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With these tips, you will never miss a c...

With these tips, you will never miss a connecting flight

Whether you are travelling domestically or internationally, missing a connecting flight can damper to your holiday spirit. Not only this incident causes unnecessary delays, it may also amount to additional expense which will throw your travel budget out of sync. Sometime the reason for missing the... read more »

5 Smoothies to Beat the Summer Heat

5 Smoothies to Beat the Summer Heat

Mercury is rising, and summer is in full swing. The scorching heat and humidity in this season are quite a challenge to survive. To beat the summer heat, nothing can be more refreshing than a summertime smoothie. These amalgamated concoctions are a fantastic way to simmer down the soaring... read more »

Why is Chennai One of the Best Cities in...

Why is Chennai One of the Best Cities in India for Higher Education?

That time of the year when the sun shines bright and is in its most ruthless form is here. This is the time when the examinations get over, almost all schools are shut and everyone including students prefer staying indoors. However, some students are venturing out of their comfort zone to explore... read more »

Maharashtra Board: MSBSHSE HSC Class 12t...

Maharashtra Board: MSBSHSE HSC Class 12th results 2017 to be declared today...

Maharashtra Board: This year, a total of 15,05,365 students have registered. HSC results 2017: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is releasing the results of HSC exam on May 30 at 1 pm. Last year, the results were released on May 25. HSC exams were... read more »

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Asia

Pakistan claims nuclear facilities safe from cyber, other threats for 40 years

Pakistan claims nuclear facilities safe from cyber, other threats...

Islamabad – Pakistan has given ‘highest importance’ to ensuring that the country’s nuclear programme is safe and secure, Ambassador Masood Khan told the UN General Assembly. Khan assured... read more »

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Tehran confirms India still part of Iran-Pak gas p...

Islamabad – India is still part of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline officially as the modalities between Iran and India for the supply of gas,... read more »

Chinese foreign minister to attend trilateral meeting

Chinese foreign minister to attend trilateral meeting

Beijing – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the 12th meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Russia and India and also the 11th Asia-Europe... read more »

Inspectors say Syria chemical site abandoned

Inspectors say Syria chemical site abandoned

Chemical weapons inspectors say Syria has provided video and photographic evidence that shows a chemical weapons site near war-torn Aleppo has been dismantled... read more »

Thousands flee as supertyphoon nears Philippines

Thousands flee as supertyphoon nears Philippines

Manila – Schools in some provinces of Philippines were closed Thursday as supertyphoon Haiyan came nearer to the country’s eastern coast. The... read more »

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Air India Joins Star Alliance Group

Air India Ltd has joined the Star Alliance group of carriers, a spokesman said on Tuesday, a move that could help boost revenues at the loss-making state-run airline. Executives at Star Alliance met... read more »

Gold futures down 0.10% on weak global cues, profi...

NEW DELHI: Gold prices fell 0.10 per cent to Rs 27,641 per 10 grams in futures trade today amid a weak trend overseas and profit-booking by... read more »

Sensex Slips Below 25,000 Amid Selloff in ITC, Infosys ...

The BSE Sensex is on track for a fourth straight fall on Monday amid a sharp selloff in index heavyweight stocks such as ITC and Infosys. These two stocks have... read more »

ITC slumps over 5 pct on worries over higher taxes in b...

Shares of biggest cigarette manufacturer ITC Ltd (ITC.NS) fall more than 5 percent on a media report that the government may raise taxes on cigarettes... read more »

Paswan: Govt to hike import duty on sugar to 40%, give ...

NEW DELHI, JUNE 23: The Government will hike the import duty on sugar to 40 per cent from the current 15 per cent, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas... read more »

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Entertainment

Zoe Saldana finally confirms marriage to Italian artist

Zoe Saldana finally confirms marriage to Italian artist

Washington – Zoe Saldana has finally confirmed that she’s married Italian artist Marco Perego, revealing the two tied the knot in England. While making an appearance on chat show Jimmy... read more »

Steve McQueen named best director for `12 Years a Slave`

Steve McQueen named best director for `12 Years a ...

London – Steve McQueen has been named the best director for his film ‘12 Years a Slave’ by the New York Film Critics Circle. ‘American... read more »

Stan Lee’s new Indian superhero Chakra causes a storm

Stan Lee’s new Indian superhero Chakra causes a storm

London – Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee has caused a storm in the comic book world by creating a new Indian superhero Chakra. The story revolves... read more »

Fast and Furious 7` may be cancelled after Paul Walker’...

'Fast & Furious 7' release delayed, rescheduled for 2015

Washington – The production of ‘Fast and Furious 7’ has been put on hold after the sudden death of the movie’s star Paul Walker, who recently died... read more »

LiLo denies dating Liam Neeson’s teenage son Michael

LiLo denies dating Liam Neeson’s teenage son Michael

Washington – Lindsay Lohan has rebuffed claims that she is dating Liam Neeson’s 18-year-old son and model, Michael Neeson. Rumors first started doing... read more »

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Weight reduction could help combat heart disease

Weight reduction could help combat heart disease

Washington – Researchers have found that weight reduction program decreases atrial fibrillation and symptom severity. Hany S. Abed, B.Pharm., M.B.B.S., of the University of Adelaide and Royal... read more »

BMI could help predict type-2 diabetic patients` heart disease risk

BMI could help predict type-2 diabetic patients` h...

