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Pakistan provocation at UN is ‘lon...

Pakistan provocation at UN is ‘lonely voice’ wasting time: Eena...

UNITED NATIONS: India has dismissed Pakistan’s latest provocation at the General Assembly by raising surgical strikes and Kashmir as a waste of time “symbolic of what holds us all back”. Pakistan Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi’s remarks about India on Tuesday were... read more »

Petrol, Diesel Prices Drop Sharply Today...

Petrol, Diesel Prices Drop Sharply Today After Excise Duty Cut. Check Out T...

Petrol and diesel prices fell sharply today following a cut in excise duty, bringing relief to consumers. Currently, petrol and diesel prices are revised on a daily basis. After today’s revision, prices of diesel fell by Rs. 2.25 per litre in Delhi, Rs. 2.25 in Kolkata, Rs. 2.38 in Mumbai and... read more »

Las Vegas shooting: Trump calls attacker...

Las Vegas shooting: Trump calls attacker ‘very sick as police search for mo...

At least 59 people were shot dead with more than 500 injured when a gunman sprayed bullets from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel at a country music festival on Monday. The incident took place during on a Sunday night performance by country music star Jason Aldean at the Route 91 Harvest... read more »

Vijay Mallya arrested in London in money...

Vijay Mallya arrested in London in money laundering case.

Former liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been arrested in London in money laundering case, according to state broadcaster DD. The details are awaited but according to Times Now, the arrest may be procedural and a bail order may be in place. Mallya has been rejecting allegations by investigation... read more »

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Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Dhaka – Bangladesh government ministers have submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as part of the formation of an all-party interim... read more »

Philippine typhoon toll rises to 5,598

Unicef mobilises aid for typhoon affected kids in ...

United Nations – The UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF) said Sunday that it is rushing emergency supplies to areas of the Philippines ravaged... read more »

Two killed, 68 injured in Riyadh clashes

Two killed, 68 injured in Riyadh clashes

Riyadh – At least two people were killed 68 suffered injuries in clashes in this Saudi Arabian capital city Saturday, media reports said. A total of 104... read more »

IAEA chief hopes concrete results in talks with Iran

IAEA chief hopes concrete results in talks with Iran

Vienna – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano said Sunday that he hoped for “concrete results” in his... read more »

Five killed, 25 injured in Iraq attacks

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Baghdad – At least five people were killed and 25 wounded in a wave of violent attacks in Iraq Sunday, police said. In northern Iraq, a suicide bomber... read more »

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Power production falls short of target by 8 billion units

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 was targeted at 975 billion units of... read more »

Gold extends gains on safe-haven bids

Gold prices on Friday rose further by Rs. 150 to Rs. 28,500 per ten gram in the national capital, tracking robust international markets as investors... read more »

World Bank chief to meet Modi, review key development p...

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week to understand his development priorities. Mr. Kim, who arrives in New... read more »

CBI files case against Dena bank manager

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against the former Branch Manager of Dena Bank and others for allegedly cheating the bank of... read more »

Wipro’s IT buy comes with $1 billion outsourcing deal

Wipro LtdBSE 1.83 % has won a $1.2-billion outsourcing contract from a Canadian utility, its biggest single deal to date, providing its chief executive officer... read more »

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Madhuri Dixit: Liked Begum Para's multilayered character

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 character attracted her the most! . This... read more »

`Devastated` Katy Perry gave up booze after split from Russell Brand

Katy Perry reveals why she briefly broke-up with J...

Washington – Katy Perry has shed light on why she briefly broke-up with John Mayer earlier in 2013, asserting that at the time she wasn’t... read more »

`The Sound of Music` star Eleanor Parker passes away at...

`The Sound of Music` star Eleanor Parker passes away at 91

Washington – Eleanor Parker, who gained fame for her role of a baroness vying for the affections of Colonel Von Trapp, played by Christopher Plummer in... read more »

Adam Sandler tops Forbes` `Most Overpaid Actors 2013` l...

Adam Sandler tops Forbes` `Most Overpaid Actors 2013` list

New York – Adam Sandler has topped the list of Forbes Magazine’s The Most Overpaid Actors of 2013 list. According to the publication, the ’50 First... read more »

Aniston `went through awkward phase in her 30’s` while ...

Aniston `went through awkward phase in her 30’s` while married to Pitt

Washington – Jennifer Aniston has confessed that she had the most awkward phase of her life during her 30’s, which ironically also happens to be the... read more »

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Too much exposure to TV can stall preschoolers’ cognitive development

Too much exposure to TV can stall preschoolers’ cognitive develop...

Washington – A new study has suggested that preschoolers who have a TV in their bedroom and are exposed to more background TV have a weaker understanding of other people’s beliefs and... read more »

How brain balances learning new skills while retaining old ones

Small brain part crucial in decision-making

Toronto – In a finding that c! ould be important for treatment of depression, scientists have found that one of the smallest parts of the brain... read more »

Kolkata Victoria Memorial Hall on Google Art Project so...

