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Lord's bizarre idea: Drop neutron bomb on Af-Pak border!

In an bizzare suggestion to crack down on terrorism, a former British Labour defence minister has suggested to drop a neutron bomb on the Pak-Afghan border for creating an impassable barrier......

81-year-old Australian jailed for mailing bullets to PM

Angry over government policies on immigration and education, an 81-year-old Australian man mailed bullets and detonators to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, other political leaders and leading......

Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine test on monkeys shows promise

The United Kingdom's biggest COVID-19 vaccine project, currently being tested by the University of Oxford, has shown some promising results in a small study with monkeys. Researchers involved with......

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 70% effective, results show

Pharma major AstraZeneca said on Monday that an interim analysis of clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom and Brazil showed that it was 70 per cent effective on average,......

50 days after Ockhi, families wait for a miracle

Picking up the pieces won't be easy for the families of the missing fishermen.More than the compensation, what they seek is closure, discovers A Ganesh Nadar in Kanyakumari, one of the districts......

Choksi will 'only' return to Dominica to face trial when fit

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi will "only" return to Dominica to face trial for illegal entry into that country when a doctor "certifies" that he is fit to stand trial, the media there reported citing......

Top-level rejig at Diageo management

World's largest spirits maker Diageo Plc on Wednesday announced a top-level rejig as United Spirits Chief Executive Officer Anand Kripalu has been elevated to its executive committee. It also said......

Oscar 2017: The 10 BIGGEST mistakes!

The 89th Annual Academy Awards will go down in history for this. Oscar wrongs are always worth arguing about. Here, according to Raja Sen, are this year’s biggest flubs. Mistake #1:......

When the story of La La Land played out at the Oscars

Missed La La Land at the theatres? Don't worry, the film just played out in real life. Sukanya Verma explains it here. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling's journey in Damien Chazelle's La La Land......

What exactly is wrong with Murray? Becker, McEnroe try to find out...

'I cannot remember a time when the number one went through such a phase. Maybe a bad week, a bad month, but for Andy it's been pretty much the whole year.' IMAGE: Andy Murray reacts. Photograph:......

WADA chief furious at Jamaica stonewalling

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief John Fahey has slammed Jamaican authorities for failing to accommodate an independent audit of their anti-doping regime until next year. WADA said last week......

Number crunching: McCullum belts fastest ever Test century

IMAGE: Brendon McCullum of New Zealand breaks the world record for fastest test century during day one of the Test match against Australia at Hagley Oval on February 20, 2016 in Christchurch.......

US Open PICS: Nadal eases through; Verdasco sends Murray packing

Verdasco registers only second win in 15 matches against Murray, his first in nine years. IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal returns against Canada's Vasek Pospisil during their second round match on......

I-League: Bengaluru FC beat United SC, top table

A first-half strike by John Johnson helped Bengaluru FC beat United Sports Club by a solitary goal in their third round match of the I-League at the Bengaluru Football Stadium. The win propelled......