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'Surge in deaths among Indian students alarming, suspicious'

A prominent Indian diaspora body has urged various agencies of the US government, universities and student associations to work towards addressing the spike in the deaths of Indian-origin students......

Henry Kissinger, 100, Passes Away

Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100, The Washington Post reported. IMAGE: Dr Henry Kissinger seen here, October......

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 19 children, and two adults at an elementary school in Texas state, with an emotional......

6-week-old baby dies of coronavirus in US

A six-week-old baby girl has died of coronavirus in the US state of Connecticut, Governor Ned Lamont said on Thursday, stressing that the death is a reminder that "nobody is safe with this virus"......

Living in America as a Sikh post 9/11

Fifteen years after 9/11, the Sikh Coalition, a non-profit organisation, turns to art to open American hearts and minds to the community.Aseem Chhabra reports from New York for Rediff.com IMAGE:......

Indian Amercian gets plum post in US govt

Neel Kashkari, who was the Senior Advisor to US Treasury Secretary Henry M Paulson, was nominated by President Bush to the post of Assistant Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs and has......

Will paternity leave be misused in India?

We don’t know what percentage of new fathers in the Indian corporate sector take their parental responsibilities seriously enough to use the leave, says Kanika Datta. ......

Twitter, social media are fertile ground for stock hoaxes

Prominent short-seller David Einhorn raised eyebrows last month when he popped up on Twitter to disavow that he had tweeted about Herbalife Ltd."Apparently I have a twitter impersonator," said the......

Hartford CEO Ayer to retire by 2009-end

The India-origin chief of The Hartford Financial Services, Ramani Ayer, will retire as chairman and chief executive officer of the Connecticut-based insurer by the end of this year. Ayer, 62, who......

IBM's 'virtualisation' to spur shift to Linux

Global computing giant IBM on Thursday announced that it will consolidate thousands of computer servers onto about 30 System z mainframes running the Linux operating system. The move is being seen......

Khushi-Vedang Attend Aaliyah Kashyap's Haldi

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anurag Kashyap/Instagram Anurag Kashyap paints social media yellow with pictures of his only child Aaliyah Kashyap with Shane Gregoire from their haldi ceremony, ahead of......

Richard Gere and wife split after 11 years of marriage

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood. Richard Gere and his wife Carey Lowell have separated after 11 years of marriage and are planning to file for divorce, according to......

How Facebook came to be

Aseem Chabbra review The Social Network.An American friend told me this story. Another friend of his came home one night, drunk after a lot of hard partying, and started viewing profiles of blond......

Security concerns plague women's sport

'Although one-in-five women in the UK will experience stalking at some point in their lives, there are no scientific studies around the stalking of athletes.' IMAGE: Former US Open champion Emma......

Kobe Bryant, daughter 'Mambacita' died pursuing basketball dream

Since he retired from the National Basketball Association in 2016, Kobe Bryant had been coaching his daughter Gianna's middle-school basketball team. IMAGE: Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers......

Sports Shorts: Why training in India was always Plan B for Bindra

IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra waves to the crowd. Photograph: PTI During his time as an active athlete, training at home was always Plan B for Abhinav Bindra, but India's lone Olympic individual gold......

PHOTOS: Brazil down Argentina; Belgium held by Netherlands

Images from the football friendly matches played on Tuesday night.Miranda heads late winner as Brazil beat Argentina IMAGE: Brazil's players celebrate after winning their match against Argentina.......

Tennis round-up: Azarenka to miss US Open over child custody battle

IMAGE: Victoria Azarenka. Photograph: Kena Betancur/Reuters Two-time grand slam winner Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the US Open as she is not allowed to take her baby son out of California......

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