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Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not......

11 commoners who got their 'fairy tale princess' ending

Turns out Cinderella doesn’t need a ball to meet her prince; she can find him anywhere! There’s Britain’s Prince William who married his college sweetheart -- Kate Middleton,......

Indian philanthropist is top donor for US univ

When John P Kapoor graduated from Bombay University in the 1960s, he had hoped to continue his studies in the United States but could not afford to pay for it. The State University of New York at......

It must be true...I read it on Wikipedia!

Six years after Wikipedia, the referencing portal, which allows users to edit information, was hosted by Jimmy Wales, it has become the butt of jokes for bringing 'democracy to knowledge.' "Who is......

Hurricane Rita downgraded to category 3

Hurricane Rita, weakened and downgraded to a category three storm, continued to move ahead at 125 mph on Friday, ripping through the Gulf of Mexico and gearing to slam into the American coast's oil......

America's long stumble toward the 'fiscal cliff'

The long, bumpy road to America's "fiscal cliff" has been traveled over many years by Congress and a series of U.S. presidents, including Barack Obama. Some of the steps along the way had good......

Steve Jobs: The CEO as auteur

Mr Jobs's place in management history is assured for being the model CEO who spent his waking hours obsessing about making their products 'insanely great', says Ajit Balakrishnan.While much of the......

Steve Jobs: The role model CEO

Like Alfred Hitchcock, the 'micro-manager' of film-making, auteur CEO Steve Jobs lifted the modern firm out of the Industrial Age and brought it into the Information Age, says Ajit Balakrishnan.......

Steve Jobs: The role model CEO

PlanetSpace inks landmark deal

PlanetSpace, a company led by Dr Chirinjeev Kathuria, won half the battle to get a contract from NASA, when it managed to bring space heavyweights Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems as its......

Emmy 2016: Aziz Ansari wins his first, Games of Thrones wins big

The 68th annual Emmy Awards were held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 18. A look at the big winners of the night. IMAGE: Writer-producer Alan Yang and......

'National Award has come as a big surprise'

The hugely talented singer Shreya Ghosal bagged her third National Award for her song, Yeh Ishq Hai, from the film Jab We Met. She had earlier bagged awards in the Best Playback Singer category......

Can a $3 million film win Best Picture

Shekhar Kapur once again brought luck to Kate Blanchett who received one of her two Oscar nominations for his historical drama Elizabeth: The Golden Age. She was also nominated in the supporting......

The Great Hollywood Quiz! Round 3

Round 2 | Round 1 21. In the existential comedy, I Heart Huckabees, who auditioned twice for the role of Dawn Campbell, a role that eventually went to Naomi Campbell? a. Britney Spears b. Jessica......

Sports Shorts: Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: In May, Dutee Chand is the first Indian sportswoman to reveal that she is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from her......

'BCCI bigwigs should realise treasures are not to be wasted'

'They should be conserved, preserved, and valued highly.' IMAGE: Captain Ajit Wadekar arrives at London's Heathrow airport with the Indian team for their tour of England in June 1971. Photograph:......

No reason to ban long putters, says Scott

Adam Scott shot down a putter rule change suggestion by Tiger Woods on Tuesday and told golf's governing bodies to focus on more pressing issues as the Australian leapt to the defence of......

Spotted: Brian Lara in Barbados

Reader Aslam Khan sent us this photograph from Barbados. 'I was in Barbados for a business visit and happened to attend their annual carnival. I met Brian Lara who was a good......

Hughes' remarkable feat

After scoring a brilliant 115 in the first innings of Durban Test, Philip Hughes went one step further as he scored 160 in the second dig. Hughes thus became only the 14th Australian to score......

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Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

11 commoners who got their 'fairy tale princess' ending

Indian philanthropist is top donor for US univ

It must be true...I read it on Wikipedia!

Hurricane Rita downgraded to category 3

America's long stumble toward the 'fiscal cliff'

Steve Jobs: The CEO as auteur

Steve Jobs: The role model CEO

Steve Jobs: The role model CEO

PlanetSpace inks landmark deal

Emmy 2016: Aziz Ansari wins his first, Games of Thrones wins big

'National Award has come as a big surprise'

Can a $3 million film win Best Picture

The Great Hollywood Quiz! Round 3

Sports Shorts: Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma

'BCCI bigwigs should realise treasures are not to be wasted'

No reason to ban long putters, says Scott

Spotted: Brian Lara in Barbados

Hughes' remarkable feat

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