Washington – Researchers have discovered a simple way to further predict a diabetic patient’s risk for heart disease: by measuring their body... read more »

Exposure to environmental toxins during pregnancy may l...

Exposure to environmental toxins during pregnancy may lead to congenital heart defects

Washington – A new study has revealed that mothers’ exposure to specific mixtures of environmental toxins during pregnancy, may result in children’s... read more »

Physical fitness could help prevent heart attacks

Physical fitness could help prevent heart attacks

Washington – Researchers have found that attaining higher levels of physical fitness lowers the risk of having heart attacks and increases survival among... read more »

How teens choose their pals

How teens choose their pals

Washington – While it is a common perception that teenage friendships are formed by joining cliques, a new study has revealed that the courses students... read more »

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I am opposed to India, US policies, says Imran Khan

Imran Khan lauds Modi for anti-black money initiatives

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s opposition leader Imran Khan is all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks. “Whatever you say... read more »

Manohar Parrikar to resign as Goa CM on Saturday

Manohar Parrikar, who is tipped to be the Union defence minister in the cabinet expansion on Sunday, will resign on Saturday as the Goa chief... read more »

Two RSS leaders in race for Goa’s CM post

Goa may ban VVIP bodyguards after Nitesh Rane's vandalism

PANAJI/NEW DELHI: Amid speculations of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar being elevated as a Union minister, BJP’s Goa unit will meet on Thursday and... read more »

Two RSS leaders in race for Goa’s CM post

Parrikar likes to read in loo, be it even on Mahabharata

PANAJI/NEW DELHI: Amid speculations of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar being elevated as a Union minister, BJP’s Goa unit will meet on Thursday and... read more »

Rajinikanth should not enter politics, except if he joi...

CHENNAI: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth may have been wooed by BJP and G K Vasan, who broke away from the Congress,but newly appointed Congress chief in Tamil... read more »

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Rohan Bopanna returns to India’s Davis Cup squad

Mumbai – Rohan Bopanna today returned to the country’s Davis Cup squad after a two-year gap as AITA named a six-member team for the Asia/Oceania Group I contest against Chinese Taipei,... read more »

Tiger Woods topped Golf Digest 50's income list for 2013

Tiger Woods topped Golf Digest 50’s income ...

World number one Tiger Woods has reportedly topped Golf Digest 50’s income list for 2013 for the 11th time in its 11-year history with 1.3... read more »

Sunderland v Manchester United

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

Follow live match commentary of the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg between Sunderland and Manchester United at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday, January... read more »

Ashes 2013-14 : England’s whitewash against Austr...

Ashes 2013-14 : England's whitewash against Australia

Amazing how everything in cricket changes, and yet stays almost exactly the same. From the moment in mid-September that England announced a very large squad... read more »

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) mulls franchise...

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is mulling on launching ambitious big prize money franchised-based league, which will have Olympic and world... read more »

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World

Typhoon Vongfong lashes Japan; 35 people hurt

A powerful typhoon poured heavy rains over Japan’s southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the next island of Kyushu on Sunday, becoming the second severe storm to hit in a week. At least 35... read more »

Kerry to Meet Israel, PA Leaders as Peace Talks Continue

US concerned over Kobani, will take time to confro...

Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States was deeply concerned about what he called the “tragedy” in the Syrian... read more »

Oscar Pistorius awaits sentence for killing of Reeva St...

Oscar Pistorius — the onetime South African sporting hero found guilty of killing his girlfriend but cleared of murder in her death — will return... read more »

IS jihadists execute Iraqi journalist, 12 other people

SAMARRA, Iraq: Islamic State militants executed an Iraqi news cameraman and 12 other people on Friday in several towns and villages north of Baghdad,... read more »

Ebola toll passes 4,000 as fears grow worldwide

MADRID: The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said Friday, while a Madrid nurse was fighting for her life and authorities... read more »

Suspend Premium Processing Of Work Visas For Foreign Doctors: US Senators

Three influential American Senators have sought lifting of the suspension of premium processing of work visas of foreign doctors, including from India, who commit to work in rural areas in... read more »

Blog: The Reasons For Modi Being Stronger Than Ever

On this day, Narendra Modi coloured the Ganga from source to Varanasi in saffron in an astonishing victory that recalls the sweep of the 2014 general election and clearly allows the BJP to... read more »

Uttarakhand Election Results 2017: Harish Rawat Loses Both Seats

The Congress was trounced in Uttarakhand by the BJP today, leading only in 13 of the state’s 70 seats at 1.30 pm. The BJP is leading in 58 seats at 3.15 pm. Chief Minister Harish... read more »

Akhilesh Yadav’s Unforced Errors Will Impact His Clout vs Father Mulayam

It turns out that Akhilesh Yadav’s big decisions in his attempt to stretch his political legs far from his father have backfired spectacularly. The 44-year-old Chief Minister today... read more »

Will Mayor Of Lucknow Be Next UP Chief Minister? Up To Party, He ...

Dinesh Sharma, the Mayor of Lucknow, says the mandate for him and other state leaders from Prime Minister Narendra Modi was simple – win a majority in Uttar Pradesh. Mr Sharma, who had charge... read more »