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We oppose militarisation of South China Sea: Australia’s foreign minister

India has commercial interests in the South China Sea and has been pressing for resolving the dispute as per the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with minister for foreign affairs, Australia, Julie Bishop in a meeting in New Delhi on July... read more »

LoC firing: Pak targets schools in J&...

LoC firing: Pak targets schools in J&K; 217 students, 15 teachers rescu...

All schools in Nowshera, Manjakote sectors of Rajouri district is closed for an indefinite periodBraving Pakistani shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC), authorities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evacuated 217 students and 15 teachers from three schools where they... read more »

Precedents suggest Mayawati’s resignatio...

Precedents suggest Mayawati’s resignation likely to be rejected on technica...

Her resignation may not be accepted because members quitting Parliament are expected to submit their resignation in a simple format and without conditions Hours after storming out of the Rajya Sabha for not being allowed to speak on alleged Dalit atrocities in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, Bahujan... read more »

US ‘concerned’ about India-C...

US ‘concerned’ about India-China border standoff, says ‘b...

NEW DELHI: The US said on Wednesday that it’s “concerned” about the India-China border standoff in Doklam that’s now entered its second month. “I know that the United States is concerned about the ongoing situation there,” said US state department spokesperson... read more »

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China urges US to respect air defence zone

China urges flexibility on Iran nuclear talks in Geneva

Beijing – China Thursday called on parties concerned to adopt a flexible and pragmatic approach, as they began a new round of talks on the Iran nuclear issue in Geneva. Foreign Ministry... read more »

Dangerous operation to remove fuel rods about to begin at Fukushima nuke plant

Dangerous operation to remove fuel rods about to b...

London – Engineers are preparing to extract the first of more than 1,000 nuclear fuel rods from one of the wrecked reactor buildings at... read more »

Pakistan claims nuclear facilities safe from cyber, oth...

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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Hair needs extra love in winter

Tips to manage colour-treated hair revealed

Washington – While colouring hair has become a common beauty treatment, the process can leave your hair dry and brittle. Therefore, dermatologist Paradi Mirmirani, MD, FAAD, assistant clinical... read more »

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.,... read more »

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

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

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

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Will focus on Delhi in next 5-10 years: Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Preparing for the polls, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today said he will focus on Delhi for the next five to 10 years and any decision on fighting elections in other states will... read more »

Married woman can get father’s job: Madras HC

CHENNAI: Why is it that a married daughter of a deceased government employee is not eligible for appointment under compassionate grounds, whereas a... read more »

‘Paanwala’ seeks appointment with PM

VARANASI: A paanwala of Kashi has sought an appointment with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apprise him of the concerns of betel sellers during his... read more »

12 children feared drowned in boat capsize in UP

RAE BARELI : Twelve children were today feared drowned when their boat capsized in the Gangariver at Raalpurghat under Saraini police station area here,... read more »

Imran Khan lauds Modi for anti-black money initiatives

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

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... 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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Typhoon Vongfong Lashes Southern Japan

TOKYO—Typhoon Vongfong reached Japan’s main islands Monday morning, bringing heavy winds and rain to southern and western parts of Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 400,000... read more »

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... read more »

US concerned over Kobani, will take time to confront Is...

Kerry to Meet Israel, PA Leaders as Peace Talks Continue

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

PM Modi Most Popular Leader Since Independence: Amit Shah Victory Speech

BJP chief Amit Shah arrived at the BJP’s headquarters in Delhi on Saturday afternoon to a big welcome from hundreds of party workers singing and dancing to celebrate the party’s... read more »

World Facing ‘Largest Humanitarian Crisis’ Since 1945: United Nations

The world is facing its “largest humanitarian crisis” since 1945, said the United Nations (UN), further issuing a plea for help to avoid “a catastrophe”. read more »

Srinagar-Jammu highway remains closed for 4th day

Efforts to restore the nearly 300-km highway, the only all-weather surface link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was hampered by continuous rain and snowfall in... read more »

Mayawati No 3, Alleges Rigging In What BJP Pegs As ‘Farewell Speech’

As the BJP headed for a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, former Chief Minister Mayawati blamed it on largescale rigging and threatened to complain to the Election Commission and go to... read more »

Naxal attack ‘cowardly, dastardly’ act: Sonia Gandhi

Saluting the CRPF men for their supreme and unforgettable sacrifices, Sonia Gandhi said her thoughts and prayers were with the families of the victims. read more »