Ansu Philip says her beautiful, compassionate daughter, who had a great sense of humour, was nothing like the investigations, and the media, made her out to be. "People made up stories; there was nothing we could do to stop them," she says.
A crowd of about 500 people gathered in a community center in the eastern city of Grahamstown after being told that they had to make a simple payment of 1.40 dollars with the promise of then receiving 168 dollars per month for 10 years.
India registered over 10,000 cases for the eighth day in a row.
India's first female photojournalist gave this interview to Rediff.com a year before she died.
Peng Shuai of China upset fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-3, 6-4 in a shocking start to the women's second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.
Common symptoms of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) strain, which has infected more than 300 people since the outbreak in Wuhan in December, include respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties, the WHO said
'I'm tempted to say that he's in a better place now, but I'm quite sure he's not.' 'There was no better place for him than the basketball court, and now he'll never set foot on one again. Because he's gone,' says Dhruv Munjal.
Pune's Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine maker by volume, is placing its bets on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate AZD1222 with CEO Adar Poonawalla stating he would start manufacturing at personal risk.
Being caught up in a travel scam is enough to ruin a trip. We identify nine travel scams that you should avoid, from hidden resort fees to counterfeit merchandise to identity theft.
Witnesses told the local television station WWL that at least two gunmen were shooting into the crowd.
In a statement, Facebook said that hackers accessed the name, contact details and other information of the accounts of 14 million people.
15-acre complex to come up in Gurgaon in tie-up with US mega-realtor
Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries
Author Deborah Baker on the genesis of her book on poet Allen Ginsberg.
American help in defending our independence will send a strong signal to the Chinese, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
'The trajectory of the disease will keep increasing because of the population density being very high.'
British director Paul Greengrass has bought the rights to Rajiv Chandrasekaran's acclaimed book, Imperial Life in the Emerald City.
He is stemming migration to cities and ushering in social change in Uttarakhand.
The Dabbang girl of Bollywood had us the moment she appeared on the catwalk.
"Recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week's shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms," Trump said in his address to the joint session of US Congress.
The 19-year-old's triumph, which came in her US Open main draw debut and against the undisputed queen of the sport, was the latest step in a meteoric rise for Andreescu and it dominated front pages across the country.
With yet another victim succumbing to burn injuries at a city hospital on Wednesday, the death toll in last month's fire at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's complex has risen to 27.
Riding solo from the Arctic to the Andes exposed him to a variety of people and cultures while allowing him to connect with himself, Dhruv Bogra tells Amrita Singh.
The final will pit power against power when Andreescu takes on her childhood hero Williams, who claimed her first US Open title in 1999 before Andreescu was even born.
After a flawless first set from Mertens the tide turned in Andreescu's direction in the second when she fired a cross-court forehand winner to break the Belgian at love and take a 4-2 lead.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's scheduled visit to New York next week has triggered a controversy.
The Coimbatore suburb has been growing significantly due to strong economic policies, says Naveen Nandwani.
Wipro is using this in-house innovation to automate internal functions such as helpdesk management
Bangkok is the top spot in Asia/Pacific's top 10 destinations in terms of international overnight visitor.
"It's been an amazing year so far," said the 25-year-old Nishikori, who will move up to fourth from fifth in the world rankings. "I've had some good Grand Slams, too."
The rupee's 11% gain against the dollar has driven U.S. and European retailers to switch their orders to countries with weaker currencies.
While Ramdev claimed that Ayurved-based 'Coronil and Swasari' medicine have shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials on COVID-19 infected patients except those on a life support system, the Ayush Ministry sought from the company detailed report on composition, testing and other data of the drugs.
Manish Market and Lamington Road in Mumbai, and Chenoy Trade Center and Hong Kong Bazar in Hyderabad are the other four "notorious markets" identified by the US Trade Representatives in its report released on Wednesday.
Rana, 59, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was recently released from jail on compassionate ground after he told a US court that he has tested positive for the COVID-19.
A 9-year-old girl accidentally killed an Arizona shooting instructor as he was showing her how to use an automatic Uzi, authorities said Tuesday.
The IOC wants to attract more cities to bidding, and is eager to make the process easier, more flexible and more in line with the cities' own plans for the future.
More architecture firms are offshoring. One California firm found outsourcing helped it cut fees by 30%.
Gupta said he would be sending a report to Railways headqaurters in New Delhi, which would take a decision on fixing fresh dates for the exams.
Images from Day 4 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
