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Om Birla, BJP’s surprise pick for Speake...

Om Birla, BJP’s surprise pick for Speaker

The BJP’s senior lawmaker Om Birla was unanimously elected the new Lok Sabha Speaker today after opposition parties supported his candidature. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who moved the motion for his election, personally led him to the Speaker’s chair after the formalities were... read more »

Google invests $1 billion to ease housin...

Google invests $1 billion to ease housing shortage near California headquar...

Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Tuesday it would set aside $750 million in land and $250 million in financing to spur developers in the San Francisco Bay Area to build at least 20,000 homes and rehabilitate other housing over the next decade. Google, which told Reuters it has 45,000... read more »

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
N. Sitharaman is the first female financ...

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minis...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday named Nirmala Sitharaman, previously the country`s defence minister, as the next finance minister – thus making her India’s female finance minister after 48 years. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira... read more »

Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice 'Kapalbhati' to manage stress for next 15 years
Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice ...

Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice ‘Kapalbhati’ to manage ...

On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took an oath of office and secrecy in a grand ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday, yoga guru and Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev took a jibe at the opposition stating that they should practice ‘Kapalbhati’ for next 10-15 years in order to manage... read more »

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Chinese reform encouraging, says World Bank chief

Chinese reform encouraging, says World Bank chief

Washington – The recent reform measures announced by the Chinese government are encouraging, and the US Federal Reserve needs to exit the current massive asset buying programme in a smooth... read more »

Pakistani to head UN economic, social body for Asia, Pacific

Pakistani to head UN economic, social body for Asi...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced the appointment of Shamshad Akhtar of Pakistan as the executive secretary... read more »

20,000 could be pardoned under Russian amnesty

Russia not to dispute Canada's claim on North Pole

Moscow – About 20,000 people could be granted amnesty to mark the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution, the head of the country’s Human... read more »

Nepal makes diplomatic efforts to remove EC’s fli...

Nepal makes diplomatic efforts to remove EC's flight ban

Kathmandu – Nepal is making diplomatic! efforts to persuade the European Commission to revoke its recent decision to ban all Nepali airlines from... read more »

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In... read more »

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Kushal Pal Singh: The man who built India’s first smart cit...

It was, by his own account, a chance encounter with a scion of the Gandhi political dynasty that turned former soldier Kushal Pal Singh into the man who built a city from nothing and made billions in... read more »

Disappointing TCS, HCL Tech numbers leave IT defen...

Tata Consultancy Services and HCL Technologies each declined about 9% on Friday, the worst daily fall in at least five years and HCL Technologies... read more »

DLF shares bounce back after hitting fresh record low

Shares of realty giant DLF on Thursday hit a fresh life-time low of Rs. 100 a piece, before bouncing back on bargain buying and gained over 15 per cent from... read more »

ISRO puts third of seven Indian GPS satellites IRNSS-1C...

On its 27th consecutive successful mission the Indian Space Research Organization’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launched the IRNSS -1C, the third in a... read more »

SoftBank’s $650 million injection to value Snapde...

SoftBank Corp is set to invest up to $650 million in Snapdeal in a deal that could see it become the largest shareholder with a nearly 35% stake in... read more »

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West Indies bowlers competing for Tendulkar's wicket: Sammy

We are a better team now: Sammy

Kolkata – West Indies are banking on their experience, maturity and better mental make up besides mistakes on the part of Indian batsmen to do well in the Eden Gardens Test beginning Wednesday,... read more »

Switching to Tests from ODIs a big change: Dhoni

Switching to Tests from ODIs a big change: Dhoni

Kolkata – India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said that switching over to the Test format only days after finishing a gruelling one-day... read more »

Why the ‘e’ after Sachin?: Dhoni

Why the 'e' after Sachin?: Dhoni

Kolkata – What’s in a name? A lot when the person in question is none other than batting great Sachin Tendulkar who will play his 199th Test match... read more »

We are not entertaining distractions: Dhoni

We have moved on after Sachin Tendulkar's retirement: MS Dhoni

Kolkata – Notwithstanding the unending celebrations saluting Sachin Tendulkar in his farewell series, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said the... read more »

Dhoni concerned over lack of all-rounders

Proteas wins over India in first ODI

Kolkata – India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday expressed concern over the lack of all-rounders in the side, saying the team needed to find someone... read more »

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I need a good fresh start: Khloe KardashianI need a good fresh start: Khloe Kardashian

I need a good fresh start: Khloe Kardashian

Los Angeles – Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian is hoping that the New Year brings in good beginnings for her. The 29-year-old, who Dec 13 filed for divorce from her husband, basketball player... read more »

Invest in goodwill, suggests KJo

Invest in goodwill, suggests KJo

Mumbai – For filmmaker Karan Johar, “goodwill” is the “only property” where one should invest to reap “endless” returns. He took to... read more »

Let’s not hatch eggs before they’re laid: N...

