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'Handcuffed and humiliated': Cong on deportation of Indians

The Congress on Wednesday expressed sadness over 'pictures of Indians getting handcuffed and humiliated' while being deported from the United States and recalled that America had to express regret......

Mrs Steve Jobs visits Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Kailashanand Giri Maharaj of Niranjani Akhara, along with Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, visited the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Israel's Gaza Offensive And The US Dilemma

Israel needs to come terms with the new reality that they are no longer invincible or the dominant power in the West Asian region, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: United States......

US envoy Powell to leave India on Thursday

United States Ambassador to India Nancy Powell will leave New Delhi on May 22, four days before Narendra Modi takes oath as the prime minister. Powell, 67, who announced ending of her tenure in......

Indo-US economic ties top priority for Powell

Headed for New Delhi next week, new US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell has said realizing the true potential of economic relationship between India and the US would be her top priority.The first......

Why American companies are 'angry' with India

The complexities of Indian taxation system have become a sore point with American firms, says US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell. In an interview, she tells Nayanima Basu, the US is looking......

'India, US enjoy mature bilateral relations'

India and the United States enjoy 'mature bilateral relations' and there is a need for further strengthening economic and trade ties through vibrant partnership and join ventures, US Ambassador......

US maintains status quo on India's patent regime

In its much-awaited Annual Special 301 Report, the US Trade Representative on Wednesday maintained status quo on India, by keeping it on a “priority watch list” for an allegedly lax......

Don't stifle outsourcing, India tells America

A day after Barack Obama was re-elected President of the United States, New Delhi impressed upon the US not to stifle outsourcing to India and the visa regime for the professionals. Washington did......

Modern athletes lack hunger, reckons legendary Mike Powell

Track and field legend Mike Powell doesn't doubt the talent of modern athletes but feels they lack hunger and that is precisely the reason why his world record of 8.95 metres in long jump still......

At 52...Daddy Mike Powell going to the Olympics?

Confident of beating the best of today even at 52, world record-holding long jumper Mike Powell has announced that he would try to qualify for this year's Olympic Games. "The state of the long jump......

Bolt's 100m record will be easier to break than 200m: Asafa

Out of the two world records held by track superstar Usain Bolt, his 100m dash timing of 9.58 seconds stands more likely to be broken than the 200m mark of 19.19secs, his fellow Jamaican sprinter......

Gay, not Powell, world's best sprinter: Johnson

Jamaican 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell is not the world's best sprinter, retired 200 and 400 record holder Michael Johnson said. That honour, he said, goes to American world champion......

Olympic mission accomplished! 9 finals, 9 gold medals for Bolt!

‘I've proven to the world I'm the greatest in the sport, so it's mission accomplished pretty much’ IMAGE: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images.......

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