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4 Indian origin men get 122-year jail for murdering PIO driver in UK

Four Indian-origin men in their 20s, who were found guilty of the murder of a 23-year-old delivery driver, also of Indian heritage, were on Friday sentenced to a total of 122 years' imprisonment.......

UN condemns Gaza hospital attack, calls for ceasefire

The United Nations, its top leaders and agencies have expressed horror and strong condemnation over the killing of hundreds of civilians in a strike on a hospital in Gaza, underscoring that attack......

India votes against western nations at UNHRC to condemn Quran desecration

India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent ”public and premeditated” acts of desecration of......

Don't believe in unnecessarily keeping people behind bar: SC

"We don't believe in unnecessarily keeping people behind the bars," the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday while hearing the pleas filed by the Delhi Police against the bail granted to three student......

Anti-hijab protests in Iran: India skips voting on UN resolution

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution to set up a fact-finding mission to investigate the alleged Human Rights violation committed on......

Indian origin scientist turns manure, corn husks into biofuels

Researchers led by engineering professor Animesh Dutta, director of the Bio-Renewable Innovation Lab at the University of Guelph in Canada, have found a solution: pressure cooking. Cooking farm......

Rajan on incentivising domestic savings

Ahead of the forthcoming Budget, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday pitched for incentivisation of domestic savings to boost investments in the country. "The income tax benefits for an......

German parliament to vote on Greece bailout

German parliament is set to vote for the second financial bailout for Greece amid signs of a new dispute within Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition over whether the debt-laden nation......

Germany to reform banking sector

German chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition has agreed on a plan to reform the nation's banking system and to impose a levy on the financial institutions to make them accountable for......

The rise of renminbi

The renminbi is likely to be used increasingly for current account purposes, but its use in capital account transactions will hinge on convertibility in China, says Ashok K Lahiri.In 1928, with the......

10 Best Moments From The Oscars

A glimpse of the Pathaan star exuded more glamour than a room full of Hollywood put together. Pale on star power, sassy humour and surprise factor, the 95th Academy Awards ceremony wasn't much to......

Oscars 2023: Naatu Naatu, Elephant Whisperers Win!

The 95th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Everything Everywhere All at Once was a big winner, winning the top awards and then some more. India scored two wins with Naatu Naatu getting the......

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

Binge watching television shows on streaming services has become the new way for us to be entertained at home. And that is not surprising since many of these shows are far better than the films we......

Shashi Kapoor: An Amazing Life in Pictures

Remembering the Eternal Charmer.Remembering an Awesome Human Being.Remembering an actor and film-maker, the likes of whom we will not see again. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History......

Football Focus: 'Messi needs Barca and Barca needs Messi'

IMAGE: Former Barca great Xavi urged Barca to hand a new contract to Lionel Messi, whose current deal expires next year. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Former Barcelona great Xavi......

How India plans to resume outdoor training for athletes

'The minister said it will take some time to come to a decision.' IMAGE: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was one of the athletes, who had a virtual meeting with sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on......

AFI targets September start to season

Announces tentative calendar; defers elections IMAGE: AFI's Adille Sumariwalla. Photograph: Rediff.com/Files The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday decided to tentatively start......

How athletes can take advantage of Olympic postponement

IMAGE: The AFI Planning Committee encouraged athletes to maintain their physical fitness and strictly follow their diet charts. Photograph: AFI/Twitter The Athletics Federation of India......

Olympics: India's foreign coaches likely to get contract extension

'We have spoken to all the foreign coaches and they have assured us that they are all committed to their jobs till Tokyo Games' IMAGE: India's women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne is among......

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