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New Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet ad claims Apple iPad not suitable for outdoors
New Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet ad claims Ap...

New Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet ad claims Apple iPad not suitable for outdoors

Washington – Taking a dig at rival Apple’s iPad, Nokia has reportedly released a new ad for its Lumia 2520 tablet in which it is telling people that unlike the iPad, the Lumia tablet can be used in the brightest of lights and is suitable for outdoor use. The new ad stressing on the... read more »

`Effective` second gen biofuels closer to reality
`Effective` second gen biofuels closer t...

`Effective` second gen biofuels closer to reality

Washington – Researchers have made a breakthrough in developing second generation of biofuels; they have found a family of enzymes that can degrade hard-to-digest biomass into its constituent sugars. Fuel made from ‘difficult-to-digest’ sources, such as plant stems, wood chips, cardboard... read more »

'Junk DNA' in brain may cause schizophrenia
Genetic causes of common disorders revea...

Genetic causes of common disorders revealed

Washington – Researchers have found that six common diseases arise from DNA changes located outside genes. The study from the laboratory of Peter Scacheri, PhD, shows that multiple DNA changes, or variants, work in concert to affect genes, leading to autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid... read more »

Researchers overturn assumption about mercury in Arctic
Researchers overturn assumption about me...

Researchers overturn assumption about mercury in Arctic

Washington – For years, researchers assumed that if mercury’s high and increasing in fish in the North American and European Arctic, the same would also stand true of fish elsewhere in the Arctic. However, a team of researchers from the U.S., Russia, and Canada discovered that assumption... read more »

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More cameras on Bahrain’s main roads

MANAMA: Roadway surveillance is to be stepped up in a bid to ensure safety and reduce accidents. More cameras will be installed on main roads across Bahrain to regulate the flow of traffic and crack... read more »

China to shut down 1700 small collieries

China’s work safety watchdog on Thursday vowed to close over 1,700 accident-prone small coal mines in a bid to enhance safety and reduce... read more »

Pakistan mob kills woman, girls, over ‘blasphemou...

New technology tags your Facebook photos based on relationships

A Pakistani mob killed a woman member of a religious sect and two of her granddaughters after a sect member was accused of posting blasphemous material on... read more »

Gaza residents see no joy in Muslim Eid holiday

One of the most joyous days in the Muslim calendar, the holiday of Eid al-Fitr was marked on Monday by tears and sorrow in the Gaza Strip, left battered by... read more »

UN calls for immediate Gaza truce

UNITED NATIONS: The UN security council has called for “an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza war between Israel and... read more »

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Honda Jazz 3.0 version out; Features and specifications!

The third generation version of Japanese carmaker Honda’s premium hatchback Jazz made a comeback in the Indian market on Wednesday. With the car’s launch, the company offred a brand new model... read more »

Rupee down 13 paise against dollar in early trade

The rupee weakened by 13 paise to 63.59 against the US dollar in early trade today, extending losses for the second day, due to appreciation of the... read more »

Asia markets mostly up but Shanghai tumbles again

Asian markets mostly recovered Tuesday from the previous day’s Greece-fuelled sell-off, but Shanghai sank again as analysts warned government measures to... read more »

India is now the 3rd largest steel producer in the worl...

India has become the world’s third largest steel producer and is willing to produce 300 million tonnes in the next decade Union Steel & Mines... read more »

Top 8 things to look out in the market today

The Nifty is likely to fall in early deals on Wednesday as weak cues from Asian markets, particularly Chinese stocks, hit sentiment on Dalal Street. Wall... read more »

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Ajmal retains top ODI ranking

Ajmal’s fine form though is not a reflection of Pakistan’s standing; the former world champions are languishing at the sixth spot with a mere 100 points after the rankings were updated following... read more »

I have regained my rhythm: Ishant

Having engineered an England collapse in the first cricket Test with one of his best spells in recent times, lanky Indian speedster Ishant Sharma... read more »

Sunil Gavaskar seeks direction from Supreme Court

Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who was appointed interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to handle the affairs of Indian... read more »

Sports get Rs 500 crore push as Government plans new ac...

