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Narendra Modi in Gujarat stay: Gives pra...

Narendra Modi in Gujarat stay: Gives prayer at Dwarka, to lay foundation st...

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 a month. narendra modi was in gujarat on september 17 to inaugurate the the sardar sarovar dam on narmada... read more »

Nobel peace prize goes to anti-nuclear c...

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 and North Korea and the increasing vulnerability of the Iran nuclear deal. The chair of the Norwegian Nobel... read more »

Once done with chest thumping, explain h...

Once done with chest thumping, explain how China built road in Doklam: Rahu...

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 development came to the fore five weeks after India and China stepped away from a standoff at Doklam on the... read more »

Five restrictions imposed on VK Sasikala...

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 authorities on Friday to attend her husband who is recuperating after a surgery. But the authorities have imposed... read more »

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Putin stresses Moscow's support for Syria

Putin stresses Moscow’s support for Syria

Damascus – Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed Thursday his country’s support for Syria in a phone conversation with his Syrian counterpart, the state-run SANA news agency... read more »

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza in response to rocket attacks

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza in response to rocke...

Gaza – Israeli warplanes struck two open lands Thursday afternoon in Gaza city and in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, hours after... read more »

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed steps down

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed steps down

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed on Friday stepped down as president as the country prepared to hold the second round of the presidential election. In a... read more »

Don’t turn Commonwealth into ‘judgemental’ body: Mahind...

Don’t turn Commonwealth into ‘judgemental’ body: Mahinda Rajapaksa

With some countries like Britain and Canada seeking to bring human rights violations in the Sri Lankan war against LTTE under the scanner during the... read more »

29 killed in attack on pilgrims in Iraq

29 killed in attack on pilgrims in Iraq

Baghdad – As many a! s 29 Shiite pilgrims were killed and some 60 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq’s Diyala province Thursday, Xinhua... read more »

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Fiscal deficit of 4.1% an ambitious target: Raghuram Rajan

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today said 4.1 per cent fiscal deficit goal set by the government for the current fiscal is an “ambitious target”. “4.1 per cent is an ambitious... read more »

Infosys co-founder plans angel fund for tech start...

Infosys co-founder S. Gopalakrishnan, who recently exited the post of Executive Vice-Chairman, hopes to continue with angel investing in technology... read more »

Home, auto loan EMIs to remain intact as RBI retains in...

MUMBAI: Equated monthly installments (EMIs) paid on home, automobile and other loans would remain unchanged, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left key... read more »

Ratan Tata visits Jayem Automotives

“It is exciting times for us,” says J. Anand, Managing Director of Jayem Automotives. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Group, and Cyrus P. Mistry,... read more »

Sensex tumbles over 187 points on capital outflows, glo...

Sensex closes 50 points down; oil and ! gas stocks down

Extending losses for the second straight session, the benchmark BSE Sensex plunged over 187 points in early trade on Friday on increased capital outflows... read more »

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Big B ponders over gay rights ruling

Big B ponders over gay rights ruling

Mumbai – Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is left wondering ab! out the consequences of the recent Supreme Court ruling that consensual sex between adults of the same gender is an offence. The... read more »

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Nagarjuna hopes for December success again

Chennai – Actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, who considers December to be a very lucky month for him, is planning to release his upcoming Telugu... read more »

Fardeen Khan blessed with baby girl

Fardeen Khan blessed with baby girl

Mumbai – Actor Fardeen Khan and his wife Natasha have welcomed their first child, a baby girl, here. The actor’s cousin, jewellery designer Farah... read more »

Akshay Kumar great at comedy: Dimple Kapadia

Akshay Kumar believes `Bollywood owes a lot to Pakistani artists`

Mumbai – Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia says that she likes her actor son-in-law Akshay Kumar in comedy roles. I think Akshay is great, he is lovely.... read more »

Dharmendra, Asha Parekh attend Dilip Kumar’s 91st...

Dharmendra, Asha Parekh attend Dilip Kumar's 91st b'day

Mumbai – Legendary actor Dilip Kumar’s 91st birthday was attended by stars like Dharmendra and Asha Parekh. His family and doctors were also part... read more »

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Now, vodka with cinnamon rolls flavour

Now, vodka with cinnamon rolls flavour

Washington – Pinnacle Vodka has joined forces with Cinnabon, Inc to come up with a vodka range infused with cinnamon rolls flavor. The Pinnacle Cinnabon Vodka, which is the latest creation from... read more »

Everything You Know About Black Friday Is Wrong

Everything You Know About Black Friday Is Wrong

Beginning in the nineteen-thirties, thousands of fans thronged Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium for the Army-Navy football game. As festive as the... read more »

