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Government announced the launch of an online information guide, Vikaspedia

New Delhi –  Government today announced the launch of an online information guide, Vikaspedia, for social sectors, and software tools to develop internet-based content in local languages. “Vikaspedia is part of democratisation of information. Earlier, for some information people had to... read more »

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Smartphone sales growth expected to slow...

Smartphone sales growth expected to slow in 2014: Gartner

Growth in global smartphone revenue is expected to slow this year as cheaper devices hit the market and weigh on average selling prices, research firm Gartner said on Thursday. With demand in mature markets such as North America and Europe easing, top smartphone makers Samsung and Apple are... read more »

HTC to launch cheaper smartphones to ret...

HTC to launch cheaper smartphones to return to profit

Smarting from growing losses, Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp says it will expand its range of cheaper products as it fixes off-target marketing for its premium smartphones. The company that has long prided itself as a purveyor of upscale, feature-loaded products says it needs to sell more mid-tier... read more »

Apple wins appeal in Google’s Motorola iPhone patent case
Apple buys back $14 billion in stock : T...

Apple buys back $14 billion in stock : Tim Cook

Apple has repurchased $14 billion worth of its stock in the last two weeks after disappointing first-quarter results, the Wall Street Journal reported quoting chief executive Tim Cook. Cook told the paper in an interview that Apple was “surprised” by the 8% decline in its shares on... read more »

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China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not exist

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total of 162,629 officials who were taking... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

Bomb at bus station in northwest Pakistan kills 5

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded Saturday at a bus station in northwest Pakistan, killing five people and wounding three others, police... read more »

Pakistan condemns US drone attack in Waziristan

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday condemned the latest US drone attack in the tribal region of Waziristan which left two people killed earlier in the day. The... read more »

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Business

Sensex trades firm amid global rally, Nifty above 7,850; Banking ...

2.22 pm: GAIL (India) shares advanced over 1 per cent on BSE after the company announced during market hours on Wednesday, that pipeline welding of 12 inch pipeline connecting HFCL Barauni to IOCL,... read more »

China's exports go up

Exports declined by 20.7 percent in August, says C...

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said that India’s exports plunged 20.7 per cent in August this year, to 21.3 billion dollars. In data... read more »

L&T gets Rs 1,700-cr job order to build Bangladesh...

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said it has bagged a Rs 1,700 crore order from Japan’s Marubeni Corporation... read more »

Sun Pharma enters into agreement to acquire InSite Visi...

Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has entered into an agreement with InSite Vision to acquire the US-based eyecare firm for around $48 million plus... read more »

Hewlett-Packard To Cut Up To 30,000 Jobs

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has embarked on a new round of job cuts as it prepares to be split in to two units. The technology firm said between 25,000-30,000 roles... read more »

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Good cricket will silence hostile crowds, says Alastair Cook

Kevin Pietersen-ECB controversy: Alastair Cook backs Andy Flower

  Alastair Cook, the England captain has backed former coach, Andy Flower against the criticism made by his former teammate, Kevin Pietersen in his recently released autobiography, ‘KP: The... read more »

India may have picked Ishant but they should play ...

Here we go again. Ishant Sharma and his Herculean hair are back in the India one-day thanks to an injury to Mohit Sharma. Ishant hasn’t played an... read more »

Dhoni sole Indian on Forbes’ most valuable athlete bran...

India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the sole Indian sportsman to figure on Forbes’ list of the world’s most valuable athlete brands, a list that... read more »

Move Virat Kohli to No. 5, says Sunil Gavaskar

The right-hander, who has been a prolific run scorer in one dayers at the number three position, is having a tough time against the moving ball, since the... read more »

Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants more yorkers

Kochi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni knows a thing or two about pushing his teammates to bring out the best in them. But rarely does he draw comparisons out in the... read more »

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Missing out : the children in danger of becoming 'invisible' to education authorities

Missing out : the children in danger of becoming ‘invisible...

Up to 10,000 children of school age are missing out on full-time education and in danger of becoming “invisible” to the authorities, according to a report by inspectors published... read more »

Malala's book banned by private schools in Pakistan

Malala’s book banned by private schools in P...

Islamabad – A book by Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who fearlessly took on the Taliban, has been banned by a federation of private... read more »

Using films to promote literacy : Mumbai NGO gets US aw...

