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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 »

Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Home, Nirmala becomes first woman Finance Minister
Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Ho...

Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Home Minister, Nirmala becomes first ...

BJP president Amit Shah is the new Union Home Minister and former Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the fresh Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister. Former Home Minister Rajnath Singh takes over Defence and former Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will take care of External Affairs. The allocation... read more »

Election Results 2019: Rahul Gandhi vs S...

Election Results 2019: Rahul Gandhi vs Smriti Irani: See-Saw Battle In Amet...

NEW DELHI : Congress president Rahul Gandhi is fighting a tough battle in Amethi, his constituency in Uttar Pradesh since 2004. As early leads came in, Rahul Gandhi was behind the BJP’s Smriti Irani but he caught up later. Rahul Gandhi is also contesting from Wayanad in Kerala, where he has... read more »

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results...

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2019 : Jaganmohan Reddy Decimates ...

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2019 LIVE Updates: YSRCP chief Jaganmohan Reddy is heading to a big victory in Andhra Pradesh over his arch rival and incumbent chief minister, Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu as his party has taken in 146 seats, while the TDP is ahead on 27 seats... read more »

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UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic affiliation in Syria, after a group of nuns went... read more »

Kerry extends US-Afghan security deal deadline

US says not seeking interim Israeli-Palestinian pe...

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry will return to the Middle East this week to push for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Pak tribunal to announce Osama doc Shakil Afridi’...

Pak tribunal to announce Osama doc Shakil Afridi's retrial verdict on December 18

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) tribunal has said it would announce the verdict on the case of Dr Shakil Afridi on... read more »

India, Bahrain committed to expanding bilateral ties

India, Bahrain committed to expanding bilateral ties

Manama –  India and Bahrain have said they are committed to further expanding bilateral ties and look forward to work together in new areas of trade,... read more »

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RIL shares up nearly 3%

Reliance Industries gains over 2% on strong Q2 results

MUMBAI: Oil & gas major Reliance IndustriesBSE 0.34 % gained over 2 per cent in early trade after reporting better-than-expected earnings for quarter ended September after market hours on... read more »

Tata Motors bags orders for 928 buses under JnNURM...

Tata Motors on Tuesday said it has received another order to supply 928 Tata Marcopolo built buses to the State Transport Authorities in South... read more »

Is online shopping in India better than physical stores...

Over the course of this festive season, ecommerce retailers like Flipkart, Amazon and others have issued huge discounts on their wares, beating the sales... read more »

PepsiCo India posts double digit growth in revenue

PepsiCo India’s revenue grew in double digits for nine months ended September 6, 2014 making the country amongst the fastest growing emerging markets for... read more »

Vodafone wins Rs 3200 crore tax claim case in Mumbai HC

Vodafone wins final approval for $1.6 billion deal to fully own Indian unit

In a major relief to telecom major Vodafone, the Bombay High Court on Friday ruled in its favor, saying the company does not need to pay additional tax of Rs... read more »

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Wax replica, confetti burst greet Tendulkar at Eden

Wax replica, confetti burst greet Tendulkar at Eden

Kolkata – Sachin Tendulkar was greeted by his real-life wax replica as he stepped into the Eden Gardens Monday for a net session ahead of the India-West Indies Nov 6-10 Test match, the 199th... read more »

I wanted to play big: Rohit Sharma

I wanted to play big: Rohit Sharma

Smiling ear to ear after becoming only the third cricketer ever to smash an ODI double hundred, Indian batsman Rohit Sharma on Saturday said he went... read more »

Rohit Sharma’s double ton brings Diwali-eve cheer

Rohit Sharma's double ton brings Diwali-eve cheer

Bangalore – India’s Rohit Sharma wrote himself into the record books Saturday, becoming only the third cricketer after compatriots Sachin Tendulkar... read more »

Rohit Sharma is third cricketer to score ODI double cen...

Rohit Sharma is third cricketer to score ODI double century

Bangalore – The Bangalore crowd was in for a delight today. It was not only raining runs at the Indian innings, it was also a day when record books were... read more »

Pakistan to recall Malik, Razzaq for South Africa T20s

Pakistan to recall Malik, Razzaq for South Africa T20s

Islamabad – A source in the Pakistan Cricket Board has claimed that experienced all-rounders, Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq, are likely to return to the... read more »

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Farooque Sheikh: Versatile talent par excellence

Farooque Sheikh: Versatile talent par excellence

Mumbai – He played a common man as convincingl! y as he played a nawab. Such was Farooque Sheikh’s versatility on the b! ig screen, small screen and on the stage in his over four decades... read more »

AR Rahman supports singers in the royalty war against music companies

Vivekh a gift to Tamil film industry: A.R. Rahman

Chennai – Double Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman said here Saturday that comedian Vivekh has always cheered him up whenever he is in low... read more »

Gomez battling lupus disease?

