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When Should You Start Investing For Your...

When Should You Start Investing For Your Child’s Education?

The answer is As soon as possible. Remember, Farhan Qureshi of the 3 Idiots movie? His father, Mr. Qureshi wanted him to become an engineer and he even started planning from the day his son was born. Though we don’t want to discuss the senior’s Qureshi career choice, i.e.; engineering and... read more »

After Sharif, who could be Pakistan’s ne...

After Sharif, who could be Pakistan’s next PM? Brother, ally among probable...

Nawaz Sharif was ousted from the prime minister’s office by the Supreme Court, but as the head of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party he will be able to nominate his successor. Sharif’s chosen candidate will be put to a vote in the National Assembly: a rubber stamp affair as... read more »

Vodafone Rs 244 prepaid plan with 70GB 4...

Vodafone Rs 244 prepaid plan with 70GB 4G data: All you need to know

The new plan from Vodafone is applicable for new prepaid customers who have a new 4G prepaid SIM card. The plan gives users 1GB 4G data per day for 70 days. Old Vodafone customers get similar benefits with 56 days of validity for Rs 346. The Rs 346 plan offers unlimited voice calling to any... read more »

Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missil...

Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia was shot down late on Thursday, said the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. Air defence forces downed the missile over the Wasaliyah area of Taif province, 69 km from Mecca,... read more »

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Voting ends peacefully in Maldives

Voting ends peacefully in Maldives

Male – Voting ended peacefully in the Maldives presidential election Saturday even as the candidates expressed unhappiness over the manner of balloting. Unless a candidate wins an outright... read more »

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afgha...

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, a media... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Senior Palestinian official accuses Israel of Yasser’s ...

Senior Palestinian official accuses Israel of Yasser’s murder

London – A senior Palestinian official has reportedly claimed that Israel was the first and only suspect in the killing of Palestinian leader Yasser... read more »

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Slum-free action plan need of the hour: Venkaiah Naidu

Asserting that a slum-free plan of action is the need of the hour, Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said... read more »

BSE hold Trading: How It Will wedge You

The Bombay Stock Exchange had to shut markets on Thursday after share prices and indices such as the Sensex stopped updating due to a network outage.... read more »

Withdrawing Money From ATMs Outside Home Branch Network...

The Reserve Bank of India is considering if banks can charge a fee for using automated teller machines (ATMs) to withdraw money from outside the home bank... read more »

Gold Futures down by 0.15 % on weak Global Cues

Gold And Silver : 2014

Gold prices eased by 0.15 per cent to Rs. 27,803 per 10 grams in Wednesday’s futures trade as participants offloaded positions on weak cues from global... read more »

Govt hikes onion MEP to $500 per tonne

The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum export price of onion to $500 per tonne to improve the domestic supply and curb prices. Last month, the minimum... read more »

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

Demi Lovato `not mad` at Joe Jonas for tell-all essay

Washington –  Demi Lovato has confessed that she is not mad at Joe Jonas after his shocking tell-all essay in New York magazine. The 21-year-old singer claimed that she in fact wants to... read more »

Uday Chopra under no pressure to get married

Uday Chopra under no pressure to get married

Mumbai – At 4l, actor-producer Uday Chopra does not feel any pressure to get married, and he is busy working on establishing Yash Raj Films... read more »

UTV Stars ‘immortalizes’ Asha Parek in R...

UTV Stars 'immortalizes' Asha Parek in 'Walk of the Stars'

New Delhi – UTV Stars has immortalized Asha Parekh in the ‘ Walk of the Stars’ at the Bandra – Bandstand Promenade. The 71-year-old... read more »

My husband is smart, strict producer: Divya Khosla Kuma...

My husband is smart, strict producer: Divya Khosla Kumar

Mumbai – Divya Khosla Kumar, who is currently busy promoting her directorial debut “Yaariyaan”, says her husband Bhushan Kumar is a very... read more »

Pakistan Idol makes its debut on the small screen

Pakistan Idol makes its debut on the small screen

London -The episode of Pakistan Idol talent show has been broadcast for the first time ever. The programme has been described by the media as a watershed in... read more »

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Choice of coffee or beer can affect your DNA

Drink coffee for a healthy heart

Tokyo – A cup of coffee may keep your heart healthy by improving blood flow, says a study. A study on 27 healthy adults showed for the first time that drinking a cup of caffeinated coffee... read more »

Things you should consider before divorce revealed

Things you should consider before divorce revealed

Washington – Divorce takes even more work, especially when there are kids involved, and there are things that you should know before taking... read more »

Most horrible bed-sharing habits revealed

Most horrible bed-sharing habits revealed

London – From finding other people’s undies in your new boyfriend’s bedroom to farting in bed, a survey has revealed the worst bed-sharing... read more »

50pc of women would dump their men over terrible X-mas ...