Kolkata Victoria Memorial Hall on Google Art Project soon

Kolkata – Want to experience the grandiosity of the Victoria Memorial Hall from the confines of your home or office? Thanks to Google Art Project,... read more »

Tips for long lasting marriages revealed

Common habits that can ruin marriages revealed

Washington – In an attempt to find the magic formula for keeping a marriage healthy, researchers conducted a study that seems to signal greater marriage... read more »

Real-life Willy Wonka believes chocolate has power to e...

Real-life Willy Wonka believes chocolate has power to end world’s problems

London – A real-life Willy Wonka has said that chocolate can answer a lot of the world’s problems. Angus Kennedy is chief taster for some of the... read more »

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Editors ask Karnataka CM to help resolve TV9 row

Editors of all Kannada channels in Karnataka held a closed door meeting with chief minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Tuesday seeking his intervention in resolving a dispute involving TV9, which... read more »

BJP dares Rahul to let Adarsh scam be probed

Rajasthan: BJP back with a bang in civic elections

After jolt in the assembly by-polls in September this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has come back with a bang in the local body polls... read more »

Former SC judge Prasad to succeed Katju as PCI chief

NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the head of the Press Council of India. Information and broadcasting ministry... read more »

Indian Railways team in China for Delhi-Chennai bullet ...

BEIJING: An Indian Railways team is in China to chalk out plans for conducting feasibility study to build the 1,754 km-long Delhi-Chennai high-speed train... read more »

Coal Scam: Why former PM Manmohan Singh was not examine...

Cabinet nod to judicial appointments panel

The CBI was on Tuesday asked by a Special Court as to whether it has examined former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was then holding coal portfolio,... read more »

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New T20 league fixing names India skipper MS Dhoni

NEW DELHI -A secret report given to the Supreme Court by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee investigating cricket fixing contains a statement from a Tamil Nadu cop that names Team India captain MS... read more »

Scandals happen in every sport: Vijay Mallya

Bangalore -Playing down Justice Mudgal committee’s report on corruption in the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya said scandals... read more »

New Zealand will settle for nothing less than a win, sa...

New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum today said the hosts will go for the kill in the second and final cricket Test against India to send the visitors... read more »

Jose Mourinho rues Chelsea F.C.’s lack of killer ...

Chelsea F.C. manager Jose Mourinho lamented his side’s failure to kill the game off as they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday... read more »

Arsenal F.C., Manchester United F.C. out to make amends

Robin van Persie backs 'leading man' David Moyes to turn things around for Manchester United

Arsenal F.C. and Manchester United F.C. will be out to make amends after a weekend of damaging results when they meet at The Emirates in the Premier League on... read more »

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9 killed in landslides in southwest China

Nine people have been killed inlandslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week. Nine people were buried as the disasterhit Xiaoxin Village in Dongchuan District of the... read more »

Six killed in China bus accident

Beijing: At least six people were killed and 40 injured Monday when a passenger bus overturned in China`s Shanghai city. The accident occurred on a... read more »

Merkel Condemns Cameron’s Plans to Limit Immigration Fr...

Merkel extremely dismayed over Schumacher's fall

MOSCOW – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has strongly condemned Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to establish limits on... read more »

Australian man drives light plane down main street for ...

A man who taxied his light plane down a key street in Western Australia’s Pilbara region and parked it outdoors a pub is expected to be charged. Newman... read more »

North Korea develops own ballistic missile-carrying sub...

North Korea has reportedly developed its own submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles. According to News.com.au, South Korean government sources were... read more »

UP governor Ram Naik blames previous governments for state lagging behind others

Governor Ram Naik today lauded the Yogi Adityanath dispensation for its “resolve” to transform Uttar Pradesh into a developed state, while indirectly blaming previous governments for... read more »

Banks Asked To Update ATM Software To Prevent ‘WannaCry’ Cyberattack

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to follow the instructions of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a government organisation, to prevent attack by... read more »

elp for Mumbai auto driver with paralysed wife after photo of him carrying 2-year-old son ...

A powerful photo of Versova autorickshaw driver Mohammad Saeed, 26, who lets his two-year-old son sleep on his lap while he works, recently went viral, resulting in donations pouring in... read more »

Five carcasses wash up on Juhu beach in one month

Reagan Creado who regularly visits Juhu beach for walks on Tuesday shared that he found a dead and probably half eaten olive ridley turtle carcass and decided to alert the Forest department... read more »

Behind China’s Silk Road vision: Cheap funds, heavy debt, g...

BEIJING: Behind China’s trillion-dollar effort to build a modern Silk Road is a lending programme of unprecedented breadth, one that will help build ports, roads and rail links, but could also... read more »