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Maharashtra minister attends wedding of ...

Maharashtra minister attends wedding of gangster Dawood’s kin in Nashik, la...

Mumbai city news: The controversy started after a Marathi news channel IBN Lokmat started showing clips of the wedding reception Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan is in controversy after reports that he attended the wedding reception of a relative of gangster Dawood Ibrahim in Nashik on May... read more »

Saharanpur violence: Curfew imposed; UP ...

Saharanpur violence: Curfew imposed; UP govt sacks top district administrat...

Even as the Uttar Pradesh government scrambled with firefighting measures, violence-hit Saharanpur remained on the edge on Wednesday, after another murder was reported in the wake of inter-caste clashes that have rocked the city since early May. The situation remained tense in the district,... read more »

Researcher Claims That India, Not China,...

Researcher Claims That India, Not China, Is The World’s Most Populous...

This potentially radical suggestion was made Monday by Yi Fuxian, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, during an event at China’s Peking University. HIGHLIGHTS China’s official population estimates wrong, a researcher has claimed If so, it means India has overtaken... read more »

Why Major Nitin Gogoi is a real hero for...

Why Major Nitin Gogoi is a real hero for the entire country

What cannot be overlooked is that the ‘out of box’ solution put in force by Major Gogoi saved the lives of his men, EC officials as well as stone pelters without firing a single bullet. When the news of Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat awarding Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi a commendation card... read more »

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Court orders Musharraf's release

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in connection with the attack on... read more »

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Senior UN official to visit Maldives before poll

United Nations – UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco will visit the Maldives starting Wednesday to... read more »

Philippines braces for super Typhoon Haiyan

Philippines braces for super Typhoon Haiyan

Philippine officials on Wednesday raised the alert for a powerful typhoon threatening the country’s eastern coast and urged residents to leave high-risk... read more »

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance m...

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance moves

By Arun Kumar Washington – US First Lady Michelle Obama lit a ‘diya’ (lamp) in the East room to start White House Diwali celebrations after... read more »

US seeks strong military-to-military ties with India

US seeks strong military-to-military ties with India

By Arun Kumar Washington – Taking note of the rise of India and China, a top US commander has said that Washington looked forward to build a growing... read more »

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ECB ready to cut rates and push banks into lending to boost euro ...

The European Central Bank is poised to impose negative interest rates on its overnight depositors, seeking to cajole banks into lending instead and to prevent the euro zone falling into Japan-like... read more »

Subrata stays in jail but Sahara accounts de-froze...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court reiterated its “no money, no release” order for Sahara group chief Subrata Roy, who has been detained since... read more »

Coal India Limited To Enter Fertilizers & Chemicals...

Coal India Limited (CIL) has decided to alter its memorandum of association to get into the business of producing fertilizers and chemicals using coal gas. The... read more »

AirAsia CEO: Some Airlines Scared of Us

After triggering off an airline fare war, AirAsia has now made some strong comments against rivals. Ahead of AirAsia India’s maiden flight on June 12,... read more »

FDI in defence: Investment of up to 49% may be allowed ...

The government might allow foreign direct investment (FDI) of up to 49 per cent in the defence sector without any mandatory transfer of technology. Also, the... read more »

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Reality shows have reduced hand-to-mouth situation: Sonu Nigam

Reality shows have reduced hand-to-mouth situation: Sonu Nigam

New Delhi – Versatile singer Sonu Nigam, who has anchored as well as judged quite a few music reality shows on the small screen, says platforms such as these have reduced hardships faced by... read more »

It's a joy working with Boman: Big B

It’s a joy working with Boman: Big B

Mumbai – Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is overjoyed to work with actor Boman Irani in “Bhootnath Returns” after eight years. The last time they... read more »

Look, it’s Aamir now

Look, it's Aamir now

He is the latest actor to flaunt his film’s look. Parties, function How to promote a film? There are many ways like planting stories about fights,... read more »

Ranbir and Katrina are dating each other, Kareena spill...

Ranbir and Katrina are dating each other, Kareena spills on 'Koffee With Karan'

New Delhi: The ‘Kat’ is out of the bag finally and we have to thank Kareena Kapoor for it. If we go buy the latest promos of the upcoming episode... read more »

Sonakshi Sinha puts a limping foot forward

Sonakshi Sinha's super Sunday!

The painful part about doing a film these days is the aggressive promotion rather than the shooting itself, thus goes the Bollywood joke. An injured Sonakshi... read more »

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How to prevent diabetes

How to prevent diabetes

New Delhi – An expert has suggested that by making certain changes in lifestyle, one can delay and even prevent type 2 diabetes. According to Shubhda Bhanot, Nutritionist and Senior Diabetic... read more »

Drinking three cups of tea a day can cut stroke risk by 20pc

Drinking three cups of tea a day can cut stroke ri...

