn
Dec 15, 2016, 16:56 PM IST
Kapil Sharma: The 'Sharmaji ka ladka' we all love
Well, we all have a 'Sharmaji ka ladka' in our lives who our parents compare us to, all the time. And, admit it, we hate him from the bottom of our hearts. But, ace comedian Kapil Sharma has broken this stereotype. By proving this notion wrong, he has without-a-doubt emerged as our favourite 'Sharmaji ka ladka' of all times.
Dec 15, 2016, 15:42 PM IST
Pratyusha Banerjee suicide: A curious case of 'Balika Vadhu', her boyfriend and the 'other' woman!
The perspective about Indian television underwent a major transformation in 2008 with the advent of a show based on the sensitive subject of marriage.
Dec 15, 2016, 15:30 PM IST
Hit and misses of Bollywood movies released in 2016
What a fabulous year it has been for Bollywood movies! From biopics, patriotic themes, sequels and franchises, controversial flicks to the highly anticipated ones, movies this year have definitely raised a bar for Bollywood.
Dec 14, 2016, 16:29 PM IST
Down memory lane: Hubble's greatest discoveries in year 2016!
Hubble's greatest discoveries in year 2016!
Dec 14, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Lethal diseases that claimed lives in 2016
The year 2016 saw an influx of many deadly diseases globally that not only left many people 'chickened out' but also claimed numerous lives all around the globe.
Dec 14, 2016, 15:28 PM IST
Virat Kohli & R Ashwin – The rise and rise of India’s match-winning duo in 2016
Since taking over the Test captaincy from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has been in the form of his life.
Dec 14, 2016, 15:23 PM IST
