Page 14 - Year End Specials

Observation of two neutron stars merger 'breakthrough of the year'

Neutron stars are the dense, collapsed cores that remain after large stars die in a supernova explosion

Next year will be positive for equities, says Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse also believes the economic growth forecasts of 7.5 per cent for next year could be difficult to achieve

2017: The year when Indian fiction reflected the burden of society

The year 2017 witnessed the release of at least three powerful novels, along with two short story anthologies, all of which use the medium of art and fiction to reflect the burden of society

TIME names abuse 'silence breakers' as Person of the Year

The movement is closely associated with the #MeToo hashtag which sprang up as allegations emerged against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Indonesia's selfie-snapping monkey Naruto declared 'Person of the Year'

Naruto honoured for his crucial role in changing the global discourse on animal rights

16-year-old Syrian wins Children's Peace Prize 2017

Al Jounde, a refugee of the Syrian civil war, set up a school together with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp that currently provides 200 children with education

'Feminism' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year

The word soared this year in the dictionary's online searches with the emergence of #MeToo movement.

Number of 'crorepatis' in assessment year 2015-16 grew 23.5% to 59,830

The income tax department on Wednesday released statistics showing that 59,830 individuals with gross total income of over Rs 1 crore had a cumulative income of Rs 1.54 lakh crore

Jet Airways brings New Year travel sale on select domestic destinations

Travellers can book economy tickets starting at Rs 1,001 with a travel validity that commences from January 15 onwards

IFFI to honour Big B with 'Personality of the Year' award

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with the 'Indian Film Personality of the Year Award' at this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI), slated to begin later in November in Goa.The veteran star will be honoured for his outstanding contribution to the Indian film industry.In 2013, when the Indian cinema completed its 100 years, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) introduced the award to commemorate this milestone and honour a legendary film artist.Waheeda Rehman (2013), Rajnikanth (2014), Ilaiyaraaja (2015) and S.P Balasubrahmanyam (2016) have been the recipients of this glorious award in the previous editions of IFFI.The 48th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is all set to start from November 20 and continue till November 28 in Goa. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will also be attending the festival on one of the days during the week.Following the controversy over the removal of two films (Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's ...

'Youthquake' named word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries

This word was chosen owing to a "political awakening" among young voters

EPFO makes a New Year resolution to better service delivery

Raising the bar when it comes to investment in the stock market also figures high on its to-do list.

Penguin Random House bags 'Publisher of the Year' award at Tata Lit Live

The award recognises the efforts of India's publishers in discovering and nurturing writers

It's not Trump. #MeToo movement named TIME's 2017 Person of the Year

When a movie star says #MeToo, it becomes easier to believe the cook who's been quietly enduring for years, a Time article read

A year since note ban, railways chug into digital junction

Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments

A year of revival: Indian boxing has found its bearings again in 2017

From unheralded Gaurav Bidhuri and legendary M C Mary Kom to the well-established Shiva Thapa, and not to forget a bunch of teenaged women boxers -- all have scripted their little piece of history

'MeToo' movement named Time magazine's Person of the Year'

President Donald Trump was runner-up of the prestigious ranking

This could be a perfect year for the stock market

S&P 500 profits as expressed as a percentage of price sat at 4.5 per cent recently, compared with 10-year Treasury yields of 2.4 per cent

Ivanka impact? Dictionary.com's word of the year goes to 'Complicit'

Look-ups of the word increased nearly 300% over last year as 'complicit' hit just about every hot button from politics to natural disasters

Oxford Dictionaries declares 'Youthquake' Word of the Year

Oxford Dictionaries said the word sounded a note of hope after what it described as a 'difficult and divisive year'