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IAS trainee drowns in swimming pool whil...

IAS trainee drowns in swimming pool while trying to rescue woman officer at...

IAS and IRS trainees had gathered for a poolside party at Foreign Service Institute in south Delhi’s Ber Sarai when a woman officer slipped into a swimming pool. A 30-year-old trainee IAS officer drowned at a swimming pool in Foreign Service Institute in south Delhi’s Ber Sarai around midnight... read more »

In Babri Case, LK Advani, Uma Bharti, MM...

In Babri Case, LK Advani, Uma Bharti, MM Joshi In Court Today: 10 Points

The Supreme Court had directed that BJP leaders including LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, would face trial for conspiracy charges in Babri case. LUCKNOW:  Senior BJP leaders LK Advani today arrived at a court in Lucknow for the framing of conspiracy charges related to the 1992... read more »

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Nalini Murug...

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Nalini Murugan moves UNHRC, seeks release from ...

Murugan has alleged she has suffered discrimination at the hands of the Indian government as well as the state government of Tamil Nadu. Nalini Murugan, who was convicted for her role in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, has moved the United Nations Human Rights Commission... read more »

Kota world’s seventh most densely popula...

Kota world’s seventh most densely populated city, Mumbai second: WEF

With a population density of 12100 people per sq km, Kota has become the world’s 7th most densely populated city. It is still almost two and a half time less than that of Mumbai which is second among 10 most densely populated cities. A coaching hub for competitive examinations, industrial... read more »

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Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after all ballots were counted, according to the... read more »

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called settlements constructed by the Israeli regime on occupied Palestinian lands... read more »

Evidence suggests Arafat poisoned with radioactive subs...

Evidence suggests Arafat poisoned with radioactive substance

Washington – Swiss scientists have reportedly found evidence which suggests that the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned with a deadly... read more »

Blasts outside CPC office in China, one dead, 8 Injured...

Blasts outside CPC office in China, one dead, 8Injured.

Beijing – One person was killed and eight others were injured in explosions Wednesday morning in front of a provincial office building of the Communist... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

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IndiGo registers highest number of fliers at 1.9 million in May

MUMBAI: Indian carriers managed to fill their flights a little more in May over April as lower fares during summer vacations encouraged more people to travel. Overall, however, the air passenger... read more »

SpiceJet Extends Rs. 1,999 Monsoon Offer Pan-India

Budget carrier SpiceJet today extended its special monsoon fare offer with a starting ticket price of Rs. 1,999 (all inclusive) pan-India, a day... read more »

Sensex recovers 56 points ahead of IIP data

Sensex trades flat in pre-noon session

The BSE Sensex on Thursday gained nearly 56 points in early trade on selective buying in oil, IT and banking stocks ahead of industrial output data for April... read more »

Vishal Sikka to head Infosys

IT major Infosys named Vishal Sikka, former executive board member SAP AG, as its first non-founder Chief Executive Officer. The Vadodara-born, doctorate in... read more »

Infosys shares fall as top executive quits

MUMBAI: Shares of Infosys fell nearly 3% on Friday following the exit of its global head of strategic sales, marketing and alliances Prasad Thrikutam. The... read more »

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Salman case 2002 : State wants to appeal but actor seeks early trial

Salman Khan hit-and-run case: Mumbai court orders fresh trial

Mumbai – A Mumbai court on Thursday ordered a fresh trial of the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan. After Salman had requested the court that the earlier evidence... read more »

India's 'Liar's Dice' to compete at Sundance fest

India’s ‘Liar’s Dice’ to c...

New Delhi – Malayalam actress Geetu Mohandas’ directorial debut “Liar’s Dice” has been selected for the competition... read more »

I am single: Aditya Roy Kapur

I am single: Aditya Roy Kapur

Mumbai – Actor Aditya Roy Kapur has denied reports that he is dating his “Aashiqui 2” co-star Shraddha Kapoor. “Everybody asks me this... read more »

Amy Adams wonders why people mistake her for Isla Fishe...

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Los Angeles – Actress Amy Adams says that people mistake her for actress Isla Fisher a lot and she doesn’t understand the reason behind it. The... read more »

AbRam now healthy, has dimples: SRK

AbRam now healthy, has dimples: SRK

New Delhi – AbRam, Shah Rukh Khan’s third child, who was born through surrogacy and prematurely by several months, is now healthy, says the superstar.... read more »

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Obama greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak birthday

Obama greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak birthday

Washington – President Barack Obama has greeted “Sikh friends” around the world on the birth anniversary of Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak saying Sikh values of pluralism were... read more »

'Yaum-e-Ashoora' observed with mourning procession in Hyderabad

‘Yaum-e-Ashoora’ observed with mournin...

