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The protector of women from breast cancer

'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland.' 'I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.' IMAGE: Dr Raghu Ram......

Trump nominates Mark Esper to be new defence secretary

United States President Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper, an army veteran, to be the next defence secretary, as the Pentagon faces a leadership vacuum amid a mounting confrontation with Iran.......

Pompeo, Gokhale say Pak must take action against terror groups

India and the United States on Monday agreed that Pakistan must take "concerted action" to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and deny safe haven to all terror groups on its soil as Foreign......

Powerful winning images from the World Press Photo Awards

The best in international photojournalism was recently announced by World Press Photo’s Annual Photo Contest.  Despite fierce competition, the jury was forced to select just a handful of......

Islamic State behind Manchester bombing that killed 22

A suicide bomber blew himself up as thousands of fans were exiting Ariana Grande’s pop concert in an attack that the PM has called a 'callous terrorist attack'. IMAGE: Ariana Grande......

Satya Nadella is named chairman of Microsoft

Microsoft’s India-born CEO Satya Nadella has been named the company's chairman, an additional role in which he will ’lead the work to set the agenda for the board.’ IMAGE: Satya......

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

Microsoft on Friday (local time) announced that its co-founder Bill Gates has stepped down from the company's board of directors to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities including......

Microsoft hopes Nadella can rekindle the magic

Microsoft Corp is betting a mix of old and young blood will revive the aging technology pioneer, but new Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella may find it tough to push change with co-founder Bill......

Bill Gates steps down as chairman; Nadella takes over

Microsoft Corporation on Tuesday announced that Bill Gates, previously Chairman of the Board of Directors, will assume a new role on the Board as Founder and Technology Advisor, and will......

India-born Nadella to head Microsoft; attributes rise to cricket

India-born Satya Nadella was named as the new CEO of $78 billion tech giant Microsoft and he attributed his leadership capabilities to playing cricket. 46-year-old Nadella, who takes over as the......

Khufiya Review: Gripping Spy Drama

In Khufiya, a mother's journey, a lover's vendetta and a country's mission, skewed patriotism and moral disengagement coalesce and highlight the nature of the spying business, notes Sukanya Verma.......

'Marriages are going out of fashion'

'The point about arranged marriages is -- because I come from a progressive family -- the idea was completely alien.''But I have realised over time that there are instances of assisted marriages......

Golden Globes: RRR's Naatu Naatu Wins Best Original Song

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Tony Kushner, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Kristie......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

PIX: Lajovic upsets Murray; Andreescu downs Raducanu

IMAGE: Serbian Dusan Lajovic registered his first hardcourt win of the season. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Serbian Dusan Lajovic beat Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5 at the Miami Open on......

Nakashima bests fellow American Isner

IMAGE: Brandon Nakashima handed veteran John Isner a first round defeat at the Indian Wells. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Rising American Brandon Nakashima beat veteran John Isner 7-6(7)......

Wimbledon PIX: Tsitsipas, Swiatek, Kyrgios advance

IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Champions at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday. Nadal grinds past Berankis into Wimbledon third round IMAGE: Spain's Rafael......

Shorts: Nuggets seal playoff bid as Nikola Jokic makes history

IMAGE: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) drives to the net against Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams (4) in the third quarter of their NBA match at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA,......

Murray beats Daniel for 700th career win; Raducanu and Halep rise

IMAGE: Andy Murray celebrates a point on his way to his 700th tour victory after beating Taro Daniel of Japan in the first round match of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

Manipur's Tragedy

Here are news, updates and coverage from violence hit Manipur.

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Sri Lanka's Tour of India 2023

Complete Coverage of Indian cricket team's encounter with Sri Lanka during 3rd Jan - 15th Jan 2023.

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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