Los Angeles – Pop star Selena Gomez is reportedly suffering from lupus, an autoimmune disease. She had to cancel several tour dates for Asia and... read more »

Perry, Mayer make special demands at hotels

Perry, Mayer make special demands at hotels

Los Angeles – Pop star Katy Perry is a demanding guest at hotels. She makes sure her demands of special food and a unique chair are met before she checks... read more »

You don’t need to look like supermodels to be successfu...

Washington - Lady Gaga has urged women to stop worrying about their weight, claiming that they don’t need to look like a supermodel if they want to be successful. Gaga told her fans that people who achieve great things do not have to look like ‘‘supermodels’’, Contactmusic reported. The 27-year-old pop superstar, who has suffered with fluctuating weight throughout her career and has been criticised for being both too thin and overweight, insisted that people should concentrated on what they’re going to do with their lives rather than on what they look like. She told FASHION Magazine that people who win Nobel Peace Prizes and cure diseases are not supermodels and your legacy does not need to be a perception of beauty that’s not realistic.

Washington – Lady Gaga has urged women to stop worrying about their weight, claiming that they don’t need to look like a supermodel if they want to be... read more »

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How to get Farrah Fawcett’s perfectly bronzed skin

How to get Farrah Fawcett’s perfectly bronzed skin

New Delhi – Wondering how you can get Farrah Fawcett’s signature look of bronzed flawless skin? Well, look no further. According to L’officiel India Magazine, to get Fawcett’s sun kissed... read more »

Americans world’s biggest porn lovers

Americans world’s biggest porn lovers

Washington – A new survey has found that Americans are the biggest porn lovers in the world, with the longest porn-watching sessions on the... read more »

Christie’s debut auction in India rakes in $15 mln

Christie’s debut auction in India rakes in $15 mln

London – The first-ever auction held by the global auction house Christie’s in Mumbai, India, managed to rake in 15 million dollars, which is double... read more »

Obesity linked to increasing pregnancy deaths

Obesity linked to increasing pregnancy deaths

Melbourne – A new study ahs suggested that rising obesity is leading to more deaths of pregnant women and an increase in birth defects. According to... read more »

Inflatable sex doll launched into space

Inflatable sex doll launched into space

London, December 21: A sex doll has been launched into space by an adult entertainment company. The sex doll named Missy was launched by CNV from Lake Tahoe... read more »

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Delhi’s Most Wanted Gangster, Neeraj Bawana, Arrested

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s most wanted gangster Neeraj Bawana, who has dozens of cases of murder, attempt to murder and extortion against him, was arrested in the wee hours today by the Special Cell of... read more »

Supreme Court refers pleas challenging NJAC Act to...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the National Judicial... read more »

Police kill 20 sandalwood smugglers in Andhra Pradesh

TIRUPATI: Twenty red sanders smugglers were killed in an alleged encounter with a joint team of special police and forest personnel in the Seshachalam forests... read more »

Kejriwal to lead AAP rally against land bill

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rally against the BJP’s land acquisition bill at Jantar Mantar and will also... read more »

Another BJP MP defends tobacco, says ‘no proof sm...

NEW DELHI: Yet another BJP lawmaker has come out in defence of tobacco industry and said that smoking does not have any negative impact on health. According to... read more »

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Millions vote in Madhya Pradesh

Millions vote in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal – Millions voted Monday across Madhya Pradesh, with the BJP confident of winning another five-year term and the Congress claiming that it was poised to take power. More than 55 percent... read more »

Congress will get 140 seats in MP, says Kamal Nath

Congress will get 140 seats in MP, says Kamal Nath

Chhindwara (Shikarpur) – Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on Monday cast his vote and said the Congress will get 140 seats in Madhya... read more »

Cheap electricity, Women Security, more govt schools: A...

Cheap electricity, Women Security, more govt schools: AAP

Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill Commitment to passing Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill within 15 days of coming to power. All public servants to fall under its purview. Time-bound... read more »

‘BJP will win with huge margin in MP’, says...

Delhi elections : BJP confident of victory, says choosing Aam Aadmi Party is a wastage of voting power

Bhopal – Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Monday expressed confidence that her party will win with a huge margin in Madhya... read more »

Delhi has become better under Congress rule: Sonia

Delhi has become better under Congress rule: Sonia

New Delhi – Delh! i has changed for the better in the last 15 years of Congress rule, par! ty chief Sonia Gandhi said here Sunday. Gandhi said residents... read more »

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Microsoft needs to 'start up again' to avoid being old, says CEO

Microsoft needs to ‘start up again’ to avoid being ol...