The union Budget announced on Thursday provided a major fillip to sports in the country, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley allocating Rs 1,769 crore to the... read more »

Testing times begin for Dhoni’s men

India’s batting display will hinge on the starts, while the pacers will relish the conditions The postcard visuals around Trent Bridge, the venue of the... read more »

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Defamation complaint filed against actor Vijay for 2G corruption ...

MADURAI: A defamation complaint has been filed in a magistrate court in Madurai against Tamil film actor Vijay and others for a reference to the 2G spectrum case in his Diwali release... read more »

Fastest films to cross Rs 100 crore hurdle

Happy New Year- Shah Rukh Khan’s Diwali release Happy New Year seems to have joined the bandwagon of fastest 100 crore movies of Bollywood.... read more »

Policemen crash Justin Bieber’s house party

Singer Justin Bieber was visited by the police after complaints were made about the noise emanating out of his house party. Bieber was on Wednesday night... read more »

Dia Mirza- Sahil Sangha wedding coverage

Bollywood actress and former beauty queen Dia Mirza got engaged to beau Sahil Sangha on October 17th. The couple opted for a close knit ceremony at Chattarpur... read more »

Katrina Kaif is not a showpiece: Deepika Padukone defen...

In a recent interaction with the media, when a reporter asked Deepika Padukone if her role in Happy New Year was ‘a showpiece role’ much on the lines of... read more »

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Football

Chelsea plotting 60-mln-pound bid for Monaco's Radamel Falcao

Chelsea plotting 60-mln-pound bid for Monaco’s Radamel Falc...

London – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will fly to South America this week to watch Monaco’s Colombian forward Radamel Falcao ahead of sanctioning a 60 million-pound move for the... read more »

Arsenal boss Wenger desperate to sign Benzema in January

Arsenal boss Wenger desperate to sign Benzema in J...

London – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has asked to be kept informed of Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema’s availability... read more »

Messi to be sidelined for almost 2 months with hamstrin...

Messi slams top Barca official over `undeserving of better contract` statement

Johannesburg – Barcelona star Lionel Messi will reportedly be sidelined for six to eight weeks due to a muscle tear in his left thigh’s hamstring... read more »

I may have played my last game: Juninho

I may have played my last game: Juninho

Rio de Janeiro – Former Brazil international midfielder Juninho admitted he may have played his last match after suffering a groin injury during the... read more »

Early to say Arsenal are EPL title contenders: Giggs

Man U's Giggs turns 40, no signs of decline

Manchester – Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs believes it is still early to pick Sunday’s opponent, Arsenal, as the English Premier League... read more »

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Health & Fitness

Tomato-rich diet may cut breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women

Australian researchers find drug to prevent breast cancer

Sydney – Australian researchers have found a drug that is effective in preventing breast cancer. Professor Christobel Saunders from the University of Western Australia is one of the chief... read more »

Next generation male condoms coming soon

Next generation male condoms coming soon

Thiruvananthapuram – Scientists at HLL Life Care here are working on the next generation of male condoms — a super-thin, ultra-sensitive... read more »

Deadly combo of aging and sleep deprivation could lead ...

Deadly combo of aging and sleep deprivation could lead to diabetes

Washington –  Researchers have showed that stress in pancreatic cells due to sleep deprivation could contribute to the loss or dysfunction of these... read more »

Personal care products may be hazardous for babies

Personal care products may be hazardous for babies

Washington –  A new study has revealed that through personal care products (PCPs) such as lotions and shampoos, infants and toddlers are likely becoming... read more »

Music `does not` boost intelligence

Music `does not` boost intelligence

Washington – A pair of studies has claimed that studying music has no effect on improving cognitive abilities. The studies conducted by Samuel Mehr, a... read more »

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When not to exercise

There are certain times when you shouldn’t be exercising at all, when you can safely stop training and don’t have to blame yourself for being lazyWe are so busy trying to keep fit these... read more »

Recipe: Dahi Wada

A popular north Indian dish of lentil dumplings soaked in Yoghurt.Preparation time: 30 minutes + 3 hours soaking timeCooking time: 20... read more »

