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MM Hills- The verdant mountains of Karna...

MM Hills- The verdant mountains of Karnataka

For most urbanites, weekends usually revolve around get-togethers, dinners, outdoor events, or getaways to the nearby tried and tested places. If you are living in or around Bangalore and looking for something exciting to do over the weekend, then why not take a ride to the dense greenery of MM... read more »

Gold Necklace Designs for All Occasions

Gold Necklace Designs for All Occasions

Gold necklace are the complete accessory for a woman to wear during occasions. It complements the look to a great extent and becomes the main attraction for a woman when she enters the party. It makes many heads turn and women jealous. But it is not something that you can just pick up from a store... read more »

How Do Scholarships Help Students?

How Do Scholarships Help Students?

Financial assistance is one of the best gifts a student can receive to pursue their dream career. Over the years, plenty of colleges, universities and other organizations have started offering scholarships to help students get quality education and build a strong career. Moreover, as opposed to the... read more »

HR Software Advantages and Process Invol...

HR Software Advantages and Process Involved in Attendance Management System

In any company, the human factor is the backbone that crosses all areas of the company, taking into account the “power” of promoting the work in a coordinated way and transforming the organization, making it grow and more competitive. Let’s think for a moment about what seems to... read more »

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Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched uranium post nuk...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted the head of... read more »

Pak's new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence on Facebook, Twitter

Raheel Sharif takes over Pakistan Army command

Islamabad – General Raheel Sharif formally assumed the command of the Pakistan Army Friday, two days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif picked... read more »

Thailand protesters storm army headquarters

Thailand protesters storm army headquarters

Protesters in Thailand stormed into the national Army headquarters on Friday, breaking into their latest high-profile target in a bid to topple Prime Minister... read more »

Russia to deploy three S-400 air defence regiments

Russia to deploy three S-400 air defence regiments

Moscow – President Vladimir Putin said Russia would deploy three new regiments equipped with S-400 surface-to-air missile systems next year with more... read more »

Hasina asks Zia to come down to streets

Hasina asks Zia to come down to streets

Dhaka – As the faceoff in Bangaldesh between th! e two feuding begums intensified, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has aske! d opposition leader and... read more »

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China hands drugmaker GSK record $489 mln fine, sentences executi...

 China has fined GlaxoSmithKline Plc a record 3 billion yuan ($488.8 million) for paying bribes to doctors to use its drugs, the British company said on Friday, drawing to a close a corruption... read more »

Gold tumbles, dips to over 3-month low on global c...

Gold prices tumbled by Rs. 440 to hit over three-month low of Rs. 27,010 per ten gram in the national capital today on heavy selling by stockists,... read more »

ONGC made Rs 81,890 crore investment to raise output

Country’s largest oil and gas producer ONGC on Friday said it has invested Rs 81,890 crore in bringing on stream newer discoveries and arrest natural... read more »

Oracle’s Ellison steps aside, co-CEOs Catz and Hu...

Larry Ellison, co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp for 37 years, stepped aside as chief executive officer on Thursday, to be replaced by co-CEOs Safra Catz... read more »

Infosys join hands with Huawei; extends agreement with ...

India’s second largest software services firm Infosys today said it has partnered China’s Huawei Technologies to offer enterprise cloud, big data... read more »

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'Anthaku Mundhua...' to be screened at IIFFSA

‘Anthaku Mundhua…’ to be screened at IIFFSA

Chennai – Telugu romantic-drama “Anthaku Mundhu Aa Tharavatha”, which was lauded by critics and audiences alike, is now travelling to foreign soil to be screened at the upcoming 2nd... read more »

Sofia Hayat: Didn't level sexual assault charge against Armaan

Sofia Hayat: Didn’t level sexual assault cha...

Mumbai – British singer-actress Sofia Hayat says that in her complaint against her “Bigg Boss 7” co-inmate Armaan Kohli she... read more »

Tabu one of the finest actresses: Shahid Kapoor

Tabu one of the finest actresses: Shahid Kapoor

Mumbai – Actor Shahid Kapoor, who will be seen sharing screen space with talented Tabu in Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Haider”, is all praise for... read more »

‘Fast & Furious 7’ release delayed, res...

