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Grenfell Tower: protection cash no longe...

Grenfell Tower: protection cash no longer Launched, Councils say

The government has now not released finances to make tower blocks secure following the grenfell tower fire, according to a few councils. numerous local government in England and wales say funding requests for refurbishments along with new cladding and sprinkler structures aren’t being... read more »

GST council eases rules:a pain Reliever ...

GST council eases rules:a pain Reliever Certainly,however GST no longer an ...

Has the slew of adjustments in the goods and offerings Tax (GST) regime okayed all through the twenty second assembly of the gst council on friday made it an awesome and simple tax? has it ironed out all glitches for all time? now not quite – there’s a protracted, lengthy manner to move for... read more »

gst council proclaims remedy for exporte...

gst council proclaims remedy for exporters, e-wallets from april

The GST council in its twenty second meeting on friday announced a slew of relief for exporters, some of whom are going through working capital squeeze due to delayed tax refund.finance minister arun jaitley, who heads the council, said that the refunds for exporters will be expedited. for july,... read more »

Begum Akhtar’s 103rd Birthday: Goo...

Begum Akhtar’s 103rd Birthday: Google Celebrates With a Doodle

New Delhi:google nowadays celebrates (Begum akhtar’s) anniversary with a doodle that marks the monstrous contribution she made closer to hindustani classical track. the doodle very aptly shows begum akhtar playing sitar. the doodle is colored within the sunglasses of yellow, blue and... read more »

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

Geneva II conference on Dec 12

Damascus – The Geneva II conference on the Syrian crisis will take place Dec 12, Syria’s semi-official al- Watan newspaper said Saturday, quoting “a western diplomat in... read more »

US hopes India will persuade 'friend' Karzai on troops stay post-2014

US-Afghan security pact draft ready for Loya Jirga...

Afghan and U.S. negotiators have finished a draft of a contentious security pact to be presented to a traditional council next week, President Hamid... read more »

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

Male – More than 20 people were arrested Saturday in the Maldives for showing their ballot slips after casting their vote in the presidential run-off, a... read more »

Maldives election results Sunday

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Male – Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thoufeek has said the final results of the presidential run-off will be announced Sunday, a media report... read more »

Colombo rejects Britain’s call for human rights p...

Colombo rejects Britain's call for human rights probe

Colombo – Sri Lanka says there’s no need for an international probe into its human rights record as proposed by British Prime Minister David... read more »

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Basic suite of products by banks, key to financial inclusion: Raj...

Simplicity and reliability in financial inclusion in India and direct benefits, though not a ‘cure-all’, can be a way of liberating the poor from dependence on indifferently delivered public... read more »

Sensex rallies 225 points in early trade

The benchmark BSE Sensex on Tuesday spurted over 225 points in early trade, led by auto, infra and oil and gas stocks amid expectations of... read more »

Court reserves judgement in Satyam case

A local court trying the case of multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Limited (SCSL) reserved its judgement while asking all the... read more »

Gold price to remain range-bound

Gold price retreated on Saturday after scaling a monthly high of Rs.28,585 per 10 gram in Mumbai on Friday. The yellow metal reacted on unwinding by stockists... read more »

Tatas promise luxury in new airline

Ratan Tata moved me to tears: Starbucks CEO

Kingfisher Airlines, with the tag line of ‘King of good times’ has nose-dived but there will be another and as-yet-unnamed airline that will unveil its... read more »

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Aamir Khan, Kamal Haasan give memorable start to CIFF

Aamir Khan, Kamal Haasan give memorable start to CIFF

By Haricharan Pudipeddi Chennai – The presence of Aamir Khan and Kamal Haasan, India’s two finest film personalities, at the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai International Film... read more »

Salman had no intention of becoming a star

Salman had no intention of becoming a star

Mumbai – Actor Salman Khan, who has a huge fan following across the globe, says he had no intentions of becoming a star. “I took birth in... read more »

Wish to see theatre chain showing international films: ...

Superstar Aamir Khan promotes Salman's 'Jai Ho'

Chennai – Bollywood heartthrob Aamir Khan, who attended the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) Thursday, said that... read more »

Salman Khan unveils ‘Jai Ho’s trailer

Salman Khan unveils 'Jai Ho's trailer

Mumbai – Actor Salman Khan Thursday unveiled! the trailer of his much-awaited film “Jai Ho” at Chandan cinema in the presence of media and... read more »

Former India pace bowler S Sreesanth marries Jaipur pri...

S Sreesanth marries Jaipur princess Bhuveneshwari Kumari

New Delhi – Controversial former India pace bowler S Sreesanth on Thursday morning tied the nuptial knot with his girlfriend from the Jaipur royal... read more »

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Cancer experts want amendment to outdated narcotics law

Cancer experts want amendment to outdated narcotics law

In a bid to give a proper thrust to fight against cancer, its experts have urged members of parliament and political parties to help in quick passage of the bill amending the existing law on... read more »

NEVER get involved with a married man

Never get involved with a married man

Wrong – No matter how much you try to prove yourself right — there are no justifications when it comes to dating a married person. It is... read more »

18th century ivory furniture on sale at Sotheby’s

18th century ivory furniture on sale at Sotheby's

London – Two pairs of 18th century chairs and a settee from the same era, custom-made for Warren Hastings, governor general of Bengal from 1772 to 1785,... read more »

Fashionista with club foot gets leg amputated to `wear ...

