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US: Mayor resigns after 'ape in heels' Facebook post on Michelle

Mayor Beverly Whaling of Clay in West Virginia has resigned after she came under fire for approvingly commenting on a racist Facebook post calling United States First Lady Michelle Obama 'an ape in......

Sanders slows Hillary's march to nomination, wins West Virginia

Democrat Bernie Sanders on Wednesday squarely defeated Hillary Clinton in West Virginia, in a reminder to the frontrunner that she was yet to wrap up her own presidential nomination before taking......

Race for US prez: Romney sweeps 3 Republican primaries

Mitt Romney swept three Republican primaries in Indiana, North Carolina and West Virginia, moving closer to sealing the party nomination for November presidential polls against incumbent Barack......

Breast cancer treatment pioneer feted in Delhi

Jame Abraham, Bonnie Wells Wilson Distinguished Professor and Eminent Scholar in Breast Cancer Research at West Virginia University, joined the leagues of actor Amitabh Bachchan and Carnatic......

Clinton wins West Virginia primary

Hillary Clinton cruised to an emphatic victory over rival Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, handing the Democrat front-runner one of the worst defeats of his campaign, but......

Why the govt should end diesel subsidy now

India’s vulnerability to high energy prices has been more than adequately revealed in the past few years.In June of this year, in the first weeks of the new government, a barrel of Brent......

HSBC might pay $1.8 bn money laundering fine

HSBC Holdings Plc might pay a fine of $1.8 billion as part of a settlement with US law-enforcement agencies over money-laundering lapses, according to several people familiar with the matter.The......

RIL to invest $1.7 bn in shale gas in US

In its first-ever break through in the United States, Reliance Industries Limited on Friday said its subsidiary Reliance Marcellus LLC would enter into a joint venture with United States-based......

Ahmedabad, Kolkata among new global hotspots

You may never have heard of Chengdu, a city of 4.1 million people in central China. But you will soon. The Chinese government has invested billions of dollars to entice U.S. companies to start......

The new global hot spots for business

You may never have heard of Chengdu, a city of 4.1 million people in central China. But you will soon. The Chinese government has invested billions of dollars to entice U.S. companies to start......

Indian Americans can be funny too

Indian Americans are known for a great many things -- business acumen, success in the medical profession, being the backbone of Silicon Valley. But humour? Do funny desis really exist? Isn't......

Oscar fever revs up DVD sales

Oscar fever is here and nowhere is it more evident than in the US of A. Oscar nominations and the subsequent ad blitz in the media mean hotter box-office hits across North America, and in many......

Indian juniors score perect 10 over West Virginia

India U-16 football team continued their winning spree, mauling West Virginia Olympic Development Team 10-0 at Charleston to record their fifth victory on the trot in their training-cum-exposure......

From baseball to WWE: Rinku Singh's inspiring story

'I want people to know that it doesn't matter where you come from, if you have guts, no one can stop you.' Rinku Singh's long journey to the WWE is one of the most inspiring stories you will read.......

Sports Shorts: F2 driver says 'halo' saved his life

IMAGE: F1 driver sports a halo. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Japanese F2 driver Tadasuke Makino reckons the new 'halo' head protection device, which made its debut in the junior series and......

Meet the first gold medal winner of Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Virginia Thrasher of United States poses with the gold medal which she won in the women's 10m Air Rifle event at the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday. Photograph: Jeremy......

Key fights in the boxing career of Muhammad Ali

IMAGE: Muhammad Ali flies around the ring after beating Sonny Liston in the seventh round of the World Heavyweight Title bout in Miami Beach. It was during these scenes that he claimed, 'I am the......

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After 17 years, West Virginia town has access to clean water

After 17 years, West Virginia town has access to clean water ...

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US lawmakers mark 400 years since first slave shipment in Ghana

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned the "grave evil" of slavery in a speech to Ghana's parliament Wednesday marking 400 years since the first... ...

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Pope sanctions former US bishop accused of sexual harassment

Pope Francis has banned a former US bishop accused of sexual harassment and of financial mismanagement from performing the liturgy, the Vatican... ...

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Coal tycoon and self-made billionaire Christopher Cline, 61, was among seven people who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday in the Bahamas, the... ...

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Melania Trump gifts fountain pen to Empress Masako

[Japan], May 28 (ANI): United States First Lady Melania Trump on Monday gifted Empress Masako of Japan a White House desk set and a fountain pen... ...

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