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The American Chinese Leaders Adored

Henry Kissinger, who opened America's doors to China in the early 1970s, died on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100. Dr Kissinger, then US president Richard M......

Dance of the hemlock drinkers

The title alludes to Socrates willingly drinking poisonous hemlock as his punishment after he was convicted of corrupting the minds of the young and impiety in ancient Athens. That same fierce......

'If Modi sticks to winning formula, he could be PM for long time'

Describing the Narendra Modi-led BJP's electoral victory as a "breathtaking landslide", eminent American think tanks and experts have said the win has given him an opportunity to "redefine" Indian......

Suicidal NRI detained in UK mental hospital

An Indian-origin woman, who miraculously escaped after jumping in front of a train with her 5-year-old son last year, has been ordered to be detained indefinitely in a mental hospital in London.......

Birmingham: One arrested for murder of Indian-origin man, wife

A man has been arrested in connection with the twin murder of Indian-origin Avtar Singh Kolar and his English wife in Birmingham, the West Midlands police said on Saturday. Officers working as part......

Nobel Laureate Raghuram Rajan? We will know on Monday

Though Nobel Prize nominations have been a secret for 50 years, speculation abounds over the contenders for this year’s prize in economics. A look at the possible winners. Colin......

Ratan Tata to receive Frost & Sullivan's GIL award

Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of the diversified conglomerate Tata Group, will receive the Growth, Innovation and Leadership Award 2014 by Frost & Sullivan. The award will be presented in Mumbai on......

"How real are the figures on black money abroad?"

Though there are different views on the Global Financial Integrity numbers that the BJP cites, getting the money back to India is not going to be an easy task S GurumurthyConvener, Swadeshi Jagran......

How far away is the US recession

So that's it then. We're all agreed. "This is clearly the worst financial problem we've had since the Great Depression," as Joseph Stiglitz told a radio show in New Zealand on Wednesday morning,......

Oscars 2020: Joaquin, Renee, Brad win top awards

IMAGE: Joaquin Phoenix, winner of the Actor in a Leading Role award for Joker, Renee Zellweger, winner of the Actress in a Leading Role award for Judy, and Brad Pitt, winner of the Actor in a......

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI. Every year the Mumbai Film Festival strives to make the world a smaller place by putting together a feast for cinephiles across various......

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year. There was a lot of love in different shades in the films of 2017 that I liked -- from a mute woman falling in love with an alien, to a......

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......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Year's fastest man Lyles ready to be a 'big dog'

20-year-old American runs 100m in 9.88 seconds at US Championships. IMAGE: Canada's Aaron Brown, Noah Lyles of the US and Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards in action during the men's 200m at......

Shorts and tops may replace bikinis for beach volleyball

Female beach volleyball players have been given the option of wearing long-sleeved tops and shorts instead of bikinis at the London Olympics. "Some countries for religious and cultural reasons......

IPL auction: The players, their price

As many as 350 leading cricketers from India and abroad will go under the auctioneer's hammer in Bangalore on January 8 and 9 when Indian Premier League franchises bidding for their services in the......

England scent victory as West Indies wilt

England scented victory in the second Test after reducing the West Indies to 115 for three in their second innings at the close of the fourth day on Sunday. West Indies, who were asked to follow......

West Indies drop Powell for England tour

West Indies have dropped fast bowler Daren Powell and all-rounder Ryan Hinds for their two-Test tour of England next month. A statement on the West Indies official website (www.windiescricket.com)......

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