Hyderabad – A mood of mourning pervades the old city of Hyderabad a! s Shia Muslims Friday observed “Yaum-e-Ashoora” to mark the... read more »

Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj passes away

Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj passes away

Gurgaon – Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj, who was flown in from Allahabad Nov 11, breathed his last Friday morning, a doctor said. Kripalu Maharaj was... read more »

Sabarimala pilgrimage season begins Saturday

Sabarimala pilgrimage season begins Saturday

Thiruvananthapuram – The sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala temple will open its door early Saturday on the first day of the Malayalam month of... read more »

Obama to nominate Indian American as surgeon general

Obama to nominate Indian American as surgeon general

By Arun Kumar Washington – President Barack Obama plans to nominate Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, the Indian-American head of a doctors group that promotes... read more »

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Two nabbed with Rs 10 lakh fake notes in West Bengal

Kolkata: Two people were arrested and Rs 10 lakh fake Indian currency notes (FICN) seized from them near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Malda district, the BSF said Wednesday.Border... read more »

Chandy holds mass contact programme in Kannur

Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy rejects CBI pro...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today rejected the demand of opposition leader V S Achuthanandan for a CBI probe into the... read more »

Mayawati fields two Dalit candidates for Rajya Sabha

Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday announced Dalit leaders Rajaram andVeer Singh as its nominees for forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections. As the strength of party... read more »

After Wagah blast, Pakistan Taliban faction threatens t...

New Delhi: After claiming responsibility for the suicide bombing at the Wagah border in Pakistanthat killed at least 60 people and left over 110 injured, the... read more »

President dissolves Delhi assembly

India-Myanmar relations rooted in history: Mukherjee

The Delhi Assembly was on Wednesday dissolved, paving the way for fresh elections that will end the political hibernation since the AAP government fell in... read more »

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Football Association of Zambia's football chief wants foreign coach

Football Association of Zambia’s football chief wants forei...

Lusaka –  Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Kalusha Bwalya wants a foreign coach for the national football team. Bwalya said local coaches should upgrade their coaching... read more »

Brazil's special force to safeguard World Cup

Brazil’s special force to safeguard World Cu...

Rio De Janeiro –  Brazil has created a special force of 10,000-strong military personnel to ensure that no anti-government protests disrupt... read more »

Fans keep silent vigil on Schumacher’s 45h birthd...

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Grenoble (France) – Michael Schumacher fans kept a silent vigil on the Formula 1 maestro’s 45th birthday outside the Grenoble University Hospital... read more »

Biggest Dutch Winter Olympics team for Sochi

The Hague – The Dutch team for the Winter Olympics in Sochi was officially unveiled during a presentation ceremony in Papendal.  It’s the biggest... read more »

Hockey player Dhyan Chand deserves Bharat Ratna: Nana P...

Actor Nana Patekar feels that while he is happy that Sachin Tendulkar has been awarded with the Bharat Ratna, he said that hockey player, Dhyan Chand would... read more »

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Dallas County sheriff’s deputy tests negative for Ebola

State health officials say the Dallas County sheriff’s deputy, who exhibited symptoms of Ebola, has tested negative for the disease. Michael Monnig was released from a Texas hospital on Thursday,... read more »

Kobane holds out against IS as US urges Turkey to ...

Mursitpinar: The US on Thursday urged Turkey to join the fight against advancing Islamic State fighters, who have seized part of the key Syrian... read more »

French family of 11 believed to have left for Syria jih...

PARIS: Eleven members of the same family from the French city of Nice are believed to have left for Syria, with some suspected of planning to fight alongside... read more »

Former Pak PM Gilani’s son booked for murder

LAHORE: Pakistan’s former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son has been booked in a murder case after his security guard allegedly shot dead a... read more »

Spain euthanizes pet dog of Ebola-infected woman

MADRID: The protesters, chanting “Assassins!” as they scuffled with police in front of a suburban Madrid apartment complex, made their demand... read more »

2012 vs 2017: A Comparison Of BJP’s Performance In The Two Polls

Leading in more than 300 of Uttar Pradesh’s 403 assembly seats, the BJP is well on its way to a massive victory in the state, being called its most crucial since winning the 2014... read more »

Dinosaur Tracks Found In China, Say Scientists

The tracks were found on a rural mountain road in Longjing city in August 2015, Xinhua news agency quoted the scientists from China, South Korea and the US as saying. read more »

11 Killed In Bus-Truck Collision In Pune

Eleven people were killed today after a bus carrying pilgrims rammed into a truck on the Pune-Solapur highway, police said. read more »

Twelve CRPF men killed in Naxal attack in Sukma district

Senior police officials of Sukma district said that Maoist rebels opened indiscriminate fire on a road opening party (ROP) between Bhejji and Kuttacheru at around 9am. 11 security personnel... read more »

Strong U.S. job growth, rising wages set stage for Fed rate hike

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers hired workers at a robust pace in February, beating expectations, and wages grinded higher, which could give the Federal Reserve the green light to raise... read more »