UK: Indian-origin shopkeeper fights off robber using vodka bottle, chair

A brave 40-year-old Indian-origin shopkeeper in the United Kingdom fought off a knife-wielding robber using very unusual 'weapons' -- a bottle of vodka and a chair. Anil Velji leaped into action......

The lost and now 'found' Saraswati river

This Haryana village believes it has 'found' the Saraswati river of the Vedas.Manavi Kapur reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "You are only just finding out. Our ancestors have known......

Modi arrives in Ireland bearing historic manuscripts for Irish PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday presented his Irish counterpart reproductions of a selection of historic manuscripts and papers pertaining to two Raj-era Irish officials, Thomas Oldham......

Jet-setting Modi: 26 nations in 12 months

In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited 26 countries. Here's a list of all the foreign visits taken up by the PM this year and their outcomes. Seychelles Modi's visit to Seychelles was part......

Barnet and Oldham are toast of FA Cup after shock wins

IMAGE: Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic misses a penalty against Oldham Athletic. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters Oldham Athletic and Barnet provided some old-fashioned FA Cup magic with shock......

Scholes charged by FA for alleged betting breaches

IMAGE: Paul Scholes placed 140 bets on football matches between August 2015 and January 2019. Photograph: Dave Thompson/Getty Images Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been......

FA Cup: Newcastle get extra-time win, Stoke fall to Shrews

IMAGE: Newcastle United's Jacob Murphy and Blackburn Rovers' Elliott Bennett vie for possession during their FA Cup match at Ewood Park, Blackburn, on Tuesday. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action......

FA Cup: Everton end Oldham run in replay, Wigan next

Everton ended third-tier Oldham Athletic's giantkilling FA Cup run with a 3-1 victory in their fifth round replay on Tuesday to tee up an all Premier League quarter-final against Wigan Athletic.......

FA Cup: Liverpool stunned by Oldham

Third-tier Oldham Athletic stunned seven-times FA Cup winners Liverpool with a shock 3-2 fourth-round win on Sunday and Leeds United caused another big upset by knocking out Tottenham Hotspur 2-1......