Let's not hatch eggs before they're laid: Nigaar on Gauahar-Kushal

Mumbai – Gauahar Khan’s elder sister Nigaar Z. Khan believes it’s too early to predict whether the “Bigg Boss – Saath 7”... read more »

Armaan my best friend: Tanisha

Armaan my best friend: Tanisha

Mumbai – Actress Tanisha Mukherjee, whose proximity with Armaan Kohli during their stay in the “Bigg Boss” house hogged headlines, has... read more »

Timberlake hangs himself ‘upside down’ befo...

Timberlake hangs himself 'upside down' before concerts

Los Angeles – Singer-rapper Justin Timberlake hangs “upside down” to prepare himself for his concerts. The 32-year-old is said to have a set... read more »

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Go for cereals, apple juice to throw away hangover

Go for cereals, apple juice to throw away hangover

Los Angeles – It’s party season, but over-indulgence in alcohol can lead to headaches and other after-effects. Expert suggests that one should eat cereals and drink apple juice to get rid... read more »

Popping dietary pills can harm the liver

Popping dietary pills can harm the liver

New York – Next time you gulp down your favourite dietary supplement, or even take that concentrated green tea pill to burn fat, think... read more »

Jorhat holds 11th Assam Mahotsav to promote culture and...

Jorhat holds 11th Assam Mahotsav to promote culture and traditions

Guwahati –  The eleventh edition of the Assam Mahotsav, a two week long annual fair, was organized in Jorhat recently, and provided a window to the... read more »

New malaria `blocking` drug raises hopes for new cures

New malaria `blocking` drug raises hopes for new cures

Washington – In a major breakthrough against fighting malaria, researchers have discovered a new technique to halt the multiplying process of malaria... read more »

College goers’ heavy internet use shares symptoms of ad...

College goers’ heavy internet use shares symptoms of addiction

Washington – Researchers have suggested that young adults who are heavy users of the Internet may also exhibit signs of addiction. The research tracked... read more »

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AAP hits back at BJP for protests outside Arvind Kejriwal residen...

New Delhi: Hitting back at the BJP over its protests outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence against the road rage incident, the AAP on Thrsday took a jibe at the saffron party... read more »

Satyam verdict: Ramalinga Raju, the man who knew t...

A special court in Hyderabad found all the ten accused in the Satyam scam guilty of cheating, forgery, destruction of evidence and criminal breach of... read more »

8 years later, court finds Satyam’s Raju, 9 other...

A special court in Hyderabad today convicted former chairman B Ramalinga Raju and other nine accused following a seven-year trial. Sentencing in the case will... read more »

Killed red sander ‘smugglers’ taken off bus...

The Andhra Pradesh police version of events with regards to the killing of 20 red sanders smugglers in Chittoor district has received a crippling blow after a... read more »

Satyam scam: Court finds Ramalinga Raju, 9 others guilt...

New Delhi/Hyderabad: A special court trying the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Ltd (SCSL) in its judgement on Thursday... read more »

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cancels rally in Delhi, Modi to add...

New Delhi On a day when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cancelled his scheduled election rally in West Delhi, BJP prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will address four... read more »

Article 370: BJP defends Narendra Modi, challenges Omar Abdullah for debate

BJP seeks permission to screen Narendra Modi’...

Undeterred by the authorities’ refusal to grant permission to its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to hold a rally in New Delhi, the... read more »

BJP using Tejpal incident to settl! e scores, says Patk...

