Finally, the Supreme Court judges relented, under sustained pressure by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms, and agreed to put their asset declarations on the Supr...
If the year began with the launch of the Nano, the Tatas ended the year with the announcement of a new low-cost water purifier, hoping to do for health what they did for motoring w...
Yes, there is water on the moon! Not that it would solve the water woes anytime soon. August brought further confirmation from NASA that ground levels in northern India have been ...
Happy, Gay, Legit
Activists for gay rights in Mumbai celebrate a Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising homosexuality.
Pramod Muthalik vs Pink Chaddis
His Sri Rama Sena caught national attention “moral policing” women and men at a Mangalore pub. This sparked off a delightful protest...
On top of the world Test rankings! Indian team after winning the third cricket test match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. India played just six Tests in the year, and only three overs...
Saina Nehwal
Highlight of the year: won the Indonesia Open, a Super Series event, the first Indian to do so. Saina reacts after beating China Wang Lin during their wome...
Rubina Ali, child actress from the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, stands inside her house as it is demolished by local authorities in Mumbai. Rubina and her co-sta...
The world's cheapest car is here. After a much-prolonged Nano-Singur saga, Tata Motors commercially launched its people's car, promising to stick to the Rs 1,00,000 price tag for t...
And last but not the least, A.R. Rahman who became the first Indian to win two Oscars for his music in Slumdog Millionaire. One for the soundtrack and the other for the best...
