• An elaborate, sophisticated escape in New York

    More than 200 local, State and federal law enforcement officials set up roadblocks, took to the air and went door-to-door in their search for Richard Matt (48), and David Sweat (34), who went missing early Saturday morning from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Danne ....

    More than 200 local, State and federal law enforcement officials set up roadblocks, took to the air and went door-to-door in their search for Richard Matt (48), and David Sweat (34), who went missing early Saturday morning from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Danne ....

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  • Turkey faces weeks of political turmoil, snap polls

    Instead of the two-thirds majority he had wanted to change the Constitution and create a new presidential republic, the AK Party, while remaining the biggest party, failed even to achieve a simple majority. The outcome augurs weeks of unpredictability as parties vie to ....

    Instead of the two-thirds majority he had wanted to change the Constitution and create a new presidential republic, the AK Party, while remaining the biggest party, failed even to achieve a simple majority. The outcome augurs weeks of unpredictability as parties vie to ....

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  • Nepal parties reach agreement on new Constitution

    After reaching a decision in this regard earlier in the day, the four major political parties in Nepal — the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the Terai-based Madhesi Front — we ....

    After reaching a decision in this regard earlier in the day, the four major political parties in Nepal — the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the Terai-based Madhesi Front — we ....

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  • I might stay longer than you think: Ravi Shastri

    “I might stay for a longer time than you think,” Shastri said in Kolkata. Though said in jest when the media pressed for his comment on a situation where the post of the head coach is still lying vacant, Shastri sought to end the talk with the assertion t ....

    “I might stay for a longer time than you think,” Shastri said in Kolkata. Though said in jest when the media pressed for his comment on a situation where the post of the head coach is still lying vacant, Shastri sought to end the talk with the assertion t ....

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  • Wawrinka dashes Djokovic’s dream

    The 30-year-old Swiss claimed a famous 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory to secure his second career major after the 2014 Australian Open. It ended world number one Djokovic’s bid to become only the eighth man to secure a career Slam as he slumped to his third defeat ....

    The 30-year-old Swiss claimed a famous 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory to secure his second career major after the 2014 Australian Open. It ended world number one Djokovic’s bid to become only the eighth man to secure a career Slam as he slumped to his third defeat ....

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  • Qatar may be stripped of 2022 World Cup: FIFA whistleblower

    Phaedra Almajid, who turned whistleblower to expose the corruption, has said the abundance of evidence of the wrongdoing in Qatar’s bid would force the world football governing body FIFA to relieve the Gulf country of the responsibility of staging the tournament i ....

    Phaedra Almajid, who turned whistleblower to expose the corruption, has said the abundance of evidence of the wrongdoing in Qatar’s bid would force the world football governing body FIFA to relieve the Gulf country of the responsibility of staging the tournament i ....

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  • Tintu Luka’s long wait is finally over

     After years of waiting, Tintu Luka finally got an 800m gold when she won at the Asian athletics championships here on Sunday, a day when India added two silvers through Kerala’s Jinson Johnson in the men’s two-lapper and the women’s 4x400m relay team ....

     After years of waiting, Tintu Luka finally got an 800m gold when she won at the Asian athletics championships here on Sunday, a day when India added two silvers through Kerala’s Jinson Johnson in the men’s two-lapper and the women’s 4x400m relay team ....

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  • Lewis Hamilton wins Canadian Grand Prix

    It’s also Hamilton’s fourth victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Montreal’s Isle Notre-Dame, where he earned his first Grand Prix win in 2007. Nico Rosberg was second. The two Mercedes teammates started on the front row and were never threate ....

    It’s also Hamilton’s fourth victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Montreal’s Isle Notre-Dame, where he earned his first Grand Prix win in 2007. Nico Rosberg was second. The two Mercedes teammates started on the front row and were never threate ....

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  • Will the new gold monetisation scheme glitter?

    The idea to monetise gold is by no means new. In fact, various schemes to tap the gold hoard already exist. Though launched with a lot of fanfare, they have garnered very little subscription. On economic as well as practical grounds, there has been a continuing need ....

    The idea to monetise gold is by no means new. In fact, various schemes to tap the gold hoard already exist. Though launched with a lot of fanfare, they have garnered very little subscription. On economic as well as practical grounds, there has been a continuing need ....

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  • Black money: pinning the shadow down

    Recently, on the suggestion of the eminent lawyer, Ram Jethmalani, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court allowed me to lead arguments on the effective steps to be taken to bring back black money, or undisclosed illegally held funds, estimated at Rs.120 lakh crore, stashed ....

    Recently, on the suggestion of the eminent lawyer, Ram Jethmalani, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court allowed me to lead arguments on the effective steps to be taken to bring back black money, or undisclosed illegally held funds, estimated at Rs.120 lakh crore, stashed ....

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