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5 killed in mass shooting at Illinois factory

At least five people were killed in a shooting that took place at a manufacturing plant in Aurora in Illinois on Friday (local time), said the city's police chief Kristen Ziman. She also confirmed......

'Have a damn heart': Trump's tweet angers survivors of Florida shooting

“Have a damn heart.” This is how a student, one of the lucky survivors of the Parkland, Florida school massacre responded to United States President Donald Trump’s tweets, linking......

Cheers, Terry Pratchett, who christened me a dragon

'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion......

Now, surgery to fix high blood pressure

The doctor, who was part of a team that brought path-breaking surgery to Canada, in conversation with Ajit Jain Three specialists performed ground-breaking surgery at the Peter Munk Cardiac Center,......

History classes shift focus in UK

Mahatma Gandhi, Britain's wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King and Adolf Hitler have been cut from a list of key historical figures recommended for teaching under a radical......

Modi meets 42 global CEOs, pushes Startup India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global CEOs and top American executives to leverage the 'Startup India' innovation platforms to formulate solutions for the entire world on challenging issues......

Of Wall Street and old crimes

All old abodes have their ghosts, and Wall Street has been well-lived-in since the Dutch erected a wooden stockade to guard against attack in the 17th century. With hundreds of years during which......

US recession and what needs to be done

Wall Street got its hopes up on Mar 11. Elated by a Federal Reserve move to stop the credit crunch, the US stock market posted its biggest one-day gain in five years, with the Dow Jones industrial......

Mumbai to host global mart meet

Hedge funds, which are proving to be a headache for stock market regulators across the world, will be the main topic of discussion at the four-day annual conference of the International......

These cars cost a fortune, but. . .

Look in the mirror and say "I deserve a car that costs more than most people's homes." If you can't, then you may want to read something else. Yes, we know, spending obscene amounts of money on a......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Golden Globes 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win

Who won at the Globes? We tell you! The 76th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B Demille Award. A quick......

'We all have stories to tell and projects we need financed'

Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel may have made sure the speeches remained short this year -- the shortest speech would win a Kawasaki jet......

'Wow. The power of women'

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring......

The Top 11 English Films of 2014

From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year. The year 2014 saw many exceptional films, some of which have already dominated the critics’ awards cycle.......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

EPL PIX: Villa stun Arsenal; Liverpool-City draw

IMAGE: Ollie Watkins celebrates after scoring Aston Villa's second goal during the Premier League match against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in London, on Sunday. Photograph: Alastair Grant -......

PICS: Juve, PSG, Bayern seal last 16 berths

Teenage striker Rodrygo 'tricks' as Real Madrid trounce Galatasaray. A round-up of Wednesday's league stage matches in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Douglas Costa scores Juventus's second goal......

Football Briefs: Inter Milan penalty awarded after five-minute video consultation; Bayern beaten

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field over the weekend IMAGE: Referee Claudio Gavillucci awards a penalty to Inter Milan after a video review as Mauro Icardi prepares to take......

Champions League PIX: Messi sets hat-trick record; PSG wasteful

Barca hit seven against Celtic IMAGE: Kolo Toure of Celtic is put under pressure from Lionel Messi of Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League Group C match. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty......

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