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In July 2012, H. Sowmya Vishwanath, 25, was found dead at her Bengaluru home; her family alleged dowry harassment by her Accenture-engineer husband.

July 11, 2012 · 1 min read

Dara Singh — champion wrestler, beloved Hanuman of television's Ramayan, and nominated Rajya Sabha member — died at his Mumbai home on July 12, 2012, aged 83.

July 11, 2012 · 1 min read

Ahead of the London 2012 Olympics — where women's boxing debuted — five-time world champion MC Mary Kom carried India's hopes for a historic gold.

July 10, 2012 · 1 min read

In 2012, Chinese researchers using diffusion tensor imaging reported white-matter abnormalities in internet addicts resembling those seen in drug addicts.

July 9, 2012 · 1 min read

After Jane Pitt's anti-Obama letter went national in July 2012, the vicious online backlash reportedly left Brad Pitt's mother shaken and fearful.

July 9, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, reports said Facebook would launch a job-postings board aggregating listings from BranchOut, Jobvite, and Work4 Labs — a light step into

July 8, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, video circulated of Najiba, a 22-year-old Afghan woman in Parwan province, being publicly shot by a gunman as a crowd of men looked on.

July 8, 2012 · 1 min read

The July 2012 heat wave pushed Chicago-area heat-related deaths in Cook County to 18 — surpassing the previous year's total in a matter of days.

July 8, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, Vanity Fair detailed Mitt Romney's offshore holdings — Swiss and Cayman accounts — and the $100-million question of his enormous IRA.

July 5, 2012 · 2 min read

Interrogators reported that Abu Jundal said 12 terrorists — not 10 — were trained at LeT camps for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, with two dropping out before

July 5, 2012 · 1 min read

A response to Ramachandra Guha's 2012 thesis: India's democracy and capitalism were shaped — and constrained — by two families, the Gandhis and the Ambanis.

July 4, 2012 · 2 min read

Apple paid $60 million in July 2012 to settle with Shenzhen Proview over the iPad trademark in China, clearing the way to sell the tablet in a key market.

July 4, 2012 · 2 min read

Why US road-accident victims can win life-changing damages while India's Motor Accident Claims Tribunals award far less — and what the road toll costs families.

July 3, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper confirmed in an email to Andrew Sullivan that he is gay — 'always have been, always will be' — ending years of

July 3, 2012 · 1 min read

Pew's June 2012 report The Rise of Asian Americans: in 2011, 36% of new US immigrants came from Asia versus 31% from Latin America — a historic shift.

July 1, 2012 · 1 min read

The Aakash, India's $35-40 tablet from DataWind and the government, promised to bridge the digital divide for students — but the shipped device fell far short.

June 28, 2012 · 1 min read

Nora Ephron, the writer-director of When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and Julie and Julia, died June 26, 2012, at 71. An obituary.

June 27, 2012 · 3 min read

Charantoor Kultar Singh, a 22-year-old Liverpool John Moores student, pleaded guilty in 2012 to unauthorized computer access after a Police e-Crime Unit arrest.

June 27, 2012 · 1 min read

The death of a Cognizant employee in a US hotel room spotlighted the isolation and duty-of-care questions facing Indian IT workers on long overseas assignments.

June 27, 2012 · 1 min read

Critics argued Google's ad design profited from accidental mobile taps; Google pointed to its invalid-click filters. The debate over who audits the metrics.

June 25, 2012 · 1 min read