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Banaras Hindu University (BHU) violence:...

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) violence: Crime Branch begins probe

VARANASI – The Crime Branch has begun probe into the violence in the BHU campus and issued notices to 20 members of the proctorial board, including the former chief proctor, asking them to record their statements, officials said on Friday. A number of students, including women, and two... read more »

4 Main Reasons for Rejection of Your Bus...

4 Main Reasons for Rejection of Your Business Loan and How to Fix Them?

“You are rejected”— these three words are enough to panic you! Whether it’s a job, love proposal or a business loan, rejection hurts, and it hurts badly. While we can do little in case of job or love proposal rejection, we can help you with your business loan rejection. In case of a... read more »

North Korea ‘rogue nation and embarrassm...

North Korea ‘rogue nation and embarrassment to China’ Trump

US President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed North Korea for carrying out its biggest nuclear test, saying that the actions of the east Asian nation are a threat to the United States. In a sharp critique, Trump called North Korea a “rogue” nation and “embarrassment” to China. “North Korea... read more »

Modi cabinet reshuffle 2017: Full list o...

Modi cabinet reshuffle 2017: Full list of PM Modi’s Council of Ministers

Among the four bureaucrats inducted into the government, three have been made Ministers of State with independent charge: former Home Secretary R.K. Singh, a Lok Sabha member from Bihar, got Power and New and Renewable Energy portfolios held by Goyal while former diplomat Hardeep Puri secured... read more »

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Philippine Typhoon Haiyan survivors turn cave-dwellers

1.7 mln Philippine children affected by typhoon

United Nations – The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said here Saturday that up to 1.7 million Philippine children could be affected by super typhoon Haiyan, which tore through... read more »

Geneva talks end inconclusively but hope remains

Geneva talks end inconclusively but hope remains

Geneva – Though talks between the world powers and Iran failed to reach an agreement on Tehran’s nuclear programme once again, there were... read more »

Quake hits Japan

Quake hits Japan

Tokyo – A 5.5-magnitude quake hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture Sunday morning, according Japan’s Meteorological Agency. There were no immediate... read more »

Iran urges for not missing opportunity in Geneva talks

Iran urges for not missing opportunity in Geneva talks

Tehran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged world major powers Saturday to not miss the “exceptional opportunity” for a deal with Iran in... read more »

If no-deal, n-talks to resume in 10 days: Iran

Iran says nuke talks with world powers making 'slow progress'

Tehran – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday that if no deal was reached in the ongoing nuclear talks in Geneva, the talks would... read more »

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BSNL to open call centre at Technopark

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 200 seat call centre facility to serve BSNL telephone service subscribers across the state would become operational at Technopark here by August, 2014, BSNL Kerala chief general... read more »

Sensex opens on a positive note; Hindustan Zinc rallies 7%

Sensex posts biggest weekly loss since December 20...

Benchmark share indices which had rallied to all-time highs finally succumbed to profit taking amid lack of major reforms announcement in the Budget... read more »

Infosys, Under New Leader, Shows Big Profit Gain

Infosys board member V. Balakrishnan Resigns

The Indian outsourcing company Infosys reported a 15 percent increase in quarterly profit on Friday. The company said its April-June quarter profit of $482... read more »

Vodafone to go ahead with arbitration

Telecom major Vodafone, which is locked in a Rs 20,000-crore tax dispute, on Thursday said it will continue with the arbitration process as the government has... read more »

Gold, silver extend gains on sustained buying

Gold, silver prices rise on brisk buying, global cues

Gold prices rose further by Rs 75 to Rs 28,200 per 10 grams on Thursday, extending Wednesday’s gains in New Delhi on increased buying by jewellers and... read more »

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Nicole Scherzinger to sing at Mandela's funeral?

Nicole Scherzinger to sing at Mandela’s funeral?

Los Angeles – Singer Nicole Scherzinger will reportedly perform at funeral of anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela. Mandela died Dec 5. He will be put to rest... read more »

Jessica Simpson taking tantric's help?

Jessica Simpson taking tantric’s help?

Los Angeles – Singer Jessica Simpson and fiance Eric Johnson are reportedly seeing a tantric sex therapist. It is said that the advice has... read more »

Stallone eager to share colourful anecdotes with fans

Stallone eager to share colourful anecdotes with fans

Los Angeles – Hollywood action star Sylvester Stallone will discuss his career successes and failures in a special question and answer session with... read more »

Actor Vinay Apte passes away at 62.

Actor Vinay Apte passes away at 62.

MUMBAI – Character actor Vinay Apte (62) breathed his last at Kokilaben Ambani hospital in Andheri on Saturday evening. He was reportedly suffering from... read more »

My husband best in world: Jessica Alba

My husband best in world: Jessica Alba

Los Angeles – Actress Jessica Alba, who is married to ! businessman Cash Warren, says she has the best husband in the world. The 32-year-old actress says... read more »

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President greets nation on Guru Tegh Bahadur martyrdom day

President greets nation on Guru Tegh Bahadur martyrdom day

New Delhi – President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday greeted the nation, espe! cially the Sikh community, on the occasion of the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Nov 24. This year it marks the 332nd... read more »

Fifth type of boredom identified

Fifth type of boredom identified

Washington – Apart from the four types of boredom which were known before, researchers have identified another boredom subtype, namely... read more »

Lifestyle factors linked to healthy pregnancy identifie...

