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Gallery of the strange: Weird, wild and strange photos

These 12 photographs show what a mad, mad world we live in! A man carries his wife over an obstacle while competing in the Wife Carrying Championship to mark Russia Day and City Day......

UK: An island facing drought, ban on gardening

The United Kingdom is facing a drought that has forced some water companies in south-east England to impose a ban on using hosepipe to water gardens and a failure to obey the order can invite fines......

Iran revisits revolutionary days

Azadi Square in central Iran witnessed the country's biggest protest in over three decades when thousands turned up before the historic monument to condemn the alleged rigging of the recent......

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......

The Mahindra Xylo strategy

Mahindra Xylo targets one bird too many with its sedan-killer strategy. On a cloudy day, some time during August last year, a car was zipping down the rain-soaked Mumbai-Pune expressway. It was......

his univ targets the world's pressing problems

Consider this: An intensive 9-week, 10-day, or 3-day programme involving ten future-looking technologies and disciplines. If you are interested in the 10-week course, you need to be a super-smart......

Tata, Mittal among world's 30 best CEOs

Two Indian steel tycoons -- Ratan Tata of Tata Group and NRI Lakshmi Mittal of global powerhouse Mittal Steel -- have made it to the world's best CEOs list compiled by US stock market weekly......

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......

SAG Awards: Emma Stone, Denzel Washington win

The 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was held on on Sunday, January 29, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. A look at the winners of the night. IMAGE: Emma Stone accepts Outstanding......

Game of Thrones tops Emmy nominations

The latest Hollywood updates. HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones has received 23 nominations at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, while true-story series American Crime Story:......

Hey, that's Steve Jobs!

In Danny Boyle's biopic, reports Aseem Chhabra from the Telluride Film Festival, 'we are left with Jobs -- the man, a genius as well as (what Steve Wozniak calls him in the film), an asshole!'......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

EPL: United subs Rashford, Fellaini sink Leicester

MANCHESTER UNITED 2 LEICESTER CITY 0 IMAGE: Marouane Fellaini celebrates. Photograph: MUFC/Twitter. Manchester United made it three wins out three as substitutes Marcus Rashford and Marouane......

'India has shown consistency but Australia have a lot of quality'

India players celebrate a wicket. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Former Australia opener and chief coach Geoff Marsh feels that speedster Mitchell Starc's performance will be key......

PHOTOS, Day 4: Warner torments India with another ton

Day 4 in the first Test was dominated by Australian performances. First, spinner Nathan Lyon bagged his sixth five-wicket haul as India were dismissed for 444 in the first innings. Then, opener......

Oldest English Test player Reg Simpson dies at 93

Former England cricketer Reg Simpson, who is the oldest surviving player to have played in a Test match for the country, has reportedly passed away at the age of 93. Simpson made 27 Test......

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......

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