Early humans: Women sought adventure, men were cave dwellers

According to a study of hominids — the early ancestors of humans — it appears that women were likely to leave their natal groups while men spent their lives in the nearby surroundings of their birthplace.

Bus-sized asteroid to narrowly miss Earth

A newly discovered asteroid, at least the size of a bus and orbiting the sun, will pass in close proximity to the Earth on Monday.

iPhone 3GS price cut to Rs 19,990 only in India !!

NEW DELHI: Yes, you read that right. According to cellphone dealers, Apple is "re-launching" its two-year-old iPhone at a price of Rs 19,990 in India. The move is likely to counter cheap Android smartphones that have flooded the market recently. This particular version of iPhone will come with 8GB internal storage.

Chetan Bhagat tells us a short story...

Everyone will give you an opinion on how to live your life. No one, no one will give you good advice on how to end it. Worse, they will tell you to continue living, without any respect for individual choice. Yes, hi, I’m Gautam Arora, and after eighteen wonderful years in Delhi, I’ve decided to end my life.

Social-web wave hits emerging Asia

Indonesia has the second highest number of Facebook users in the world, after the US

As the emerging economies of Asia come online in earnest, the web's ability to bring people together is proving its most appealing aspect.

China's billionaires: Madame Zhou Xiaoguang

Zhou Xiaoguang says that in China women entrepreneurs are entitled to special assistance in starting companies

As a teenager Zhou Xiaoguang hauled a 50kg bag of trinkets around China on night trains selling her wares. Now her company, Neoglory, is the world's market leader in costume and fashion jewellery.

10 best tricks of fooling myself to work

In order to be successful, we have to work hard, no matter what. We can’t always be at the mercy of our motivation.

Icann increases web domain suffixes

A global internet body has voted to allow the creation of new website domain suffixes, the biggest change for the online world in years.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) plans to dramatically increase the number of domain endings from the current 22.

LulzSec hackers claim CIA website shutdown

The hacker group Lulz Security has claimed it has brought down the public-facing website of the US Central Intelligence Agency.

The alleged attack on CIA.gov occurred on the same day the group opened a telephone request line so its fans could suggest potential targets.

Imprisoned Iran medics win prize

Two Iranian doctors imprisoned for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government have been awarded a global health prize.