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London's Oxford Circus tube station reopens after police find 'no evidence of gunfire'
World | Nov 24, 2017, 11:51 PM ISTLondon transit authorities say Oxford Circus station has reopened after a large-scale security alert saw it evacuated amid reports of gunfire.
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Oxford launches first-ever Hindi word of the year
India | Nov 16, 2017, 03:20 PM ISTThe Hindi word of the year will be a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of interest this year.
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Good news for all the Jugaadu people! Indian word ‘Jugaad’ is now included in Oxford English Dictionary
Lifestyle | Oct 28, 2017, 01:23 PM ISTFukrey team rejoices the latest addition to Oxford English Dictionary.
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Oxford college removes painting of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
World | Sep 30, 2017, 04:09 PM ISTThe governing body of St Hugh's college, one of the University of Oxford's constituent colleges, decided to remove the painting of the Nobel laureate from its main entrance.
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Oxford Dictionaries picks emoticon as word of the year
World | Nov 17, 2015, 08:32 PM ISTLondon: For the first time, Oxford Dictionaries' has chosen an emoji pictograph, commonly referred to as an emoticon, as its 2015 Word of the Year after it made history due to its popularity on social
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Exercise can help in preventing breast cancer, shows study
Lifestyle | Nov 04, 2014, 05:15 PM ISTLondon: Everybody is aware of the fact that exercise is good for your health, but very few know that it can help in preventing breast cancer too, says an expert.Middle aged women, who regularly partake
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Cambridge trumps Oxford to be named best UK varsity
May 12, 2014, 06:03 PM ISTLondon: Britain's prestigious Cambridge University today pipped arch-rival Oxford for the fourth year in a row to be named the best varsity in the country by an education guide.Cambridge is again the country's leading university,
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Oxford creates more rich graduates than Cambridge: Study
May 02, 2013, 04:34 PM ISTLondon, May 2: The rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge, two of Britain's best-known universities, is legendary and now it seems Oxford has pipped its competitor by producing the wealthiest graduates.According to research by global analysts
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Oxford didn't take me away from India: Suu Kyi
India | Nov 14, 2012, 09:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 14: Oxford-educated Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday said her education in the British university in the mid-1960s soon after her graduation in India did not take her away from
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Oxford honours star democracy icon Suu Kyi
World | Jun 20, 2012, 05:54 PM ISTLondon, Jun 20: Paying fulsome tributes, the University of Oxford today honoured Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi by presenting her with an honorary doctorate in Civil Law in a traditional ceremony telecast live.
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Girl Watched Helplessly On Skype As Man Slit Throat, Bled To Death In Delhi
World | Apr 17, 2012, 11:44 PM ISTLondon, Apr 17: On November 27 last year, Julie Zalinski sat in Oxford, UK and saw in horror on Skype her male partner Adrian Rowland slitting his throat and wrists in a flat 7,000 miles
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Not A Single Indian University Among World's Top 200
India | Oct 06, 2011, 07:26 PM ISTLondon, Oct 6: Not a single Indian university – not even the celebrated IITs and IIMs – figure in the latest ranking of the world's top 200 universities, with American varsities dominating the list.US institutions