Using films to promote literacy : Mumbai NGO gets US award

By Arun Kumar Washington – PlanetRead, a Mumbai-based Indian non-profit, has won US Library of Congress’s Literacy Award for its innovative... read more »

Education key to economic growth, says President

Education key to economic growth, says President

New Delhi – President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said education is the key to achieve economic growth. “If we have to attain a growth rate of 9... read more »

Indian students surge in the US

Indian students surge in the US

By Arun Kumar Washington – Indian students largely drove the growth of new foreign enrolment in US graduate schools this year with a 40 percent surge,... read more »

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Vivek Oberoi donates 25 flats to families of CRPF martyrs

Vivek’s organistation has written a letter to the CRPF fraternity announcing the flats to the kin of the martyrs who laid their lives for the nation in different operations. Reportedly, four flats... read more »

‘Raabta’ new song: Sushant Singh Rajput’s &#...

While the first song from the Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon starrer ‘Raabta’ showcased the crackling chemistry between the lead... read more »

Emma Watson wins first ‘genderless award’ in history fo...

Emma Watson picked up the first-ever Genderless Acting Award for the Best Actor category at the MTV Movie and TV Awards. The 27-year-old star made history at... read more »

Justin Bieber to land in Mumbai today and there’s a LON...

2 days to go for Justin Bieber’s concert and this is how he will be showered with gifts! The day is nearing, Beliebers, and yes, we can hear your hearts... read more »

Dangal China Collections: First Weekend

Dangal has smashed the previous records of Hindi films in the Chinese markets. It has already crossed the lifetime business of all films barring PK, which... read more »

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Football

Balotelli aims to be top striker in World Cup

Balotelli aims to be top striker in World Cup

Milan – AC Milan and Italy striker Mario Balotelli said next year’s World Cup could provide him the perfect platform to prove he is the best striker in the world. The 23-year-old, who... read more »

Rodman's N Korea trip still on despite Kim’s uncle’s execution

Rodman’s N Korea trip still on despite Kim’s...

Washington – Former basketball star Dennis Rodman is planning to travel to North Korea next week to train its basketball team, despite reports... read more »

Mourinho says `trophyless` season would be `unacceptabl...

Mourinho says `trophyless` season would be `unacceptable` for Chelsea

London – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said that it would be ‘unacceptable’ to finish the season without a trophy, according to... read more »

Aguero shrugs off suggestions to `go down more` by sayi...

Aguero shrugs off suggestions to `go down more` by saying `he's bad at diving`

London – Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has said that he is really bad at diving and therefore unwilling to risk a yellow card by going down too... read more »

Bad boy` Suarez turns Santa for ill children to `transf...

Liverpool makes Suarez almost inaccessible with new whopping 100 mln-pound release clause

London – Striker Luis Suarez is trying to change his image of a bad boy as he became a Santa and dished out gifts at Liverpool’s Alder Hey... read more »

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Gold & Metals

Gold prices tumbled by Rs. 520 to Rs. 31,300 per ten gram

Gold prices tumbled by Rs. 520 to Rs. 31,300 per ten gram

Gold prices tumbled by Rs. 520 to Rs. 31,300 per ten gram in the national capital on Thursday on brisk selling by stockists, triggered by a sharp fall in overseas markets. Silver also fell by Rs. 850... read more »

Gold range-bound as markets await Fed minutes for stimulus clues

Gold range-bound as markets await Fed minutes for ...

Singapore – Gold was trading in a tight range on Wednesday as investors awaited the release of the minutes of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy... read more »

Gold declines further on reduced offtake, global cues

Gold declines further on reduced offtake, global cues

New Delhi – Gold declined further by Rs 180 to Rs 31,500 per ten grams in the national capital on Tuesday on reduced offtake by stockists against subdued... read more »

Gold prices down by Rs. 170 to Rs. 31,680 per ten grams

Gold prices down by Rs. 170 to Rs. 31,680 per ten grams

Gold fell by Rs. 170 to Rs. 31,680 per ten grams in the national capital on Monday on stockists selling on the back of sluggish demand amid weak global... read more »

Gold prices jumped by Rs. 25 to Rs. 31,850 per ten gram

Gold declines further on reduced offtake, global cues

Gold prices advanced further by Rs. 25 to Rs. 31,850 per ten gram in the national capital on Saturday on sustained buying for the wedding season demand while... read more »

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Health & Fitness

Simple steps on how to live longer revealed

Simple steps on how to live longer revealed

London – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued four “golden rules”, which state regular exercising while cutting on drinking, smoking and eating should make... read more »

`Vitamin D may not offer protection against cancer, diabetes and dementia`

`Vitamin D may not offer protection against cancer...

Washington – Researchers have cast doubt on vitamin D’s ability to offer us protection against diseases like cancer, diabetes and... read more »

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may result in stro...

