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Xiaomi Redmi 4 review: Redmi 3S Prime HD...

Xiaomi Redmi 4 review: Redmi 3S Prime HD remaster

Xiaomi’s new Redmi 4 borrows heavily from last year’s Redmi 3S (Prime) in almost all the major departments, and yet, when you look at it for the first time and take it out for a ride, it’s a whole new ball game altogether. It’s about refining the jagged edges of the original... read more »

OnePlus 5 Colour Variants Teased, Might ...

OnePlus 5 Colour Variants Teased, Might Offer Interesting Choices

HIGHLIGHTS OnePlus has referred to one of the colours as “Unicorn” OnePlus 5 is expected to come in Black and Red colours as well The smartphone will be launched in Summer If there is any smartphone that has the rumour mills set in overdrive right now, it is the upcoming OnePlus 5.... read more »

Nokia 3310 clones Micromax X1i & Dar...

Nokia 3310 clones Micromax X1i & Darago 3310 come at less than half the...

The popular Nokia 3310 handset has finally arrived in India, and it has come in a newly designed version. Here’s what its lookalikes Micromax X1i and Darago 3310 are offering. The iconic Nokia 3310 handset has arrived in India, and it has come in a newly designed avatar. HMD Global, which... read more »

IPL 2017: From influx of Englishmen to d...

IPL 2017: From influx of Englishmen to domination by pacers, 5 things we le...

Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by a single run in a gripping Indian Premier League (IPL) final on Sunday to claim their third title. Mumbai seemed to be struggling after openers Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons went in the third over to Pune paceman Jaydev Unadkat. Hardik Pandya smashed... read more »

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Kerry denies tensions between U.S., Saudi Arabia

Kerry denies tensions between U.S., Saudi Arabia

RIYADH – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denied on Monday reports of tensions between the United States and Saudi Arabia amid current crises in the region, such as the Syrian conflict and... read more »

US drone attacks violate Pak sovereignty: Sharif

US drone attacks violate Pak sovereignty: Sharif

The U.S. drone campaign violates the sovereignty of Pakistan, which will not allow its national security policies to be determined by foreign powers,... read more »

Egypt court adjourns Mohamed Morsi trial to January 8

Egypt court adjourns Mohamed Morsi trial to January 8

Cairo – An Egyptian court on Monday adjourned to January 8 the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi over his alleged involvement in the death of... read more »

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

London – US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly arrived in the Middle East to repair ties with the nation’s long-standing ally. The US... read more »

Pervez Musharraf granted bail

Pervez Musharraf granted bail

Beleaguered former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Monday granted bail in a case related to the death of a cleric of the radical Lal Masjid... read more »

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RBI to leave repo rates unchanged next week: DBS

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to leave the key interest rate unchanged in the monetary policy review next week as inflation control remains a priority for the central bank, says a DBS... read more »

Pradhan Takes Charge as Oil Minister

BHUBANESWAR: Newly appointed Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan took charge of office on Tuesday. After... read more »

RBI tells Uday Kotak to lower stake in Kotak Mahindra B...

The RBI on Tuesday told Kotak Mahindra Bank to reduce its promoter shareholding to 40% from the existing 43.58% by September 2014, the private sector lender... read more »

Google is building a car without a steering wheel

Sergey Brin, co-founder of the technology titan, told a Southern California technology conference on Tuesday evening that Google will make 100 prototype cars... read more »

Former Samsung India Mobile Head Vineet Taneja named CE...

Stepping up the battle in the Indian mobile handset market, domestic mobile brand Micromax has roped in Samsung India’s former Head of IT and Mobile... read more »

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Anil Kapoor to soon start second season of TV series "24"

Anil Kapoor to soon start second season of TV series “24...

After completing the shoot of the first season of TV series “24,” Anil Kapoor is set to soon start with the second season. The aim is to create a better product, says the... read more »

Kate Moss to be honored at British Fashion Awards

Kate Moss to be honored at British Fashion Awards

London – Kate Moss is set to be honored at the British Fashion Awards. The blonde beauty will receive the ‘Special Recognition Award’ at... read more »

Piggy Chops unveils GUESS’ 2013 holiday campaign in Mum...

Piggy Chops unveils GUESS’ 2013 holiday campaign in Mumbai

New Delhi – Priyanka Chopra, who has been chosen as the face of the international clothing brand GUESS, unveiled the brand’s 2013 holiday campaign in... read more »

Jennifer Lawrence says fame has ruined personal life

Actress Jennifer Lawrence Named 2013's Entertainer Of The Year By The Associated Press

London – Jennifer Lawrence has said that fame has ruined her personal life. The ‘Hunger Games’ star said that her high-profile acting career has... read more »

Yash Raj Films ‘Gunday’ will be released in...

'Gunday' trailer delights at DIFF

New Delhi – Director Ali Abbas Zafar’s forthcoming project ‘Gunday’ will be dubbed in Bengali for the audience in West Bengal. Produced... read more »

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Aerobics helps healthy aging adults improve memory and brain health

Aerobics helps healthy aging adults improve memory and brain heal...

