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SEE: World's largest human formation of waving national flag

The Chandigarh University on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record for the world's largest human formation of a waving national flag in Chandigarh. IMAGE: Students form a human chain to......

Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye; suspect in custody

Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator with damaged liver and may lose an eye after the Mumbai-born controversial author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man at a speaking event in New York......

7,000 invitees, over 10,000 cops at Red Fort for I-Day celebrations

A multi-layered security cover has been put in place and facial recognition system cameras installed at the entry point of the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the......

Suspect in Rushdie's stabbing sympathetic to Shia extremism: Report

The 24-year-old man detained in connection with the stabbing of Mumbai-born controversial author Salman Rushdie was sympathetic to 'Shia extremism' and the causes of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary......

India at 75: 18 biggest moments for Indian markets from 1947 to 1993

From the enactment of the capital control Act to the recognition of the BSE as a stock exchange and the infamous Harshad Mehta scam, here are the 18 biggest events for stock markets from 1947 to......

India's plan to produce ethanol from 2G sources delayed

India’s plan to produce ethanol from second-generation (2G) sources -- mainly farm waste -- is taking time to materialise even as the government is set to dedicate to the nation on Wednesday......

Trade settlement in rupee: Fearing sanctions by West, banks seek clarity

Banks have raised concerns over the new international trade settlement in rupee, fearing that facilitation of such a mechanism could result in them facing the ire of economic sanctions by the West,......

1,500 acres of defunct textile mills' land in UP on offer for investors

The Uttar Pradesh government is ramping up the inventory of an industrial land bank of an estimated 1,500 acres in the state ahead of the global investors’ summit early next year.......

Faceless assessment: Fresh SOPs issued to address taxpayers' conflicts

The faceless authority has suggested a host of changes in the assessment process following conflicts and practical difficulties raised by taxpayers since the new regime was introduced.......

Australian team donates prize money to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The funds revealed by Australian players will go towards programmes by UNICEF that support nutrition, healthcare, safe drinking water, education, and mental health services for 1.7 million......

FIFA looks to start World Cup in Qatar 1 day earlier

IMAGE: The switch to a Nov. 20 opening ceremony and game would allow the Senegal-Netherlands match, scheduled for 1300 local time on Nov. 21, to kick off later in the day. Photograph: Imad......

PIX: Chess Olympiad draws to a close

IMAGE: Members of Indian team during the closing ceremony of the 44th Chess Olympiad, at Mamallapuram. Photograph: PTI The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad drew to a close here on Tuesday amid......

When walking would suffice, Sable ran...

'Even then, among those athletes I trained, Sable was special and different from others. He has a will of steel and he can come back from any worse scenario.' IMAGE: Having taken to competitive......

Vote! Who Will Win The Fifth T20I?

The fifth and final T20 International between India and West Indies will be played in Florida, United States, from 2000 hours IST. IMAGE: Avesh Khan celebrates a wicket during the fourth T20I......

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