London – A new study has revealed that just three cups of tea a day can slash the risk of a stroke by around 20 percent. The research at the... read more »

Nostalgia makes people more optimistic about their futu...

Nostalgia makes people more optimistic about their future

Washington – A new study has showed that feeling nostalgic about the past increases optimism and makes people less anxious about the future. The research... read more »

The Pink Star` diamond auctioned for record $83 m at So...

The Pink Star` diamond auctioned for record $83 m at Sotheby’s

Washington – A diamond that is known as ‘The Pink Star’ was sold for more than 83.425-million-dollars at an auction on Wednesday. According to... read more »

Nation remembers Nehru on 124th birth anniversary

Nation remembers Nehru on 124th birth anniversary

New Delhi – The nation Thursday paid rich tributes to India’s first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 124th birth anniversary. Prime... read more »

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Delhi Likely to Vote in February

All three major parties – the BJP, the Congress, and Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party have said they currently are not in a position to form the government.That opinion was shared... read more »

Sikh group seeks Barack Obama’s support for ...

Washington: An umbrella Sikh group and a couple of human right bodies have written a letter to US President Barack Obama seeking his support for... read more »

Delhi’s Bawana Tense on Muharram, Police Keeping ...

NEW DELHI – There is massive police deployment in northwest Delhi’s Bawana to prevent any communal flare-up on Muharram, being observed today. The... read more »

Delhi L-G Jung recommends dissolution of assembly, fres...

L-G Jung made the recommendation in a report on the latest political situation submitted to the President. Jung had held meetings with the Bharatiya Janata... read more »

RSS cancels VK Singh’s speech after his late arrival

AGRA: Minister of state for external affairs VK Singh was not allowed to address a session at the ongoing three-day camp — “Yuva Sankalp Shivir”... read more »

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Schumacher operated second time after suffering brain haemorrhage in ski accident

Schumacher operated second time after suffering brain haemorrhage...

Sydney – Seven times Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has been reportedly operated for the second time after suffering brain haemorrhage in a ski accident in the French Alps. The... read more »

Jose Mourinho labels Luis Suarez `acrobatic swimming pool` diver

Jose Mourinho labels Luis Suarez `acrobatic swimmi...

London – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has reportedly called Liverpool’s Luis Suarez an ‘acrobatic swimming pool’ diver and accused the... read more »

Andy Murray might need six months to return to peak for...

Andy Murray might need six months to return to peak form, says Tim Henman

London – Tennis legend Tim Henman has said that Andy Murray might need six months to return to peak form after his back surgery, and he could become a... read more »

India lead by 7 runs at lunch

India lead by 7 runs at lunch

South Africa’s Dale Steyn struck early on Monday to push India on the backfoot. India led by 7 runs and were 173 for seven in 68 overs at lunch. In the... read more »

Serena Williams wary of further ankle injuries

Serena Williams wary of further ankle injuries

Washington – World No. 1 Serena Williams has reportedly revealed her ankle fears after successive injuries that marred her last two campaigns Down... read more »

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Ebola death toll nears 4,000 as global effort steps up

The World Health Organisation said the recorded number of deaths from Ebola has almost reached 4,000 worldwide, but warned the real number could be more than this as overwhelmed hospital staff were... read more »

Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation again...

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic... read more »

Islamic militants seize Catholic priest in Syria

A long-serving Franciscan priest and 20 other Christians have been seized by militants from from the al-Qaeda affiliate the al-Nusra Front in a village in... read more »

Federal court overturns ban on same-sex marriages in fi...

A federal court has struck down gay marriage bans in several western US states, effectively raising the number of states in which same-sex couples can marry... read more »

Iran arrests 130 linked to extremist Sunni groups

TEHRAN – Iran has arrested over 130 members of Sunni Takfiri groups across the country, who intended to pose threats against the Islamic republic,... read more »

No new window for banned notes: Governmemnt

After a brief hearing, the court adjourned the case for March 21 for a detailed hearing. read more »

SC refuses to order CBI probe against scribes in Agusta deal

A bench of justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and M M Shantanagoudar said it could not direct probe against the media without having credible evidence as it would amount to violating... read more »

Early signs of El Nino this year, warn forecasters

In what could spell bad news for this year’s monsoon, international weather agencies have begun predicting an El Nino event in the second half of... read more »

‘Green nods given to projects that don’t meet criteria’

It said the environmental clearances (EC) were granted to many projects during the period “without checking the compliance conditions” in the previous EC. read more »