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may result in stronger babies

Washington –  Researchers have suggested that babies are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of vitamin D in their body... read more »

‘Made in China’ plant can fight chronic pai...

New York –  Suffering from chronic pain? Well, a plant used in Chinese medicine may be of help. A plant used for centuries as a pain reliever in Chinese... read more »

Insured people use emergency rooms more

New York – People covered under health care plan use emergency rooms 40 percent more than those who do not have health insurance, claimed a... read more »

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Gold And Silver : 2014

Gold And Silver : 2014

Gold and Silver, dropped lead by the US Dollar strength as investors turn cautious ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday and monthly US jobs report on... read more »

No plans to roll back gold import curbs: FM P. Chidambaram

Gold prices fall in Asia over upbeat U.S. trade de...

Gold futures continued to trade lower on Wednesday after official data showed that the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to a four-year low in November,... read more »

Gold drops by Rs. 130 to Rs. 30,360 per 10 grams on slu...

New Delhi – Snapping a three-day rally, gold prices fell by Rs. 130 to Rs. 30,360 per 10 grams in the national capital on Saturday on stockists selling... read more »

Gold prices rose by Rs. 246 to Rs. 28,664 per 10 gm

Gold Market Update : Gold Hit High Of $1262

New Delhi – Gold prices rose by Rs. 246 to Rs. 28,664 per 10 gm in futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions taking positive cues from... read more »

Gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams

Gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams

Snapping a two-day rising trend, gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams in the national capital Monday on profit selling by stockists at existing... read more »

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Recipe: Cheesy pasta

Ingredients – One packet of penne – One each of red capsicum and yellow capsicum – Two tsp corn flour or plain flour (maida) – One cheese cube – One tsp dried oregano... read more »

Surprise, surprise! Your brain has its own GPS

The brain has a complex system for keeping track of which direction you are facing as you move about, say researchers, adding that people use... read more »

6 ways sitting is killing you

That office chair, couch, cushion or bean bag isn’t the real culprit. It’s your lazy habit of parking yourself in a spot that is silently ringing... read more »

Fresh fruit ice pops, anyone?

The heat is on and looks like it’s going to stay that way until the end of October. How about tucking into special foods and beverages to battle the hot... read more »

The things you should know about your makeup

Women love their makeup. Ask any woman to throw away her precious (expired) cosmetics and chances are that you’ll get a dirty or indignant look. But what... read more »

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Hyundai registers record sales in Middle East

MANAMA: Hyundai Motor Company has announced record sales across the Middle East region last year, for the second year in succession. The world’s fourth largest automotive manufacturer said it... read more »

Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also... read more »

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have signed a landmark labour pact in a renewed bid to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island nation and... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The... read more »

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a border... read more »

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Two pilots including 6 IAF Officers, Civilian died in Mi-17 chopp...

Two pilots including 6 IAF Officers, Civilian were killed on Wednesday after an Indian Air Force M-17 chopper crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district. The chopper crashed due to technical... read more »

Indo-Pak tensions : International flights transiti...

As India suspended civilian air traffic shortly after an Indian Air Force jet crashed in Kashmir’s Budgam on Wednesday, international flights... read more »

BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa Can Take Floor Test Tomorrow...

BJP's BS Yeddyurappa Can Take Floor Test Tomorrow, Suggests Supreme Court: 10 Facts

The BS Yeddyurappa government will prove its majority only on the floor of the house, his lawyer argued before the Supreme Court today. Three judges are... read more »

Powerful storms ravage north India over 100 killed

Powerful dust storms tore across northern India killing at least 100 people and injuring more than 140 as they flattened houses in their path and warnings were... read more »

Stressed Out? Try These Ayurvedic Medicines

Ayurveda is the oldest forms of medicine in the world that originated in India around 5,000 years ago. It is a traditional holistic medical system that focuses... read more »

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Dhoti Bill passed in Tamil Nadu Assembly

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a Bill that imposes a one-year jail term and Rs.25,000 fine on those who deny entry to persons wearing dhotis in any public place, malls, clubs and... read more »

Not returning to Samajwadi Party, says Amar Singh

Amar shares dais with Mulayam three months before ...

Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh who was expelled by the Samajwadi Party (SP) four years ago shared the dais with its president Mulayam Singh Yadav on... read more »

RJ(D) MP tore newspaper in Lok Sabha

RJD MP, Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu Yadav) tore up a newspaper and threw the bits in the air in front of Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s chair in the Lok Sabha on Friday,... read more »

Manmohan Singh backs Sonia Gandhi, says no files were s...

