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Pro Kabaddi League 2017: 10 costliest bu...

Pro Kabaddi League 2017: 10 costliest buys from players auction

The players’ auction for the fifth edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) sprang up few surprises Day 1 on Monday (May 22). Here are the top buys.. New Delhi, May 23: The players’ auction for the fifth edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) sprang up few surprises Day 1 on Monday (May 22). As... read more »

Kumar Sangakkara to bid adieu to first-c...

Kumar Sangakkara to bid adieu to first-class cricket after ongoing county s...

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will retire from first-class cricket in September at the end of England’s county championship season. The Surrey batsman, who quit Test cricket in 2015 with 12,400 runs, is fifth on the all-time list of Test run scorers, averaging 57.40 in 134... read more »

It is not nice to have abuses thrown at ...

It is not nice to have abuses thrown at your mother and sister: Saif on Amr...

In a throwback interview, Saif Ali Khan poured out his heart out about his now ex-wife Amrita Singh. Mumbai: Estranged Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh may be cordial to one another now but back in the time, when they had just parted ways, Saif revealed the secret details of their... read more »

Anand Ahuja is in love with Sonam Kapoor...

Anand Ahuja is in love with Sonam Kapoor’s Cannes appearances. Here&#...

Sonam Kapoor’s red carpet appearances have got a thumbs up from boyfriend Anand Ahuja. Sonam Kapoor is making heads turn with her style statement at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. From her boho-chic avatar to her royal makeover, Sonam is getting rave reviews for her appearances at the red... read more »

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Pak Taliban appoints Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as temporary chief

Pak Taliban appoints Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as temporary chi...

Islamabad – The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly appointed Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as the organization’s new chief. The Pakistan Taliban spokesman, Shahidullah Shahid... read more »

No peace talks with Pakistan government: Taliban

No peace talks with Pakistan government: Taliban

Islamabad – Blaming the Pakistan government for the death of their chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone attack Friday, the Pakistan Taliban... read more »

Iran urges Pakistan to build its gas pipeline

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

Tehran – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has asked Pakistan to build its own section of natural gas pipeline. “Big volume of gas is... read more »

Attend Geneva-II conference: Arab League urges Syrian o...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

Cairo – Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called on the Syrian opposition to attend the Geneva-II conference on restoring peace in the... read more »

People evacuated as volcano erupts in Indonesia

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung, Merapi volcanoes erupt

Jakarta – The authorities in Indonesia’s Karo district of North Sumatra province evacuated 1,293 people from the slope of Mount Sinabung that... read more »

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Ranbaxy, Sun Pharma jump on buzz court lifts merger stay

Ranbaxy Laboratories and Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries rose by 1.86% to 2.64% at 10:08 IST on BSE on reports the Andhra Pradesh high court on Saturday, 24 May 2014, lifted a temporary stay it... read more »

Sensex down 120 points

Ahead of Narendra Modi’s swearing in, sensex...

MUMBAI: The benchmark BSE sensex regained the 25,000 mark by soaring 344 points in opening trade on Monday on increased buying by foreign funds and... read more »

SpiceJet seeks 7,000 more seats to Qatar

Kalanithi Maran-promoted low-cost carrier SpiceJet has sought regulatory approvals for 7,000 seats a week to Qatar in order to expand its operations in the... read more »

Reliance ‘saddened’ by ONGC chief’s &...

RIL shares up nearly 3%

Reliance Industries on Friday felt “saddened” by the remarks of the ONGC chief on alleged “theft” of gas in the Krishna-Godavari basin... read more »

India wins Italy appeal over AgustaWestland helicopter ...

Rome – India on Friday partially won an appeal against an Italian court order rejecting its request to recover bank guarantees over a scrapped helicopter... read more »

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Once Shanti, now Nikita: Mandira Bedi

Once Shanti, now Nikita: Mandira Bedi

By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Nineteen years after she made her TV debut in the Doodarshan serial “Shanti”, Mandira Bedi, looking better than ever before, has struck back into the... read more »

Robbie Williams says he is 49pc gay

Robbie Williams says he is 49pc gay

London – Robbie Williams has confessed that he is 49 percent homosexual and sometimes as far as 50 percent. The 39-year-old singer admitted... read more »

Bieber’s bodyguard gets violent

I`m just a 19-year-old boy, says Justin Bieber

Sydney – Singer Justin Bieber’s bodyguard reportedly kicked the door of a photographer’s car to get rid of him forcefully. A video has surfaced... read more »

Sunny Deol back at direction with ‘Ghayal Returns...

Sunny Deol back at direction with 'Ghayal Returns'

Mumbai – Actor Sunny Deol will go behind the camera as well as face it for “Ghayal Returns”, a sequel to the 1990 revenge action drama... read more »

Only youngsters can bring change: Shibani Kashyap

Only youngsters can bring change: Shibani Kashyap

New Delhi – Singer Shibani Kashyap, who recently performed here at an event to encourage the youth to vote, strongly believes that positive changes in... read more »

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Jesus received fair trial, claims scholar

Jesus received fair trial, claims scholar

Melbourne – A scholar has claimed that Jesus’ trial and execution was perfectly legal. Jose Maria Ribas Alba, Professor in Roman Law at Seville University in Spain, has spent 25 years... read more »

Panel to shape Nehru's birth anniversary year policies

Panel to shape Nehru’s birth anniversary yea...