7 super ways you won’t have breast cancer

In the last 25 years, the incidence of breast cancer among Indian women has risen.According to information available on the Tata Memorial Hospital’s... read more »

What Indian men want in a wife

You are the prospective bride that Indian men are looking for, says a survey. After a survey on what women don’t want in men, Shaadi.com has come up... read more »

11 crucial minerals for your body

Together, minerals make up a mere four per cent of your body, but their role in its effective functioning is crucial. Girgaum based family physician, Dr... read more »

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Syrian government not to negotiate with 'terrorists'

Syrian government not to negotiate with ‘terrorists’

Damascus – Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has stressed on his country’s readiness to participate in the planned Geneva II conference without preconditions, while stating that... read more »

Saudi Arabia rejects UN seat

Saudi Arabia rejects UN seat

Saudi Arabia is rejecting its seat on the U.N. Security Council and says the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts. The move came... read more »

Kerry hopes chemical weapons are shipped out of Syria

Kerry hopes chemical weapons are shipped out of Syria

Washington – Secretary of State John Kerry has said he hopes Syrian chemical weapons will be put on a ship and removed from the region. Kerry said in an... read more »

41 killed in Syria violence

41 killed in Syria violence

Damascus – At least 41 people were killed in clashes between Islamist and Kurdish militia forces in Hassakeh province in northeastern Syria, the Syrian... read more »

Israeli PM Netanyahu warns against easing pressure over...

Israeli PM Netanyahu warns against easing pressure over Iran's nuke programme

London – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned it would be a ‘historic mistake’ to ease pressure on Iran over its nuclear... read more »

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UP: Man killed, women gang-raped as gang attacks family on Buland...

A family travelling from Jewar in Greater Noida to Bulandhshahr when it was attacked by a gang of criminals. A person was shot dead when he objected to the goons misbehaving with the women of the... read more »

Maharashtra minister attends wedding of gangster D...

Mumbai city news: The controversy started after a Marathi news channel IBN Lokmat started showing clips of the wedding reception Maharashtra... read more »

Saharanpur violence: Curfew imposed; UP govt sacks top ...

Even as the Uttar Pradesh government scrambled with firefighting measures, violence-hit Saharanpur remained on the edge on Wednesday, after another murder was... read more »

Why Major Nitin Gogoi is a real hero for the entire cou...

What cannot be overlooked is that the ‘out of box’ solution put in force by Major Gogoi saved the lives of his men, EC officials as well as stone pelters... read more »

Pakistan asks ICJ to hold early hearing in Jadhav case:...

The Express Tribune, citing sources, said the request was made in view of the coming elections for ICJ judges, scheduled to be held in November, Pakistan has... read more »

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LIVE: EC initiates tough action against Narendra Modi for flashin...

EC order on Narendra Modi: “The Commission is of the view that by holding that meeting and also by addressing the same today when the polling is going on in the entire state of Gujarat and in... read more »

Modi worst than a butcher: Lalu Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is worse... read more »

Why Sonia, Modi avoided campaigning in each other’...

Raking up the Vadra controversy and the snoopgate scandal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked whether the Congress and the... read more »

AAP candidate Phoolka confident of winning Ludhiana, sa...

Ludhiana: The Aam Aadmi Party is on a high in Ludhiana with 1984 anti-Sikh riots lawyer HS Phoolka in the fray. Even as he is a new entrant in the industrial... read more »

Modi shows ‘mirror’ to Farooq Abdullah on s...

New Delhi: Reacting strongly to Farooq Abdullah’s remark that “those who vote for Modi should drown in the sea”, Narendra Modi tore into the National... read more »

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New breakthrough brings tuberculosis cure closer to reality

New breakthrough brings tuberculosis cure closer to reality

Washington – A new study has found that the lung lesions in an individual infected with tuberculosis (TB) are surprisingly variable and independent of each other, despite whether the patient... read more »

Soon, 3D printed bio-shoes that can repair themselves

Soon, 3D printed bio-shoes that can repair themsel...

