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John Glenn, first American to orbit the earth, dies at 95

IMAGE: STS-95 crew member, astronaut and US Senator John Glenn poses for his official NASA photo taken April 14, 1998. Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth and returned to space in 1998......

Suarez's header gives Uruguay the lead against England

Luis Suarez returned from injury to give Uruguay a 1-0 lead in the first half in their World Cup Group D match against England on Friday. Suarez beat England goalkeeper Joe Hart with a perfectly......

UK: Indian-origin doc convicted of manslaughter

An Indian-origin doctor, who injected an intensive care patient with a drug against the advice of senior medical staff, has been convicted of manslaughter and given a six-month suspended jail......

Modi govt cuts wings of tax officials

Top management of firms should be summoned for a few specified reasons and after written justification at a senior level, orders CBEC. The central government told tax officials last week that none......

Rail freight corridors to get more money

With work on the railways’ dedicated freight corridors set to pick up, the government is likely to increase budgetary allocation to the project in 2012-13. A good portion of the enhanced......

Tatas, Essar race with foreign cos for freight corridor

After years of planning, the 3,300-km Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is finally on the horizon, with Indian and global construction companies vying for around Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion)......

Pulling the plug: Apple's Watch a boost for wireless charging

Apple Inc's embrace of wireless charging for its new Watch may be a defining moment for a technology that's languished for years amid competing standards and consumer confusion. Supporters of......

Images: Work on India's LONGEST road tunnel begins

With engineers blasting a part of a hill to make way for the construction of the 9-km-long Chenani-Nashri tunnel in Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir, work on India's longest road tunnel has......

Golden Globes Red Carpet: Hello Sharon Stone!

The Hollywood brigade looked super glam on the red carpet of the 82nd Golden Globes at Beverly Hills, California. Photograph: Daniel Cole/ Reuters Even at 66, Sharon Stone made sure all eyes were......

PIX: The A To Z of Sexy Actresses

Here's a look at the sexiest actresses in each letter of the alphabet. Be it A, Q or Z. There's a sexy person for every single alphabet. Don't believe us? Take a look.A -- Aishwarya Rai......

Twilight sweeps Teen Choice Awards

Vampire movie Twilight swept away the Teen Choice Awards by winning 11 awards. The 2008 hit film walked away with best movie drama gong, while lead stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart won......

FA Cup: Everton see off Peterborough

IMAGE: Everton's Iliman Ndiaye celebrates scoring their second goal with Abdoulaye Doucoure and Jesper Lindstrom Action during the FA Cup Third Round match against Peterborough United at Goodison......

League Cup: Manchester City set up semis against United

IMAGE: Manchester City's Joao Cancelo celebrates. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Manchester City remained on course to lift the League Cup for a third successive season after overcoming......

Extras: Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold in Guinness book of World Records

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Trent Alexander-Arnold made 16 assists in all competitions, out of which 12 came in the Premier League in the 2018-19 season.......

EPL PIX: De Bruyne stars as City down Arsenal, United held

In Pep Guardiola’s 100th match in charge of the Manchester club, captain De Bruyne led from the front as City outclassed the Gunners, who have now suffered six home games without a win.......

WC PIX: Subdued but still hopeful, England fans look beyond Belgium loss

IMAGE: England fans react as they watch the match between England and Belgium in Brighton on Thursday. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters Disappointed England fans in Russia were left to rue a......

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