Johannesburg – Microsoft needs to reinvent itself to avoid being ‘old and tired’, company’s CEO Steve Ballmer has said. The comments from Ballmer came as his company is struggling to keep... read more »

BP of 150/90 new normal for people over 60

Women with low BP look two years younger

London – A study has claimed that women having lowest cardiovascular risk look two years younger than those in other groups. According to the... read more »

Rocks used to build China’s Forbidden City were transpo...

Rocks used to build China’s Forbidden City were transported on ice

London – Researchers have revealed that the huge stones that make up parts of China’s Forbidden City were transported along artificial ice paths... read more »

Facebook rolls out new `Like` button, sans `thumbs-up`

Facebook's 'high quality' News Feed tweaking decoded!

Washington – Facebook has reportedly rolled out a new `Like` button for its social networking site which is devoid of the earlier thumbs-up. Software... read more »

Mysterious` Google barges to be interactive learning ce...

Mysterious` Google barges to be interactive learning centers

Sydney – The lid upon the secretive barges floating in the San Francisco Bay with Google’s name on top of it has been finally lifted with the search... read more »

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Venezuela eager for Maradona to coach national team

Venezuelan media on Wednesday welcomed the news that Argentina’s former star footballer Diego Maradona might coach their national team. Maradona announced on Tuesday he was set to discuss the... read more »

McEnroe hints at Murray-Lendl reunion

LONDON: John McEnroe said it was possible Andy Murray could get back together with former coach Ivan Lendl after the reigning champion was dumped out... read more »

Belgium hang on to defeat U.S.

SALVADOR, Brazil — Kevin De Bruyne turned a heroic night for U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard into defeat on Tuesday with an extra-time goal and an assist that... read more »

Ric Charlesworth to retire as Aussie coach ahead of Com...

Four-time World Cup-winning field hockey coach Ric Charlesworth will step down from the Australian men’s team earlier than expected. Charlesworth, who has... read more »

Australia celebrates Kyrgios stunning Wimbledon win

Australians woke up on Wednesday to the stunning news that young, unknown Nick Kyrgios had pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history, beating... read more »

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Russia issues grim warning to Ukraine over rebel crackdown

Ukraine has accused Moscow of sending more troops and armour into the country to support separatist rebels, as Russia warned Kiev that its campaign against the militants was a grave error that could... read more »

Death of Iranian general brings Tehran back into t...

The announcement that a Revolutionary Guard commander was killed in the unconfirmed Israeli strike in Syria puts Israel and Iran – and not just... read more »

1,000 lash sentence for Saudi blogger postponed

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia postponed until next week Friday’s flogging of a blogger jailed for insulting Islam, citing medical reasons, a week after he received... read more »

Boko Haram: ‘For five kilometres, I kept standing...

Washington: It’s a “brief” war, which is to say that media reports on the brutal, dehumanising violence as Boko Haram consolidates its hold... read more »

Saudi Arabia: Woman dragged through street, beheaded fo...

In what could send chills down one’s spine, a Burmese woman, who resided in Saudi Arabia, was publicly beheaded in Islam’s holy city of Mecca on... read more »

Trump Praises “Highly Respected” Xi?

Chinese Media declared that the assembly set a “new blueprint” for coping with U.S.-China members of the family and differences. U.S. President Donald Trump Praised Chinese language... read more »

GST Council Meeting: State Finance Ministers Want Lesser Items In 28% Tax Slab?

Nation Finance Ministers emphasized on the need to have quarterly returns, lesser gadgets in 28 consistent with cent tax slab and a simplified composition scheme earlier than the begin of... read more »

Delhi Odd-Even Round-3: 1.3 MN Cars To Go Off Roads, & Top 10 Developments?

It is time for round three of the peculiar-even road-area rationing scheme first introduced in ultimate 12 months by using the aam aadmi birthday celebration (AAP) -Led Delhi authorities,... read more »

Gurgaon Police Planted Knife On Bus Conductor, Finds CBI Probe?

New Delhi: The Cbi’s probe into the killing of Pradhyumn has discovered that gurgaon police planted the homicide weapon, a knife, on college bus conductor ashok kumar as they accused... read more »

France President Emmanuel Macron broaches Lebanon In Surprise Sau...

French President Emmanuel Macron held rapidly scheduled talks in riyadh on thursday with saudi crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Amid growing tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, drastically over... read more »