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Anushka Sharma reveals why she doesnR...

Anushka Sharma reveals why she doesn’t talk much about herself.

While many B-town stars stay in the headlines by talking about themselves on various platforms, actress Anushka Sharma says that she believes in show and tell, not talking. When asked if she plans on directing a movie, Anushka, who was present at an event said, “I believe in show and tell, I... read more »

Market Live: Sensex gains over 150 pts, ...

Market Live: Sensex gains over 150 pts, Nifty firmly above 9900 ahead of RB...

12:40 pm Gold update: Gold prices were higher by Rs 61 to Rs 29,416 per 10 gram in futures trade as speculators widened their bets taking positive cues from the global market. At Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in October was up by Rs 61 or 0.21 percent to Rs 29,416 per 10 gram in... read more »

J&K: Pak violates ceasefire in Poonc...

J&K: Pak violates ceasefire in Poonch for third day; operation underway...

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir): Adding to the series of ceasefire violations, Pakistan on Wednesday morning resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Digwar Sector of Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small... read more »

Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updat...

Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates: Congress V-P to visit Amethi to...

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh begins today. During his Uttar Pradesh visit, Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to hold ‘chaupals’ with farmers, meetings with locals as well as party workers. Rahul Gandhi will also visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi,... read more »

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Most people in Myanmar want constitution amendment: Poll

Most people in Myanmar want constitution amendment: Poll

Yangon – Myanmar’s opposition party, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, held a regionwide constitutional public opinion poll in Yangon Sunday in the form of a mass rally, with 99.9 percent of the... read more »

Typhoon Haiyan kills 13 in Vietnam

Typhoon Haiyan kills 13 in Vietnam

Hanoi – At least 13 people were killed and 81 others injured as Typhoon Haiyan, packing winds about 115 kmph, ripped through Vietnam late... read more »

Raise rights at Sri Lanka summit, rights groups say

Sri Lanka trade show attracts $1 bn investment

New York – Governments attending the Commonwealth summit should press the host, Sri Lanka, on accountability for alleged war crimes and ongoing human... read more »

Haqqani network leader’s son killed in Pakistan

Haqqani network leader's son killed in Pakistan

Islamabad – Naseeruddin Haqqani, the son of Haqqani network leader Jalaluddin Haqqani, was killed in a firing incident here Sunday night, a media report... read more »

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday defended his decision to travel to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri... read more »

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Gold, silver prices rise on brisk buying, global cues

Gold, silver recover on fresh demand

Gold prices recovered by Rs 25 to Rs 28,475 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday on fresh buying by jewellers and retailers amid a firm global trend. Silver also moved up by Rs 250 to Rs... read more »

Economic Survey pegs GDP growth at 5.4-5.9%

The Economic Survey 2013-14, which was tabled on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha, has pegged GDP growth for the year 2014-15 in the range of 5.4-5.9 per... read more »

TRAI paves way for sharing of all telecom spectrum

Telecom sector regulator TRAI has recommended allowing sharing of all categories of spectrum. The move is likely to benefit major operators such as Bharti... read more »

Chasing black money, India gets Swiss invite for discus...

As India steps up pressure on Switzerland for details of alleged black money stashed there, Swiss authorities have invited Indian officials to Berne to discuss... read more »

Power production falls short of target by 8 billion uni...

Power generation fell short by nearly 8 billion units of the target of 975 billion units in the last financial year. “Electricity generation by the utilities... read more »

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Ben Affleck opens up about relationship with wife Jennifer Garner

Ben Affleck opens up about relationship with wife Jennifer Garner

Washington – Ben Affleck has opened up about his relationship with wife Jennifer Garner and how he fell in love, in an interview with the Playboy magazine. Affleck has said that though the... read more »

Court suspends 10-day jail term of Rajpal Yadav

Court suspends 10-day jail term of Rajpal Yadav

New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Tuesday suspended Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav’s 10-day jail term given for misleading the court in a... read more »

Aamir to attend Chennai film fest at own expense

Aamir to attend Chennai film fest at own expense

Chennai – Bollywood heartthrob Aamir Khan, who is set to attend the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai In! ternational Film Festival (CIFF) Thursday,... read more »

Huma vowed by Madhuri’s performance in ‘Ded...

Huma vowed by Madhuri's performance in 'Dedh Ishqiya'

Mumbai – Actress Huma Qureshi, who will be seen opposite Madhuri Dixit in a key role in “Dedh Ishqiya”, says she had an amazing experience... read more »

Madhuri Dixit: Liked Begum Para’s multilayered ch...

Madhuri Dixit: Liked Begum Para's multilayered character

Mumbai – Actress Madhuri Dixit, who plays Begum Para, an attractive yet dangerous woman in “Dedh Is! hqiya”, says the various facets of the... read more »

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How rice bran oil can help reduce cholesterol

How rice bran oil can help reduce cholesterol

New Delhi –  Rice bran oil, which is very good for health, can protect the consumer from the dangers of coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, it has been revealed. Rice bran oil is the... read more »

Exercise can help kids stave off negative effects of maternal obesity

Exercise can help kids stave off negative effects ...

