Commander Abhilash Tomy has been rescued and now he is safe. But perhaps the three days he spent in that dismasted boat in the middle of the mighty Indian Ocean were perhaps the toughest days of his life and he had no qualms accepting it.   “The deep sea was scary as hell. It was so, so …

For the first time in 235 years, Ramlila at Ramnagar was put on hold for a day after four actors playing the characters of Lord Ram, Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughan were admitted to Lal Bahadur Shastri government hospital with symptoms of diarrhoea. The 45-day-long Ramnagar Ramlila was recognised as an intangible world cultural heritage by Unesco in 2005. On Wednesday, …

It seems that the reports of petrol prices touching Rs 100 around Diwali are true. It may actually happen even earlier as the fuel prices have already crossed Rs 90.50 mark in Mumbai. According to reports, in New Delhi, petrol is being retailed at Rs 83.22 (increased by Rs 0. 22) per litre, while diesel is being sold at Rs …

Right-wing student group Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) may profess and propagate Sanskaar in college, but they themselves seem to be far from that. The students affiliated to the group made a professor grovel in front of them. According to a TNN report, the Professor was harassed and humiliated by being dubbed as ‘anti-national’ by a group of ABVP leaders. The incident …

If you’re shopping around for a new case for your iPhone XS, you may have noticed that some legacy cases for the older iPhone X are now discounted online. With the two phones being nearly identical in design, why not buy one of those instead of paying full price for an officially labeled “iPhone XS” case? Indeed, that’s mostly a …

I’ve done my fair share of drop tests in my time at CNET, and I’ve never come out of one without a broken phone. Until now. Try as I might, the iPhone XS would’t crack. I took Apple’s new iPhone XS phone through my typical four-drop tests, the same one that cracked last year’s iPhone X on the first fall. But …

It’s not gold, but it’s definitely very silver. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 debuted in some unique colors like lavender and deep blue with a bright yellow S Pen, and now it’s getting the more standard black and silver tones, coming to the US very soon. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in a new Cloud Silver, and all its colors +14 …

Buying something from eBay today? If it’s priced $25 or higher, you can save 15 percent by applying promo code PICKSOON. And there’s truth in coding, there: The deal is good only through 6 p.m. PT today. So you better pick… soon. Shop at Ebay Some of eBay’s past promo codes limited you to a maximum savings of $50, but this one is good …

If price is keeping you from buying virtual reality gear, Mark Zuckerberg has a new headset for you. The Oculus Quest, a $399 VR headset that Facebook’s CEO unveiled Wednesday and that’s due out next spring (the company typically announces new prototypes months before they go on sale), is designed to address several nagging complaints early VR users have had about …

Amazon on Thursday swung open the doors to its latest store concept, called Amazon 4-star. It’s only one store in Manhattan, but judging by the commotion on day one, people were certainly interested. The premise for the 4,000-square-foot store is pretty simple: All the roughly 2,000 products stocking the shelves are rated four stars or higher, are top sellers, or …