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Meghalaya Class 10 merit list leak blame...

Meghalaya Class 10 merit list leak blamed on technical glitch, casts shadow...

Controller of examinations, MBoSE, says a possible technical glitch by National Informatics Centre could have led to the leak of the Meghalaya Class 10 board merit list online. GUWAHATI Leak of the merit list online overshadowed declaration of results for the Class 10 (SSLC) board exams in... read more »

IAF Sukhoi Su-30 MKI from Tezpur airbase...

IAF Sukhoi Su-30 MKI from Tezpur airbase in Assam goes missing in Arunachal...

A Sukhoi 30 MK1 aircraft of the Indian Air Force lost radio contact and went off-radar on Tuesday, reports said. The aircraft had taken off from Tezpur’s Salanibari Air Force station in Assam. Two pilots who were onboard the plane are also missing. According to CNN-News18, the aircraft went... read more »

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye...

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye goes on trial Read more at: http...

SEOUL: South Korea’s ousted president Park Geun-Hye, grim-faced and brought to court in handcuffs, went on trial Tuesday over a sprawling corruption scandal that saw millions take to the streets and led to her downfall. Only two months after leaving the presidential palace in disgrace, Park... read more »

Indonesian men caned for gay sex before ...

Indonesian men caned for gay sex before jeering crowd in Aceh

HIGHLIGHTS The men stood quietly, their heads down, as spectators heckled them and shouted insults. Up to 1,000 people watched as the two men received 82 lashes each. BANDA ACEH: Two Indonesian men were caned Tuesday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for Gay Sex in a first for the... read more »

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World powers prepare for Syria peace talks

World powers prepare for Syria peace talks

Geneva – Delegates from the UN, Russia and the US arrived here Tuesday for a trilateral meeting to prepare for the long-delayed peace talks on Syria. Participants include UN-Arab League Joint... read more »

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

Dhaka – A court in Bangladesh Tuesday awarded the death sentence to 151 guards of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), previously known as Bangladesh... read more »

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions w...

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Islamabad –  The US has reportedly admitted to tensions with Pakistan but defended its killing of the Tehreek-e-Taliban leader HakimullahMehsud in the... read more »

Iran says Pak must fund own share of gas pipeline

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Iran’s deputy oil minister has reportedly said that Pakistan must fund its own pipeline allowing it as from the Islamic republic. Ali... read more »

Egypt court adjourns trial after defiant Morsi rejects ...

Egypt court adjourns trial after defiant Morsi rejects `illegal` proceedings

Sydney – The Egyptian court conducting ousted President Mohammed Morsi’s trial has reportedly adjourned the hearings to January 8, after the former... read more »

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Chidambaram expresses disappointment over sub-5 per cent growth

NEW DELHI: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today expressed disappointment over sub-five per cent growth recorded in 2013-14, but hoped that the figures would be revised upwards. The... read more »

Vodafone executives meet government, want to settl...

NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Vodafone, which has served an arbitration notice on India in connection with its Rs 20,000 crore tax dispute, sought to reach... read more »

Larsen & Toubro net profit rises 52.33% in the Marc...

Sales rise 11.08% to Rs 20079.10 crore Net profit of Larsen & Toubro rose 52.33% to Rs 2723.48 crore in the quarter ended March 2014 as against Rs 1787.94... read more »

Gold Prices Drop to 16-Week Low

Gold prices sank to their lowest level in 16 weeks as worries about political friction in Eastern Europe subsided and amid signs that the U.S. economy... read more »

Tata Power posts Rs 145.33 crore loss in Q4

Tata Power today reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 145.33 crore in the three months ended March 2014, mainly on account of Mundra project. The leading... read more »

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Spears makes efforts for audience connect

Spears makes efforts for audience connect

Los Angeles – Singer Britney Spears says her upcoming shows at the Las Vegas residency will make the audience feel involved. The 32-year-old will launch her show, Britney: Piece of Me, at... read more »

Paul Walker's death is a blow to car subculture he loved

Paul Walker’s death is a blow to car subcult...

In Los Angeles’ automotive community, Paul Walker wasn’t just an actor. He was a car guy. The inaugural “Fast and Furious”... read more »

British Style Award for Singer Harry Styles

London – Singer Harry Styles, who has not only impressed fans with his vocals but also with hi! s fashion sense, was named the best styled celebrity at... read more »

‘Dhoom 3’ to create Rs.300 crore club

"Dhoom 3" box office collection : 368.23 cr

Mumbai – Imran Khan feels that his uncle and superstar Aamir Khan-starrer “Dhoom 3” has the potential to set a new box office... read more »

Sunny Leone poses provocatively in new ‘Jackpot&#...

A new poster of Jackpot starring Sunny Leone, Naseeruddin Shah and Sachiin Joshi was released which features the porn star-turned-actress in a seductive... read more »

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Boy King Tut may not have died in horrific chariot crash

Boy King Tut may not have died in horrific chariot crash

Washington – A new study has rebuked claims made in a British documentary that young King Tutankhamun passed away because of his deadly injuries that resulted from a horrific crash with a... read more »

How tea can better our mood

How tea can better our mood

New York – Research has found that tea might play a role in changing your mood, helping you feel less depressed, more alert or even... read more »

Model of world’s largest Hindu temple unveiled in...

