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PM Narendra Modi Breaks Silence on Kathu...

PM Narendra Modi Breaks Silence on Kathua, Unnao Rapes, Promises Justice

In the face of widespread public criticism of his silence in the face of the gang rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir and of a minor girl in Unnao – rapes in which either policemen or politicians from the ruling BJP are implicated – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday... read more »

Delhi HC set aside ECI Order disqualifyi...

Delhi HC set aside ECI Order disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs

The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed the notification issued by President Ram Nath Kovind to disqualify 20 Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLAs following such a recommendation by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the wake of the charge that they were holding office of profit as parliamentary... read more »

Should small businesses invest in payrol...

Should small businesses invest in payroll software?

Well, one of the most important considerations of small businesses is to make investments only and only where it is necessary in order to keep the business afloat in the highly competitive market. We understand this very concept and believe us we aren’t here to promote any payroll software. We... read more »

Cancer can Target Anyone, How prepared a...

Cancer can Target Anyone, How prepared are you?

Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases. Everyone prays to never suffer from cancer. Cancer is now treated as a lifestyle disease by clinical experts now. Considering this basic fact, how many of us take a stand to avoid it or face it gracefully? Do you take this seriously and want to take the... read more »

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Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Kathmandu – Nepalese Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda will visit India Thursday to meet his daughter who is in a “very critical” condition at a Noida hospital, an... read more »

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

By Anasudhin Azeez London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated his demand for an independent inquiry into the alleged mass... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Iran, Pak to fast track IP gas pipeline project startin...

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Pakistan and Iran have agreed to fast track the IP gas pipeline project starting this December in a bid to formulate a more realistic time... read more »

U.S. warns Karzai of complete exit in 2014 unless secur...

U.S. warns Karzai of complete exit in 2014 unless security deal signed

Washington – The United States has issued an ultimatum to Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai for signing the security pact, failing which the troops... read more »

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Industrialist Paid high amount of Rs. 8.5 Lakh for a Number Plate

Industrialist LD Mittal who is the chairman of Sonalika Group has paid Rs. 8.5 lakh for a fancy number plate in a public auction.  The 0001 number of the newly launched CH-01-AZ series was... read more »

Bajaj Electricals bags Rs 518 crore order

Bajaj Electricals has bagged two orders worth Rs 518.46 crore in Madhya Pradesh. The first order from Madhya Pradesh Purva Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran... read more »

Crude oil futures plunge to Rs. 5,569 per barrel

Crude oil futures fell 1.82 per cent to Rs. 5,569 per barrel today as speculators trimmed their positions amid a weak trend in Asian trade after a sharp... read more »

Raghuram Rajan says India’s economic recovery ‘uneven’...

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday said India’s economic recovery was “uneven” though the country is doing better than a few... read more »

After SpiceJet, Jet Airways, AirAsia India Join Fare co...

AirAsia India is offering fares as low as Rs. 1,290 under a special promotional offer. This offer is applicable on bookings till September 21, 2014, and travel... read more »

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Rajinikanth lauds 'Ivan Vera Mathiri'

Rajinikanth lauds ‘Ivan Vera Mathiri’

Chennai – Words of appreciation from superstar Rajinikanth has made the makers of recently released Tamil action-thriller “Ivan Vera Mathiri” extremely happy. “This film is so... read more »

Feeling of unrest always in me: Kareena on women safety

Feeling of unrest always in me: Kareena on women s...

Mumbai – Kareena Kapoor says that she no longer feels safe in Mumbai as she used to two years back and “feeling of unrest is always there... read more »

Exhibition in honour of Kate Moss’ b’day

Exhibition in honour of Kate Moss' b'day

London – Kate Moss will turn 40 Jan 16. An artist will stage an exhibition, display 10 iconic images of the supermodel, in her honour. The images are... read more »

Sanjay Dutt out on parole

Sanjay Dutt out on parole

Two weeks after Sanjay Dutt was granted a month-long parole, the Bollywood actor was on Saturday released from Pune’s Yerwada Jail. Additional Director... read more »

‘Soodhu Kavvum’ to ‘Lucia’: 10 ...

'Soodhu Kavvum' to 'Lucia': 10 southern films that wowed audience

By Haricharan Pudipeddi Chennai – Out of the 400-odd films released in four southern languages – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, the... read more »

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Formula for perfect Christmas dinner revealed

Formula for perfect Christmas dinner revealed

London – Scientists have come up with the formula for a perfect Christmas dinner. Psychologists Dr David Lewis and Dr Margaret Yufera-Leitch said careful measuring may be the difference between... read more »

Adults outstrip teens in texting and using phones while driving

Adults outstrip teens in texting and using phones ...

Washington –  A new study has revealed that adults are more likely to text and use phones while driving than teens. According to AAA... read more »

Australian researchers find drug to prevent breast canc...

