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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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South Korea leader warns of North's 'reckless provocations'

South Korean president likely to visit India next year

New Delhi – India and South Korea Saturday reviewed their strategic ties at a meeting of the joint commission here during which the possibility of a visit to India by President Park Geun-hye in... read more »

Maldives court puts off presidential runoff

Maldives court puts off presidential runoff

The Maldives Supreme Court ordered the postponement of a presidential runoff election scheduled for Sunday, one day after the first round failed... read more »

10,000 feared dead as typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines

10,000 feared dead as typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines

As many as 10,000 people are believed to have died in one Philippine city alone when one of the worst storms on record sent giant sea waves, washing away... read more »

World powers fail to seal Iran nuclear deal

World powers fail to seal Iran nuclear deal

The five United Nation veto powers and Germany failed to agree on an initial nuclear deal with Iran that would have asked for mutual concessions, after three... read more »

Pakistan PM to attend CHOGM in Colombo

Pakistan PM to attend CHOGM in Colombo

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka next week, state media... read more »

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Bullet trains: Is Modi courting a dream or a nightmare?

The one thing that gave me considerable cause for pause in Sadananda Gowda’s Railway Budget was his proposal for a bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Gowda said: “It is the wish... read more »

Car sales increase 14.76 pct, two-wheelers 13 pct ...

Domestic passenger car sales increased 14.76 per cent to 1,60,232 units in June as compared to 1,39,624 units in the year-ago month. Motorcycle sales... read more »

SpiceJet Today Offers Ten Lakh Tickets For Fares Starti...

No-frills carrier SpiceJet today put ten lakh seats on the block with base fares starting as low as Rs. 999, for a one-way journey under a limited period... read more »

Oil India completes 50% acquisition in Western Siberian...

Exploration and production firm Oil India Ltd (OIL) on Friday announced it has completed acquisition of 50 per cent shareholding in a subsidiary of PetroNeft... read more »

Gold ends stabilize; silver rise on stockists buying

Gold dropped Rs. 275 to Rs. 29,900 per ten grams

Gold ended steady at Rs. 28,400 per ten gram in the national capital on Friday in the absence of worthwhile activity even as it edged higher overseas. On the... read more »

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Sonakshi thanks audience for love

Sonakshi thanks audience for love

Actress Sonakshi Sinha has thanked the audience for appreciating her latest release “R..! .Rajkumar”, and says she is dancing with joy. “Your appreciation and pyaar have us dancing... read more »

J.Lo seeks legal name change following split from Marc Anthony

J.Lo seeks legal name change following split from ...

Washington –  Jennifer Lopez has filed documents in response to her divorce from Marc Anthony, seeking to restore her name from Jennifer... read more »

Aditya Roy Kapur enjoys Habib Faisal’s direction

Aditya Roy Kapur enjoys Habib Faisal's direction

Mumbai – Actor Aditya Roy Kapur, who is working under filmmaker Habib Faisal’s direction in “Daawat-e-Ishq”, says he is one of the... read more »

Protest over parole for Sanjay Dutt

Protest over parole for Sanjay Dutt

Pune – A group of Republican Party of India (RPI) activists demonstrated outside the Yerawada Central Jail here Saturday, protesting the likely release... read more »

I’m still waiting to work with Dilip Kumar: Asha ...

I'm still waiting to work with Dilip Kumar: Asha Parekh

By Uma Ramsubramanian Mumbai – From evergreen Dev Anand to superstar Rajesh Khanna, Asha Parekh has worked with most leading stars of Indian cinema... read more »

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Casual sex may be double edged sword for health

Casual sex may be double edged sword for health

Washington – A new study has suggested that poor mental health and casual sex feed off each other among teens and young adults, with each one contributing to the other over time. Researchers... read more »

Obama signs bill for HIV organ donation

Obama signs bill for HIV organ donation

Washington – US President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday a bill that allows scientists to carry out research into organ donations from... read more »

Make-up secrets for healthy glowing skin revealed

Make-up secrets for healthy glowing skin revealed

New Delhi – Bobbi Brown Cosmetics experts have shared tips and tricks for achieving the perfectly healthy glowing skin with the help of concealer,... read more »

Bigger bowls make kids want more food

Bigger bowls make kids want more food

Washington – Bigger dishes can cause adults to serve and consume more food, and the same thing apply to kids who also become vulnerable to this bowl-size... read more »

Researchers trying to create graphene condoms for great...

