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Indian-origin student in US goes missing in Dominican Republic

Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old Indian-origin student from the University of Pittsburgh, has reportedly gone missing from a resort in the Dominican Republic, where she had gone with friends while...

Miss Dominican Republic wins Miss Universe title

Eighteen-year-old Amelia Vega, a high school student from the Dominican Republic, won the Miss Universe 2003 title at a sparkling ceremony in Panama City on Tuesday night, beating a field of 70...

Some naturalised Americans likely to lose citizenship

The Trump administration is looking at plans to strip some naturalised Americans of their citizenship, the latest in a series of efforts undertaken by President Donald Trump to crack down on...

Family of missing Indian student wants her declared dead

The family of missing 20-year-old Indian student Sudiksha Konanki has asked the police in the Dominican Republic to declare her dead, according to US media reports. Photograph: Courtesy, Sudiksha...

Police name person of interest in Sudiksha Konanki case

US authorities have identified a 24-year-old man as person of interest in the case of a 20-year-old Indian student who went missing during a spring break visit to the Dominican Republic....

World's 12 best budget airlines

JetBlue Airways is ranked as the world's best budget airline.JetBlue Airways Rank: 1 Founded in: February 1998Country: United States JetBlue Airways serves destinations in the United...

Huge cyber bank theft spans 27 countries

In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27...

New positions on WTO farm trade talks emerge

Even as three more countries joined the India-China-Brazil coalition on agricultural negotiations at the World Trade Organisation, at least three other positions on the talks have emerged in...

Exploring mines in Elephant Country

To say Haiti is underexplored is almost an understatement, according to Scott Close, head of investor relations at Eurasian Minerals. The last producing mine - a copper operation - was closed in...

India to gain from end to US, EU quotas

India, the world's third-largest cotton producer, is likely to benefit when the United States and Europe end the 30-year old quota regime next year under which 47 developing nations are guaranteed...

Miss Canada is Miss Universe 2005

Miss Canada Natalie Glebova wason Tuesdaycrowned Miss Universe 2005 in the pageant held in the Thai capital of Bangkok.The brunette from Toronto was chosen from five contestants, including four...

Why Pazhassi Raja star Kaniha cried

Tamil actress Kaniha, who stars in the much-awaited Pazhassi Raja, is home in Fairfax, Virginia, recuperating from a fall. Doctors have advised her at least three weeks rest, forcing the...

2 Days After Globes, Elvis' Daughter Dies

IMAGE: Lisa Marie Presley at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Photograph: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Icelandic Glacial Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Aaron Presley' only child and a...

GoodFellas' Ray Liotta dies: 'We lost a great today'

Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Ray Liotta, an actor best known for his role as the hustler-turned-mob snitch Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas, has died. Liotta, 67, leaves...

Comeback queen Brown steals the show at Athlos meet

IMAGE: Brittany Brown of United States celebrates. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters American Brittany Brown surprised herself with the sprint double at New York's Athlos meet on Friday, as Briton...

PIX: Jefferson-Wooden wins 200m at Philadelphia Grand Slam

IMAGE: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA), left, defeats Gabby Thomas (USA) to win the women's 200 metres in the Grand Slam Track Philadelphia, at Franklin Field, on Saturday. Photograph: Kirby...

Olympics soccer: France struggle; Spain, Japan in last eight

IMAGE: Miguel Gutierrez scores Spain's third goal in the Olympics men's Group C match against Dominican Republic at Bordeaux Stadium, France, on Saturday. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Hosts...

PIX: Paulino, Cherotich shine at Paris Diamond League meet

IMAGE: The Republic's Marileidy Paulino celebrates after winning the women's 400 metres final at the Paris Diamond League meet, at Charlety Stadium, Paris, on Friday. Photograph: Gonzalo...

Diamond League PIX: The Best of The Best

Images from the Diamond League Finals at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Friday. IMAGE: Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred wins the women's 100 metres ahead of Britain's Dina Asher-Smith in the...

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