'Fast & Furious 7' release delayed, rescheduled for 2015

Los Angeles – The release date of “Fast & Furious 7”, has been shifted to April 10, 2015. Originally, it was scheduled to release in the... read more »

Will start preparation for ’24’ Season 2 fr...

Will start preparation for '24' Season 2 from January: Anil

By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – High on the success of his debut television venture “24”, a political thriller that ended last weekend, its... read more »

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Beggars have easy living in Europe with 50,000 pounds p.a

Beggars have easy living in Europe with 50,000 pounds p.a

London – Various gangs in Europe posing as penniless vagrants make an astounding 700 pounds a week, while raking in 50,000 pounds per year, it has been revealed. According to a police analysis,... read more »

Why people suck at picking gifts

Why people suck at picking gifts

Melbourne – Have you ever wondered why people don’t like your gifts? Dr Mary Steffel, from the University of Cincinnati and Dr Robyn LeBoeuf,... read more »

Why men should take care of their hair revealed

Why men should take care of their hair revealed

New Delhi – Beauty expert Shahnaz Hussain has revealed why men should look after their hair just like women, asserting that hair is an extension of... read more »

How horoscopes can turn into `horrorscopes`

How horoscopes can turn into `horrorscopes`

London – A new study has revealed that studying the horoscope can be actually bad, as it can lead to indulgent and impulsive behaviour upon reading a... read more »

Kolkata Christmas Festival to begin Dec 20

History behind common Christmas traditions revealed

Kolkata – Scheduled to be inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Kolkata Christmas Festival beginning Dec 20 here is set to usher... read more »

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Pakistan captures 48 Indian fishermen, 8 boats off Gujarat coast

Ahmedabad: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) on Friday apprehended 48 Indian fishermen and seized 8 of their boats near Jakhau port off the Gujarat coast, officials of National Fishworkers... read more »

Two more deaths in SoBo, swine flu death toll 21

Two south Mumbai residents died of swine flu on Thursday taking the death toll due to H1N1 virus in the city to 21. The Brihanmumbai Municipal... read more »

Nirbhaya documentary not in country’s interest, s...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the Nirbhaya documentary is not in the interest of the country and added that the government’s move in... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal in Bengaluru for 10-day naturopathy tre...

Money given to media houses to defame us, says AAP

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was admitted to a naturopathy institute on Thursday on the outskirts of Bengaluru for a 10-day treatment of his persistent... read more »

Mayank Gandhi speaks out: Majority didn’t want Ya...

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Mayank Gandhi, in a blog post, has said that he was taken aback by the ouster of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the... read more »

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BJP leader Nitin Gadkari accuses Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of following Maoist ideology

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari refutes Anna Hazare’s allegations ...

Mumbai – BJP leader Nitin Gadkari today refuted the allegations by social activist Anna Hazare in connection with auctions of cooperative sugar factories in Maharashtra. Hazare and fellow... read more »

Chandrababu Naidu says he is in favour of Telangana

Chandrababu Naidu says he is in favour of Telangan...

New Delhi – Ending ambiguity over his stance on the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu has said he is... read more »

Army to explain ‘lapses’ in Kashmir Ops : Home Minister...

Army to explain ‘lapses’ in Kashmir Ops : Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

New Delhi – The Indian Army may have called off a two-week operation to hunt down infiltrators at the Keran sector in Kashmir and the dead bodies of... read more »

Will Congress name Rahul as its PM candidate? Buzz gets...

Rahul Gandhi says “I don’t care if I’m killed someday like my grandmother, father”

Notwithstanding his perceived reluctance for the prime minister’s post, there is a growing clamour within the Congress to name party vice president Rahul... read more »

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for home after 4-d...

Manmohan Singh visits South African embassy, pays homage to Mandela

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today concluded his four-day visit to Brunei and Indonesia and left for home, expanding India’s ‘Look East’... read more »

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Kudankulam n-plant stops power generation

Kudankulam n-plant stops power generation

Chennai – The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Tuesday night stopped operations due to a feed water problem, states a report Wednesday. The 1,000 MW unit, which was... read more »

Google introduces 'invite-your-friend' programme to boost Glass sales

Google introduces ‘invite-your-friend’...