Researchers trying to create graphene condoms for greater pleasure

Melbourne – Scientists from the University of Manchester are trying to create thinner, stronger, safer and more pleasurable condoms, using world’s... read more »

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Man With AK-47 Tried to Kidnap Top Hyderabad Executive

A man armed with an AK-47 tried to kidnap a top industrialist in Hyderabad from his car this morning. K Nityananda Reddy, Vice Chairman of Aurobindo Pharma, had finished a morning walk at 7 am in the... read more »

Headless body in two parts found in sacks

A headless body of a man chopped into two pieces was recovered from Southeast Delhi’s Ambedkar Nagar area on Sunday morning. While the torso was... read more »

Manohar Parrikar mulling new policy for defence lobbyin...

PANAJI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is considering the introduction of a new policy on the vexed issue of blacklisting defence equipment suppliers... read more »

High Court slams government for not being able to produ...

Hisar: Punjab and Haryana High Court has slammed the state government for not being able to produce godman Rampal on the scheduled date of hearing. Rampal on... read more »

Don’t pin any hopes on us in the future: Shiv Sen...

Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Monday ruled out rapprochement with former ally BJP saying the ruling party has “shattered the hopes of the people” after what... read more »

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Supreme Court keeps on hold Lalit Modi's return as Rajasthan Cricket Association chief

Lalit Modi’s return will intensify the heat on BCCI

When the New Year had started, everything seemed to be going great for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). First, the Supreme Court held back Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA)... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have revealed the ...

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have revealed the 2014 Mercedes – the W05 – in the Jerez pitlane ahead of the first pre-season test. As a... read more »

Punjab Warriors thrash Mumbai Magicians 5-3 to register...

Hero Hockey World League Final

Putting behind their last night’s defeat against Delhi, Punjab Warriors made a promising start to the encounter and created trouble for the Mumbai... read more »

Saina Nehwal ends title drought, wins Syed Modi

Saina Nehwal slips to ninth in world badminton rankings

Top seed Saina Nehwal prevailed over compatriot and second seed PV Sindhu 21-14, 21-17 to win the $120,000 Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold... read more »

Back problem made it impossible to win Australian Open:...

Rafael Nadal at Australian Open third round

World No1 Rafael Nadal shed tears during the Australian Open trophy ceremony following an emotional roller-coaster against Stanislas Wawrinka, and said a... read more »

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US says ISIL makes $1 million-a-day selling oil – even to enemies...

The US government is intensifying efforts to undermine the finances of ISIL, vowing to crack down on the islamic militant group’s black market oil business. To disrupt the market in oil derived... read more »

Canada Police: Shooter went from petty crime to te...

OTTAWA — Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was angry about a delayed passport that thwarted his plans to go to Syria when he shot dead a Canadian soldier... read more »

First Ebola case in New York; doctor tested positive

A physician with Doctors Without Borders who returned to New York City after treating Ebola victims in West Africa tested positive for the virus on Thursday,... read more »

UK told to pay £1.7bn extra to EU

The UK has been told it must pay an extra £1.7bn (2.1bn euros) towards the European Union’s budget because the economy has performed better than... read more »

Ebola in New York: Doctor tests positive for deadly dis...

Authorities in New York confirmed on Thursday night that a doctor who had recently returned to his home in Harlem after working for Doctors Without Borders in... 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,... read more »

Kapil Mishra ‘shares evidence’ against Arvind Kejriwal in Rs 400 crore scam

Mishra alleged that the investigation into the tanker scam that dated back to Sheila Dikshit’s tenure as CM was repeatedly delayed and influenced by Kejriwal and “his two... read more »

My tears are not my weakness: IPS Charu Nigam

HIGHLIGHTS Emotional IPS Charu Nigam today said that “her tears are not her weakness.” I am not weak because I had tears in my eyes. It was due to the tenderness associated with women,... read more »