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Renowned writer Ved Mehta, who took India to Americans, passes away at 86

Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness and became widely known as the 20th-century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, has died at his......

'Suspend Lanka from Commonwealth for war crimes'

Amid reports that Australian police are examining if a war crimes probe can be initiated against Sri Lanka's envoy to Canberra, the Commonwealth is receiving calls seeking suspension of Colombo......

Maximum prison term sought for Rajaratnam

Seeking maximum prison term for Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund manager convicted of running America's biggest insider trading scam, US prosecutors have recommended that he should be sentenced to as......

Jury to again deliberate Rajaratnam trial

Jury deliberations in the largest hedge fund insider trading trial in US history will begin again with a new juror stepping in to replace the earlier one who is leaving for medical reasons.The new......

Arguments conclude in Rajaratnam trial

Arguments concluded on Monday in the insider trading case involving Raj Rajaratnam, founder of Galleon Group who is accused of making $63 million by trading on insider tips.The jury is presently in......

Gupta did not pass tips to Rajaratnam: Defence

In its closing arguments in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in US history, the defence has denied allegations that former Goldman Sachs Inc director Rajat Gupta passed insider tips to......

Rajaratnam trial: Prosecution could rest tomorrow

After three weeks of presenting evidence against Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, accused of making $45 million from insider trading, the prosecution is expected to rest its case on Wednesday.......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

Golden Globes 2018: Big Little Lies wins

The 75th Annual Golden Globes awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Laura Dern,......

The Top 10 Time Travel Movies

On Back To The Future Day, Raja Sen lists his favourite movies on time travel. Which is the greatest movie about time travel? That may be one of the most rhetorical questions as the brain floods......

BAFTA announces 2012 nominees

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe joined Great Expectations actress Holliday Granger as the young actors announcedthe 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) nominations this......

Simpson triumphs by one shot at US Open

American Webb Simpson clinched his first major title with a nerve-jangling one-shot victory at the 112th US Open on Sunday after overhauling overnight leaders Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell. The......

Newcastle stay unbeaten, Liverpool held

Newcastle United maintained their unbeaten start to the season Saturday, sending Wigan Athletic to the bottom of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at St James' Park thanks to a late winner from......

United slump at Fulham, Chelsea lose at Spurs

Leaders Manchester United imploded at Fulham on Saturday when Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney were sent off in a 2-0 Premier League defeat. The result blew the title race wide open as the champions......

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