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Now, Indian-origin elderly motel owner shot dead in US

A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel owner was shot dead by a customer in the United States state of Alabama following an altercation over a room, the latest in a string of tragedies to shock the......

90-year-old Maggie world's first to get anti-COVID jab

A 90-year-old British grandmother, Margaret "Maggie" Keenan, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech jab against COVID-19 as the United Kingdom kicked off its......

The many firsts for 'President' Trump

Nobody believed Donald Trump could enter the White House; all along the media panned him, dug up his past and muddled his present. Yet the electorate saw through the cloud of rhetoric and dark......

It's official! Harry and Meghan are husband and wife

The royal couple chose a modern touch to their marriage ceremony. All the stars at Harry-Meghan's wedding THE ROYAL WEDDING: Full coverage IMAGE: Prince Harry and Meghan's kiss sparked huge......

'My job is not to represent the world; my job is to represent the United States of America'

The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press......

Nortel eyes government business

After servicing telecom operators and software companies in the Indian private sector, the Canada-based networking major Nortel Network Corp now eyes the business pie in the government sector.On......

Tatas' independent directors highest paid in industry

Five of the 10 best-paid independent directors belonged to the Tata group, followed by four from Reliance Industries and one from Wipro.Shally Seth Mohile and Dev Chatterjee report.Illustration:......

'CDMA 450 can lower costs to a tenth'

It has been a hectic week-long visit for William Owens. The vice chairman and CEO of telecom giant Nortel has been jet-setting between Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore meeting his staff, vendors,......

Bill Clinton to speak at PanIIT global meet

William Jefferson 'Bill' Clinton, founder of the William J Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, will speak at the Seventh Annual PanIIT Global Conference 2009 to be held in......

America's most feared corporate raider

Ronald Perelman spent five years rebuilding his $6 billion fortune amid travails at Revlon and Marvel. Suddenly he's back. For much of the 1980s Ronald Perelman was one of America's most feared......

Gene Hackman's 10 Must Watch Films On OTT

Gene Hackman, one of the greatest American actors of last century, died under mysterious circumstances in his New Mexico home. The actor was 95 and had not been seen in public life for many......

How Shah Rukh beat Letterman at his game

Shah Rukh Khan had David Letterman in his grip, giving him no quarter whatsoever, declares Sreehari Nair. The David Letterman of the post-Late Night, post-Late Show phase is a man on a spiritual......

Review: Night at the Museum 3: Been There, Seen That

Repetitive and a tad cheesy, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb would have warned moviegoers better of its overly Christmas-y intentions were it named 'Once Upon a Time in the Museum Dobaara!'......

Review: Jurassic World is an unnecessary reboot

'Jurassic World is a perfectly passable blockbuster with a B-movie heart -- but why on earth would you want to watch something so unremarkable when Mad Max: Fury Road is still in......

The 2012 Golden Globe nominations are...

The 69th Golden Globes nominations were announced by actors Gerard Butler, Woody Harrelson, Rashida Jones and Sofia Vergara. There were some usual suspects and some surprises. Take a look at the......

Defying age: Chhetri breaks ISL records

Sunil Chhetri creates history, becomes oldest hat-trick scorer in ISL in Bengaluru's win IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri became the oldest hat-trick scorer in the ISL history. Photograph: ISL/X The......

ISL: Bengaluru down East Bengal; Chennaiyin win

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC's players celebrate after Vinith Venkatesh scored the goal against East Bengal. Photograph: Indian Super League Bengaluru FC's academy graduate Vinith Venkatesh scored the......

PICS: Sporting legends turn out for Biles at Olympics gymnastics

IMAGE: Simone Biles in action on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's team final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters American sporting legends......

Andrew Strauss to step down as strategic adviser of ECB

IMAGE: The 46-year-old Andrew Strauss, who was tasked to conduct a high-performance review after England's 4-0 Ashes defeat in 2021, will officially stand down at the ECB's Annual General Meeting......

Clock ticking as Williams returns to Australia looking for 24

IMAGE: Serena Williams has come agonizingly close to that 24th Slam, only to be denied at the final hurdle. Photograph: Mike Owen/Getty Images Serena Williams has had plenty of time to......

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