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It's an Odd, Odd World

Odd and unusual images from around the world. Please click on the images to get a better look. IMAGE: Austrian artistic swimmers Anna Maria Alexandri and Eirini Alexandri during their......

London Bridge attacker was ex-terror convict: Police

The man who stabbed and killed two people in the London Bridge terrorist attack on Friday has been identified as a convicted terrorist who was jailed seven years ago over a plot to bomb the London......

UK PM replaces defence secy over sexual harassment scandal

Gavin Williamson, a close aide of Prime Minister Theresa May, was on Thursday appointed as Britain's new defence secretary after his predecessor Michael Fellon resigned amid a deepening sexual......

Who's the toughest of them all?

The Tough Guy competition is often billed as one of the most gruelling physical endurance challenges in the world. More than 11,000 adrenalin junkies competed in this year's challenge -- a 15km......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world. 1) This Australian sheep is unofficially the world’s woolliest Around 40 kg of wool has been......

JLR to expand presence in India, China; create 800 jobs

Tata Group owned Jaguar Land Rover said on Monday it will increase its footprint in India and China and create 800 new jobs in Britain, after unveiling that it had clocked 30 per cent growth in......

JLR to invest Rs 2,650 cr on new UK plant

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover said on Monday it will invest 355 million pounds (about Rs 2,650 crore) to set up an advanced engine facility in the UK.After recent discussions between Jaguar......

Outsourcing to India drives profits of UK firm

Outsourcing its finance function to India has helped a UK-based software provider company to register a profit this year. Eg Solutions, a financial service software company based in Staffordshire,......

World's 10 best amusement parks

The global theme park industry takes its fun seriously. Last year around the world more than 328 million people visited amusement parks. They ate overpriced meat products, sipped sodas, rode roller......

The Jungle Book gets hi-tech avatar

Children's favourite jungle hero Mowgli, Baloo the bear and panther Bagheera will soon return to the small screen in a new hi-tech avatar. The BBC will broadcast the new adaptation of Rudyard......

How sports psychologists are helping Indian athletes cope with lockdown

For performance analyst and sports psychologist Nanaki J Chadha, this is the time when "you help them steer clear of negative thoughts." IMAGE: World badminton champion P V Sindhu distributes......

The First Great Indian Cricketer

One cricketer made all the difference when the first All India cricket team toured England in 1911.Baloo Palwankar startled the English with his guile and genius.A fascinating excerpt from Prashant......

8 legends to watch in Rio

Dhruv Munjal presents the best athletes chasing history in Rio. In Rio, over 10,000 athletes will compete for the biggest prize in sport -- an Olympic gold medal. Michael Phelps, 31 Swimming......

Young fans would accept gay footballers: survey

A new generation of British soccer fans would be tolerant about professional footballers admitting they were homosexual, according to an online survey conducted by Staffordshire University in......

Rooney on target again as Man United go top

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was on target again to help the hosts crush bottom club Portsmouth 5-0 and return to the top of the Premier League on Saturday. The England international......

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