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Indians All the Way As 'Slumdog Millionaire' Sweeps Oscars

The 'Slumdog Millionaire' dream came true with eight Oscar awards, including two for A.R. Rahman's music and one for Resul Pookutty's Sound Mixing. Read on ...

A 'Big Bang' in Earth's Orbital Space

Two large satellites collided while in orbit around the earth, some 800 kilometres over Siberia. Read on ...

24 Hours on Mt. Everest? Oh, Brother!

Brothers Pemba, Nima and Phurba have climed Mount Everest 16 times. Now they want to set a new world record. Read on ...

Pet Chimpanzee Shot After Violent Attack

An American woman's pet chimpanzee escaped and attacked three people before it was shot dead. Read on ...

International Appeal to stop Iceland's Whaling for Jobs Program

Six countries appeal to Iceland's government to drop the plan to increase whale hunting to create jobs in that country's failed economy. Read on ...

Saved! Two Nuclear Submarines Collide; No Injuries or Leaks

The collision of a French and a British nuclear armed submarine in the Atlantic Ocean could have been a disaster. Read on ...

Plane Crash in New York Kills Fifty

In a freak accident, a commercial plane crash-landed onto a house in New York late on the night of February 12, 2009. Forty nine people on board and one person on the ground were killed. Read on ...

American Woman Athlete, Aged 56, Swims Across Atlantic

Jennifer Figge claims she is the first woman on record to swim across the Atlantic Ocean, a dream she cherished from childhood. Read on ...

Disastrous end to Lunar New Year Firework Display

Illegal fireworks destroyed a new building that was an architectural marvel and a huge tourist attraction in Beijing. Read on ...

Rahaman and Resul Win BAFTAS; Zakir Gets His Second Grammy

The Grammy Awards in Los Angeles and the BAFTA Awards in London were the two big showbiz events of the week. Indians made their mark at both. Read on ...