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Smashing fun at the world's largest beer party

Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, came to end on October 3. First held in celebration of the marriage of the Bavarian crown prince Ludwig with Princess Therese von......

Nagaland: One political compromise after another

'The Naga Hills region, Nagaland and Manipur, have had the most uncaring and corrupt state governments with little to show on the ground despite the nation's highest per capita development......

There was no plot to kill Diana: Scotland Yard

The Scotland Yard on Tuesday said that it has found "no credible evidence" to support a claim that the British special forces were involved in the tragic death of Princess Diana in a 1997 Paris car......

British Queen's husband undergoes heart surgery

Prince Philip, 90-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, has undergone a successful heart surgery for a blocked coronary artery after being rushed to hospital with chest pain. The Duke......

IMAGES: Pomp and pageantry of the Royal Procession

After being pronounced man and wife at Westminster Abbey, Prince William and Kate Middleton left for Buckingham Palace. Thousands of well-wishers lined the procession route as they cheered for the......

World's 10 best performing CEOs

Image: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos poses as he stands on a supply truck in Bangalore. Photograph: Reuters. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been ranked as the world’s best performing......

Private sector activity stagnates for 2nd month: HSBC

Private sector activity among emerging market economies was broadly stagnant for the second successive month in April, indicating falling output in India, China, Brazil and Russia, an HSBC survey......

Gulf economy's size is almost equal to India, Russia

The Gulf Cooperation Council economy, which is growing at around 5-6 per cent, is almost as strong as that of the Indian economy, industry experts have said."The GCC nominal gross domestic product......

Gulf economies to benefit from high oil prices

Arab Gulf economies are set to benefit from large government spending programmes and high oil prices in the second half of the year, despite concerns over political turmoil in the Middle East and......

Ever considered hiring through Facebook?

An increasing number of IT companies find the idea of using social media making a lot of sense.Facebook in India now has over 15 million users. And, LinkedIn has become an accepted method of......

Golden Globes 2017: La La Land wins 7 awards

The 74th Golden Globe Awards have seen some great wins and some unexpected losses. Here's a look at the winners at a glance (in bold): Meryl Streep received the Cecil B DeMille for......

Review: Dangal is India's best sports film

If sporting films were pitted against one another, Dangal would be champion, says Raja Sen. This summer, India learnt the name Produnova. An intricate gymnastic move named after a legendary Russian......

Critics' Choice Awards: Emma-Ryan's La La Land wins

The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards were held at Barker Hangar, in Santa Monica, California, on December 11. Hollywood's biggest stars walked the red carpet and its winners posed with their......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

Bridge Of Spies, Carol dominate BAFTA 2016 nominations

The nominations for the 69th British Academy Film Awards -- or the BAFTAs -- have been announced, and it seems to be a Tom Hanks and Cate Blanchett show all the way! Their films -- Bridge Of......

Who will win USOC honours? Serena Williams or Simone Biles

IMAGE: USA's Serena Williams. Photograph: Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images Serena Williams, Simone Biles and Ted Ligety were among the finalists for United States Olympic Committee (USOC) male and......

Sasikiran scores easy win

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran scored an easy victory over Simon Williams of England but could not improve his prospects even for a tied first place in the master's section of the Gibtele.Com chess......

Factbox: A list of French Open women's champions over time

The 2nd major of the year, the French Open will start on the weekend. With the clay-court Grand Slam starting on Sunday, here is the list of French Open champions over the years French Open......

Miami Open: Nadal, Venus advance; Dimitrov, Vesnina ousted

IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Israel's Dudi Sela in their second round on day four of the 2017 Miami Open at Brandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida on......

And Captain of the year award goes to...

Virat Kohli named captain of the year at ESPNcricinfo Awards IMAGE: Virat Kohli led India to nine wins out of 12 Tests in 2016. Photograph: BCCI. India skipper Virat Kohli has been named as the......

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Blake completes sprint double

Yohan Blake won the 200 metres in 19.97 seconds to complete a sprint double at the Jamaican nationals and world championship trials on Sunday.... ...

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Nestle buoys stocks, Treasury yield curve flattens further

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nestle's jump to a record high boosted European stocks and helped buoy a global index, while the U.S. dollar... ...

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks edge up on optimism over global growth, dollar soft

* Ex-Japan Asian shares up 0.2 pct, Nikkei gains 0.3 pct * Dollar hampered by subdued U.S. inflation outlook * Oil rebound continues as support... ...

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When Indian advertisements turn around sexism

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INSIGHT - Innovators toil to revive Canada oil sands as majors exit

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