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Indian Americans in Forbes Midas List

Nine Indian origin entrepreneurs feature in this year's Forbes Midas List of technology's best investors for fuelling a bull market for hot young companies.

Heading the Indian American list is Greylo

SC impleads government on Pakistani virologist's plea

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central government to state its position on ailing Pakistani virologist Mohammad Khalil Chisty, who has sought permission to visit his country after being granted

Pakistan aircrash: Black box to be taken to US

The black box of a Pakistani passenger aircraft that crashed in April killing 127 people will be taken to the US for decoding, a media report said.

The Bhoja Air 737, on its maiden flight, went down

Blind Chinese dissident hopes to study abroad

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Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng, who left the US embassy in Beijing on Thursday, hopes to study abroad, a Chinese official said on Friday.

A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Frid

Youth beaten to death; 3 held

A youth was beaten to death in west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area when he objected to some people passing certain remarks against him and his brother, the police said on Thursday. Three men have been arrested by the police in this connection. The incident took place at around 10.30 pm on Wednesday when Kuldeep, in his early 30s, and his brother, Pradeep, were walking near their house.

Clinton's India visit: Afghanistan, Iran, n-deal on agenda

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Afghanistan, Iran and progress in the nuclear deal are among the key issues that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to discuss with her Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna here on May 8.

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Teenager jailed for killing Russian Santa Claus

A 17-year-old boy in Tajikistan capital Dushanbe has been sentenced to jail for 10 years for killing a man dressed as 'Father Frost', the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus.

A court in Dushanbe on Thu

No discrimination against students from northeast: Chidambaram

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Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Friday that it was incorrect that northeast students were more vulnerable to discrimination than those from other regions. Addressing the Rajya Sabha, he also said

Italian priest jailed for sex crimes against minors

A Catholic priest in Italy has been sentenced to almost a decade in prison for sexual violence against minors.

A court in the northwest city of Genoa sentenced Riccardo Seppia to nine years, six mont

Salwa Judum never existed: Raman Singh

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who arrived here on Friday after the release of abducted district collector Alex Paul Menon a day earlier, said there was nothing like Salwa Judum against the

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