BJP using Tejpal incident to settl! e scores, says Patkar

Kolkata – Social activist Medha Patkar Friday said in the West Bengal capital that the BJP was using the allegations against Tehelka founder-editor Tarun... read more »

Quest for funds takes Virbhadra to PM’s doorstep

Quest for funds takes Virbhadra to PM's doorstep

By Vishal Gulati Shimla – Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s quest for funds to take debit-ridden Himachal Pradesh out of economic inertia has... read more »

Modi attacks Congress, Gandhis for rising prices

Modi attacks Congress, Gandhis for rising prices

Aj! mer – BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday blamed the Congress for rising food prices and said the situation would have... read more »

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Endometriosis` risk linked to exposure to pesticides

Endometriosis` risk linked to exposure to pesticides

Washington – A study has linked two pesticides with an increased risk of endometriosis, a condition affecting up to 10 percent of reproductive-age women. Specifically, researchers observed that... read more »

Mars Orbiter raised to over 1 lakh km

Fuel flow stoppage hinders Mars Orbiter raising

Chennai – India’s Rs.450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) suffered a minor hiccup Monday morning as the spacecraft’s orbit could... read more »

YouTube co-founder launches `f word` volley against Goo...

YouTube co-founder launches `f word` volley against Google for tweaking video comment section

London – YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim has joined the list of critics for Google’s changes to the video site that requires use of its Google+ service... read more »

Google to include sails on its `mysterious barge` in SF...

Google to include sails on its `mysterious barge` in SF Bay

Washington – Google is reportedly set to include a dozen of massive sails to its four-story ‘mysterious’ barge in the heart of the San Francisco Bay... read more »

Facebook fixes Timeline issue

Facebook fixes Timeline issue

Washington – Facebook has reportedly resolved the issue related to its Timeline and pages that restricted access temporarily to some of its users. The... read more »

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Novak Djokovic ties the knot with finacee in lavish Montenegro we...

Tennis star Novak Djokovic tied know with his longtime girlfriend Jelena Ristic in a posh outdoor religious ceremony which was held near to the Montenegro islet Sveti Stefan recently. A source close... read more »

Argentina, Germany start final tuning, Suarez lose...

Argentina and Germany were both back at work on Thursday, secretly hatching plans for Sunday’s World Cup final as Uruguay striker Luis Suarez... 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 »

Klose breaks World Cup scoring record

Mirolsav Klose became the World Cup’s all-time top scorer on Tuesday scoring in Germany’s apparent rout of Brazil to take his goal tally in the... read more »

Germany impose historic 7-1 World Cup defeat on Brazil

Brazil have never suffered such a big defeat in any international tournament and never put on such a shambolic defense performance as during an 18-minute... read more »

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Britain ‘wide open to abuse by freeloading migrants’,...

Britain is “wide open to abuse” by “freeloading” European Union migrants who are exploiting the welfare state, the Foreign Secretary has said. Philip Hammond said that the Government is... read more »

Economy, IS policy, Guantanamo and more: ObamaR...

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared America has turned the page on years of war and economic hardship, in a populist-tinged State of the... read more »

Houthi display of force challenges embattled Yemen lead...

Houthi fighters battled guards at the Yemeni president’s private home and entered his palace on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a turbulent campaign for... read more »

Japan PM Shinzo Abe rushes home to lead hostage crisis ...

Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was rushing home from the Middle East Wednesday to take charge of Tokyo’s response after Islamic militants... read more »

Sri Lanka: Police raids Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country hom...

Colombo – Embattled former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country home in the southern province has been raided by police who were looking... read more »

Gujarat Elections 2017: BJP MLAS Keep Fingers Crossed Over Poll Tickets?

New Delhi: Many BJP mlas are stated to be worried that pm modi and party leader Amit Shah can also put into effect their timetested components of denying tickets to sitting contributors to... read more »

Tamil Nadu Rains: Schools Shut In Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram?

As Rains preserve to lash Tamil Nadu, Schools in Chennai, Tiruvallur and kancheepuram districts will stay closed today. the declaration became made by using collectors of the respective... read more »

As India Seeks Comfort In Privatisation, Delhi’s Toxic Air Shows Perils Of Ignoring Public...

The headlines about Delhi’s polluted Air are deceptive. for the indian medical affiliation and the delhi government to call this an emergency is comparable to the captain of a deliver... read more »

164 Killed, More Than 1,600 Injured As 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks IRAQ-IRAQ Border; Do...

A Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Hit the region around the border among Iran and Iraq on sunday, killing at least 164 humans kingdom media in the countries stated, as rescuers searched for dozens... read more »

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s “Tiger Zinda Hai”...

Ever because the sequel to the 2012 undercover agent mystery Ek Tha Tiger changed into announced, lovers have now not been able to hold calm. the Trailer of tiger zinda hai hit the net on tuesday,... read more »

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