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Kamala Harris sworn in as America's first woman vice president

Kamala Harris was on Wednesday sworn in as America's first woman vice president during a historic inauguration at the West Front of the Capitol. IMAGE: Kamala Harris is sworn in as US Vice......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

A maniac with a gun, a life lost in vain

Robbed of prey as people fled, Omar Perez came marching back and shot bullet after bullet into Prudhvi Raj Kandepi's head, thus ensuring that a man he had never met before, known nothing of, would......

The spectacular photos of the month: April

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 14 images. A US military cadet crawls under a barbed wire obstacle as he competes in the 50th annual Sandhurst Military......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s a collection of stories that are weird, yet true! >> “Bra Bandits” steal $11,000 worth of lingerie How’s this for bizarre? A pair of “bra bandits”......

GDP vs young India

Instead of failing young Indians, the government should now focus laser-like on education, skilling, healthcare, and the environment, says Mihir S Sharma. India is failing its young people. Not......

Take a look at these STUNNING car factories!

As we take you inside the factories of some car majors, you are sure to be amazed. IMAGE: Tesla vehicles are being assembled by robots at Tesla Motors Inc factory in Fremont, California, US on......

The man who exposed Volkswagen's emission cheating

Daniel Carder said he's surprised to see such a hullabaloo now, because his team's findings were made public nearly a year and a half ago. Daniel Carder, an unassuming 45-year-old engineer with......

The real story behind Volkswagen's 'clean diesel' strategy

Industry experts said the scandal could hit VW hard, just as it was emerging from a damaging leadership battle. When the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT) commissioned......

'New breed' Indian Diaspora has its heart in the right place

Indians all over the US are going beyond being human and are learning to be humanitarian and expand their philanthropy activities finds Ajailiu Niumai. 'The raising of extraordinarily large sums of......

'I felt dirty about it'

Before Michael Winterbottom's A Mighty Heart opened at the Cannes Film Festival, Paramount Vantage delivered a screener of the film to Asra Nomani's home in Morgantown, West Virginia. She watched......

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......

Double tragedy in US sports: Former boxing champ shot dead; Footballer shot at

Forty-year-old O’Neil Bell was killed during a robbery in Atlanta, while suspended St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey underwent surgery after shootout IMAGE: Cruiserweight boxer......

Sim Bhullar, a man of superlatives

Simanta Roy looks beyond Sim Bhullar’s 7’5” tall, 360-pound frame to the first player of Indian descent to play in the high-profile NBA. FIRST PUBLISHED IN INDIA ABROAD......

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......

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