Aug 20 2008
Jamaican Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19.30 seconds in the Men’s 200m final to take the gold medal in this event on August 20 at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Bolt has become the second man in history to sweep the 100m / 200m sprint...
Aug 20 2008
Pugilist Vijender Kumar beat Ecuador’s Carlos Gongora in the Middleweight category in Boxing to enter the semi-finals of the event. The win has guaranteed that India got at least yet another bronze. The win comes in the backdrop of two...
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Aug 19 2008
Soon you will be able to make telephone calls anywhere in the country using an Internet connection. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Monday made a recommendation to permit unrestricted Net telephony to Internet Service Providers (ISPs),...
Aug 17 2008
With another world-record setting time of 3:29.34, Michael Phelps won his historic eighth gold medal in the Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay with teammates Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak. With 14 in total, Phelps now stands alone in...
Aug 16 2008
Jamaican Usain Bolt has won the Men’s 100m Final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in a world record time of 9.68 seconds.
Aug 10 2008
Unrest surrounds not just on ground in Jammu and Kashmir but also in cyber space. It’s Jammu versus Kashmir in the blogosphere as bloggers now are posting their reactions on the current crisis on the net.
Jul 22 2008
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world’s most wanted men, has been arrested in Serbia after more than a decade on the run. The Bosnian Serb wartime political leader disappeared in 1996.
Jul 16 2008
Five years without fishing around Lundy Island off the coast of Devon have brought a significant revival in sea life, scientists report. Lobsters are seven times more abundant within the protected zone than outside.
Jul 13 2008
The BBC has found the first evidence that China is currently helping Sudan’s government militarily in Darfur.
Jul 7 2008
Rafael Nadal held off an incredible fightback from Roger Federer to win his first Wimbledon title and end the Swiss star’s reign at the All England Club. The Spaniard missed two championship points in the fourth set but recovered to win a...