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UK: Indian jewellery shops high on burglars' list

With rising prices of gold, Indian-owned jewellery shops in United Kingdom's east Midlands town of Leicester have become major targets of burglaries that saw at least two shops -- Alankar and Bipin......

How female spies changed the course of history

When Madhuri Gupta was arrested by the Indian agencies, it brought back memories of the women spies like Mata Hari and Virginia Hall. Intelligence services from across the world have always used......

Aditya Birla group to take over Reebok's India operations

In a major expansion into sportswear and lifestyle wear segment, the Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail has signed a long-term licensing agreement with Authentic Brand Group of......

The Apple Watch: Is it a gadget or a fashion statement?

Apple CEO Tim Cook summed up the problem during a conversation with sales staff at a London Apple Store: "We've never sold anything as a company that people could try on before." With the expected......

Apple's new iPads missing 'wow' factor

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds an iPad during a presentation. Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters Apple Inc's faster, slimmer iPads come with modest improvements, such as a fingerprint......

Apple unveils iPhone grand plan

Steve Jobs and two of his top lieutenants spent just over an hour last week outlining their plans to allow software makers to create programs custom-built to run on the iPhone, Apple's innovative......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Singing is spicier than sex

Performance is a double-edged word. But for Melanie C, it has nothing to do with sex. When the former Spice Girl was asked to choose between the stage and the bedroom, she told the Sunday Mirror's......

EPL PIX: Salah spoils Gerrard's Anfield return, Chelsea win at Leeds

IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scores their side's first goal from the penalty spot during the match against Aston Villa at Anfield.......

Athletics: Thompson-Herah posts second-fastest 100m ever

IMAGE: Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates winning the 100m race during the Wanda Diamond League Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. Photograph: Jonathan......

Tokyo Games: MIND-BOGGLING Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Team United States's Cory Juneau warms up prior to the Men's Street Skateboard event. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images......

Hockey: India joins Belgium, Australia, Germany in semis

IMAGE: Alex Hendrickx celebrates with his teammates after scoring for Belgium in the Olympics men's hockey quarter-final against Spain. Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Belgium beat Spain 3-1......

Arsenal's Pepe finally justifies price tag

'Every player needs that moment, that turning point ... to settle and hopefully now Arsenal can see what they paid for... 72 million pounds was seeming expensive until tonight' IMAGE: Arsenal's......

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