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

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

Pregnant Olivia Wilde ditches vegan diet

Pregnant Olivia Wilde ditches vegan diet

New York – Actress Olivia Wilde, who is expecting her first child with her fiance Jason Sudeikis, has abandoned her vegan lifestyle during her... read more »

Hottest hair trends for 2014

hairstyle men and women

New Delhi – The new year calls for new things. Why not try a fresh hairstyle too? Hairstylist Asgar Saboo predicts the hairstyles which will be in vogue... read more »

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Minor girl raped, murdered in Lonavala hotel

The girl had gone to the hotel along with her family members to attend a wedding function on Sunday. She later went missing and her body with slit throat was found on the hotel’s terrace on... read more »

Teesta and husband won’t be arrested, says S...

On Thursday, a new bench of the Supreme Court hearing the plea of activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband said that there was no need to arrest the... read more »

Make in India: PM Modi vows to double output of defence...

NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a strong pitch for military indigenisation, saying that the country’s defence industry was at... read more »

Bihar Crisis: BJP Likely to Support Chief Minister Jita...

PATNA: The BJP is expected to give its Bihar unit the go-ahead to support chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in a trust vote that he will seek in the state... read more »

Pak boat explosion: Govt to probe officer who blew up i...

Hours after The Indian Express reported the claim by a senior Coast Guard officer that India had “blown off” a Pakistani boat in the Arabian Sea early on... read more »

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Plant sterols may prevent onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Plant sterols may prevent onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Washington – High cholesterol levels have long been discussed to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but now researchers have demonstrated preventive effect of sterols in the... read more »

How giving sexy gifts can get you better sex!

How giving sexy gifts can get you better sex!

Melbourne – A new study has found that a female spider likes to mate with a male spider for a longer period of time if he presents her with a... read more »

Why every human face is different from the other

Why every human face is different from the other

Washington – While it is well known that human face is as unique as a fingerprint and no one else looks exactly like you, researchers, who tried to find... read more »

Gene variant that ups risk of colorectal cancer from ea...

Gene variant that ups risk of colorectal cancer from eating red meat identified

Washington – A new study has revealed that a common genetic variant that affects 1 in 3 people significantly increases the risk of colorectal cancer from... read more »

Google likely to launch YouTube music subscription serv...

Google likely to launch YouTube music subscription service by year end

Washington – Google is reportedly speculated to launch a music subscription service for YouTube before the year’s end. The service is rumoured to be a... read more »

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Rafael Nadal sets up showdown with Andy Murray at Italian Open

Rafael Nadal was pushed to three sets for the second consecutive match before ultimately prevailing to set up an Italian Open quarterfinal against Andy Murray. The top-ranked Nadal dropped behind a... read more »

Darren Sammy Dropped Himself

The stripping of the West Indies Test captaincy from Darren Sammy, and his subsequent resignation from the longest format of the game, is more... read more »

IPL7: Punjab deserve to lift their maiden title

New Delhi: The team that has wrecked havoc this season is certainly none other than Kings XI Punjab. Even after retaining only two players – Manan Vohra and... read more »

Hockey is a poor man’s game, says Balbir Singh Sr

Chandigarh: Legendary hockey player and chief coach of India’s 1975 World Cup winning team, Balbir Singh Sr, said Hockey India’s felicitation of... read more »

Nadal beats Simon in Rome Masters

Rafael Nadal at Australian Open third round

The Spaniard, who has won in Rome a record seven times, was given a stern test by Simon, but managed to come through the battle in three hours and 19 minutes,... read more »

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe close to deal on controversial US base on Okinawa

Japan parliament reelects Shinzo Abe as prime minister

Japan’s parliament reelected Shinzo Abe on Wednesday to serve another term as prime minister after his party won a snap election earlier this month. Abe won 328 votes out of the 470 cast by... read more »

Rebels say new Ukraine peace talks to take place t...

A meeting of a so-called contact group aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine is planned for Wednesday, Russian state television quoted Denis... read more »

Sony U-turn on North Korea film

The Interview was put back into cinemas when Sony announced a limited Christmas Day release for the comedy that provoked an international incident with North... read more »

​Pakistan”s plan to execute 500 more militants di...

LONDON: Pakistan’s plan to execute 500 militants who have been given death sentences is “deeply disturbing” and would do nothing to protect... read more »

Bombs in north Nigeria bus station, market kill 27

Two bomb attacks at a bus station and a market in north Nigeria on Monday killed at least 27 people and wounded around 60, officials said. No group immediately... read more »

Case registered against actor Prakash Raj over his criticism of PM Modi.

A case has been registered against National award-winning actor Prakash Raj in a Lucknow court on a complaint lodged by a lawyer over his recent remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi,... read more »

Rajnish Kumar is the next SBI chairman.

The government on Wednesday named Rajnish Kumar as the new chairman of the country’s largest lender State Bank of India Kumar, currently a managing director with the bank, joined SBI... read more »

3 Army jawans injured as Pakistan shells LoC areas.

JAMMU: Three Army jawans were today injured as Pakistani troops fired from automatic weapons and shelled mortars at forward posts and villages along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s... read more »

RCom gains over 1% after Moody’s says Aircel news to have no impact on credit rating.

Reliance Communications gained over a percent intraday on Wednesday after Moody’s said that the merger talks falling through could have no impact on the company’s ratings. Moody’s... read more »

New Rs 100 note coming in April, old notes to be withdrawn gradua...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon release Rs 100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, having the signature of Governor Urjit R Patel. However, the Rs 100 banknotes in... read more »