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Chopper with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fad...

Chopper with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis crash-lands in Latur. We are ...

A helicopter carrying Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis crash-landed in Latur today. The chief minister escaped unhurt in the accident. A helicopter carrying Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis crash-landed in Latur today. The chief minister escaped unhurt in the... read more »

Passengers on Tejas Express smash LCD sc...

Passengers on Tejas Express smash LCD screens, soil toilets: We clearly don...

While it is one of the duties of the government to provide people with the best services and facilities, it is also our basic civic duty to treat those public services and facilities with respect. And it is very easy to blame the government for lack of development in the country and conveniently... read more »

Indian Woman Who Alleged Wedding At Gunp...

Indian Woman Who Alleged Wedding At Gunpoint To Pak Man Returns Today

The Indian woman, Uzma, sought the help of Indian mission in Islamabad, saying Tahir Ali had harassed and intimidated her NEW DELHI:  The Indian woman who sought refuge at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, accusing a Pakistani man of forcing her at gunpoint to marry him, is expected to... read more »

UP: Man killed, women gang-raped as gang...

UP: Man killed, women gang-raped as gang attacks family on Bulandsahr-Jewar...

A family travelling from Jewar in Greater Noida to Bulandhshahr when it was attacked by a gang of criminals. A person was shot dead when he objected to the goons misbehaving with the women of the family. HIGHLIGHTS 1. Family of eight attacked on Jewar-Bulandshahr highway. 2. Man killed,... read more »

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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 a senior official of the World Health... 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 »

`Depressed` Indian IT worker quits for being paid too h...

`Depressed` Indian IT worker quits for being paid too high a salary!

London – An Indian computer programmer left his job after complaining to his bosses that he was getting a very high salary. IT worker Sandeep Jia, who... read more »

Woman sentenced to death for arson in China

Woman sentenced to death for arson in China

Beijing – A Chinese woman was sentenced to death Wednesday for arson which caused the death of three firefighters on New Year’s day this year,... 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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After Wagah blast, Taliban group threatens to attack India

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 as Pakistan, suggesting that Indian... read more »

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to sit on dharna if cops not suspended

BJP spreading communal violence, AAP will win majo...

New Delhi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused the BJP of spreading communal violence in Delhi and said his party would bring together... read more »

Clashes in Srinagar over killing of youths in Army firi...

Clashes broke out on Tuesday between protestors and security forces in Nowgam area of the city over killing of two youths in Army firing in Budgam district of... read more »

Pakistan using terrorists as proxies to counter Indian ...

“Afghan-and Indian-focused militants continue to operate  from Pakistan territory to the detriment of Afghan and regional stability. Pakistan uses these... read more »

India, Pakistan spar over Kashmir at UNGA

New York: Sparring over Kashmir at the UN General Assembly, India and Pakistan have again exchanged verbal volleys over the issue with the Indian delegate... 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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Ebola cost to West Africa economy could top $32 billion: World Ba...

WASHINGTON: The deadly Ebola epidemic could deal a USD 32 billion-plus blow to the West African economy over the next year if officials cannot get it under control, the World Bank warned on... read more »

1 killed, 13 injured in Malaysian night club blast

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysian police say one person died and 13 others injured when a hand grenade blew up om Thursday outside a night club at a... read more »

ISIS attacks Kobani; 21 dead in Turkey as Kurds rise

MURSITPINAR, Turkey: Islamic State (ISIS) fighters launched a renewed assault on the Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday night, and at least 21 people were... read more »

Iraq conflict: Australian Super Hornet drops two bombs ...

Two bombs were dropped from an F/A-18F Super Hornet onto what Defence described as an “ISIL facility”. A Defence statement said all aircraft left... read more »

At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in Yemeni capital

At least 20 people were killed this morning in a suicide attack apparently targeting a Shi’ite Muslim Houthi checkpoint in the centre of the Yemeni... read more »

Volkswagen pleads guilty in U.S. court in diesel emissions scandal

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud, obstruction of justice and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement reached with the... read more »

U.S. extends leniency programme for companies that disclose bribery

MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will extend a programme that offers companies leniency if they voluntarily tell authorities when employees may have paid bribes, a senior... read more »

Lloyds, two others dismissed from yen Libor litigation in U.S

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed Lloyds Banking Group Plc , ICAP Europe Ltd and Tullett Prebon Plc as defendants from litigation alleging a conspiracy among many... read more »

Crunch week as Fed meets on rates, Trump team joins G20

LONDON (Reuters) – After a year that tipped conventional wisdom on its head, the coming week might suggest a return to some sort of normality for the global economy — or instead take... read more »