Amrutha Gayathri

The libertarian Congressman from Texas hasn't had a real-world victory in any of the four Republican presidential primaries held so far. His best performance was in Iowa caucuses where he was placed closely behind the GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney, drawing 21.5 percent of the total votes cast. However, Paul, unmistakeably, happens to win - with an overwhelmingly high margin - almost every online election poll, regardless of whether it is hosted by mainstream media or by a niche politica...

A 15-year-old boy from Hong Kong stabbed his mother and sister to death because he apparently believed that there were way too many people in the world, and that fewer people would be more environment-friendly, the South China Morning Post reported.

Following the release of the most detailed sightings of uncontacted Indians ever recorded on camera by the advocacy group Survival International on Tuesday, the Peruvian authorities reported that the same tribe members (Mashco-Piro) had killed the tribal guide who was with the archaeologist who captured the photographs.

Mitt Romney couldn't have settled for anything less than a blowout victory in Florida's Republican presidential primary that would retain his edge over the GOP rivals in their fight to win the party's nomination to face incumbent President Barack Obama.

NASA released a stunning image of Earth, shot from the International Space Station (ISS) when it flew roughly 240 miles overhead, capturing the dazzling city lights of Europe at night.

No prizes for guessing why rapper Snoop Dogg has thrown his weight behind Republican presidential contender Ron Paul.

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has won another straw poll in Virginia, the Madison Liberty group announced over the weekend.

The U.S. Department of Defense cannot account for about $2 billion in Iraq development funds made available to it by the government of Iraq, and it hasn't been able to furnish a complete list of U.S.-funded reconstruction projects, two new government audits have found.

Despite having been married thrice and boasting of a history of marital infidelity, Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich seems to be a firm believer in the sacrosanct institution of male-female marriage. On a conference call for Religious Right supporters, on Wednesday, Gingrich drew parallels between gay marriage and the rise of paganism.

Callista Gingrich's hair, undoubtedly, is a head turner. The freakishly sleek looking platinum blonde mane of Republican presidential contender's wife seems to attract a lot of attention, whenever she appears in public accompanying her husband.

In a new study, bound to stir controversy, researchers have found that people with low IQ tend to have socially conservative ideals and prejudiced attitudes toward others, including people of different races and homosexuals.

Studies have suggested politicians are among the most sleep-deprived members of our society. It isn't exactly surprising given the high degree of stress and anxiety related to the jobs of politicians and policymakers; tight schedules and frequent travelling make the matter worse.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has declared that he will quit politics if he loses power in the forthcoming presidential elections.

Those who compulsively download and swear by the BitTorrent sites can't possibly live without filesharing. When the anti-piracy Internet meme You wouldn't download a car became popular, mocking at the impossibility of sharing and owning physical objects through BitTorrent sites, many wondered if it was feasible.

Taking the international rhetoric on the Armenian genocide to the next level, the French government has approved a bill making it illegal to deny that the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in the first quarter of the last century was genocide.

A massive explosion on the sun's surface has released a current of charged plasma particles toward Earth, which according to scientists, wouldn't jeopardize life but could disrupt satellite communications briefly. This is the strongest solar radiation storm since 2005.

The makers and the legal team behind the documentary West of Memphis, produced by one of the West Memphis Three, have alleged that Terry Hobbs, stepfather of one of the victims Stevie Branch, is responsible for the deaths of the three eight-year-old boys, a crime which sent three teenagers known as the West Memphis Three to prison for 20 years.

Dragon dance and Lion dance, iconic festivities which mark the first day of the New Year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, are common during the New Year's Eve. It is believed that the loud beats of the drum and the deafening sounds of the cymbals accompanied with the lion and dragon masks can expel evil spirits.

Beyond the obvious cultural significance tied to the Chinese calendar, the Chinese New Year is strongly associated with a colorful variety of Chinese traditions, myths and superstitions. China's cultural heritage spanning more than 5,000 years has imparted symbolic meaning to the festivities and customs followed by Chinese communities worldwide during the celebration.

Within a few hours of the closure of the video locker service Megaupload, scammers have started flooding social networking sites and online forums with fake links claiming that the site is back online.

The shutting down and indictment of owners and operators of the video locker service Megaupload, hot on the heels of unprecedented online blackouts against the proposed anti-piracy bills concluded hours before, has come as a shocker to the Internet community.

It is hard not to laugh at what Francesco Schettino, the captain of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, had to tell about fleeing the scene before the emergency evacuation of the ship was completed: I tripped and I found myself inside the life boat with a number of passengers.

It is rather unfortunate that the popular protests against controversial bills Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) don't coincide with the broadcast schedule of the animated series South Park aired on Comedy Central. The fans of the hugely popular series, which will be on air again only in March, may be waiting for a hilarious episode ripping apart the bills. But if any of you remember, there was an episode which, if aired now, will serve the same.

At least 16 members of the U.S. Senate, which include several co-sponsors of the controversial bill Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), have announced their withdrawal of support on Wednesday in the wake of unprecedented Internet protests.

The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives ostensibly to curb piracy, has been at the receiving end of severe backlash from Internet companies including Google and Wikipedia.

Even those who were blissfully unaware of the Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA, were made sit up and take notice of the dire internet emergency, which, if and when passed, is most likely to frustrate the online lives of a vast majority of internet users.

The peculiar situation Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul faces in the GOP race for nod isn't exactly anomalous in a democracy. The reason for his perceived lack of popularity differs greatly among the different segments of voters. While some ardent fans have no confusion whatsoever, a significant share of conservative voters are still dithering over choosing him as their first-choice.

The captain of the capsized luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia has been accused of performing a pre-planned stunt advertised on Facebook, which led to the disaster leaving 6 people dead, 42 others injured and 25 still unaccounted for.

Child suicide bombers from Afghanistan say they were led to believe their bombs would obliterate only the infidel Americans and spare those executing the mission.