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Indian-origin teenage varsity student among 3 killed in UK knife attacks

An Indian-origin teenage university student described as a talented cricket and hockey player was named on Wednesday as one of three victims of a frenzied series of attacks on the streets of......

Canada to return Annapoorna statue stolen 100 yrs ago from Varanasi

A Canadian university will soon return to India a unique statue of Hindu goddess Annapoorna that was stolen from a shrine in Varanasi over a century ago and found its way to the varsity's art......

'Fake news is not a disease'

'It is more of a catalyst.''People bring in their own demons and they are not created by fake news' A team of Dr Rob Jones and Dr Sayan Banerjee of the University of Essex and Dr Srinjoy Bose from......

Indian-origin student killed in US shooting incident

A 21-year-old Indian-origin student at Rutgers University was killed and his roommate seriously injured in a shooting incident at their apartment near the school’s campus in the US state of......

1000-yr-old Shiva-Parvati idol, stolen and smuggled to US, to return home

A historic Chola-era idol of Shiva and Parvati, stolen from a temple in India and sumggled into the United States by notorious Indian art dealer Subhash Kapoor, has been recovered from a university......

Noted economist Abhijit Sen, advocate of MSP, passes away

Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, died on Monday night. He was 72. IMAGE: Economist Abhijit Sen. Photograph:......

Are you nice? Then get paid less!

It seems gentleness doesn't pay, for a new study has revealed that nice guys are paid less than their aggressive counterparts. A British team, led by Indian-origin researcher Alita Nandi at Essex......

America's most feared corporate raider

Ronald Perelman spent five years rebuilding his $6 billion fortune amid travails at Revlon and Marvel. Suddenly he's back. For much of the 1980s Ronald Perelman was one of America's most feared......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......

Ashes: Where are the players of the 2005 series now?

England won the Ashes for the first time since 1987 in 2005. It was the greatest series in the history of the game, but what has become of those Australian and English players a decade on? Read on......

Sehwag, Muralitharan to lead MCC sides in Middle East

Out-of-favour India batsman Virender Sehwag and Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan will lead two MCC sides in a series of matches in the Middle East to help launch the new county season.......

Lillee angry over Richards jibe

Lillee angry over Richards jibeAustralian fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee hit backafter being described by former West Indies batting icon Viv Richards as a "huff and puff" merchant.Richards, now......

Pakistan moving in the right direction: Miandad

Its confidence sapped by another Ashes flop and first-round elimination from the World Cup, English cricket has also been hit financially by its refusal to play in Zimbabwe.While the domestic game......

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