Washington – London based designer is working on a concept for running shoes that would be 3D-printed from synthetic biological material and... read more »

Robotic training system to aid recovery from stroke dev...

Robotic training system to aid recovery from stroke developed

Washington – Researchers have developed a new robotic trolley system for providing patients, who are recovering from a stroke, spinal cord or brain... read more »

Earth far from being fried by gamma ray burst, say rese...

Earth far from being fried by gamma ray burst, say researchers

Washington – Researchers have revealed that the chances of Earth being fried by a largest gamma ray burst are exceedingly rare. According to Dr. Rob... read more »

China plans to launch Chang’e 5 in 2017

China plans to launch Chang'e 5 in 2017

Beijing – China plans to launch lunar probe Chang’e 5 in 2017, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence... read more »

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Dhawan’s real test will be in Australia

The Indian team, led by Virat Kohli, is having a gala time. In the ongoing five-ODI series, they have pulverised a listless Sri Lankan side. Under Kohli, the stand-in captain, they have excelled in... read more »

Viswanathan Anand gets `quick chance` to fight back from losing world crown

World Chess Championship: Carlsen tears into ̵...

You give him an inch, he takes a yard. Even if it’s Berlin defence. Magnus Carlsen tore into Viswanathan Anand’s ‘wall’ with... read more »

Can the decline of WI cricket be reversed?

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the withdrawal of the West Indian cricket team from the Tour of India, which should have been taking place now, is... read more »

Suresh Raina says ‘honoured’ by PM ModiR...

New Delhi: Cricketer Suresh Raina today said he was honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to join the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The... read more »

I wanted to play till 2014: Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar bids adieu to domestic cricket in style

…But the West Indies series made Sachin Tendulkar rethink his retirement plans, as Nalin Mehta found out in this exclusive interview. When did you first... read more »

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Second Ukrainian policeman dies from injuries after clashes in Ki...

Kiev: A second Ukrainian policeman died Tuesday from injuries suffered in street battles with protesters in Kiev, and more than 140 people were being treated in hospital, officials said. The clashes... read more »

Bangkok bomb suspect arrested at Thai-Cambodia che...

Bangkok: Thailand’s prime minister said Tuesday a second foreign man has been arrested at a checkpoint on the Cambodian border on suspicion of... read more »

In Ukraine, 141 Still Hospitalized After Violent Protes...

MOSCOW — Ukrainian police say 141 people remain hospitalized after a nationalist protest in Kiev turned violent, with 10 of the injured in serious... read more »

China says 197 punished in crackdown on online rumors

People recently punished in China’s campaign against online rumors include those who circulated an inflated death toll in the Tianjin blasts and who... read more »

In Yemen, 34 civilians killed in bombing of water bottl...

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

A Saudi-led airstrike on a water bottling factory in Yemen left 34 dead and dozens injured, the Yemeni Defense Ministry said. Saudi Arabia authorities have not... read more »

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Successful Mars mission helps ISRO end year on high note

ISRO to decide Dec 27 on GSAT-14 launch date

Chennai – The Indian space agency Dec 27 would decide the date for the launch of communication satellite GSAT-14 using its heavier rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle... read more »

China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

China’s first probe Chang’e-3 safely lands on moon

Washington – China has successfully landed an unmanned spacecraft on the moon, joining the U.S. and Russia as the only nations to accomplish the feat, according to Chinese... read more »

Google banishes `inadvertently` introduced privacy feature in Android

Google banishes `inadvertently` introduced privacy feature in Android

Washington – Google has reportedly removed a hidden privacy feature from its latest Android version, which allowed users to more tightly control which personal information could be... read more »

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Marissa Mayer apologizes for Yahoo mail outage affecting 1% users

Washington – Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer reportedly posted an apology on the company’s Tumblr page about the Yahoo Mail outage, which, according to her affected only 1 percent of... read more »

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Washington – Researchers have developed computational models to design a new polymer gel that would enable complex materials to regenerate themselves. Principal investigator is Anna C. Balazs,... read more »