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'Suspend Lanka from Commonwealth for war crimes'

Amid reports that Australian police are examining if a war crimes probe can be initiated against Sri Lanka's envoy to Canberra, the Commonwealth is receiving calls seeking suspension of Colombo......

Americans Must Depend On Hope And Prayer

The two major parties offer the United States choices that are basically unacceptable and the bench strength, such as it is, is not entirely capable of winning popular acclaim, notes Shreekant......

Renowned writer Ved Mehta, who took India to Americans, passes away at 86

Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness and became widely known as the 20th-century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, has died at his......

Rajaratnam's lawyers grill govt witness

Lawyers for hedge-fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, prime accused in the US' biggest insider trading case, attempted to discredit the government's star witness, Indian-American Anil Kumar, accusing......

Gupta did not pass tips to Rajaratnam: Defence

In its closing arguments in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in US history, the defence has denied allegations that former Goldman Sachs Inc director Rajat Gupta passed insider tips to......

Rajaratnam trial: Prosecution could rest tomorrow

After three weeks of presenting evidence against Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, accused of making $45 million from insider trading, the prosecution is expected to rest its case on Wednesday.......

Wall Street's biggest insider trading trial begins

The much-awaited trial of Raj Rajaratnam, founder of erstwhile Galleon Group, who has been indicted by Federal authorities in the biggest insider trading case on the Wall Street, began on Tuesday......

Arguments conclude in Rajaratnam trial

Arguments concluded on Monday in the insider trading case involving Raj Rajaratnam, founder of Galleon Group who is accused of making $63 million by trading on insider tips.The jury is presently in......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

Golden Globes 2018: Big Little Lies wins

The 75th Annual Golden Globes awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Laura Dern,......

The Top 10 Time Travel Movies

On Back To The Future Day, Raja Sen lists his favourite movies on time travel. Which is the greatest movie about time travel? That may be one of the most rhetorical questions as the brain floods......

T20 WC: Bangladesh look to seal Super Eight spot

IMAGE: Bangladesh need to beat Nepal by a big margin if they are to edge Netherlands for a Super Eight spot. Photograph: Bangladesh Cricket/X Bangladesh will look to iron out their flaws......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......