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Why Telecoms are moving to OTT?

Why Telecoms are moving to OTT?

The study reveals that time spent by people on digital platform is going to increase in near future. With growing digital literacy and technology, more and more digital natives are making way to Telco markets. This has given wrinkles to the telecoms to think whether they will remain in the  race... read more »

Offbeat destinations in Bihar

Offbeat destinations in Bihar

Bihar is a state in the northwestern part of India and has a fierce reputation due its people and places steeped in rich history. It is a raw, untamed land where people still live by the old ways making it a state that is yet to be explored deeply. Travellers will be pleasantly surprised to know... read more »

Why TRON (TRX) is getting global attenti...

Why TRON (TRX) is getting global attention in 2018 ?

Launched in September 2017, TRON (or TRX) is among the newly introduced cryptocurrencies in the market today. Since the test net launch of this cryptocurrency, this digital currency has expanded to over 30 countries with around 2500 nodes despite the bearish trend in the overall cryptocurrency... read more »

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

BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa Can Take Floor Test Tomorrow, Suggests Supreme C...

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 hearing a petition challenging Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala’s controversial invitation to BJP’s Yeddyurappa to become chief... read more »

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

Iran invites IAEA to visit Arak heavy-water production plant

Vienna – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has received an invitation from Iran to vis! it Iran’s Arak heavy-water production plant Dec 8, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano... read more »

US criticizes Pak over murder charges against Osama doc Shakil Afridi

US criticizes Pak over murder charges against Osam...

Islamabad – The United States has criticised Pakistan’s decision to bring murder charges against Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA track... read more »

S.Korea joins rash of nations strongly opposing China’s...

S.Korea joins rash of nations strongly opposing China’s new air-defense zone

Islamabad – South Korea has reportedly expressed dissent over China’s new air-defense identification zone over the East China Sea that has concerned... read more »

Bangladesh opposition extends nationwide strike amid vi...

Bangladesh deploys troops for parliamentary poll

Bangladesh’s opposition party BNP and its allies have extended their two-day nationwide strike by 23 hours to push for the postponement of the elections,... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

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Raghuram Rajan says it is important to have FII debt limits

Cautioning about reliance on foreign flows, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today advocated for continuing with caps on overseas investments in debt.“…we are limiting our... read more »

Gautam Adani enters Top 10 richest Indians club

Gautam Adani breaks into the list of 10 richest Indians after a sharp 152 per cent jump in his wealth. Hurun Report, published by a China-based... read more »

SpiceJet’s New Offer: Book Tickets for Rs. 699

SpiceJet on Tuesday launched an ‘Early New Year Sale’ in which tickets can be booked at fares as low as Rs. 699, excluding applicable statutory... read more »

Gold inches up for third day; Fed eyed for rate outlook

SINGAPORE: Gold inched up for a third straight session on Wednesday as speculation mounted that the Federal Reserve would vow to maintain interest rates at low... read more »

Gold, silver up on increased buying, firm global cues

Gold prices rose further by Rs. 10 to Rs 27,460 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, on increased buying by jewellers and retailers for the... read more »

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'Tere Bin Laden 2' an unconventional sequel, says director

‘Tere Bin Laden 2’ an unconventional sequel, says dir...

Mumbai – Director Abhishek Sharma says “Tere Bin Laden 2” is a first of its kind sequel as the stories of the first film and the second are linked but not in continuity. “The... read more »

'Bheemavaram Bullodu' funnier than my other films: Sunil

‘Bheemavaram Bullodu’ funnier than my ...

Chennai – Comedian Sunil Varma, currently enjoying the status of a lead actor, is confident that his upcoming Telugu romantic-comedy... read more »

Bachchan made unconventional faces acceptable: Naseerud...

