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Saudi’s Falih says oil agreements ...

Saudi’s Falih says oil agreements with Russia helping market stabilit...

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Agreements reached between Russia and Saudi Arabia on global oil supply have helped oil markets to stabilize, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday. The two countries, the world’s biggest producers of crude, helped secure a deal between OPEC and rivals... read more »

GOP Rep. Tim Murphy won’t seek reelectio...

GOP Rep. Tim Murphy won’t seek reelection after reports he asked woman to g...

Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, an opponent of abortion, will not be seeking reelection at the end of his current term, ending speculation about his future a day after a news report claimed the married Republican had asked a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair to get an abortion. “After... read more »

Tillerson’s News Conference Only Highlig...

Tillerson’s News Conference Only Highlights Strains With Trump.

WASHINGTON — Long-simmering tension within President Trump’s national security team spilled into public view on Wednesday as Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson took the extraordinary step of calling a news conference to affirm his support for Mr. Trump, despite what associates describe as his... read more »

Turkey Sentences 40 to Life in Coup Atte...

Turkey Sentences 40 to Life in Coup Attempt Against Erdogan.

ISTANBUL, Turkey — A court in southwestern Turkey handed down life sentences on Wednesday to 40 men, including senior military officers, for trying to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was the first high-profile verdict against those accused of plotting to overthrow him in a failed... read more »

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Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units in the controversial “E1” territorial... read more »

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippi...

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and... read more »

Kerry against new sanctions on Iran

Kerry against new sanctions on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to testify Wednesday behind closed doors in the US Senate, where he is expected to make an appeal against a rising push... read more »

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakist...

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakistan dialogue: Khurshid

Gurgaon – In strong disapproval of the meeting between Pakistani prime minister’s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz with Hurriyat leaders here,... read more »

Costa Concordia’s captain `jumped-off` to safety from s...

Costa Concordia’s captain `jumped-off` to safety from sinking ship

Washington – The wrecked Costa Concordia’s captain, Francesco Schettino, has been accused of abandoning the ship even before all passengers were... read more »

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Gold, silver extend losses on global cues, sluggish demand

Gold remained under pressure for the second straight day and declined by Rs 100 to Rs 28,100 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday on weak cues from global markets and subdued demand from... read more »

Adani’s Australia coal mine project cleared

Australian government on Monday cleared the proposed Carmichael coal mine project of the Indian conglomerate Adani Mining in the Galilee Basin in... read more »

With Jaiprakash Power deal, Reliance Power could become...

Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Power has pipped Adani Power’s Rs 11,700 crore offer to buy the entire hydro power portfolio of Jaiprakash Power for an... read more »

Amazon to open five new fulfillment centers in India

Amazon plans doorstep delivery by drones

NEW DELHI: Amazon Seller Services India today announced its plans to open five more fulfillment centers (FCs) in Delhi, Chennai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Tauru... read more »

L&T Tech unveils growth plans

L&T Technologies Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has unveiled plans to achieve revenue of $1 billion and be one of... read more »

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Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are no longer a couple

“I am not getting married or engaged to anyone soon: Katrin...

Mumbai – Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif has squashed rumors of her getting married to her rumoured beau Ranbir Kapoor. “I am not getting married or engaged to anyone soon. You can lock it.... read more »

Miranda Kerr poses topless for new photoshoot

Miranda Kerr poses topless for new photoshoot

New York – Miranda Kerr has posed topless for a photo shoot shot by the infamous fashion photographer Terry Richardson. The photos feature a... read more »

Brandi Glanville apologizes for ‘definitely inapp...

Brandi Glanville apologizes for 'definitely inappropriate' racist remarks

Washington – Brandi Glanville has apologized for the definitely inappropriate comments that she made to fellow Housewife Joyce Giraud on the show... read more »

Naseer’s rapport with crew impresses Sunny Leone

Naseer's rapport with crew impresses Sunny Leone

Kolkata – Indo-Canadian adult film star Sunny Leone, who will be seen with actor Naseeruddin Shah in the upcoming movie ‘Jackpot’, Tuesday said she... read more »

Aamir, Abhishek, Katrina and Uday promote ‘Dhoom ...

Aamir, Abhishek, Katrina and Uday promote 'Dhoom 3'

New Delhi – Abhishek Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Uday Chopra held a press conference at the Yashraj studios to promote their upcoming action... read more »

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Secrets behind McDonald's food revealed

Secrets behind McDonald’s food revealed

Melbourne – Famous fast food chain McDonald’s has addressed some common concerns among customers regarding their food. When the company was asked if their milkshakes have pig fat in them,... read more »

Racist graffiti against Sikh model in New York subway

Racist graffiti against Sikh model in New York sub...