Wellington – In a bid to have expanded sales of its highly-anticipated wearable computing device, Google has reportedly launched an ‘... read more »

Why it’s healthier to give vent to your feelings

Why it's healthier to give vent to your feelings

Washington – A new research has suggested that a common emotion regulation strategy called “cognitive reappraisal” may actually be harmful... read more »

Specific molecules that can be targeted to treat Alzhei...

Specific molecules that can be targeted to treat Alzheimer's disease identified

Washington – Researchers have identified a specific set of microRNAs that detrimentally regulate protein levels in the brains of mice with... read more »

Breath test could help detect lung cancer

Breath test could help detect lung cancer

Washington – Lung cancer may be detected in patients by testing their exhaled breath, researchers have claimed. Preliminary studies by researchers at... read more »

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Lewis Hamilton set to propose to Nicole Scherzinger after Christmas

Lewis Hamilton Questions if Nico Rosberg has the Hunger for Wins

Monaco – With Mercedes looking certain to run away with the Formula One constructors’ championship, the promising battle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg should provide an... read more »

FIFA opens South African match-fixing probe

FIFA to release last-minute World Cup tickets

Football’s governing body FIFA will offer fans their last chance to attend the World Cup by releasing a final batch of tickets June 1. In a... read more »

England emulate France to enter quarter-finals

NEW DELHI: England’s women joined the French men as the only unseeded teams to cruise into the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup badminton team... read more »

IPL 2014: Warner’s blistering 90 helps SRH beat CSK

David Hussey and skipper MS Dhoni engaged in some enthralling strokeplay as CSK put up a daunting total against SRH. Hussey justified the faith CSK management... read more »

Madhav Mantri, a cricketing doyen, passes away

India’s wicket-keeper-batsman in the 1950s, Madhav Mantri passed away on Friday morning at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. He was 92. “He suffered his... read more »

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Second abandoned migrant ship drifting off Italy

A Moldovan cargo ship carrying an estimated 700 migrants has docked in the Italian port of Gallipoli. The Blue Sky M had apparently been abandoned by its crew, and at one point seemed to be heading... read more »

Explosion in Auto-Parts Plant in China Kills 17, X...

An explosion at an auto-parts factory in southern China’s Guangdong province killed 17 people and injured 20 others, the official Xinhua News... read more »

IS Releases Interview With Captured Jordanian Pilot

Kasaesbeh’s jet crashed last week in a rural area in Syria’s Raqqa province, the group’s stronghold. Jordan is one of several Arab countries... read more »

Chinese man jailed for 13 years for eating tigers

BEIJING – A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media... read more »

Man kills 8 people in Canada before taking own life

A man with a lengthy criminal record killed six adults and two young children before taking his own life in Edmonton, Alberta, in what the police chief on... read more »

Narendra Modi in Gujarat stay: Gives prayer at Dwarka, to lay foundation stone for signatu...

Top Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day tour of the election-sure state of gujarat. he reached jamnagar this morning. that is the second one go to of the pm to gujarat in much less than... read more »

Nobel peace prize goes to anti-nuclear campaign in rebuke to armed nations.

An influential anti-nuclear campaign group has won the 2017 Nobel peace prize, in a decision that underlines the mounting danger of nuclear conflict amid simmering tensions between the US... read more »

Once done with chest thumping, explain how China built road in Doklam: Rahul Gandhi to PM ...

Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the road construction by the Chinese in Doklam, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi asked the PM if he was done “thumping” his chest. The... read more »

Five restrictions imposed on VK Sasikala during parole.

Imprisoned AIADMK leader Sasikala Natarajan who was convicted earlier this year by the Supreme Court in a disproportionate assets case, was granted five-day parole by Karnataka jail... read more »

FIFA U-17 World Cup: We Have A Small Percentage Of Winning Agains...

Rank-outsiders India may have a “small percentage” of winning their tournament opener in the FIFA U-17 World Cup against what he expects to be an attacking USA team, coach Luis Norton de... read more »