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Two US troopers killed near Frankfurt airport

Two United States troopers were killed in a shooting incident near Frankfurt International Airport on Wednesday, according to media reports. The incident took place near Terminal 2 of Germany's......

Dolly creator gets human cloning licence

The British government on Tuesday gave a human cloning license to the creator of Dolly the Sheep for medical research. Britain was the first country to legalise research cloning in 2001.The Human......

'India is in for better days'

With Dr Manmohan Singh as prime minister, I feel grateful to be an Indian citizen.I met Dr Singh in 1994 when, as anICFAI (Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India) representative, I went......

Pak suicide bomber had royals on his list

Explosives have been removed from the home of the Pakistani suicide bomber suspect arrested by British anti-terrorist police in Gloucester.Police believe the UK-born SajidBadat is linked to the Al......

Tata Corus: Crash, crisis and recovery effort

On Friday, Karl-Ulrich Khler, chief executive officer of Tata Steel's European operations, said their proposal to cut 900 jobs was part of a strategy to transform the company into an all-weather......

Porters offered jobs by Lalu in a lurch

Licensed porters could not believe their luck when Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav offered them jobs in his organisation, but now they are finding themselves in a lurch. "We submitted our......

Larry Page in India

Global IT major Google is to extend its expertise in Information Technology to the world famous Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai. Google co-founder and president (products), Larry Page, who arrived......

How to defy gravity, GoI style

What makes India an unusually exciting place to live in is the "apne pair pe apne kulhadi (axing your own feet)" ingenuity of its politicians and bureaucrats. It would seem that policymakers around......

Murjani to set up 4 Calvin Klein stores

The Murjani Group will be bringing premium brand Calvin Klein to India, with four stores being planned by the end of 2007.Mohan Murjani, chairman, Murjani group told Business Standard, that they......

Britain stripped of Tokyo Olympics 4x100m silver

CAS upholds Chijindu Ujah's doping violation IMAGE: Britain's silver medallists Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake pose on the podium with their medals......

Rio becomes unsafe for Olympians as British athlete held at gunpoint

A British Olympic team athlete was involved in an incident of theft in Rio de Janeiro while returning to their accommodation, the British Olympic Association said on Thursday. The Guardian......

Bolt shocked by IAAF reports, against wiping records

IMAGE: Usain Bolt of Jamaica poses on the podium. Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt said he felt shocked and let down by the scandal-hit IAAF, but......

London drops 2015 World athletics bid

A bid for London to host the 2015 world athletics championships was abandoned on Wednesday because of fears over a potential legal wrangle surrounding the future of the 2012 Olympic main stadium.......

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