Washington – Researchers have found that offsprings whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing were able to stave off... read more »

Austrian stuntman breaks world record for being human t...

Austrian stuntman breaks world record for being human torch

London – An Austrian stuntman has broken a Guinness World Record after he was set on fire by his wife. Joe Todtling was engulfed in a ball of fire for... read more »

Digital things to avoid at work!

Tips to keep your business staffed during holidays revealed

Washington – Nothing stays hidden on the Web for long, so if you want to stay employed, here are five things you should avoid at all costs. Never save... read more »

Meet the US couple who has been happily married for 81 ...

Meet the US couple who has been happily married for 81 years

Washington – A US couple recently celebrated their 81st marriage anniversary, making them the longest married pair in the country. While revealing the... read more »

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Patna blasts an act of terror: Rajnath Singh

Trial of 26/11 in Pakistan very slow: Rajnath

On the sixth anniversary of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today voiced concern over the “very slow” progress in the trial of the case in Pakistan and demanded... read more »

Insufficient fuel for boats hinders sea patrolling...

The state police department had sought government’s permission last year for additional fuel for the boats, but it is yet to be approved, a... read more »

Pakistan stalls SAARC, objects to key proposals; no agr...

Kathmandu: Just an hour after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a close integration between the South Asian nations, Pakistan stalled the SAARC... read more »

Attack on journalists at Hisar: Supreme Court to hear p...

The plea filed by a group of media persons has sought punishment for “erring police officials” for resorting to lathi charge “without... read more »

Supreme Court urges state govts to give incentives to f...

Emphasising upon a need to assure people that the State would take care of the girl child, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the state governments to give... read more »

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Sports

Sachin, Viru nominated for ‘Cricketer of the GenerationR...

Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar and Virendra Sehwag will be amongst the nominees for the ‘ESPNcricinfo@20 Cricketer of the Generation’ award, with the cricket news website announcing... read more »

India retain second position in ICC Test team rank...

India have retained their second position in the ICC Test team rankings following a draw in the second and final Test on Tuesday against New Zealand,... read more »

Family still believe F1 legend will recover

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher was helping skiing friend who fell off 'moments before crash'

Michael Schumacher’s family said yesterday that they continue to “strongly believe” that the Formula One legend will recover from a... read more »

MS Dhoni under cloud of suspicion in IPL betting and fi...

We won't experiment in New Zealand, says MS Dhoni

A secret report given to the Supreme Court by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee investigating IPL Spot-fixing contains a statement from a Tamil Nadu cop that... read more »

Sunil Chhetri receives AIFF Player of the Year award

New Delhi –  Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Thursday received the 2013 AIFF Player of the Year award from national coach Wim... read more »

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World

China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small... read more »

British boy, 16, jailed for life for killing teach...

LONDON: A 16-year-old British boy was on Monday jailed for life after he admitted stabbing to death his Spanish teacher in front of a horrified class... read more »

Potiskum Blast: 29 Killed, 80 Injured

At least 29 persons were yesterday confirmed dead and 80 others seriously injured after a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber targeted a religious procession... read more »

Suicide Blast Kills at Least 29 During Nigerian ShiR...

NIGERIA – Nigeria’s government announced last month that a cease-fire had been agreed with Boko Haram and that talks were under way in neighbouring... read more »

At least 24 dead as migrant boat sinks in Turkish strai...

At least two dozen migrants lost their lives today when a boat sank near Istanbul in northern Turkey, sparking a major air and sea rescue operation. Turkish... read more »

Baahubali 2 box office collection day 16: SS Rajamouli film collects Rs 1330 crore worldwi...

Baahubali 2 box office collection day 16: SS Rajamouli film collected Rs 1090 crore in Indian and Rs 240 crore in the overseas market. Baahuballi 2 has collected Rs 1330 crore worldwide in... read more »

Twinkle Khanna’s Baahubali 2 Twitter blunder has a funny twist: ‘Mam I’m Kattappa’s son, D...

Twinkle Khanna’s take on Baahubali 2 and her favourite character Kattappa are quintessential funny. Twinkle Khanna just ended up watching Baahubali 2 and shared some interesting... read more »

Clash over shifting of ‘Dharna Chowk’ in Hyderabad

Dharna Chowk, like Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, is a democratic space to voice anguish, he had said. Members of a resistance group campaigning against the TRS government’s move to shift... read more »

Beheaded Mumbai Woman Had Been Married Just 5 Days, Husband Arrested

Priyanka Gurav, 24, who was living with her in-laws in Worli, went missing on May 5. Her torso was found a day later in a drain in Navi Mumbai, about 50 kms from where she... read more »

Death toll rises: 3 dead as Honda City falls off Delhi flyover wi...

Seven students were on their way to appear for an exam in Narela in the Honda City car when the accident took place. The police claim the car was being driven by a student named Rajat at high speed... read more »