Bachchan made unconventional faces acceptable: Naseeruddin Shah

By Uma Ramasubramanian Mumbai – Naseeruddin Shah is undoubtedly one of the best performers on the Indian screen. Despite his atypical looks, he managed... read more »

Dhoom: 3′ mints over Rs.35 crore on opening day

Dhoom : 3 sets another record, earns Rs. 500 crore worldwide

New Delhi – Aamir Khan-starrer action thriller “Dhoom: 3” opened the way many had expected before its release. The film has collected more... read more »

When Shah Rukh felt like a raisin

When Shah Rukh felt like a raisin

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan felt like a raisin after staying in water for eight hours. “Eight hours in water. Feel a bit raisin like Kish Mish in Hindi.... read more »

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Meet the four-year-old genius who has same IQ as Albert Einstein

Meet the four-year-old genius who has same IQ as Albert Einstein

London – Where most 4 year-old kids don’t even start going to school, a little boy has stunned psychologists with his high IQ level that is similar to Albert Einstein’s. Sherwyn Sarabi,... read more »

`No clear link` between lung cancer and passive smoke

`No clear link` between lung cancer and passive sm...

London – Passive smoking has no clear link to lung cancer, a study has revealed. According to researchers at Stanford University, there is no... read more »

Obesity harmful for kidney healt

Obesity harmful for kidney healt

Washington – Researchers have shown that declines in kidney function are detectable long before the emergence of other obesity-related diseases such as... read more »

Blacks happier at work than whites despite fewer pals a...

Blacks happier at work than whites despite fewer pals and lesser autonomy

Washington – Researchers have said that despite working in more routine and less autonomous jobs, having fewer close friends at work, and feeling less... read more »

3rd national moratorium on porn filming lifted

3rd national moratorium on porn filming lifted

Washington – The Free Speech Coalition, who had recently suspended the filming of X-rated flicks after a performer was tested positive for HIV, has... read more »

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Kejriwal offers to quit as party convenor; AAP national executive...

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to resign as national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of a crucial meeting of party office bearers on Wednesday, TV reports said. Kejriwal... read more »

Documentary on 2012 Delhi gang rape banned in Indi...

A documentary film about the fatal gang rape of a woman in New Delhi in 2012 has been banned in India over concerns that derogatory comments made by... read more »

Will Yogendra Yadav, Bhushan stay with PAC? AAP’s...

Aam Aadmi Party leaders Prasanth Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav are likely to recuse themselves from the party’s political affairs committee at a crucial... read more »

Low water, power tariff very soon, free Wi-Fi likely by...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his government will very soon make an announcement on reducing water and electricity tariff... read more »

Manjhi quits ahead of floor test

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on Friday ahead of a trust vote in the State Assembly. The resignation was announced by Principal Secretary to... read more »

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Politics

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

Rahul Gandhi says, 2014 elections not do-or-die situation

Rajkot – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday reportedly told the party workers from Saurashtra region that 2014 elections were not a “do or die” situation. “We... read more »

Uttarakhand showed India's vulnerability: PM

Uttarakhand showed India’s vulnerability: PM

New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday that the flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand which killed thousands have exposed... read more »

Pranab Da, not Rahul, saved the situation: Advani

Will contest Lok Sabha election: Veteran BJP leader LK Advani

New Delhi – It was President Pranab Mukherjee and not Rahul Gandhi who saved the situation arising from the controversial ordinance, and the Congress... read more »

Shutdown in Seemandhra over Telangana hits life

Shutdown in Seemandhra over Telangana hits life

Hyderabad – Shops, businesses, transport and educational institutions were closed in all 13 districts of Seemandhra – as the Rayalaseema and... read more »

Fodder scam case: Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to 5 year...

Fodder scam case: Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to 5 years in jail,ceases to be MP

RANCHI – Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and Member of Parliament Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to 5 years in jail in the fodder scam case, according TV... read more »

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Sci - Tech

12-year-old pleads guilty to hacking top websites in exchange of video games from Anonymous

12-year-old pleads guilty to hacking top websites in exchange of ...

Washington – A 12-year-old fifth-grader from Canada has reportedly pleaded guilty for hacking top government and police websites for promise of gifts and free video games from the Internet... read more »

New study turns established diabetic kidney disease theories on head

New study turns established diabetic kidney diseas...

