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Japanese whiskies enter India, just not the ones you've been waiting for

Age statement Japanese whiskies that charmed the world continue to elude Indian buyers. But a taste of them is here

Foot soldier: Trusox socks promise to equip athletes with a better grip

As for performance, Trusox is best utilised on the football pitch

Imran Khan to skip Kuala Lumpur summit amid pressure from Saudi Arabia

The news of Khan's non-participation was announced by the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office in a statement on Tuesday

Former Pak military ruler Pervez Musharraf gets death sentences for treason

Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup and later ruled as president until 2008, is out of the country and did not comment on the ruling

Priti Patel, Alok Sharma, Rishi Sunak in Boris Johnson's 'people's cabinet'

The newly-elected MPs and ministers returned to the House of Commons on Tuesday

New Kuwait Cabinet appoints Gulf's first female finance minister

As finance minister, Mariam Al-Aqeel automatically heads the country's sovereign wealth fund, Kuwait Investment Authority

13 US financial firms to pay $386 mn to settle price-fixing allegations

Pennsylvania's lawsuit consolidated claims by various government agencies and labor unions, including the city of Baltimore and pension systems in St. Louis, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico and Birmingham

Dance, music, theatre and art - events worth your time this winter

As the holidays approach, Ranjita Ganesan lists the best performances and activities on offer around the country

The women who are lending colour to beauty pageants

Pageants have long been criticised for their antiquated beauty standards and, in many cases, outright racism or gender stereotyping

Does the trend for sustainable fashion make for sustainable businesses?

Earlier this year, fast fashion giant Zara announced that all its clothes would come from sustainable fabrics by 2025. H&M hopes to transition to 100% sustainable cotton by as early as next year

Trump responds to impeachment charges, says he is a victim of 'witch hunt'

"Ridiculous, and he knows that is not true," Trump tweeted

WTO chief makes final bid to save appeals court after shut down

The appellate branch of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body, sometimes called the supreme court of world trade, will stop functioning on Wednesday after years of relentless US opposition

UK elections: Bookies are betting on a majority for Boris Johnson

According to bookies Betfair, a Tory majority is leading at a two to five margin, with a hung Parliament projection at three is to one

Slow motion rock bottom

In US's pursuit of happiness, 2 events will have negative impact -Trump's Paris pact move, Baywatch

World Bank cuts lending to China after Trump objects to long-term loans

"Why is the World Bank loaning money to China? Can this be possible? China has plenty of money, and if they don't, they create it. STOP!" Trump wrote on Twitter Friday

Donald Trump says US, China to 'get back to the table' for trade talks

Trump said that Chinese officials had made two "very, very good calls" and that "they want to make a deal"

Trump to meet Kim at Korean border on Sunday to 'just shake hands quickly'

"Just shake hands quickly and say hello because we haven't seen each other since Vietnam," he said, referring to a summit that collapsed without an agreement in February

Trump tours Demilitarised Zone in N Korea ahead of meeting with Kim

The expected encounter, only suggested a day earlier by Trump on Twitter, comes with negotiations over the North's nuclear programme in stalemate since the leaders' last summit in Vietnam in February

Iran 'playing with fire' after breach of nuclear deal, says Donald Trump

Trumps statement came as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a strongly-worded statement, asked Tehran to halt enrichment of uranium

Pakistan submits to FATF report on steps it has taken to curb terror

Pakistan submitted a report comprising answers to 22 questions to the FATF, Geo News quoted officials as saying