For 240 years Nepal has been under the rule of the Shah Dynasty, revered as incarnations of the Hindu God Vishnu. In 2001, the then deranged Crown Prince killed most of the Royal Family in a shooting, including his father (King Birendra), and then...

Americans live in a disillusioned world. Any country where you can get firearms at a department store has surely gone wrong somewhere. It’s a little flabbergasting to know that when I trot into a mall to get my groceries, there’s a .45 on the shelf...

Life must be a roller coaster ride for Paris Hilton. She’s famous just for being famous. She’s a favorite with tabloids for her innumerable newsworthy escapades, and it looks like she just loves to be the centre of scandal and gossip columns,...

When I first heard about CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) and checked up on some statistics about their energy consumption, I was rather pleased. They may cost a bit more than Edison’s electric bulb, but in the long run they save a good amount of...

The balance between the environment and human manipulation of it is a vicious cycle and a see-saw that is getting only more delicate. The issues of global warming and our inevitable need to adapt to the changing climate are teeter-tottering –...

The tabloids spare no one. Earlier this week, actor Gerard Butler (best known as King Leonidas in 300, and The Phantom in the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera) was spotted on a night out with superstar actress Cameron Diaz in Hollywood....

G24 Innovations has introduced a portable, flexible solar panel with adaptor to charge mobile phones. When your phone is back to full power, it folds back into a pocketable size. The battery charges in two to three hours and can be configured to...

There’s a lot being said about global warming and the urgent need for a shift to alternative fuels. Though few seem to be taking genuine large-scale action, this new building in Seattle designed by Weber Thompson seems to have set the pace for...

Here’s something you’ll want to put in your room soon as you’re out of rehab. Though the ‘beer mug lamp’ is something that the last few creative cells of the alcoholic mind has surely devised before, it looks like all the free time between...