Kerala classical arts festival starts in Dubai

Kerala classical arts festival starts in Dubai

Dubai – A five-day International Koodiyattam and Kathakali Festival (IKKF), showcasing the ancient and highly structured classical performing arts of... read more »

Thick hair hassles of women

Thick hair hassles of women

New York – Several women desire voluminous hair, but those ! with thick locks often struggle with a lot of hassles on a daily basis. From breaking... read more »

What 21-day `God diet` is all about

What 21-day `God diet` is all about

Melbourne – A new diet fad – 21-day ‘God diet’ or ‘Daniel diet’ – is doing the rounds except that it’s not about shedding off the kilos,... read more »

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Army called out as Bodo militants kill 48 in Assam

Guwahati: National Democratic Front of Boroland (Songbijit faction) militants shot dead at least 48 adivasis, including women and children, at five different places in Assam on Tuesday. Late at... read more »

Cabinet approves ordinance on coal and insurance

NEW DELHI: Seeking to move ahead on crucial reforms, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the ordinance route for coal and insurance reforms. Frustrated... read more »

BJP posts best-ever figures in hung J&K verdict, wi...

Srinagar/Ranchi: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged as the largest party in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, followed closely by the Bharatiya... read more »

Bharat Ratna for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malv...

New Delhi: Former prime minister and BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya will be honoured with the country’s... read more »

18 child labourers rescued in Odisha

Berhampur (Odisha): Eighteen child labourers were rescued in joint raids by different agencies from Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district of Odisha, official sources... read more »

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Saina in pre-quarters, Sindhu out

Birmingham . India’s top player and seventh seed Saina Nehwal won the All England Badminton Championships first round match easily entered the pre-quarterfinals , but the World Championship... read more »

ICC rankings: Australia pushed india to third plac...

Australia on Wednesday in the third and final Test in Cape Town beat South Africa by 245 runs and gain the second position after removing india in... read more »

ICC T20: Dhoni ready for comeback

India’s first match will be on March 21 against Pakistan in Mirpur . After being injured in the second Test of New Zealand , ... read more »

All England qualifiers: Anand, Jwala – Ashwini fa...

Anand Pawar, Indian men’s singles player and women’s doubles pair of Jwala Gatta and Ashwini Ponnappa All England Badminton Championships in the... read more »

Afridi made ​​history, the first player to score 50 thi...

Pakistan batsman Shahid Afridi hectic innings of 59 runs against Bangladesh Pakistan Asia Cup finals were played . Bangladesh had scored its biggest one-day... read more »

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Japan-Korea relations in the freezer even as Tokyo and Beijing sh...

Seoul: Kim Bok-dong was 14 when she was abducted and forced into eight years of sexual slavery in the Japanese army barracks of southern China and South-east Asia. “There are no words that can... read more »

Cabinet reshuffle: Technocrats in Team Modi for re...

In the coming months, the government has promised to move on big-ticket issues such as land acquisition, infrastructure, skill development and also... read more »

Fate of Isis leader remains unclear after US airstrike ...

Officials in Baghdad and Washington remained unclear on Sunday about the fate of the Islamic State (Isis) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after a key aide was... read more »

Mexico Says Guerrero Evidence Shows Mass Student Murder

Forty-three college students kidnapped by police in southern Mexico in September were probably killed by a drug gang that tried to destroy all the evidence of... read more »

Obama approves sending up to 1,500 more US troops to Ir...

WASHINGTON –  President Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 additional U.S. troops to Iraq, doubling the number being deployed to help Iraqi forces fight... read more »

Tips to Reduce Your Factory & Warehouse Insurance Premium

While it is a necessity to buy a comprehensive insurance policy to insure your factory & warehouse, there are various pragmatic ways through which a business owner can get the complete... read more »

Heavy Bikes, Luxury Yachts, Private Jets to Attract 31 Percent GST PTI

Srinagar: Motorcycles of more than 350 cc engine capacity will attract a total of 31 percent tax under the GST regime, same as the tax incidence on private aircraft and luxury... read more »

SBI’s bad loans didn’t affect it much. Here’s the proof

State Bank of India reported its highest profit in six quarters on lower provisions for bad loans last quarter, but investors were wary about the outlook for its asset quality after the... read more »

Rename Babar Road After Lt Ummer Fayaz, Demands Delhi BJP

New Delhi: A BJP leader has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that Babar Road in the national capital be renamed after Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz who was killed by militants in... read more »

Ready to Forego Power if CM Grants Total Loan Waiver, Says Uddhav...

Nashik: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he is prepared to forego power and withdraw all the party’s ministers from the BJP-led government in Maharashtra if Chief Minister... read more »