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Mohammad Yunus: The Nobel laureate Prof who will head new Bangladesh govt

Life has come full circle for Nobel laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus, who faced persecution during Sheikh Hasina's regime for embezzlement, is now all set to head of the interim government in......

STUNNING New York! New York!

New York has no shortage of sky-high observation decks, but there always seems to be room for one more. The Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck is the newest in the list. It occupies four floors......

US: Blue and White or Inclusive Nation?

Biden and Harris are the leaders we need at this time to do the painful but necessary work of creating a more inclusive -- and united -- nation, points out Murali Kamma. IMAGE: US President-elect......

WHO stops trial of anti-malarial drug for COVID-19 treatment

The World Health Organisation on Monday (local time) temporarily suspended the clinical trial of malarial drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of coronavirus. THE WAR AGAINST COVID-19......

Hydroxychloroquine consignment from India arrives in US

A consignment of hydroxychloroquine from India has arrived in the United States, days after New Delhi lifted a ban on export of the anti-malarial drug, seen as a possible cure for COVID-19, to......

Soon, cell phones that recharge themselves in seconds

Scientists have designed a novel super-capacitor that could help develop cell phones that recharge themselves in seconds and work for weeks. The super-capacitor designed by material scientists at......

'Wish prices were kept low for the common man'

For Ashok Upadhyay, a taxi driver from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, who makes his living in Mumbai, there are concerns more pressing than the Budget. Namely, he says, prices for even basic......

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......

15 of world's top 20 pension funds head for India

Foreign pension funds are making a beeline for India despite the turmoil in global markets. More than 40 such funds (endowments and university and family foundations) have registered with the......

Life without Bill: Nerds react

This article appeared in Financial Times on June 16, 2006. For years, the true nerds of Silicon Valley have obsessed about Bill Gates. They damned Microsoft as an evil empire and proclaimed Gates......

Meet Spider-Man's new girlfriend

Move over MJ, there's a new girl in Peter Parker's life and she goes by the name of Gwen Stacy. Emma Stone has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming Spider-Man film from Columbia Pictures......

Spider-Man 4 gets new director

Spider-Man is set to get a new lease of life after Marc Webb signed on as the new director of the successful franchise. Webb replaces director Sam Raimi, who along with actor Tobey Maguire walked......

Why Spider Man should go James Bond's way

Almost a decade ago, when B-movie maestro Sam Raimi took fresh-faced arthouse actor Tobey Maguire and cast him as Spider-Man, most of the world was bewildered. Legal disputes had ensured that a......

Basically too many twists

A dramatic mystery in which practically every major character is not what he or she seems, Basic has so many twists and turns that it could mesmerise some viewers. The military thriller could......

US, Mexico to submit bid to co-host 2027 Women's World Cup

IMAGE: The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is pictured during an event at Summit at One Vanderbilt observatory in Manhattan in New York City. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters The United......

NBA roundup: Durant returns to lift Nets past Cavs

IMAGE: Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) dribbles the ball in the first half during the match against the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas on Monday. Photograph: Daniel......

Ghosal out of New York squash tourney

India's top-ranked men's player Saurav Ghosal gave a glimpse of his fighting abilities before going down 1-3 to Stewart Boswell of Australia in the opening round of the JP Morgan Tournament of......

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