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Veteran Ami Bera makes it as 5th Indian American elected to US Congress

A record five Indian-American lawmakers from the ruling Democrat Party, including Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Ami Bera have been elected to the US House of Representatives,......

When the world celebrated a spooktacular Halloween

Come Halloween, the cities and towns across the world were flush with revellers as fancy dress parades and firework displays as a mark of the celebrations of the All Hallows' Evening. As......

Ex-Miss Venezuela Monica Spear shot dead in front of daughter

Ex-Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her former husband Thomas Henry Berry were shot dead by robbers on a roadside near Venezuela’s main port of Puerto Cabello. The 29-year-old former Miss......

US polls: 2 Goyals make history

Two Goyals created history inUSpolls by winning to the state assemblies in Ohio and Kansas, taking Indian-American representation to the heartland of America. With their victory, Indians have got......

Mother Teresa beatified

Pope John Paul II on Sunday formally declared Mother Teresa 'blessed', bringing to an end one of the fastest beatifications in the Roman Catholic church at a glittering ceremony in Vatican City......

Telecom FDI norms may vary on foreign share

In the ongoing review of FDI norms for telecom services, a consensus seems to be emerging to bring in two sets of conditionalities -- one for those companies which have up to 49 per cent foreign......

Govt softens stance on foreign execs issue

The department of telecom has diluted its earlier position and now proposed that all telecom service providers be allowed to have non-Indian executives in key management positions irrespective of......

Nokia has long investment train

High-tech firms that supply crucial gear to Nokia are expected to invest over $1.3 billion by 2008.Close to 20 sub-contractors of Nokia, including Finland-based companies such as Aspocomp, Salcomp,......

Telcos await FDI deadline extension

Indian international long-distance telecom operators on Thursday issued notifications to their international counterparts that remote access on their networks would be switched off from Friday.......

Service tax returns at post offices

From the next financial year, firms may be allowed to file service tax returns and register for paying this levy at post offices. The finance ministry and the department of posts are working out......

Indian Movies I Loved in 2022

In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft,......

Oscars 2022: Ariana, Troy, Jessica WIN!

IMAGE: Ariana DeBose (winner, Actress in a Supporting Role, for West Side Story), Troy Kotsur (winner, Actor in a Supporting Role, for CODA) and Jessica Chastain (winner, Actress in a Leading......

Who Will Win Oscars? Our PREDICTIONS!

The Oscars are all set to play out on the evening of March 27 in Los Angeles (early March 28 in India), and the favourites are already clear. But if you aren't clued in yet, Aseem Chhabra and......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

How can Daniel Day-Lewis retire?

One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again. We won't be seeing Daniel Day-Lewis in the movies again. The three-time Oscar winner has just announced his retirement. In a statement......

Wimbledon PIX: Osaka, Venus, Tsitsipas shown the door

IMAGE: Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva and Japan's Naomi Osaka shake hands at the net after their first round match at Wimbledon on Monday. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Reuters World number two Naomi......

Will injured Sharapova miss Australian Open?

IMAGE: Maria Sharapova was forced her to retire from the Shenzhen Open quarter-final due to injury. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Former world number one Maria Sharapova's Australian Open......

5 players who wowed us at the Australian Open

Roshneesh Kmaneck presents 5 exceptional players who surprised us at Melbourne. This Australian Open has been full of surprises. It's for the first time since Roland Garros 2004 that the top two......

PHOTOS: Moments that stood out at the Rio Olympics!

The curtains came down on a successful Rio Olympic Games on Sunday. They were 18 days of quality sports action, peppered with a dash of romance and gestures showing true Olympic Spirit. Here is a......

Djokovic tames Tsonga for first Slam

Novak Djokovic stood toe-to-toe with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and soaked up everything the Muhammad Ali of tennis could throw at him before delivering a knock-out blow to clinch the Australian Open title......

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