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Trump-Biden tear desi families apart

What startles a visitor like me from India is how the 2020 US presidential election has divided families, husband and wife, parents and children, observes Payal Singh Mohanka. IMAGE: A woman votes......

Trump or Biden? America votes to elect 46th President

Americans were voting in large numbers on Tuesday in one of the most divisive bitter presidential elections in decades in which incumbent Republican Donald Trump is challenged by Democrat Joe......

8 of Bali Nine leaders executed by firing squad in Indonesia

A supporter of two Australian convicted drug traffickers, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran wipes a tear during a vigil. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters Indonesia on Tuesday night executed eight......

2 TV journalists shot dead in US by a disgruntled ex-worker

A woman TV reporter and a cameraman were on Wednesday killed on live television when a "disgruntled" ex-employee of the TV station opened fire in the US state of Virginia before succumbing to his......

PHOTOS: Inside the deadly world of Ebola

West Africa is in the midst of the worst Ebola outbreak in history. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that some 9,000 people have contracted the disease so far. Heath......

Meet India's first private reinsurer

In Debasish Panda’s last board meeting as chairperson of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), the regulator approved the “R2” licence for Kamlesh......

CSB-Fairfax deal: Prem Watsa ready to pay more

Watsa, who has always believed in founders and management of the companies he invests in, has said that he restarted talks for the Catholic Syrian Bank deal due to CEO C V R Rajendran's initiatives......

Fairfax consortium offers $4.7 bn for BlackBerry

Following months of speculation of a buyout, BlackBerry has said that it has signed a letter of intent with a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited to buy the struggling Canadian......

The investor who took a $1.1billion bet on Modi

The IIT-Madras alumnus, Prem Watsa, who moved to Canada for an MBA programme and settled there, is not new to investing in India. Image: Prem Watsa’s track record is rather impressive.......

US continues to be biggest source of VC investment in India

Nearly half of the investments by various US-based investors have been made in Reliance subsidiary Jio. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The United States continues to be the biggest source of......

Gayle has a story to tell BUT for a price

'How they want to use me as a scapegoat over an interview – I’ll tell you what I do every day after court, believe me, when I break this down to y’all it will be like a movie'......

'Kohli is so competitive, he really thrives on confrontations'

Cummins says he will be surprised if Kohli keeps quiet IMAGE: Kohli insisted he realised he doesn't need to get into confrontations. Photograph: PTI Refusing to buy Virat Kohli's......

Day after, New Zealand coach 'feeling very hollow'

IMAGE: New Zealand coach Gary Stead. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand coach Gary Stead on Tuesday called for the ICC World Cup rules to be reviewed, saying the feeling is "very,......

Australia impatient for home champion at Melbourne Park

Nick Kyrgios now carries the burden of Australia's expectations 'The Australian public are crying out for a tennis hero' IMAGE: Nick Kyrgios reacts. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images For a......

Australian cricket braces for turmoil as pay dispute rages on

Prominent players, including captain Steve Smith, have been vocal in backing the Australian Cricketers' Association's hardline stance, but their resolve will not truly be tested until they wake up......