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Donald Trump Arrives For Talks With Pale...

Donald Trump Arrives For Talks With Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas In Beth...

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories is part of his first trip abroad as president, and follows an initial leg in Saudi Arabia, where he urged Islamic leaders to confront extremism. BETHLEHEM, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Donald Trump made the short trip... read more »

Market Live: Sensex, Nifty remain sluggi...

Market Live: Sensex, Nifty remain sluggish; pharma stocks continue to bleed

Sun Pharma and Cipla were the top losers on both indices, while Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra, Eicher Motors and Hindalco gained the most. Moneycontrol News 2:45 pm Earning Update: Hitachi Home has reported 89.7 percent jump in its Q4FY17 net profit at Rs 25 crore versus Rs 13 crore, in a... read more »

RBI outlines broad plans on $150 billion...

RBI outlines broad plans on $150 billion bank bad loan resolution

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) outlined the broad contours of a plan to resolve the $150 billion bad debt problem plaguing the country’s banks Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) outlined on Monday the broad contours of a plan to resolve the $150 billion bad debt problem plaguing the... read more »

GST: Govt dictating prices goes against ...

GST: Govt dictating prices goes against free-market spirit; will anti-profi...

In an interview  on Monday, revenue secretary, Hasmukh Adhia, gave out an explicit warning to companies planning to increase prices on products ahead of the launch of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 1 July. Adhia, in his not-so-indirect threat, openly asked companies to hold back rate increases... read more »

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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 diplomat first made an unscheduled stop in... 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... read more »

Pak Taliban appoints Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as tem...

Pak Taliban appoints Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as temporary chief

Islamabad – The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly appointed Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani as the organization’s new chief. The Pakistan... 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 said they... 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 »

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RIL shares up nearly 3%

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

Reliance Industries on Friday felt “saddened” by the remarks of the ONGC chief on alleged “theft” of gas in the Krishna-Godavari basin , and said as the matter was sub judice... read more »

India wins Italy appeal over AgustaWestland helico...

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

Tata Motors to triple exports in 3 years

CHENNAI: Country’s largest truck maker, Tata Motors has said it will triple its export of trucks and buses from the present 50,000 units in three to four... read more »

Sensex rises 121 points on capital inflows

Maintaining its upward trend, the benchmark BSE Sensex on Friday rose further by over 121 points in early trade on the back of rally in realty, auto, power and... read more »

Sebi clears Rs 50,000 cash investments in MFs

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

MUMBAI: To bring in more investors into the mutual fund (MF) sector, mainly those who deal in cash but have limited banking facility at their disposal, market... read more »

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No royal welcome for 'R...Rajkumar' Bollywood films in Pakistan

No royal welcome for ‘R…Rajkumar’ Bollywood fil...

The man who is turning out to be the nemesis of upcoming Bollywood films in Pakistan, Mubashir Lucman, claims his petition, that led to a local court ruling that no Indian film can be censored or... read more »

Kushal to propose to Gauhar in 'Bigg Boss...'

Kushal to propose to Gauhar in ‘Bigg Boss...

Actor Kushal Tandon, who is seen to have a soft corner for model-actress Gauhar Khan in “Bigg Boss Saath-7”, will propose to her on the reality... read more »

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... 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 that he loves... 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 »

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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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Govt submits 627 names of foreign account holders to Supreme Cour...

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 in an attempt to recover black money stashed... read more »

25 booked under charges of gang rape during commun...

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

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

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... read more »

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

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

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 understood how little he appreciated the... read more »

Gerrard plays down talk of Liverpool winning Premier League title

Gerrard plays down talk of Liverpool winning Premi...

Johannesburg – Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has played down talk of a first Premier League title for the side in almost a quarter of a... read more »

Murray targeting fourth Australian Open finals by `prep...

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

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

Chelsea boss Mourinho lines up 48 mln-pound bid for ex-...

Jose Mourinho labels Luis Suarez `acrobatic swimming pool` diver

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

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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, police said. The remote-controlled bomb in the... read more »

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

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

Taliban Suicide Bombers Kill Seven, Injure 19 People in...

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

India’s industrial output up 2.7 percent in January

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s industrial output rose 2.7 percent in January from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. ... read more »

Volkswagen, Tata Motors plan to cooperate in India

NEW DELHI/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German carmaker Volkswagen said on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a partnership with Tata Motors to jointly develop auto... read more »

Centre may go for partial rollback of bulk diesel prices : PS Vivek Rae

Maharashtra; Petrol, diesel & liquor to cost more

MUMBAI: Petrol, diesel, liquor, cigarettes and gold will cost more from tonight in Maharashtra. These items will cost more as the state government has decided to levy a surcharge. A... 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 cloaks... read more »