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Legendary painter M F Husain, who was recently granted Qatari citizenship, has surrendered his Indian passport to the country's mission in Doha, a media report said on Monday. 95-year-old Husain, revered by many as India's Picasso, yesterday went to the ...

Winners from the 82nd Annual Academy Awards as they're announced: Cinematography: Avatar, Mauro Fiore Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker Costume Design: The Young Victoria, Sandy Powell Art Direction: Avatar Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo'Nique, ...

The Pakistani intelligence agency ISI knows the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden but is keeping his location a secret and wants to use the Al Qaeda chief as leverage over the US as it is wary of America's closer ties ...

The mammoth quake which struck Chile last week rattling the daylights out of the people in Santiago, Chile seems to have caused further damage than we noticed. Yes it did not just damaged buildings, interrupted power and killed people, but ...

A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolside platform Wednesday in its jaws and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a horrified audience. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in ...

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has been awarded with this year's Global Alumini Award by his alma mater Southern Methodist University of the United States for his distinguished career and accomplishments. Krishna, who obtained his Masters of Laws degree ...

The Dalai Lama is officially on social networking site Twitter.  With seven tweets in the last 24 hours and over 46,000 followers already, the verified twitter account of the spiritual head of the Tibetans in exile looks busy already.  The ...

 Fossils of a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur have been found in slabs of Utah sandstone that were so hard that explosives had to be used to free some of the remains, scientists said Tuesday. The bones found at Dinosaur ...