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Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

US national gets 20-yr jail for supporting LeT

A United States court on Monday sentenced a North Texas man to 20 years of imprisonment for providing material support to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba. US District Judge Reed O'Connor sentenced......

Trehan, key benefactor behind Maximum India fest

Ranvir Trehan is finally relaxed but still caught up in the euphoria over the Maximum India festival's massive success. For the last two years, the leading technology entrepreneur and......

3 Indians among most influential minority lawyers

Three Indian-American attorneys -- Preeta Bansal, Sri Srinivasan, and Prakash Mehta, are among the National Law Journal's 50 most influential minority lawyers in America. Bansal, 42, is a partner......

Thousands Say Goodbye To Sinead O'Connor

Thousands of fans and well-wishers lined up the streets of Bray in Ireland to say their last goodbyes to Sinead O'Connor on August 8. The funeral procession went past her home, as people celebrated......

IMAGES from the Golden Globes 2021

It was a very, very different Golden Globes this year. Unrecognisable, really, from its previous glamorous years. The 78th edition of Hollywood's prestigious awards ceremony saw just a sprinkling......

Comedian Jack Carter dies at 93

Funnyman Jack Carter, who was a familiar presence on 1950s and '60s variety shows like The Ed Sullivan Show and Laugh-In, has died of respiratory failure. He was 93. The......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Oscars Winners at a Glance: The Artist wins 5 awards

The 84th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best Picture The ArtistThe DescendantsExtremely Loud & Incredibly CloseThe HelpHugoMidnight......

Hamilton bats for all lives matter

Hamilton says Bahrain 'death row' letter hit home Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Lewis Hamilton/Twitter Lewis Hamilton said he had been moved by a letter from the son of a man facing the death penalty......

Phelps wins historic 21st Olympic gold

IMAGE: From left, gold medalist Townley Haas, Conor Dwyer, Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps of the United States pose during the medal presentation for the Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final.......

Dhoni named captain of ICC ODI team

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named captain of ICC's 'ODI Team of the Year' which also includes Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. This is for the fifth consecutive year in a row that......

Women outnumber men on London-bound US team

The United States will send 530 athletes to the London Olympics as part of a massive team that will feature, for the first time, more women competitors than men, officials announced on Tuesday.......

Maria Sharapova's engagement ring costs $ 250, 000

Maria Sharapova was recently spotted with her new engagement ring, which was given to her by her fiancee L.A. Laker Sasha Vujacic. "This ring makes a statement. It's no wonder why Maria is smiling......

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