Salman named goodwill ambassador of India's Olympic contingent

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was today named goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro -- an unprecedented appointment in the run-up to the quadrennial extravaganza.The announcement was made in the presence of Olympic medallists and Rio star athletes such as boxer M C Mary Kom , hockey captain Sardar Singh, and...

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Obama: UK will not be able to strike trade deal with US soon after Brexit

Britain would not be able to strike a free trade deal with the US "any time soon" if it leaves the EU, as Washington's focus would be on reaching agreement with the European Union, Barack Obama has said. The President was speaking after Downing Street talks with Prime Minister David Cameron during a two-day visit which he has used to speak out in favour of continued UK membership of the 28-nation bloc after the June 23 referendum. Share At a joint press conference in the Foreign Office, Mr Cameron insisted that the special...

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3 kids survive slaying of 8 family members in Ohio

CNN)Eight family members found dead in a rural southern Ohio community were shot in the head "execution style," most while they slept, authorities said Friday. Officers are searching for the killer or killers, who are probably armed and a danger to surviving family members, Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said. "We have a specific family that's been targeted but I don't think there's been a threat to any other members of the community," he said. "I've given the family precautionary measures to make. They know we're available." Investigators ...

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ISIS Carrying Out Brutal Killings in Syria’s Yarmouk Refugee Camp

The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) has beheaded rival jihadis and one civilian in Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria, according to activists. The reports emerged on Friday amid claims that the Syrian regime is aiding ISIS’s growth in the besieged area of Damascus. ...

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Creators Of New Smartphone App Hope To Get Indians To

A startup called Juggernaut is trying to get India’s smartphone users to read more with its new e-books app, Mashable reports. Although India has the second-largest and one of the fastest-growing smartphone markets in the world, few of its 220 million smartphone users are avid book readers. Juggernaut is launching its app with 100 book titles, priced as low as 10 rupees (15 cents) and up to 150 rupees ($2.25). Among these, a set of serialized erotic short stories by popular Canadian-Indian star Sunny Leone has generated the most buzz. The...

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Hannibal's route through Alps may have been found

The Carthaginian general Hannibal led his troops over the Alps to attack the Roman Republic from the north. Story highlights Scientists examine ancient horse dung to determine Hannibal's route through the Alps Great Carthaginian general led thousands over mountains to attack Roman Republic from north (CNN)Amazing what you can learn from horse manure. In 218 B.C., the Carthaginian general...

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History meets high fashion in Alexia Sinclair's stunning photographs

"When people first see my images they often think they're paintings," claims Australian photographer Alexia Sinclair, who in fact compiles her artworks from photographs embellished with hundreds or sometimes thousands of layers of details and effects added in post-production. Oresegun Olumide: The Nigerian artist making a splash Sinclair's work is heavily influenced by fine art, and in particular the 19th-century paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites,...

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Happy when it pours: The umbrella man of Milan

9 photos: The umbrella man of Milan Bespoke umbrellas – Francesco Maglia umbrellas are also sometimes made from exotic Malacca cane and whangee bamboo. Hide Caption 9 photos: The umbrella man of Milan Long history – The Maglia Umbrella Company was founded in 1854 in a town near Brescia, in northeast Italy. It moved to Milan 20 years later. Perhaps it was wetter in Milan. Hide Caption 6 of 9 9...

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