Companies that do invest in building their innovative capacity are rewarded over the long run by higher stock market returns and profits, say researchers including one of Indian-origin.


Stock markets reward investment in innovation in long run


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India has urged the IITian diaspora to invest in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Startup India campaign to promote a culture of innovation in its ancestral land.


IITian diaspora asked to make Startup India a success


Mira Nair is shocked that the big screen in the West doesn't reflect the diversity of the world and feels artistes of colour are "marginalised in the mainstream industry". The acclaimed Indian filmmaker, who is garnering plaudits for making "Queen of Katwe" with an all-black cast, however says her aim is not to propagate a colour.


Shocking that Western cinema doesn't reflect diversity: Mira Nair (IANS Interview)


An Indian-origin lawyer in military style clothing emblazoned with a swastika pointing to his Nazi sympathies went on an early morning shooting rampage injuring nine persons in Houston city of the US on Monday, before he was killed by police, authorities said.


Indian-origin lawyer with Nazi symbol shoots 9 in US, killed


Title: Exotic England - The Making of A Curious Nation; Author: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown; Publisher: Portobello Books; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 599


The rainbow hues that made up England (Book Review) 


Comic book legend Stan Lee has come out with his latest character named Monkey Master as part of a co-production between India and China.


Stan Lee unveils India-China co-production 'Monkey Master'


The Indian-owned Mohinani Group says it has been able to provide employment to over 10,000 people as well as awarded scholarships and donated educational infrastructure and portable water to many communities in the 50 years that it has operated in Ghana.


Indian-owned Mohinani Group clocks 50 years in Ghana, employed over 10,000


Apple enthusiasts are known to swarm company stores and form long queues in the hours before any big launch and the scene at retail stores across the US with the availability of stunning iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 was no different on Friday.


Apple fans make beeline for iPhone 7 in biggest-ever launch


Namaste France, a two-and-a-half-month-long festival which began here on Thursday, will serve as a window into Indian traditional arts, music, dance, theatre, literature, cinema and fashion.


Namaste France fest shows India's cultural prowess


US Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma on Tuesday said that by 2030, India will lead the world in key categories, including by becoming the third largest economy.


India to lead world in key categories: US envoy


In the context of the Indian Ocean region, India and Mauritius on Tuesday called for greater collaboration in the area of defence and security.


India, Mauritius for greater collaboration in defence, security


Five Indians have been arrested in China for allegedly smuggling drugs from India, officials said.


Five Indians arrested for drug smuggling in China


6Degree, a fashion talent and tech platform, has partnered with Fashion Forward Dubai (FFWD), a definitive fashion platform for Dubai and the Middle East that provides a progressive direction and exposure for the regional fashion industry.


6Degree to take Indian talent to Fashion Forward Dubai


On the The 15th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, Indian actors Priyanka Chopra and Anupam Kher have paid a tribute to the victims.


Priyanka Chopra, Anupam Kher pay tribute to 9/11 victims


Having created waves on the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) circuit in the US, Dalip Singh Rana, better known as "The Great Khali", is now focused on helping other WWE aspirants from India realise their dreams.


Pro-wrestling has bright future in India: Khali (IANS Interview)


The wife of Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz has said she will forgive him for cheating on her with rent boys, and admitted the revelation that her husband of 23 years paid male prostitutes for sex had come "out of the blue" and was a "complete shock".


British MP Keith Vaz's wife says will forgive him for cheating


British police have cordoned off a Sikh temple in Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, after more than 20 men, some carrying swords, entered the building on Sunday.


'Armed' men enter gurdwara in Britain, police cordon building


He was an officer in the Punjab Police, went on to be a bodybuilder, a professional wrestler and even won the Mr. India title. Now, wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, better known by his 'The Great Khali' moniker, says he wouldn't mind if someone approaches him with the idea of a movie on his life.


The Great Khali won't mind a biopic on him


To attract skilled foreign talent, China has decided to give unified work permit to foreigners. The move will combine China's two current foreigner work permits into one.


To attract foreign talent, China to unify work visa


West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi, also a known poet, on Tuesday embarked on a visit to Britain to participate in and preside over a conference of poets.


Bengal governor to attend poets' symposium in Britain


A 35-year-old Bangladeshi woman and her ex-partner, likely of Indian origin, were discovered dead inside a house in Australia on Sunday in a suspected murder-suicide. Their three-year-old daughter was found sleeping in the house at the time, media reports said.

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