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Hizbul commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhatt was ...

Hizbul commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhatt was a coward in death: Indian Army

Senior Army sources, privy to the operation in which Bhat was cornered and neutralised in Tral area of Kashmir, said that the slain Hizbul commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat was no braveheart.   1.Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, the slain Hizbul commander was no braveheart                 2.Bhat... read more »

China warns India over Dhola-Sadiya brid...

China warns India over Dhola-Sadiya bridge in Arunachal

“We hope India adopts a cautious and restrained attitude on the issue before the final settlement of the border issue with China to jointly control disputes, safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry told IANS. Beijing: China on Monday asked... read more »

Southwest Monsoon hits Kerala, North Eas...

Southwest Monsoon hits Kerala, North East ahead of schedule

Highlights The normal onset date for monsoon to hit the Kerala coast is June 1 Monsoon has also hit the North East EW DELHI: The Southwest monsoon, which brings seasonal rain to the Indian subcontinent, hit Kerala and the North East on Tuesday, two days before its normal onset... read more »

Yogi Adityanath seeks explanation from S...

Yogi Adityanath seeks explanation from Swati Singh for inaugurating beer ba...

“Taking note of the media reports, CM Adityanath Yogi has asked Minister Swati Singh to explain her position on the entire issue,” an official release from the government said New Delhi, May 30: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sought an explanation from his minister Swati... read more »

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

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

Beijing – One person was killed and eight others were injured in explosions Wednesday morning in front of a provincial office building of the Communist Party of China, police said. The blasts... 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... read more »

UAE can be world’s best in road safety: WHO

UAE can be world's best in road safety: WHO

Abu Dhabi – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has all the potential to be the best country in the world in road safety or at least among the top five, said... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Mahatma Gandhi’s `charkha` sells for 110,000 pounds at ...

Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 66th death anniversary

London – Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi’s symbolic spinning wheel, also called ‘charkha’ in Hindi, has been sold at a UK auction for about... read more »

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Micromax Appoints Former Airtel Ceo Sanjay Kapoor as Chairman

A week after hiring Samsung India’s mobile chief, handset maker Micromax on Thursday appointed former Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor as Chairman, gearing up to become the country’s top... read more »

Infosys Veteran Thrikutam to Lead Dell’s App...

Prasad Thrikutam, who was in charge of strategic sales, marketing and alliances at Infosys, will join Dell Services as president and global head of... read more »

Europeans Find Fault At Ranbaxy Plant; Say No Public He...

European regulators said on Thursday they have completed their assessment of reported manufacturing violations at Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd’s facility in... read more »

Sensex off highs, Nifty holds 7500; top ten stocks in f...

Sensex gains 388 points as crude price drops

NEW DELHI: The S&P BSE Sensex rose as much as 229 points in trade on Friday following positive trend seen in other Asian markets. The rally in the index... read more »

Five reasons why gold may plunge to below Rs 24,000 per...

MUMBAI: ‘Invest in gold’ is not a buzz-word anymore as the yellow metal has corrected in the international market after a 12-year bull-run. Once... read more »

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We cherish each other: Bloom on Kerr

We cherish each other: Bloom on Kerr

Los Angeles – Actor Orlando Bloom says that he may have split from his supermodel wife Miranda Kerr, but he will always love her. “We’re a family and we’ll always love each... read more »

Katy Perry can't cook

Katy Perry can’t cook

Singer Katy Perry says that she is a bad cook and cannot even boil an egg, if required. The “Roar” hitmaker also has some other negative habits... read more »

Dad hasn’t accepted I can have girlfriends: Ranbi...

Dad hasn't accepted I can have girlfriends: Ranbir

Mumbai – Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor may have girls drooling over him, but his father and yesteryear star Rishi Kapoor still hasn’t come to... read more »

Kareena opts for Monisha Jaising’s design for ...

