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GST Council meet today: Narendra Modi ne...

GST Council meet today: Narendra Modi needs to save small units, not let ri...

Small companies are feeling the heat of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout. And, this adds to the pain faced by the economy at this juncture. The simple reason is that millions of tiny entrepreneurs, commonly known as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), are a major employer in the... read more »

Sir Edward Heath ‘would have been ...

Sir Edward Heath ‘would have been questioned’ over abuse claims...

Sir Edward Heath would have been questioned over sex abuse claims if he was alive when they came to light, police have said. Wiltshire Police launched Operation Conifer two years ago after the former Conservative prime minister was accused of historical child sex abuse. He would have been... read more »

This might be the best thing about the n...

This might be the best thing about the new Pixel 2.

Google just unveiled a bunch of new products, including at least one device that nobody asked for. The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are undeniably the stars of the shows, phones that Android hardcore fans can’t wait to get their hands on. Google talked about most of the Pixel 2’s new feature on stage... 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 »

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Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakistan dialogue: Khurshid

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakistan dialogu...

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

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

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

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

Pakistani Taliban vows revenge af! ter leader’s k...

Pakistani Taliban vows revenge af! ter leader's killing

Islamabad – Confirming the killing of senior leader of the Haqqani Network, Naseeruddin Haqqani, the Pakistani Taliban has vowed to take revenge of the... read more »

Science, technology key to forging sustainable future: ...

Science, technology key to forging sustainable future: UN

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday highlighted the vital role of science and technology in promoting peace and development, while... read more »

US sends aircraft carrier to help Philippines

US sends aircraft carrier to help Philippines

Washington – US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and other US Navy ships to make best speed for... read more »

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Aadhaar is adequate to open a bank account: RBI

RBI slaps fine on 12 banks in Deccan Chronicle case

The Reserve Bank of India, on Friday, imposed a monetary penalty on 12 banks for violating central bank rules in the case of Deccan Chronicle Holdings. The central bank has imposed a penalty of Rs.40... read more »

Ashok Leyland reduces net loss in Q1

Ashok Leyland has reduced its net loss to Rs.48 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 when compared with a net loss of Rs.142 crore in thea... read more »

Jaitley announces some concessions, tax on mutual fund ...

The government on Friday announced some concessions for mutual fund industry and income tax payers, while committing to low tax regime to promote industrial... read more »

Aircel partners Micromax for 3G music phone

Aircel in association with Micromax, on Wednesday, announced the national roll-out of Canvas Beat to strengthen its 3G portfolio. Talking to newsmen Aircel... read more »

Premji: Wipro is focussed on profitable growth, enhanci...

Days after landing one of its largest contracts and closing an acquisition deal, Wipro chairman Azim Premji told shareholders that the company would remain... read more »

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Entertainment

Lady Gaga orders 'essential' oxygen cylinders for London gigLady Gaga orders 'essential' oxygen cylinders for London gig

Lady Gaga orders ‘essential’ oxygen cylinders for Lon...

London – Lady Gaga had ordered the emergency services to set up oxygen cylinder s for her latest ‘ Jingle Bell Ball’ performance at London’s O2 Arena. It has been revealed... read more »

Actress Kate Winslet shares beauty products with daughter

Kate Winslet welcomes baby boy with hubby Ned Rock...

London – Kate Winslet and her husband Ned RocknRoll welcomed a nine-pound baby boy on Saturday, her spokesperson has revealed. The 38-year-old... read more »

Hilton, Richie have reunion after long time

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie

Los Angeles – Socialite Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie had a reunion in Miami, Florida recently. Hilton posted a photo together while the two were in the... read more »

Demi Lovato admits ‘couldn’t go without coc...

