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Indian-origin Indrani Das wins ‘Junior Nobel’, $250,000
17 Mar 2017
Indrani Das, 17, won the Regeneron Science Talent Search Competition, also dubbed the ‘Junior Nobel Prize’, for her research on treating brain injuries. The competition saw as many as five Indian-origin students in the top 10
Donald Trump says ‘buy American’; Ivanka buys Chinese
15 Mar 2017
Even as President Donald Trump promised to create jobs by following “two simple rules: Buy American and hire American”, huge shipments of his daughter’s line were reportedly on their way to the US from China?
Donald Trump says ‘buy American’; Ivanka buys Chinese
15 Mar 2017
Even as President Donald Trump promised to create jobs by following “two simple rules: Buy American and hire American”, huge shipments of his daughter’s line were reportedly on their way to the US from China?
S Korea’s ousted president Park leaves palace, faces jail
10 Mar 2017
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a parliamentary decision to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal, ousting her from office and capping months of political uncertainty
World’s heaviest woman undergoes life-saving surgery at Mumbai hospital
09 Mar 2017
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty who was immobilised due to a stroke and was bedridden for the past 25 years, can now lift her arm after undergoing life-saving surgery
Algorithm identifies Trump as 'not-married'
04 Mar 2017
This inconsistency came up because of Donald Trump's abnormal activity in the media: the businessman and his assistants use Twitter like a bachelor
EC questions Sasikala's elevation as AIADMK chief
04 Mar 2017
The Election Commission on Friday issued notice to Sasikala asking her to explain her appointment as the party's interim general secretary
Airtel’s Mittal declares war on roaming charges – globally
28 Feb 2017
Sunil Mittal of Airtel says there will be no roaming data changes while international call charges will be cut by up to 90 per cent to as low as Rs3 per minute and data charges by up to 99 per cent to Rs3 per MB
Mizo MLA turns surgeon to save life of pregnant woman in govt hospital
25 Feb 2017
A Mizoram MLA performed an emergency surgery on a woman in a hospital in his constituency when he learnt the only surgeon was away on training
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s legendary CEO, to step aside
23 Feb 2017
Carlos Ghosn will step aside as CEO after leading Nissan Motors for 16 years, letting him concentrate on deploying his cost-cutting expertise across its alliance with Renault SA and newly added Mitsubishi Motors Corp
Cressida Dick: Scotland Yard gets its first woman chief
23 Feb 2017
Cressida Dick was named the new commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police on Wednesday, the first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history