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India does not impose partnerships on ot...

India does not impose partnerships on others: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley compared India’s investment in African nations with China and added that India is amongst the most important emerging investors in Africa today. Making a pitch for stronger ties with African countries, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley today said India does not believe in imposing... read more »

India seeks consular access to ‘In...

India seeks consular access to ‘Indian’ man arrested in Islamab...

ISLAMABAD: India has sought from Pakistan consular access to a person, reportedly an Indian, who has been arrested here for not possessing travel and visa documents Sheikh Nabi Ahmed, who hailed from Jogeshwari East in Mumbai, was taken into custody on May 19 after he failed to produce any travel... read more »

PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Projects Wo...

PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Projects Worth Rs 993 Crore In Gujarat

PM Modi also suggested that the Kandla Port Trust (KPT) be named after BJP-RSS ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay as a tribute to him in his birth centenary year. GANDHIDHAM:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said good ports are essential for India’s progress as he laid the foundation... read more »

Pakistan asks ICJ to hold early hearing ...

Pakistan asks ICJ to hold early hearing in Jadhav case: media report

The Express Tribune, citing sources, said the request was made in view of the coming elections for ICJ judges, scheduled to be held in November, Pakistan has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold an early hearing in the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been... read more »

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Red Crescent loses 31 volunteers in Syria conflict

Red Crescent loses 31 volunteers in Syria conflict

Damascus – The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) declared Tuesday that 31 of its workers had lost their lives during the country’s long-lingering conflict. SARC said the last staffer was... read more »

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Beijing – A 27-year-old man, who made false bomb threats that affected flights in six Chinese cities in May, was sentenced to five years in... read more »

Kerry in Israel to advance peace talks with Palestinian...

Kerry in Israel to advance peace talks with Palestinians

JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Tuesday afternoon in a bid to advance the peace talks between the Jewish country and the... read more »

‘Date for Syria peace talks not finalised’

'Date for Syria peace talks not finalised'

Geneva – The UN and Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said Tuesday that the tripartite meeting of the UN, Russia and... read more »

Syria wants chemical weapons destroyed elsewhere

Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria's chemical weapons

The Hague – The chief of the global chemical weapons watchdog is confirming that Syria wants its poison gas and nerve agent stockpile destroyed outside... read more »

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Flipkart wants to be like China’s Alibaba

New Delhi: India’s online retailers are bulking up on acquisitions and funding as they battle the world’s biggest Internet shopping giant, Amazon, for supremacy in the hyper-competitive... read more »

Tata Steel, JSW Steel jump after positive China si...

Steel stocks gain after positive manufacturing data in a private survey in China, the world’s biggest consumer and producer of the metal. Tata... read more »

Mahindra & Mahindra sales decline 13 % in May

New Delhi:Automaker major Mahindra & Mahindra on Monday reported a 12.86 percent drop in total sales to 37,869 vehicles in May. Mahindra & Mahindra... read more »

Narendra Modi faces battle with states to fix power cri...

NEW DELHI: Swathes of India’s most populous state plunged into darkness for 12 hours a day last week as temperatures in Delhi hit their highest in 16... read more »

Maruti and Hyundai sales ride high on stable govt

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) and arch- rival Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) reported an upswing in sales during May as... read more »

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I love watching 'Bigg Boss': Dimple Kapadia

I love watching ‘Bigg Boss’: Dimple Kapadia

Mumbai – Actress Dimple Kapadia may not have time for herself but is such an avid fan of “Bigg Boss” and its host, Bollywood star Salman Khan, that she takes out time to watch every... read more »

Leonardo DiCaprio plans India visit?

Leonardo DiCaprio plans India visit?

Mumbai – If all goes as planned, Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, whose latest film “The Wolf of Wall Street” releases in India on... read more »

Orlando Bloom concerned about son

Orlando Bloom concerned about son

Los Angeles – Actor Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr have ended their marriage amicably. But the former is concerned about what their son Flynn, 2,... read more »

Sheen calls ex-girlfriends bluffers

Sheen calls ex-girlfriends bluffers

Los Angeles – Actor Charlie Sheen has reportedly accused his ex-girlfriends Jayme Langford and Jana Jordan of scamming him out of money. Sheen briefly... read more »

Jennifer Hudson conscious about fame

Jennifer Hudson keeps pushing back wedding date

Los Angeles – Actress Jennifer Hudson says she is always conscious of the fact that she is an Oscar winning actress. The 32-year-old won an Academy award... read more »

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Statues dating back 3,500 years discovered at Egypt temple

Statues dating back 3,500 years discovered at Egypt temple

Cairo – French experts discovered two statues dating back to Egypt’s New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.) in the archaeological zone of Luxor, Egypt’s ministry of state for antiquities, or... read more »