Washington – While a prevailing theory suggests elevated cellular levels of glucose ultimately result in diabetic kidney disease, a new... read more »

High altitude sickness can be detected before physical ...

High altitude sickness can be detected before physical symptoms appear

Washington – Researchers have found that hypoxia can be detected prior to the appearance of physical symptoms. Jan Stepanek, M.D., the Aerospace Medicine... read more »

Facebook unlikely to launch auto-play video ads this ye...

Facebook unlikely to launch auto-play video ads this year

Washington – Facebook is reportedly unlikely to rollout the much-awaited auto-play ads on its site. Sources said that Facebook has advised some... read more »

Kiwifruit’s DNA reveals similarity to potatoes and toma...

Kiwifruit’s DNA reveals similarity to potatoes and tomatoes

Washington – A new study that decoded the DNA sequence of the kiwifruit has revealed that it has many genetic similarities between its 39,040 genes and... read more »

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We were not intimidating enough: Stephen Fleming

Kolkata : Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming feels his team was not intimidating enough and lacked the winning attitude against Kolkata Knight Riders, who snatched an unexpected victory... read more »

Saina Nehwal slips to ninth in world badminton rankings

Saina leads Indian women to Uber Cup quarters

Indian Men Badminton Players Failed To Shine In The Thomas And Uber Cup Finals On Monday But The Women Shuttlers Led By Saina Nehwal Continued Their... read more »

Simmons, Hussey keep MI afloat with 25-run win over RR

Ahmedabad : Mumbai Indians kept their play-off hopes alive with a comfortable 25-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in a one-sided IPL encounter here today.... read more »

Every win gives confidence and self belief, says Bailey

New Delhi: Having consolidated their position at the top of the points table with their ninth victory in IPL-7, Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey feels... read more »

India go down 1-4 to Malaysia in Thomas Cup

India’s Thomas Cup campaign got off to a horrendous start as the hosts India lost the first four matches in the men’s draw of the Thomas Cup... read more »

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Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UNSC

United Nations: The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a Palestinian statehood resolution that set a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories by 2017. The... read more »

Gunfire Hits Gambian Capital

The president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is heading home just hours after speculation began about a possible attempted coup in the West African nation,... read more »

AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hampers recovery of bodies

Efforts to locate victims and wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia on Sunday are being hampered by stormy weather and... read more »

Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads for release

AMMAN (Jordan): The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son’s release. Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh,... read more »

Chinese city, university ban Christmas celebrations

History behind common Christmas traditions revealed

BEIJING: A Chinese city, which earlier saw demolition of portions of churches, has banned Christmas celebrations. Joining the move is a university in Xian,... read more »

GST council meet underway: 6 major announcements we can expect from govt.

After months of rolling out the Goods and Services Tax Bill (GST), the government may modify some rules that might cheer the small and medium businesses. As the 22nd meeting of the GST... read more »

Mumbai: Top CA Nilesh Vikamsey’s Daughter Pallavi Found Dead On Railway Tracks.

MUMBAI: A budding lawyer, Pallavi Vikamsey, 20, has died after falling off a local train at Currey Road station on Wednesday evening. Pallavi is the daughter of Nilesh Vikamsey, the... read more »

Japanese reporter died after 159 hours of overtime.

TOKYO: Japan’s public broadcaster has vowed to reform its working practices as it revealed that a young reporter died of heart failure after logging 159 hours of overtime in a... read more »

Bengaluru, Hyderabad bear the brunt of heavy October downpour, civic services left paralyz...

The monsoon has caused much havoc in parts of southern India even at the fag end of the season. The regions which bore the brunt this time were the cities of Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mysuru... read more »

Pakistan warns India against targeting its nuclear installations.

WASHINGTON: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has warned that if India launched a surgical strike on the countrys nuclear installations, nobody should expect restraint from Islamabad... read more »