In a relief to Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel, an Australian court found him not guilty of manslaughter of an elderly patient nearly a decade ago.
'This is one of the most senseless acts of violence in our province's history'
A leading Australian surgeon testified on Wednesday in a case related to the death of a patient operated by Indian-American Dr Jayant Patel, labelled by media as 'Dr Death', on the eighth day of his manslaughter trial. Colorectal surgeon Dr Brian Collopy testified via video-link from Melbourne before the Brisbane Supreme Court in relation to Patel's 75-year-old patient Mervyn John Morris, according to media reports.
The 30-year-old batsman, who was handed the India cap by his younger brother Hardik before the math, posted his half century off just 26 balls, overtaking New Zealand's John Morris (35 balls) in the process.
In the backdrop of the crisis brewing at Paytm Payments Bank, major fintech companies are ramping up their workforce and inducting new faces in their leadership teams, industry sources said on Wednesday. Users will not be able to add funds to their Paytm Payments Bank Wallet after February 29, though they will still be able to use the services and the existing balance in the wallets, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) diktat. Industry sources said that competitors to Paytm are investing heavily in offline payments while doubling their salesforce.
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Krunal Pandya smashed the fastest half-centuryr by a debutant in ODIs to power India to victory in the first ODI against England.
Home favourite Su Yiming of China made his Olympic debut on Sunday and received a standing ovation in return.
Australia's Nick Kyrgios could find himself in hot water again after accusing men's tennis governing body ATP of being "corrupt" following his US Open first round victory.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday night.
The first One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka witnessed important milestones being set and new records being made.
Despite turning down an offer to coach England, John Buchanan could be seen in a consultancy role with Andrew Strauss' team at the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia.
Tennis: Felix Auger-Aliassime toppled in Morocco
"This will probably be the biggest World Cup, so there will be great expectations and I know we will do very well for the people of the West Indies," he added.
The coronavirus dominated the opening minutes of the Trump-Biden face-off in Nashville with US President Trump terming the contagion a "worldwide problem".
The 59th Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles, California.
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.
The many reasons why the famed scientist was a minor celebrity in Hollywood.
Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms.
Regarded as the Oscar of sports, the nominations for 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards were finalised following a ballot by the world's sports media.
Republican Party leaders have denied extending an invitation to Narendra Modi to address Congressional leaders and Indian-Americans via video link next week.
The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold.
Though Nobel Prize nominations have been a secret for 50 years, speculation abounds over the contenders for this year's prize in economics.
Four-time world champion John Higgins of Scotland reigned supreme on the green baize as he thrashed England's Joel Walker 4-0 to enter the second round of the Indian Open World Ranking Snooker tournament in New Delhi.
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
'Before Shastri's induction, things were sketchy and it was not known who was responsible for taking cricketing decisions around the team. The selectors chose a squad of players, the captain ran the show on the field and the coaches helped draft plans, or sort of tried to. There needed to be one man who could coordinate all elements around the squad -- someone who had the backing of the Board, the respect of the players and that of the support staff.'
'But I think because he's such an enthusiast, this is just what he needs. And what Ferrari needs'
As India kicks off its run in the World Test Championships on Thursday, Rajneesh Gupta tells you all you need to know about the India-West Indies on-field rivalry.
They broke free yet failed to evade the clutches of law.
Richa Chadha to play Shakeela... Vidya Balan turns producer...
News of all that transpired on and off the football field
A round-up of Friday's Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Apple has not divulged much specific detail on HealthKit, which is expected to be incorporated into the iPhone 6 come September.
Pad was a moniker for the Premier Padmini, which became the jewel in the crown of the Mumbai-based Walchand Hirachand Group.
Carlos Brathwaite's inclusion will lift the spirits of Delhi Daredevils.
They gave voices to sexual assault & harassment survivors across the world.
India take on the West Indies in the first of the two-match Test series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. Rajneesh Gupta presents the statistics in Test matches involving the two teams.
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