Lifestyle factors linked to healthy pregnancy identified

Washington – Researchers have identified certain lifestyle factors that make it more likely for a woman to have a normal pregnancy. They include... read more »

Heavy drinking mixes with marriage if both partners are...

Heavy drinking mixes with marriage if both partners are drinkers

Washington – A new study has revealed that couples where only one spouse was a heavy drinker had a much higher divorce rate than other couples. However,... read more »

Fun at work helps retain employees but may hurt product...

Prostate cancer: What men need to know

Washington – A new study has suggested that within the hospitality industry, manager support for fun is instrumental in reducing employee turnover,... read more »

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CBI chief expresses regret for 'rape' remark, NCW says its meaningless

2G hearing: SC directs CBI officers to leave court room and do th...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to CBI officers present in the court room and directed them to leave and “do their duty” in office. The court also did not... read more »

Muslims and Dalits must come together, says MIM...

Although just a fraction, this share means MIM candidates managed to make quick inroads into the bases of bigger parties. A barrister by training... read more »

Punjab and Haryana HC cancels godman Rampal’s bai...

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday cancelled the bail of controversial godman Rampal in a 2006 murder case and ordered that he be taken into... read more »

Rajnath goes on surprise checks across Delhi, takes act...

Patna blasts an act of terror: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: Surprise checks by home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday at public facilities across the Capital, including the New Delhi railway station, North... read more »

5 Dead at Rampal’s Ashram Including 18-Month-Old:...

HISAR, HARYANA:  Four bodies have been found at controversial guru Rampal’s ashram in Haryana’s Hisar and two more including an infant died in... read more »

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Tiger Woods' half-brother arrested for making `bomb threat`

Tiger Woods likely to tee-off at Delhi Golf Club

New Delhi – World No 1 golfer Tiger Woods is likely to make a brief visit to the capital and play at the prestigious Delhi Golf Club coming next week. The winner of 14 Majors is scheduled to... read more »

India favourites against depleted Chinese Taipei

With the Chinese Taipei participating without their top stars, there shall be no room for complacency when India take them on in their Asia/Oceania... read more »

Several Under-19 players to miss this season’s IPL

8 of the 15-member India U-19 WC squad are set to miss the bus for the seventh edition of the IPL after the governing council (GC) decided to exclude players... read more »

Virender Sehwag fires 48 in tied match

Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) opener Virender Sehwag struck a quickfire 48 from just 20 balls during their tied match against Mumbai Customs... read more »

India’s ‘Iceman’ Vishwaraj Jadeja aim...

Vishwaraj Jadeja (right in pic) hurtles around a chilly ice rink in the Netherlands thousands of miles from his home in India, chasing his unlikely dream of... read more »

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Nepal bus crash kills 14

KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said.   The bus was crowded with tourists and Nepalese... read more »

Police seek motive in fatal Washington state schoo...

Authorities were seeking a motive on Saturday as to why a high school student in the United States’ Washington state shot dead a female... read more »

Putin lashes out at U.S. as warmonger that has ‘d...

Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at the United States on Friday, accusing Washington of provoking armed conflicts and undermining global security in... read more »

Iran accuses Israel of benefiting from strife in Egypt,...

Iran has condemned violence in the Sinai Peninsula that left dozens of Egyptian security personnel dead on Friday, accusing Israel of benefiting from... read more »

Furious Cameron refuses to pay EU bill

David Cameron declares 'mission accomplished' in Afghanistan

British prime minister David Cameron’s troubled relationship with the EU plumbed new depths yesterday as he said Britain would not be paying more than... read more »

Justin Bieber to land in Mumbai today and there’s a LONG list of presents he’ll be receivi...

2 days to go for Justin Bieber’s concert and this is how he will be showered with gifts! The day is nearing, Beliebers, and yes, we can hear your hearts thumping as the Justin Bieber... read more »

Dangal China Collections: First Weekend

Dangal has smashed the previous records of Hindi films in the Chinese markets. It has already crossed the lifetime business of all films barring PK, which collected nearly $20 million – a... read more »

Kabir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan come together for a film. Here are the details

Those who have seen the film trailer of the Salman Khan starrer Tubelight, just cannot stop raving about the same. Touted to be the next potential blockbuster, Tubelight is indeed one... read more »

Delhi: 17-year-old girl found living in house filled with garbage, rescued

When the neighbours heard the girl crying Sunday, they grew suspicious and called the police. A 17-year-old girl, whose parents have been fighting a legal battle over maintenance, has been... read more »

NEET physics tough, tricky: Medical aspirants

UMBAI: For most of the 11.35 lakh candidates who appeared for the National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET) across the country on Sunday for admissions to medical and dental colleges, physics was... read more »