Monami Thakur

To commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Cavalry, Christian pilgrims across the globe are retracing his last steps of sufferings on Good Friday.

Joining in the annual celebration of Earth Day 2011 and helping in the better understanding of the planet is NASA with its continuous stream of iconic images from 13 of its Earth-orbiting satellites.

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 85th birthday on Thursday at Westminster Abbey honoring stalwart pensioners during the ancient Royal Maundy Service.

Researchers at a technology conference in San Francisco on Wednesday have accused Apple of breaching the privacy line of consumers by storing user's location and other details in a secret file.

Amidst the 2011 Ivorian Coast unrest, a 26-year old Ivorian painter named Abdoulaye Diarrasouba presented a whole new side of the conflict with his grafitti-style paintings.

Canadian film-maker, Simcha Jacobovici's new documentary The Nails of the Cross, claims that two nails that have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem may have been used to crucify Jesus of Nazareth.

April 12, 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's journey into outer space which revolutionized the history of space research and of the human race as a whole.

With only a few days to go for the royal wedding, Prince William and Kate carried out a final engagement in Lancashire where they inaugurated the Darwen Aldridge Community Academy.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced award recipients in three of this year's 32 media categories at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by RÖKK Vodka and locally by Wells Fargo at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles Sunday night.

Following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan, authorities issued a tsunami warning. As the epicenter of the quake was in Fukushima prefecture, authorities ordered immediate evacuation of workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

In a report released Sunday, China's State Council Information Office hits out at the US government for practicing double standards on human rights and interfering with other countries' internal affairs while ignoring its own deep-rooted human rights issues.

Sotheby's Hong Kong Important Watches Spring Sale 2011 held on April 7, 2011 achieved the highest total for the Various Owner sale of Important Watches category in Hong Kong.

In the run-up to the international automobile trade show Auto Shanghai 2011, BMW Brilliance Automotive presented a new concept of a premium-segment plug-in hybrid sedan.

As radiation levels in the power plant exceeded safety levels, workers struggling to control the overheated reactors faced threats to their health and life.

Boeing and Qatar Airways announced orders for three 777 Freighters and two 777-300ERs valued at $1.4 billion at list prices.

The Estée Lauder brand announced a new collaboration with Aerin Lauder and Aerin LLC, her new luxury lifestyle brand.

The 2011 award ceremony was a star-studded event, with some of the biggest names in the German film fraternity making exclusive fashion statements at the red carpet ceremony.

In a new turn of events, the current week saw some of the biggest political, economic and social changes in recent times.

Almost a month after the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Japan, a second earthquake struck the north-eastern coast of the country on Thursday.

Researchers at the NASA's Swift, Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to study one of the most puzzling cosmic blasts observed till date.

From business ventures in the railway sector to space tourism, Richard Branson is known for exploits in the travel and tourism industry.

Over 20 million people affected, one-fifth of Pakistan's total land went underwater and a death rate close to 2,000 - This was the after-effect of the devastating flood that hit the country in the month of July, 2010.

Robert Richard Titcomb, 49, a close friend of President Barack Obama has been arrested by the Honolulu Police Department on a prostitution charge.

Renowned actor, filmmaker and political activist, Juliano Mer-Khamis was shot dead in his car by masked militants on Monday in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and sponsored by Google, Balenciaga and Spain is a focus on the influence of Spanish culture on the work of the famous 19th century designer, Cristóbal Balenciaga.

The career of Ted Southern, the designer of Victoria's Secret's famous angel wings, is in for a huge transition as he lands up with a NASA contract for fashioning gloves for astronauts.

A major political crisis ensued in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire following President Laurent Koudou Gbagbo's refusal to leave office after the election commission declared him the loser of the November elections.

On June1, 2009, an Air France Airbus A330-200 carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew members from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed and disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean leaving no trails behind.

The Hello Boys Wonderbra campaign featuring Czech supermodel and actress, Eva Herzigova has been voted the most iconic outdoor ad from the last five decades by the Outdoor Media Centre.