Gestures that make women happy revealed

Gestures that make women happy revealed

Washington – Ever wondered about ways that can make your wife or girlfriend feel special or just bring a smile to her face. AskMen UK has... read more »

World’s most colourful buildings revealed

World’s most colourful buildings revealed

Hamburg – Despite the dullness that comes along with the concrete jungle, there are a number of these colourful, mesmerizing buildings that do catch our... read more »

Late nights can make you feel sick

Late nights can make you feel sick

Wellington – Jet lag, shift work or any late night might be the reason behind you getting sick, a new study has revealed. That’s because the... read more »

How your toes reveal your personality

How your toes reveal your personality

Melbourne – Jane Sheehan, author of ‘Let’s Read Our Feet’, has claimed in her book that the length of your toes is enough to indicate your ancestry... read more »

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Delhi L-G Jung recommends dissolution of assembly, fresh election...

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 Party (BJP), the Congress and the Aam... read more »

RSS cancels VK Singh’s speech after his late arriv...

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

Big blow to Congress in Tamil Nadu, GK Vasan floats new...

Chennai: In yet another blow to the already beleaguered Congress party, senior leader and former union minister GK Vasan quit the party on Monday and announced... read more »

It’s not over yet! BJP, Sena play tug-of-war over...

Following a prolonged stand-off with the BJP, the Shiv Sena finally swallowed its pride and came around. It took a call from BJP’s strategy expert Amit... read more »

Delhi government formation: Lieutenant Governor Najeeb ...

President's rule recommended in delhi : Najeeb Jung

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday invited main parties BJP, Congress and AAP – for talks, kick-starting fresh efforts to install an elected... read more »

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India lead by 7 runs at lunch

Steyn strikes early; India 91 for 4; still 75 runs behind

South Africa’s Dale Steyn struck early on Monday to push India on the backfoot. India still trails by 75 runs and were 91 for four in 46 overs. Ajinkhya Rahane is batting on 6 and Rohit Sharma... read more »

Formula 1: A friend of Michael Schumacher claims the former world champion

F1 world champion Schumacher in ‘coma’...

Paris – The F1 world champion Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition after being injured in a skiing accident in the Alps, southeast... read more »

Former F1 champion Schumacher injured in ski accident

Sachin can look forward to a retired life: Schumacher

PARIS (Reuters) – Retired seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher suffered a head injury in a fall while skiing off-piste in the French... read more »

Moyes backs Man U’s `traditionally strong spirit`...

Moyes backs Man U's `traditionally strong spirit` to boost PL title chances

Johannesburg – Manchester United manager David Moyes has said that he believes the Old Trafford side’s traditionally strong spirit will help their... read more »

Mourinho hopes Suarez gets `little injured` ahead of Ch...

Jose Mourinho labels Luis Suarez `acrobatic swimming pool` diver

Johannesburg – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has quipped that a ‘little injury’ might deprive Liverpool of its in-form striker Luis Suarez... read more »

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New worries emerge as nurse in Spain gets Ebola

Washington: Raising fresh concern around the world, a nurse in Spain on Monday became the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West Africa. In the US, President Barack Obama... read more »

Myanmar: Vow to Free 3,073 Prisoners

President Thein Sein pledged on Tuesday to release thousands of prisoners for the sake of “peace and stability.” The State Department welcomed... read more »

Ebola contagion in Spain raises fears for Europe

Madrid: Doctors in Spain hospitalised four more people and rushed to identify dozens of others at risk on Tuesday after a nurse was infected with the deadly... read more »

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes northern Mexico, no damage ...

Mexico City: A magnitude 6.2 quake struck Mexico on Tuesday in the Gulf of California, 75 miles (121 km) west south-west of the city of El Dorado, the U.S.... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai Peninsula. The... read more »

Some bank bulls grow wary on policy uncertainty

(Reuters) – Bank shares have been the runaway winners of the post-election U.S. stock market boom as investors wagered that higher interest rates, lighter regulation, lower taxes and... read more »

Reliance Jio, Paytm apologise for using PM Narendra Modi’s image

Reliance Jio and Paytm have apologised for “inadvertently” using PM Narendra Modi’s name and photograph in their advertisements, the consumer affairs ministry informed... read more »

At least 55k villages off mobile phone network

At least 55,000 villages in the country do not have mobile connectivity and efforts are being made to provide it, the government informed Rajya Sabha. read more »

10% price hike cap on most medical devices

The prices of all medical devices except for stents, condoms and intrauterine devices can only be raised by up to 10% in a year, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said in... read more »

Government pushes through Enemy Property Bill in Rajya Sabha

Exploits Thin Attendance Of Oppn... read more »