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Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who founded Google 18 years ago as students at Stanford University, will become chief executive and president of Alphabet respectively, while Sundar Pichai will head up Google.

New England quarterback Tom Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell are set to make their first appearances in Manhattan federal court to seek a solution to “Deflategate”.

Pearson has agreed to sell its 50% stake in The Economist Group for £469 million, payable in cash.

The club, that once boasted Hernan Crespo, Lilian Thuram, Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon in its ranks, is bankrupt and is starting the new season in Italy in Serie D under a new name after being dissolved last season with debts of over €200 million.

With the launch of Taj Mahal’s twitter account today, the 17th century mausoleum became the “first historical monument” to have an official handle on the micro-blogging site. It is one of the seven wonders of the world. The Principal Secretary of UP Tourism,...

Prosecutors did not identify the bank, but people familiar with the case say the accused are mid-ranking employees of Deutsche Bank, which was raided in 2012 as part of the investigation.

“It is not, and never has been, a make-or-break event, though the hype surrounding the release of the Leaving Certificate results hugely pressurises young people and their families into seeing it as such”. And people shouldn’t think, “I have to do this...

California officials are getting ballsy about fighting the state’s drought.

More than 100,000 private vehicles, and perhaps as many as 250,000, are expected to travel from and through New Jersey on the way to Philadelphia for the Papal visit on Saturday, September 26 and 27th, said transportation consultant Sam Schwartz at a press conference of New...

It also shared a few other impressive stats.

After reviewing evidence from around 7,000 patients, the scientists said people going for surgery should be allowed to choose the music they’d like to hear to maximize the benefit. “Cognitive activities such as listening to music can affect perceived intensity and...

The third phase of coal block auctions culminated on Thursday with Jaypee Cement winning Maharashtra’s Majra mine, the only mine to be bid out on the last day. Jaypee Cement Corporation had won the Mandla South coal mine in the second round of auctions while its parent...

Here is how the national media reacted to the news.

“The President should order Ye (Kanye) to drop the album on the date August 21st”. Optimism was shortlived, however, as the White House removed it from the We The People website, citing a term of participation violation.

The Rising Tide expansion is set to release on October 9.