Demi Lovato admits 'couldn't go without cocaine for an hour'

Washington – Demi Loavto has said that she was very much addicted to cocaine and couldn’t go without it for 30 minutes to an hour. The 21-year-old... read more »

Halle Berry stuns with post pregnancy figure

Halle Berry stuns with post pregnancy figure

Los Angeles – Actress Halle Berry, who welcomed a baby boy Maceo-Robert Oct 5, stepped out here over the weekend, and she looked her usual stunning self... read more »

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Hangover driving` as bad as `drunk driving`

Hangover driving` as bad as `drunk driving`

Melbourne – Researchers have suggested that driving with a hangover can be as dangerous as driving after drinking too many beers. The Dutch study has revealed the risk of getting behind the... read more »

Key to healthy and happy old age: Exercise

Key to healthy and happy old age: Exercise

London – A new study has found that exercising just once a week makes a person between three and seven times more likely to be considered a... read more »

Eating high-fat diet during puberty ups breast cancer r...

Eating high-fat diet during puberty ups breast cancer risk later in life

Washington – A new study has revealed that eating a high-fat diet at puberty can accelerate the development of breast cancer and may actually increase... read more »

Common habits that can ruin marriages revealed

Common habits that can ruin marriages revealed

Washington – Are you and your spouse one of those couples who like to spend every waking hour together? If so, then it is probably time to rethink the... read more »

Morning-after pill `ineffective` when it comes to overw...

Morning-after pill `ineffective` when it comes to overweight women

London – A French contraceptive firm, HRS Pharma, has claimed that its morning-after pill doesn’t work for women weighing 80kg and above. The company... read more »

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

AAP wooing Dalit voters in Delhi? Party’s SC/ST wing launch...

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 power in the capital state. AAP’s SC/ST wing... read more »

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

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 »

3-year-old sexually abused inside Bengaluru school twic...

A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted twice in the premises of a private school in the fifth such incident in as many months. The accused, a... read more »

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Sports

Tough to provide fool-proof security to IPL: Shinde

The government on Friday said it will not be able to provide fool-proof security to Indian Premier League matches due to the coming Lok Sabha polls. “Due to general elections, it will be difficult... read more »

Afridi gets injury scare ahead of Asia Cup

KARACHI -Shahid Afridi on Thursday suffered a minor injury scare ahead of the Asia Cup when he received a cut on his cheek while facing a Junaid Khan... read more »

De Villiers becomes first player in Test history to mak...

Port Elizabeth: South African batsman and ODI captain AB de Villiers has become the first player in the history of Test cricket to make a half-century in 12... read more »

UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 2-0 i...

There was a blistering start to the European tie – a year on from their last encounter in North London – and the holders could have snatched an... read more »

Indian interest over: Himanshu Thakur finishes 72nd

India’s only Olympic Alpine skier Himanshu Thakur finished last in the men’s giant slalom on Wednesday and cannot wait for the Sochi Games to end. Not... read more »

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U.S. will intervene in South Sudan: Obama

Obama seeks $6.2 billion for Ebola fight

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $6.2 billion in emergency funds to confront Ebola at its source in West Africa and to secure the United States against any possible... read more »

Stop Israeli acts at Muslim sites : Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS : The Palestinians and Jordanians urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to demand that Israel immediately stop provocations and... read more »

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... 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 the city may... 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 »

To resounding applause from fans, the superstar asked, “What is wrong in serving the...

Two traders were gunned down in Mathura by half a dozen people who escaped with gold worth Rs. 4 crore. HIGHLIGHTS 1. Two traders were gunned down in Mathura. 2. Jewellers across... read more »

Rajinikanth hints he may enter politics soon

HIGHLIGHTS Rajinikanth on Friday asked his fans to get back to their duties but be ready for war. Rajinikanth proclaimed himself to be a true-blue Tamilian. If I am thrown out of Tamil... read more »

Landslide on Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway, 1500 Feared Stranded

Gopeshwar: The Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway was on Friday closed near Vishnuprayag in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district due to a landslide, following which hundreds of pilgrims... 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 operati...

“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 »