Washington – A new study has found that engaging in a physical exercise regimen helps healthy aging adults improve their memory, brain health and physical fitness. This finding by researchers... read more »

Francis Bacon artwork sells for all time record price of $142.4 M

Francis Bacon artwork sells for all time record pr...

London – A painting by artist Francis Bacon, which recently sold for 142.4 million dollars, has become the most expensive work of art ever sold... read more »

Children with parental supervision less likely to gambl...

Children with parental supervision less likely to gamble

Washington – Adolescents who had poor parental supervision at age 11, and which continued to decrease through age 14, were significantly likelier than... read more »

Bosses watching porn at work infect corporate networks ...

Americans world’s biggest porn lovers

Washington – Corporate networks are infected with malware if executives visit infected porn websites, a new survey has revealed. The survey conducted by... read more »

Diabetes could also cause bone deterioration

Diabetes could also cause bone deterioration

Washington – Researchers including two Indian-origin scientists have confirmed that osteoporosis could be caused by type 2 diabetes. Senior author... read more »

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2G court summons Maran brothers in Aircel-Maxis case

A special 2G court summoned on Wednesday before it on March 2 former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal. Special CBI court judge OP Saini took cognisance of the... read more »

Govt submits 627 names of foreign account holders ...

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday submitted a list comprising names of 627 Indians with foreign bank accounts in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court... read more »

25 booked under charges of gang rape during communal vi...

MUZAFFARNAGAR: Twenty-five persons accused of gang rape during Muzaffarnagar riots have been booked under one more section which includes charges of gang rape... read more »

Devendra Fadnavis faces 22 riot cases, crime accused pa...

The BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) is likely to select its leader in the legislature today, after having jettisoned its partner, the Shiv Sena, and emerging the... read more »

Maharashtra BJP legislature party to elect its leader t...

MUMBAI: A high-level BJP team on Monday held discussions on the initial size of the cabinet and possible names for key portfolios ahead of Friday’s... read more »

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Djokovic to defend Australian Open title without `official preparation`

Djokovic to defend Australian Open title without `official prepar...

Sydney – Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has said that he will attempt to win his fifth Australian Open title without an official match under his belt in eight weeks. The world number two has... read more »

Murray shrugs off defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at World Tennis Championship

Murray shrugs off defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at ...

Johannesburg – Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has shrugged of his straight sets defeat to France’ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the World Tennis... read more »

Tottenham draws 1-1 with West Brom in Premier League

Tottenham draws 1-1 with West Brom in Premier League

Johannesburg – New Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood has suffered a frustrating start to his reign after the club drew 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion... read more »

Ferrer begins new season with easy win over Wawrinka

Ferrer begins new season with easy win over Wawrinka

Madrid – Spain’s David Ferrer kicked off the new season with a convincing 7-5, 6-1 victory Thursday over Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka at... read more »

Warner says has finally understood how he almost wasted...

Warner says has finally understood how he almost wasted valuable Baggy Green opportunity

Melbourne – Australian opener David Warner has admitted that his baggy green Test cap came too easy for him, adding that after two years, he has finally... read more »

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Remains of five more MH17 victims reach Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: The remains of five more victims onboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have returned to Kuala Lumpur, a media report said Saturday. The remains of Matthew Ezekial... read more »

Bomb at bus station in northwest Pakistan kills 5

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded Saturday at a bus station in northwest Pakistan, killing five people and wounding three others,... read more »

David Cameron and Barack Obama vow to hunt down jihadis...

David Cameron and Barack Obama have vowed to “hunt down” the jihadists responsible for the beheading of Alan Henning, the British aid worker... read more »

Who runs the militant group Islamic State?

Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group, has seized a third of Syria and large areas of Iraq and this year proclaimed a caliphate across the two countries... read more »

British hostage Alan Henning beheaded in new ISIS video

An internet video released on Friday shows an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, the fourth such killing carried out by the... read more »

CBI chief Ranjit Sinha expresses regret over rape remarks

Coal scam: SC-appointed team seeks former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha’s visitors’ diary –...

The apex court-appointed probe team led by ex-CBI Special Director M L Sharma today moved the Supreme Court seeking a copy of original visitors’ diary having names of persons who had... read more »

Indonesia making no progress against hazardous haze

Pekanbaru, Indonesia | Reuters — Indonesia has sent nearly 21,000 personnel to fight forest fires raging in its northern islands, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday, but smoke... read more »

France opens war crimes inquiry against Assad regime

French authorities have launched a criminal probe against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for alleged war crimes committed between 2011 and 2013, sources said. Paris... read more »

NATO Troops Reach Kunduz to Support Afghan Forces

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: NATO said Wednesday its special forces have reached Kunduz to support Afghan troops after the Taliban seized the northern city, repelled a counter-attack and advanced... read more »

Hajj Stampede: Saudi Arabia police say 1,100 photos of dead are f...

Saudi Arabia today said the nearly 1,100 photos distributed to foreign diplomats to help identify nationals who have died in the hajj are from the entire pilgrimage and not just a disaster near... read more »