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UK: Indian-origin doc convicted of manslaughter

An Indian-origin doctor, who injected an intensive care patient with a drug against the advice of senior medical staff, has been convicted of manslaughter and given a six-month suspended jail......

John Glenn, first American to orbit the earth, dies at 95

IMAGE: STS-95 crew member, astronaut and US Senator John Glenn poses for his official NASA photo taken April 14, 1998. Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth and returned to space in 1998......

Images: Work on India's LONGEST road tunnel begins

With engineers blasting a part of a hill to make way for the construction of the 9-km-long Chenani-Nashri tunnel in Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir, work on India's longest road tunnel has......

Australian miners eye Kolkata hub

Mining industry in Australia is looking at India as a huge investment destination, particularly in contract mining with Kolkata as the hub of operations. The Australian High Commission on......

India woos foreign players to build highways

In a bid to woo global biggies to participate in the development of Indian highways, the government is considering a proposal to award much longer stretches of roads for construction under the......

Modi govt cuts wings of tax officials

Top management of firms should be summoned for a few specified reasons and after written justification at a senior level, orders CBEC. The central government told tax officials last week that none......

Pulling the plug: Apple's Watch a boost for wireless charging

Apple Inc's embrace of wireless charging for its new Watch may be a defining moment for a technology that's languished for years amid competing standards and consumer confusion. Supporters of......

Golden Globes Red Carpet: Hello Sharon Stone!

The Hollywood brigade looked super glam on the red carpet of the 82nd Golden Globes at Beverly Hills, California. Photograph: Daniel Cole/ Reuters Even at 66, Sharon Stone made sure all eyes were......

Junior Hockey World Cup: India pump seven past Chile

IMAGE: India came up with a clinical performance to defeat Chile in their opening match at the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup, in Chennai on Friday. Photograph: Hockey India/X Rosan Khujur and......

FA Cup: Everton see off Peterborough

IMAGE: Everton's Iliman Ndiaye celebrates scoring their second goal with Abdoulaye Doucoure and Jesper Lindstrom Action during the FA Cup Third Round match against Peterborough United at Goodison......

EPL: Mirallas penalty miss extends dismal Everton run

James Morrison of West Brom battles for the ball with Kevin Mirallas of Everton. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Kevin Mirallas' first-half penalty miss proved costly as Everton's......

Inspirational Rooney, Gerrard take England to World Cup

Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard scored to send England to the World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Poland on Tuesday that gave them top spot in qualifying Group H on a thrilling and nervy night......

FA Cup: Everton end Oldham run in replay, Wigan next

Everton ended third-tier Oldham Athletic's giantkilling FA Cup run with a 3-1 victory in their fifth round replay on Tuesday to tee up an all Premier League quarter-final against Wigan Athletic.......