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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......

Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus's clouds

Scientists on Monday announced the discovery of a rare molecule -- phosphine -- in the clouds of Venus, a possible hint of microbial life in the atmosphere of our neighbouring planet. On Earth,......

Controversial study that claimed HCQ unsafe for COVID-19 retracted

The authors of a controversial study published in The Lancet journal linking the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine with increased death risk in COVID-19 patients, have retracted their research......

British-Indian professor knighted in New Year's honours

Shankar Balasubramanian (pictured), an Indian-origin British professor of chemistry, has received a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the field of science and......

Former separatist Sajjad Lone takes oath as J&K minister

Sajjad Gani Lone, younger son of People's Conference leader Abdul Gani Lone who was assassinated in 2002 in Srinagar, has crossed yet another threshold with his swearing in as a minister in Peoples......

Nirav Modi 'only thinks of cutting or hanging if extradited'

The high court in London on Tuesday began hearing evidence from two leading experts in the field of psychiatry to determine the level of suicide risk faced by Nirav Modi if he is extradited to......

New B-schools take slow and steady steps towards growth

More than 185 business schools have closed down in 2012, and another 150 schools are struggling for survival.While these figures may lead to the perception that the future of management education......

Lodha: Mumbai's new real estate king

Property prices have hit an all-time highs in India's financial capital, Mumbai. With builders vying for prime properties in the heart of the city, price is no longer a deterrent for realty......

This race may be Tata's to lose

Billionaire Indian industrialist Ratan N. Tata has long vowed to take his auto company Tata Motors global -- and not just with the cheap models that have conquered the Indian market. Now he is......

IIM-C in pact with Cardiff B-school

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cardiff Business School of Cardiff University for collaboration on various activities including exchanges......

New releases: Desis lead the charge in America

Leap Year, You Might Want to Skip It This Year, declared a reviewer. Many others toowere dismissive of the romantic film directed by Anand Tucker, his first mainstream film. But the movie which is......

Bale and wife donate 500,000 pounds to hospital charity

IMAGE: Wales captain Gareth Bale. Photograph: Alex Caparros/Getty Images Wales captain Gareth Bale and his wife have donated 500,000 pounds ($615,900) to a Welsh health charity to help in the......

The Beautiful Game, in pictures

Is there a game in the universe as wonderful as football? Five images from last week's action in Europe for you to savour. IMAGE: Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo framed by Manchester United's Victor......

Clarke to play Twenty20 cricket in Melbourne

Australia Test skipper Michael Clarke's will captain the Melbourne Stars in Australia's Big Bash League for the next two seasons after not playing Twenty20 for three years. The announcement was......

Pak spinner Ajmal's action cleared; chances high to make World Cup squad

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. Graham Crouch/Getty Images Star Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was cleared to resume international cricket on Saturday after his bowling action was found to be......

Sri Lanka's Senanayake to face Chennai 'action' test

Sachithra Senanayake, the Sri Lankan off-spinner banned for illegal bowling action, is to proceed to Chennai's ICC accredited centre for suspect actions. Jerome Jayaratne, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)......

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