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Queen Rests At Westminster Hall

A man who will be 74 in exactly two months' time, his sister who turned 72 on August 15, his brothers who are 62 and 58 respectively and an uncle who is 78 walked for 38 minutes in an elegant and......

'Mr Naipaul, forget about it'

'I don't think you have anything to say to me and I certainly don't have anything to say to you.'Bharat Bhushan recalls his encounters with V S Naipaul. The contest was between a sitting MP who......

Prince Harry, Meghan become Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday bestowed the title of Duke and Duchess of Sussex on her grandson, Prince Harry, and his bride Meghan Markle as part of the royal wedding tradition.......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s a collection of stories that are weird, yet true! >> “Bra Bandits” steal $11,000 worth of lingerie How’s this for bizarre? A pair of “bra bandits”......

Trump revokes Obama's order on transgender bathrooms

The Trump administration has revoked the Obama-era regulations that extended certain protections to transgender students, allowing them to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender......

Why the US is an economic burden on the world

It could be comic or tragic, depending on your sense of morality. In what I see as stunning news from the United States, 17 schoolgirls have entered into a 'pregnancy pact.' Staff at a secondary......

Lloyds TSB to offshore 450 jobs to India

Lloyds TSB, British bank major, has decided to move 450 information technology jobs, 250 of them permanent, to India provoking immediate hostility from bank unions. A Lloyds TSB spokesperson said:......

Lloyds Bank to move 300 jobs to India

In an apparent cost cutting measure, the Cheltenham and Gloucester (C&G), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank, will close a mortgage and customer service centre and move about 300 jobs to......

NRI converts court into 5-star hotel

An NRI entrepreneur has successfully converted an old court house in the heart of London into a five-star hotel, providing a luxurious haven for those wishing to enjoy the best that the capital has......

1,000 British bank jobs for India

Lloyds TSB, the British banking major, said on Tuesday that it plans to transfer about 1,000 more British jobs to , to Bangalore and Mumbai in India by 2005-end.The bank will employ about 2,500......

WTA celebrates 50 years: 'Merger would make tennis stronger'

IMAGE: Former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters believes if WTA and ATP merge it would make the world body stronger. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters It is time for the men's and women's professional......

King takes a walk down memory lane as WTA completes five decades

IMAGE: As WTA completed half a decade, Billie Jean King opened up on one of her greatest moments. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters For trailblazer Billie Jean King, her leading role in the......

Football Briefs: Italian club AS Roma to auction shirts for Kerala flood relief

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: AS Roma players celebrate a goal (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters In......

Cook served up a few milestones as captain. Here they are...

Factbox on opening batsman Alastair Cook, who stepped down as England Test captain on Monday. IMAGE: England captain Alastair Cook celebrates on completing his 30th Test century in the first......

Meet the youngest member of the 10,000 runs club

IMAGE: England's Alastair Cook, right, celebrates reaching 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters. Alastair Cook became the first England batsman to score 10,000 Test......

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