Model of world's largest Hindu temple unveiled in Bihar

Patna – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday unveiled a model of the world’s largest Hindu temple with a towering height of 405 feet and a... read more »

200,000 Dawoodi Bohras attend Mumbai’s Moharram d...

200,000 Dawoodi Bohras attend Mumbai's Moharram discourses

Mumbai – Nearly 200,000 Dawoodi Bohras from all over the world attended the 10-day Moharram observance which culminated here Wednesday as Ashura, under... read more »

Hornbill Festival to host national dance competition

Hornbill Festival to host national dance competition

Kohima – For the first time, the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland will feature Footloose, a national dance competition. Participants from other states and... read more »

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Wagah Border suicide bombing: Death toll rises to 61; 20 suspects...

The death toll in the horrific suicideattack that shook Pakistan minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah climbed to 61 on Monday, even as security agencies arrested about 20... read more »

CM Devendra Fadnavis keeps Home, Eknath Khadse get...

Newly sworn-in Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided to keep critical portfolios of home and urban development with him. He has... read more »

Ganga clean-up: Supreme Court asks green tribunal to ac...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the National Green Tribunal to monitor and take action against polluting industrial units on banks of Ganga. The apex... read more »

Big Bang Swearing-in for BJP in Mumbai with Bollywood A...

Devendra Fadnavis’ big moment on Friday is being designed by award winning art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who has designed sets for Bollywood... read more »

70 crore Indians have been issued Aadhaar numbers

NEW DELHI: Around 70 crore citizens across the country have till now received their unique identification (Aadhaar) number. According to unique identification... read more »

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`Sacked` Villas-Boas hints next managing job may be away from England

`Sacked` Villas-Boas hints next managing job may be away from Eng...

London – Sacked Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has reportedly hinted that his next job may be away from England, although he added that he will take a six-month sabbatical before... read more »

Mourinho rules out Chelsea, Arsenal from Premier League title race

Mourinho rules out Chelsea, Arsenal from Premier L...

London – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has ruled out his own club and Arsenal from the Premier League title race and said that Liverpool can be... read more »

Man City boss Pellegrini says decision to drop Hart has...

Man City boss Pellegrini says decision to drop Hart has helped goalie regain form

London – Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has said that his decision to take goalkeeper Joe Hart out of the firing line has helped him regain his... read more »

Johnson may become fourth Oz bowler in history to colle...

Johnson may become fourth Oz bowler in history to collect 40 Test wickets in England series

Sydney – Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson may reportedly cap his impressive international comeback by being only the fourth Australian bowler to... read more »

Nadal says staying fit in 2014 more important than winn...

Rafael Nadal at Australian Open third round

Johannesburg – World number one Rafael Nadal has said that staying fit is more important for him than adding to his 13 Grand Slam titles. The Spaniard... read more »

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Up to $1.1 billion cost for Iraq, Syria: Pentagon

The Pentagon has spent as much as $1.1 billion on US military operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria since the mission began in mid-June, including more than $62 million alone... read more »

Spanish nurse tests positive for Ebola

Madrid: A Spanish nurse, who treated a man infected with Ebola in Madrid, has tested positive for the virus. The nurse, who is receiving treatment in... read more »

Spanish nurse who treated Ebola victim in Madrid become...

A Spanish nurse who treated an Ebola victim in Madrid has become the first person in the world to contract the deadly virus outside of Africa. The 44-year-old... read more »

ISIL raise their flag over Syrian border town

Islamist militants known as ISIL have raised their flag on the outskirts of the Syrian town of Kobani. It would appear that after an assault lasting almost... read more »

Battling Ebola: US to enhance passenger screening, says...

Washington: As the first patient diagnosed with Ebola on American soil, fights for his life in Dallas hospital, Barack Obama on Monday reiterated that the... read more »

India snubs new UN chief, rejects mediation on Kashmir issue

India has again reiterated that only a bilateral solution to the Kashmir issue is possible, amid signs that new United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Gutterres was looking at ways... read more »

Didn’t violate Myanmar airspace: BSF

Authorities there recently approached New Delhi complaining about sighting of an Indian helicopter by their trooper. read more »

Ajit Doval calls up Nepal PM as tensions flare at India-Nepal border, promises probe

National security adviser Ajit Doval spoke to Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Friday amid rising anti-India sentiments after media reports claimed a Nepali national was shot... read more »

Nasa finds ‘missing’ Chandrayaan-1 after 8 years

Eight years after it was considered “lost”, India’s first lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, has been “re-discovered” by Nasa’s ground-based radars, the... read more »

Supreme Court issues warrant against Calcutta high court judge C ...

The Supreme Court on Friday took a stern view of Calcutta high court judge C S Karnan defying its direction to present himself in court and, in an unprecedented decision, issued a bailable warrant... read more »