50pc of women would dump their men over terrible X-mas gifts

London – A new survey has revealed that nearly 50 percent women are ready to break-up with their boyfriends over awful presents. The survey, conducted on... read more »

‘Protein-filled breakfast helps loose weight̵...

'Protein-filled breakfast helps loose weight'

Los Angeles – Eating a protein-filled breakfast is an answer for those who wants to loose weight instantly, according to new research. A new study re!... read more »

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14,000 Push-Ups to Raise 25,000 Pounds for Indian Soldier’s...

LONDON: 20 years ago, Australian army’s Brigadier Bill Sowry, then a Major, was training at the Staff College in India where he became friends with Major Mohit Whig. The two men and their... read more »

China trains Pakistan troops: Is India looking at ...

India’s worst nightmare situation of a military gang-up between Pakistan and China, the only two foreign countries which have fought wars with... read more »

AAP made me a sacrificial lamb in Lok Sabha elections: ...

New Delhi: Controversy has become synonymous with Shazia Ilmi, the former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader. By her own admission, even when she did something good,... read more »

Two rebels killed in Kashmir gun battle

Two separatist guerrillas were killed and four people, including two soldiers, were injured Friday in a fierce overnight gunfight in south Kashmir’s... read more »

Mamata suspends three prison officials after Kunal Ghos...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has suspended three officials of Kolkata’s Presidency jail where Saradha scam accused and former TMC... read more »

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Australian Open: Stanislas Wawrinka’s semifinal victory set...

Melbourne: As Stanislas Wawrinka advances into his maiden Grand Slam final, his victory against Tomas Berdych has also set the possibility for an all-Swiss final at the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday. It... read more »

Australian Open: Lack of match practice led to Rog...

A frustrated Andy Murray blamed his lack of match practice following back surgery for his quarter-final defeat against Roger Federer at the... read more »

Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Horia Tecau sail into the ...

Melbourne – India’s Sania Mirza and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau stormed into the semifinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian... read more »

Li Na, Dominka Cibulkova storm into Australian Open fin...

WILL it be third time lucky for Li Na as she marched into the Australian Open women’s final for a third time ending the hopes of talented teenager... read more »

Karun Nair: An all-weather player

As recently as 39 days ago, Karun Nair was just another kid with a heavy cricket kit and lightheaded cricketing ambitions. He hadn’t yet played a first-class... read more »

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Islamic State foiled in attempt to kidnap Syrian rebel leader in ...

A top Syrian rebel commander was shot and wounded in an apparent kidnapping attempt by the Islamic State in a Turkish city, raising questions about Ankara’s readiness to stop jihadists operating on... read more »

Japanese PM Abe suffers setback as two ministers q...

Japan’s new trade and industry minister quit over a funding scandal on Monday and the justice minister resigned after being accused of violating... read more »

Search resumes for missing South Koreans after Thai boa...

Bangkok: The search has resumed for two South Korean tourists missing off Thailand`s southern coast after their tour boat crashed into a fishing vessel, police... read more »

Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US ai...

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against... read more »

3 Japanese female ministers visit notorious Yasukuni Sh...

TOKYO – Three Japanese female ministers on Saturday paid visits to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival. The visits by the... read more »

Farm loan waiver: As Maha CM Fadnavis ‘studies’ UP model, parties discard ideo...

Isn’t it odd that a party which has its nominee in the Maharashtra government led by Devendra Fadnavis should organize an agitation demanding the waiver of loans to farmers? And that the... read more »

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar asks health department to list priority areas

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought inputs from the health department on identifying priority areas so as to improve medical facilities in the state. “The chief minister... read more »

Marathwada droughts: Sinking wells and rising debts have left farmers helpless

Parth MN is travelling across Maharashtra’s Marathwada province on a People’s Archive of Rural India fellowship to chronicle agrarian issues in the region, over a period of 6-8... read more »

Cognizant to hire more in US, optimise workforce

Chennai: US-headquartered Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS), which has over a third of its workforce in India, has said it will rationalise its cost structure by bringing the employee... read more »

View: Indian diplomacy rises above the stratosphere

With imaginative use of India’s low-cost space capability, Prime Minister Narendra Mod has improved India’s none-too-smooth relations in the South Asian neighbourhood, with the Indian Space... read more »