New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday came out in defence of Sonia Gandhi, after former union minister Natwar Singh made a series of... read more »

Mayawati and Mulayam should come together to defeat BJP...

Patna, July 30: RJD chief Lalu Prasad is determined to spoil BJP’s party – In an interview to Economic Times, Lalu said RJD-JD(U)-Congress alliance... read more »

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Apple wins appeal in Google’s Motorola iPhone patent case

Apple’s latest Mac Pro uber easy to repair!

Washington – Apple’s latest Mac Pro appears straight out of a sci-fi flick but it has scored high on repair company iFixit’s reparability scale. The Mac Pro is fairly easy to be taken apart... read more »

Apple denies knowledge of iPhone exploit allowing NSA interception

Apple denies knowledge of iPhone exploit allowing ...

Washington –  Apple has reportedly denied that it had any knowledge about the potential exploit in its iPhones that might have helped the US... read more »

Decoded: How honeybees determine sex

Decoded: How honeybees determine sex

London – The truth behind the unique sex-determination system in honeybees – where males develop from unfertilised eggs and females develop from... read more »

Google partners with Audi to develop in-car Android inf...

Washington – Google has reportedly joined hands with carmaker Audi to develop in-car entertainment and information systems that would function on the... read more »

Tone deaf can become musical geniuses too!

Tone deaf can become musical geniuses too!

Washington – Researchers have suggested that a little bit of neural tweaking in adulthood, the part of brain that makes understanding music so tough can... read more »

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Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: President Rajapaksa

Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: Presi...

Colombo – President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s letter to him  has not addressed the issue of alleged human rights violations... read more »

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels:...

United Nations – A new survey found that opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose to record levels this year, with a 36 percent increase... read more »

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Islamabad – The killing of senior Haqqani network leader Naseeruddin Haqqani has fuelled talks of a rift between Pakistan’s spy agency... read more »

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to lea...

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban... read more »

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakist...

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakistan dialogue: Khurshid

Gurgaon – In strong disapproval of the meeting between Pakistani prime minister’s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz with Hurriyat leaders here,... read more »

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Making heavy weather of a small chase

New Zealand narrowly avoided a major misstep, edging Scotland by three wickets in a low-scoring match on Tuesday to stay unbeaten after two games in Pool A. Chasing Scotland’s modest total of 142,... read more »

ICC World Cup: Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer turn...

The Swiss great, a winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, was pictured on his Facebook page admiring an Indian team shirt, which he had unwrapped from a... read more »

Slinger Malinga fit for Sri Lanka’s World Cup opening m...

Express pace bowler Lasith Malinga is fit for Sri Lanka’s opening World Cup clash against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval on Saturday, captain Angelo Mathews... read more »

National Games: Mahitha, Rameshwori steal the show

Mahitha Mohan of Kerala won her third gold medal while veteran Rameshwori Devi of Manipur proved that she was not a spent force, on the penultimate day of the... read more »

Won’t have sledging war with Warner, says Anderso...

England pace spearhead James Anderson says the team has no intention of provoking a sledging war with firebrand Australian opener David Warner in Saturday’s... read more »

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US ‘concerned’ about India-China border standoff, say...

NEW DELHI: The US said on Wednesday that it’s “concerned” about the India-China border standoff in Doklam that’s now entered its second month. “I know that the United... read more »

UAE Behind Hacking of Qatari Media that Begins New...

WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a... read more »

The 10 Most Breathtaking Attractions Of Sweden You Shou...

How can anyone forget the country that introduced the world to Vikings, noble peace prize, Volvo, IKEA….and the list goes on. Well, you might have got the... read more »

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye goes on trial ...

SEOUL: South Korea’s ousted president Park Geun-Hye, grim-faced and brought to court in handcuffs, went on trial Tuesday over a sprawling corruption... read more »

Indonesian men caned for gay sex before jeering crowd i...

HIGHLIGHTS The men stood quietly, their heads down, as spectators heckled them and shouted insults. Up to 1,000 people watched as the two men received 82... read more »

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Now, tent that doubles as solar charger

Wellington – A company has brought out a new tent that has a solar charger. Eddie Bauer’s Katabatic tent has a Goal Zero solar charger up top, a triangular piece which folds with... read more »

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Tokyo – A new drug to treat alcoholism has enhanced the chances of hard-drinking Japanese addicts quitting alcohol, it has been revealed. While conventional drugs discourage drinking... read more »

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London – Mars Express made its closest fly-by yet of Red Planet’s moon, Phobos, skimming past at only 45 km above its surface, on Dec. 29. However, the probe is going too fast to... read more »

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