Dr. Tathagat Avatar Tulsi, a Patna-born child prodigy, becomes the youngest professor at Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay at the age of 22. He is set to join as an assistant professor in the Department of Physics from next week.

More than one million Indian tourists are expected to visit Singapore this year, the city states top tourism board official said.

Global human rights watchdog Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next secretary-general

Targeting the large number of Hindus in the United States, an Atlanta-based company headed by an Indian-American has launched a series of custom-made postage stamps depicting Hindu gods and goddesses.

Samir K Brahmachari feels like Bhuvan, the lead character in Aamir Khan-starrer Lagaan [ Images ]. In the blockbuster, Bhuvan cobbles together a team of villagers, who have never played cricket in their lives, and manages to beat a team of professional British cricketers.

While James Cameron’s Avatar is creating ripples at the Indian box office queuing up for the visual spectacle, many would be unaware that that an Indian company was part of a team that worked on the awe-inspiring visual effects of the film.

Kanak Gogoi, a 12th passed entrepreneur from Guwahati, has over a dozen innovations, from gravity-operated bicycle to a car which can run on air.

HCL Technologies has bagged a long-term deal worth about $200 million from UK-based insurance firm Equitable Life Assurance Society.