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PoK-linked London Bridge attacker was 'ISIS fighter'

IMAGE: A police officer guards outside Borough Market near London Bridge after the terror attack. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the......

London Bridge attacker was ex-terror convict: Police

The man who stabbed and killed two people in the London Bridge terrorist attack on Friday has been identified as a convicted terrorist who was jailed seven years ago over a plot to bomb the London......

Boris Johnson elected new UK PM; vows to 'get Brexit done'

"We are going to energise the country. We are going to get Brexit done on 31 October and take advantage of all the opportunities it will bring with a new spirit of can do," Johnson said in the his......

12 things you may not know about Apollo 11 mission

It has been a half-century since Neil Armstrong stepped out of a lunar module and onto the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 and declared, “That's one small step for [a] man, one giant......

Could Partition have been less bloody?

The British administration ignored the mounting evidence of violence between Hindus and Muslims...Military historian Barney White-Spunner traces the countdown to the tragedy in his book, Partition.......

UK govt moves to axe ID cards

The UK has initiated moves to scrap the controversial 5 billion pounds national Identity Card scheme, with the new Home Secretary Theresa May declaring it "intrusive, bullying and ineffective."......

A friend's tribute to C K Prahalad

Dr Alan G Merten, President of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, since 1996, was among the business faculty at the University of Michigan in the late 1970s that interviewed and hired C......

UK: 154,000 asylum seekers to get stealth amnesty

An estimated 154,000 asylum seekers will be allowed to stay in Britain under a 'stealth amnesty' media reports said on Monday. Ministers have promised to clear the 450,000 so-called 'legacy' cases,......

Asylum backlog: UK eases immigration rules

Immigration rules have been quietly relaxed in the UK to help the government clear a backlog of lakhs of asylum cases, British media claimed today. Quoting a leaked memo, The Daily Telegraph......

Britain puts barriers for non-European workers

The British government on accepted the month-old recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee to provide better access to jobs for local workers before allowing non-European workers to tap......

Oscars 2020: Joaquin, Renee, Brad win top awards

IMAGE: Joaquin Phoenix, winner of the Actor in a Leading Role award for Joker, Renee Zellweger, winner of the Actress in a Leading Role award for Judy, and Brad Pitt, winner of the Actor in a......

Joker sweeps Oscar nominations

The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Insecure creator Issa Rae and actor John Cho hosted the event. Joker sweeps the......

Emmy 2019: Jodie Comer, Game Of Thrones win

The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Cast and crew......

Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is FUN!

The new Jumanji can easily be enjoyed by those unfamiliar with the original, feels Sukanya Verma. Like any other 1990s kid, I lapped up Jumanji's destruction and adamant wildlife creating a......

A non-Belieber among Beliebers

His daughter is a fan. He most definitely is not.Rajesh Karkera attends Justin Bieber's Mumbai concert to find out what the fuss is all about. Waiting for Bieber Justin Bieber, you weren't......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Brilliant Haaland reason for City's 3rd straight Premier League title

'Haaland is a world star, who has come as a world star and is performing like a world star.' IMAGE: Norwegian international Erling Haaland owns the record for goals scored in a single Premier......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Friday, August 5

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia celebrates victory over Canada's Lachlan McNeil in the men's freestyle wrestling 65 kg final on Friday, Day 8 of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Al......

PICS: England, Italy in drab draw; Wales hold Belgium

A round-up of Saturday's action in the Nations League. IMAGE: England's goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale thwarts Italy's Giovanni Di Lorenzo as teammate Kieran Trippier looks on during the UEFA Nations......

Australia, the World Cup's Champion of Champions

Rajneesh Gupta highlights the important numbers of the Australian team from World Cups. Result Summary IMAGE: The Australians celebrate with the 2015 World Cup. Photograph: Ryan......

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