Fashionista with club foot gets leg amputated to `wear high heels`

New York – A fashionista, who was born with a club foot, got her leg amputated so that she can wear high heels. Mariah Serrano, assistant designer for... read more »

Stock up on party wear – white dress, tartan trou...

Stock up on party wear - white dress, tartan trousers

London – It’s the perfect time to stock up on different party wear ensembles. Go for white dresses and tartan trousers which have found fans in... read more »

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Modi’s New Year gift: With ATMs and all, ‘Post Bank&#...

Things are fast progressing for India Post’s grand entry to banking industry. As the latest step, on Tuesday, the NDA-government amended the Post Office Savings Bank General Rules, 1981 to permit... read more »

Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’ tax free in Uttar Pradesh

Amidst row and demonstrations over Aamir Khan-starrer ‘PK’, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to exempt the movie from entertainment... read more »

Saradha chitfund scam: Entire Bengal will burn if Mamat...

Kolkata: A prominent member of the West Bengal’s ruling party Trinamool Congress has threatened of dire consequences in the event of his party chief and... read more »

Defence agents to be legalised by mid-February: Manohar...

In an interaction with journalists late Tuesday night, he also said that the ministry is thinking of giving conditioned and limited approval to dealing with... read more »

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis likely to go for cabin...

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to undertake the cabinet expansion next month. This was revealed by Minister for Cooperation and Marketing... read more »

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India to take on Pakistan in the ICC World Cup T20 opener today

The ICC World Cup Twenty20 is all set for a grand opening with the India vs. Pakistan match scheduled today. While India has a strong record of never losing to Pakistan in any of the World Cup T20... read more »

Manchester United F.C. in UEFA Champions League qu...

Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Manchester United kept their season alive by storming back to beat Olympiakos 3-0 and reach the Champions... read more »

Inzamam-ul Haq fears warm-up loss could affect Pakistan...

Karachi: Furious with the Pakistan cricket team after its heavy loss against South Africa in a warm-up match, former captain Inzamam-ul Haq feared the defeat... read more »

Novak Djokovic edges Roger Federer to win BNP Paribas O...

INDIAN WELLS,  Calif. -– No. 2 Novak Djokovic defeated No. 8 Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open for the third time. The... read more »

George Bailey to lead Kings XI Punjab in IPL 7

ew Delhi: Australia’s T20I skipper George Bailey will lead the Punjab team in the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League. Bailey becomes the second... read more »

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No Agreement in Iran, U.S. Talks

MUSCAT, Oman—Two days of exhaustive negotiations between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, in the Persian Gulf nation of Oman resulted in no significant... read more »

Pirate Bay Co-Founder Released From Jail

STOCKHOLM:  A Swedish founder of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay was freed from prison on Monday, a week after his colleague was arrested in... read more »

Sewol trial: Ferry captain sentenced to 36 years in jai...

The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank in April has been found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison. The Sewol ferry was... read more »

Nigeria suicide blast kills scores of teenagers

A school in northern Nigeria has been left reeling from a devastating suicide bomb blast which killed at least 48 people mostly teenage students and injured... read more »

Egyptian Militant Group Pledges Loyalty to Islamic Stat...

CAIRO:  They have slaughtered hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police officers, recruited experienced fighters and staged increasingly sophisticated raids... read more »

Revamp Your Kitchen with UrbanClap

When was the last time you devoted time to change the look and feel of your kitchen? Well, most of us don’t pay as much attention to the look and feel of the kitchen as to the other parts... read more »

Baahubali 2 box-office collection day 25: Dangal to beat SS Rajamouli’s epic at the ...

Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal is expected to cross the global box-office collection, so far, of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion by as early as Tuesday. Unbelievable. Every day, Baahubali 2: The... read more »

Sonam Kapoor at Cannes 2017: Sonam has this to say about ruling the red carpet. See photos...

On Day 5 of Cannes Film Festival, Sonam Kapoor looked radiant in a soft blush coloured flowy gown all ready for the red carpet. Here is what Sonam has to say about her red carpet... read more »

Raabta: Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon’s candid pictures

As the clock strikes down to the release of ‘Raabta’, the film’s lead stars Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon have been out and about, promoting the Dinesh Vijan-directed movie.... read more »

Real-life hero Matthunny Mathews who inspired ‘Airlift̵...

HIGHLIGHTS Eighty one-year-old Mathews, who hailed from Kumbanad in Pathnamthitta district, was ailing for some time and passed away on Saturday Popularly known as ‘Toyota Sunny’,... read more »