Kareena opts for Monisha Jaising's design for 'Koffee

New Delhi – Kareena Kapoor will flaunt Monisha Jaising’s creation on the celebrity chat show “Koffee With Karan”. It’s a Fuchsia... read more »

Jay-Mahi to appear in ‘Nach Baliye 6’

Jay-Mahi to appear in 'Nach Baliye 6'

Mumbai – TV actors Jay Bhanushali and his wife MahiVij, who won the fifth season of the ce! lebrity couple dance reality show “Nach Baliye”,... read more »

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Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent Shia Muharram procession

Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent Shia Muharram procession

Srinagar – Authorities imposed strict restrictions in some areas of the summer capital Srinagar Friday to prevent Shia Muharram processions. A senior police officer said restrictions under... read more »

Make-up secrets for healthy glowing skin revealed

Make-up tips to get perfect party look

New Delhi – Make-up can make or break your party look. An expert says using products in the right proportion is the key to the best... read more »

Genetically engineered tomatoes could help improve chol...

Genetically engineered tomatoes could help improve cholesterol levels

Washington – Researchers have reported that small amounts of a specific type of lipid in the small intestine could play a greater role than earlier... read more »

High BP in middle age `better predictor` of Alzheimer&#...

High BP in middle age `better predictor` of Alzheimer's disease in old age

Washington – A new study has revealed that middle ages people who have a high blood pressure measure called pulse pressure are more likely to have... read more »

Couple married on 9/10/11 welcomes baby on 11/12/13!

Couple married on 9/10/11 welcomes baby on 11/12/13!

Washington – A US couple, who had tied the knot on sequential date 9/10/11, have become proud parents of a baby boy born on another sequential date... read more »

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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 legislators is less in Uttar Pradesh... read more »

After Wagah blast, Pakistan Taliban faction threat...

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

Battle for Delhi: Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit ...

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said she would not be contesting in the upcoming assembly polls, but added that she would help her... read more »

After Wagah blast, Taliban group threatens to attack In...

A new Pakistani Taliban group behind this week’s devastating suicide bombing on the Wagah border said on Wednesday the attack was as much aimed at India... read more »

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Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka scored a clinical 6-3, 6-1 win over Benjamin Becker

Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka scored a clinical 6-3, 6-1 win over B...

Chennai – Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka scored a clinical 6-3, 6-1 win over Benjamin Becker to progress to the quarterfinals of the ATP Chennai Open even as second seed Michael Youzhny conceded... read more »

India's Pujara, Murali Vijay in ' Test team of 2013'

India’s Pujara, Murali Vijay in ‘ Test...

Test victory in 2013 in their opponent’s backyard from 41 completed matches to date, discounting matches featuring battlers Bangladesh and... read more »

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher was helping skiin...

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher was helping skiing friend who fell off 'moments before crash'

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher had reportedly been helping another skier who fell moments before he crashed into rocks in the French Alps leaving him... read more »

Virat Kohli is Indian Sportsperson of 2013

Virat Kohli is Indian Sportsperson of 2013

Hyderabad –  Virat Kohli might be the new poster boy of Indian cricket but 26-year-old Rohit Sharma is not far behind. It has been a great six months... read more »

South Africa win by 10 wickets, clinch series

South Africa win by 10 wickets, clinch series

South Africa won the second and final cricket Test in Durban on Monday by ten wickets. A 59-run quickfire opening partnership between Graeme Smith (27) and... 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 »

India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile

India today successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg, from a test range along the Odisha... read more »

Chinese President Xi Jinping Wants ‘Great Wall Of Steel’ In Xinjiang

Xi issued the traditional military rallying call on Friday, during a session of the National People’s Congress, China’s annual parliament in Beijing, The Guardian reported. read more »

Goa’s Laxmikant Parsekar Loses; Close Contest Between Congress, BJP

In a setback to BJP, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar was today humbled in his sitting seat Mandrem by Congress candidate Dayanand Sopte, as the ruling and opposition parties appeared... 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 »