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Bangladesh war criminal Ghulam Azam dead at 92
Dhaka, Oct 23 (PTI) Bangladeshi war criminal Ghulam Azam, who was sentenced last year to 90 years in prison for masterminding atrocities during the country's 1971 war of independence, died tonight aged 92 after suffering a stroke.
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Obama nominates Indian-American as Ambassador to Sweden
Washington, Oct 24 (PTI) President Barack Obama has nominated a major fundraiser for his presidential campaign Indian-American Azita Raji as the US Ambassador to Sweden.
A former investment banker, California-based Raji served as…
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Oil prices rise on Chinese data
London, Oct 21 (AFP) Oil prices rose today as caution returned after a weak rally spurred by upbeat industrial production data from China, the world's top energy consuming nation, analysts said.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for…
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Indian-origin manager loses bid to stay out of jail
New York, Oct 22 (PTI) An Indian-origin portfolio manager, sentenced to nine years for his role in the most lucrative insider trading scheme in US history, has lost his bid to stay out of jail after a judge ruled that evidence against him…
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India wins re-election to UN Human Rights Council
United Nations, (PTI) In a significant victory, India was today re-elected to the UN's main human rights body for the period of 2015-17, receiving the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific group.
India is currently a member of the…
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2 Indian-American to pay USD 380,000 to resolve fraud charges
New York, Oct 22 (PTI) Two Indian-American cardiologists will pay USD 380,000 to resolve allegations that they entered into fraudulent management agreements with a local hospital in exchange for referral of cardiology procedures and other…
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Judge sentences Pistorius to five years in jail
Pretoria, Oct 21 (AFP) South African judge Thokozile Masipa today sentenced Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.
"Count one, culpable homicide, the sentence…
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”Dhoom 3” becomes highest grossing foreign film
Melbourne, Oct 20 (PTI) After collecting Rs 500 crore at the Indian box office, Aamir Khan-starrer 'Dhoom 3' has now become the highest grossing foreign film of 2013 in Australia and emerged as the?first Bollywood film to win the award.…
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22 hurt as SIA plane hits turbulence while landing in Mumbai
Singapore, Oct 19 (PTI) More than 400 people on board a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo from Singapore to Mumbai had a narrow escape after it was hit by a sudden turbulence on descent, injuring 22 passengers and crew.…
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Tata JLR plans factory in US
London, Oct 19 (PTI) Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is working on an ambitious plan to set up a factory in the US, in a first for a British carmaker in the world's second-biggest automobile market.
The West Midlands-based…
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