New Delhi – A committee chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay! down policies and guidelines for commemoration of the 125th birth... read more »

Curbs on Muharram processions hits life in Srinagar

Curbs on Muharram processions hits life in Srinagar

Srinagar – Authorities Wednesday imposed restrictions in some areas of ! Srinagar city to prevent Shia Muharram processions. “Restrictions have... read more »

Churches vandalised in Argentina

Churches vandalised in Argentina

Buenos Aires – Another two churches were vandalised over the past few days in Argentina, which has seen at least five incidents of destruction and... read more »

Porn stars may have to wear protective eyewear in futur...

Porn stars may have to wear protective eyewear in future

New York – A new California bill, if passed, will make it mandatory for the pornstars to wear protective eyewear such as goggles, while they film... read more »

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National

Maharashtra: BJP MLAs meet today, Fadnavis likely to be named CM ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to name its pick for the Maharashtra chief minister’s post on Tuesday, even as there is still no clarity over whether it will join hands with the... read more »

Aamir open to Marathi films

Aamir Khan bats for clean India, better waste mana...

BHOPAL: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission launched by PM Narendra Modi is possible, if people and municipalities across the country... read more »

Shashi Tharoor tweets in praise of Modi

Treatment meted out to diplomat unacceptable: Shashi Tharoor

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shashi Tharoor MP who was removed from Congress party spokesman’s post for supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swach... read more »

We will support any BJP chief minister: Shiv Sena

MUMBAI: Further softening its stand after BJP emerged as the single largest party in the Maharashtra assembly polls, the Shiv Sena on Monday said that it is... read more »

Japan likely to fund 20-km Shiradi Ghat upgrade

BANGALORE: Japan is most likely to fund a 20-km critical road project between Hassan and Dakshina Kannada districts — commonly called Shiradi Ghat stretch... read more »

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

Murray targeting fourth Australian Open finals by `preparing` in ...

Melbourne – Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is reportedly setting his sights on reaching a fourth career Australian Open final as he returns to court in Abu Dhabi in his first match since his... read more »

Jose Mourinho labels Luis Suarez `acrobatic swimming pool` diver

Chelsea boss Mourinho lines up 48 mln-pound bid fo...

London – Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly lined up a 48 million-pound bid for Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain. Napoli signed Higuain... read more »

Terry, Lampard, Cole waiting for new contracts with Che...

Terry, Lampard, Cole waiting for new contracts with Chelsea

London – Chelsea captain John Terry and his teammates Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole are reportedly yet to begin talks with the club’s management over... read more »

Liverpool makes Suarez almost inaccessible with new who...

Liverpool makes Suarez almost inaccessible with new whopping 100 mln-pound release clause

London – Liverpool has reportedly inked two staggering price tags in his new 10 million pounds-a-year contract extension- a whopping 100 million pounds... read more »

Serena wins Associated Press’ 2013 Female Athlete of th...

Serena Williams wary of further ankle injuries

Washington – World number one Serena Williams has reportedly been honoured as The Associated Press’ 2013 Female Athlete of the Year, which is the third... read more »

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Taliban Suicide Bombers Kill Seven, Injure 19 People in Kabul

KABUL—Taliban suicide bombers struck in Kabul on Wednesday, killing seven people and injuring 19, a day after Afghanistan’s new government agreed to allow U.S. and allied troops to remain in... read more »

Tony Abbott shows support for burqa ban in parliam...

The Australian prime minister has said the burqa is “confronting” and he wishes Muslim women did not wear it as he flagged support for a... read more »

Mount Ontake tragedy: Japan volcano death toll likely t...

The death toll from Japan’s worst volcanic eruption in decades is likely to rise to around 46 after as more victims were discovered on the ash-covered... read more »

2 suicide bomber attacks in Kabul kill 7, wound 21

KABUL: Afghan police say two suicide bombers in the capital have targeted two buses carrying Afghan army troops, killing seven and wounding 21 people. Kabul... read more »

Told to End Protests, Organizers in Hong Kong Vow to Ex...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday called for the pro-democracy demonstrators who have blocked major roads in the city to return home immediately,... read more »

Crude oil futures plunge Rs 68 on weak Asian cues

NEW DELHI: Crude oil futures fell sharply by Rs 68 to Rs 2,990 per barrel on Thursday as speculators reduced bets amid a weakening trend in Asian trade. At Multi Commodity Exchange, crude... read more »

Idea gets shareholders nod to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore

Idea Cellular said its shareholders have approved to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through issue of non-convertible securities on private placement basis in one or more tranches The company,... read more »

Uber a good brand, but its products not tuned to Indian customers’ needs: Ola’...

While Uber is a good brand with good products, competitor Ola’s Co-Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal feels it trails in India because its products are not tuned to the needs of the... read more »

Antrix told to pay Devas $672 million

The International Court of Arbitration upheld the Deutsche Telekom-funded Devas’s argument that the cancellation of the deal six years after an agreement in this regard was arbitrary An... read more »

Global stocks touch two-year low

In Dublin, the ISEQ index of Irish shares was down a hefty 2.68pc to 6055.96. That rout meant only a hand full of names escaped the general slide lower – among them Aminex. Datalex and Malin... read more »