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44 killed in stampede at Jewish religious festival in Israel

In one of the worst peacetime tragedies in Israel, at least 44 people were crushed to death and about 150 others injured in a stampede overnight at an overcrowded Jewish religious gathering in the......

Murty's $5.2 m grant for Harvard's Indian series

Three years from now, when the Harvard University Press, a major publisher of nonfiction, scholarly and general interest books, marks its 100th anniversary, it will also publish the first book in......

Does Wall Street crash herald a 'Minsky moment'?

While enjoying long-awaited economic good times -- and hoping they will last as long as possible -- some caution and some prudence might be the best protection against bad surprises, says Claude......

'Recovery could be a couple of quarters away'

'There are a lot of positive things these reforms are bringing about and it is only a matter of some quarters before the growth rate picks up momentum.''Until then we need to be a little bit......

Serco to acquire Intelenet for Rs 2,772 crore

Services and consulting firm Serco on Tuesday signed an agreement to acquire Indian BPO company Intelenet for up to GBP 385 million (Rs 2,772 crore). Under the share purchase agreement, the total......

How economics lost sight of real world

The past two years have not enhanced the reputation of economists. Mostly they failed to point out fundamental weaknesses of financial markets and did not foresee the crisis, and now they disagree......

Who invented the pencil?

Pencil Colour pencil, black pencil Indian pencil, Chinese pencil...just name it. We all may have grown out of our fancy for pencils but very few have actually stopped using them. But......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Virginia Madsen in Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biop

Virginia Madsen has signed on to join Hilary Swank and Richard Gere in Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia. Also Read: Mira Nair to direct Gere, Swank The film chronicles the rocky......

Mira Nair to direct Richard Gere, Hilary Swank

Mira Nair is set to direct Richard Gere and Hilary Swank in Avalon Pictures' Amelia Earhart biopic.The film revolves around the rocky relationship between the famed aviator and her husband,......

World C'ships: Fraser-Pryce blazes to history; Taylor claims fourth triple jump gold

IMAGE: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce crosses the finish line to win gold. Photograph: Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce powered her way to 100 metres gold on......

With best wishes from Bolt, Blake qualifies fastest for 100 final

'Because Usain told me, 'you've got to win, you've got to do your best or you can't go home' IMAGE: Yohan Blake of Jamaica, Trae Williams of Australia and Adam Gemili of England......

Motor Racing: Force India record season's best finish at Spanish GP

IMAGE: Sergio Perez of Force India. Photograph: Getty Images Force India recorded their best result of the 2017 season so far as Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon finished fourth and fifth......

Bolt wins Olympic 100m in 9.63s, Blake second

Usain Bolt of Jamaica won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 metres on Sunday, crossing the line in an Olympic record 9.63 seconds. Bolt joined Carl Lewis as only the second......

Olympics 100m: It's 'The Lightning Bolt' vs 'The Beast'

Penpix of the leading candidates for the men's Olympic 100 metres, which gets underway with opening-round heats on Saturday: USAIN BOLT (Jamaica) Age 25, Personal Best (PB) 9.58, Season's Best......

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