New York – The Indian American community has been stunned by the racist graffiti on a Gap advertisement featuring Sikh actor and model Waris... read more »

Bantony Estate to be Museum of Shimla: CM

Bantony Estate to be Museum of Shimla: CM

Shimla – A British-era building decaying from long neglect in the erstwhile summer capital of the British Raj will be restored and converted into a... read more »

Kolkata’s Park Mansions bags maiden heritage awar...

Kolkata's Park Mansions bags maiden heritage award

Kolkata – The 103-year-old stately Park Mansions, located in the city’s stylish Park Street has bagged the first heritage award instituted by the... read more »

Alcohol use can lead to death, disability

Alcohol use can lead to death, disability

Toronto – Researchers have shown that alcohol abuse severely impacts health of addicts and has significant risks and minimum benefits. It has been linked... read more »

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Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Narendra Modi’s style of functioning

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s style of functioning, saying that he wants complete power in his hands. “Prime Ministerji has a different thinking…... read more »

Partial success, but principles more important: AAP on compromise deal

AAP wooing Dalit voters in Delhi? Party’s SC...

As Delhi is inching closer to Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party is leaving no stones unturned to woo as many voters as possible to come back to... read more »

Punjab horror: 60 patients lose eyesight after cataract...

Amritsar: At least 60 persons have lost their eyesight after an operation at an eye camp organised by an NGO in Gurdaspur district, civil and medical... read more »

Jammu and Kashmir: 5 security personnel, 3 militants ki...

Five members of the Indian security forces were killed in a suicide attack on an army artillery camp in northern Kashmir early on Friday as militants step up... read more »

Fadnavis ministry expansion tomorrow

The 34-day-old Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry in Maharashtra will be expanded tomorrow, amid indications of a “patch up” with former ally Shiv... read more »

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India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli calls it hype, Misbah a big challe...

The fight for regional supremacy in the Asia Cup is always built around the marquee clash between traditional rivals India and Pakistan, and the 12th edition of the tournament is not going to be any... read more »

Bopanna-Qureshi in quarters of Dubai event

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi progressed to the doubles quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Championships after overcoming qualifiers... read more »

Wayne Rooney Signs $104 Million Contract With Mancheste...

Wayne Rooney ended months of speculation about his soccer future by signing a four-year contract extension worth a reported £300,000 a week with Manchester... read more »

Delhi enthrone Hockey India League champions after win ...

Delhi Waveriders exorcised the ghosts of last year’s near miss, as they came through 3-1 in a penalty shootout to beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors for the... read more »

Dale Steyn hits back as Australia is routed in second T...

Darren Lehmann was never going to be doing handstands after again watching his team lose nine last-session wickets to crash to defeat, just as it had during... read more »

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Top Bangladesh Islamist ‘may hang next week’

DHAKA : Bangladesh may hang a senior Islamist leader as early as next week after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for war crimes, the law minister said Thursday. Mohammad Kamaruzzaman of... read more »

8 million rats in New York? Legend might be flawed

NEW YORK: For some years, statistics have suggested that New York City was getting safer, cleaner and more expensive. Now there is data to suggest... read more »

After midterm elections, Obama vows to work with, and w...

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama shook off an electoral drubbing on Wednesday and said he was eager to find common ground with Republicans during the... read more »

Kerry says ‘driving towards finish’ on Iran...

US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to keep Middle East peace talks on track

US Secretary of State John Kerry today claimed he was ‘driving towards the finish’ to secure what would be a historic deal with Iran over its... read more »

Jordan, Palestinians urge UN to stop Israel’s ...

The Palestinians and Jordanians urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to demand that Israel immediately stop “violations” at Muslim holy sites... read more »

Cabinet nod for nuclear reactors bid to make up for lost time?

HIGHLIGHTS India has lost six years on a wild goose expedition that cost its domestic nuclear industry dear. Faster clearances, more efficient regulations are some of the things the... read more »

Air Chief B S Dhanoa writes to each officer: Be ready for operations at short notice

“In the present scenario, there is an ever persistent sub-conventional threat. Therefore, we need to be prepared for operations with our present holdings, at a very short notice. IN AN... read more »

Kulbhushan Jadhav Case is a Rare One at the International Court of Justice

New Delhi: The hearing of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the International Court of Justice may have been a rare one as the world court often focusses only on matters related to maritime and... read more »

Under new GST, economy class air travel set to become cheaper from July 1

Industry experts say that today’s announcement is in line with the government’s aim to make flying affordable for the masses. HIGHLIGHTS 1. Economy class air travel will... read more »

Kejriwal involved in hawala, says Mishra; AAP rejects charge

HIGHLIGHTS Mishra claimed that Kejriwal had made Mukesh Kumar Sharma the fall guy, getting him to falsely claim that he donated Rs 2 crore to AAP. AAP rejected the allegations, and party leader... read more »