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Human shield: Paresh Rawal wants Arundha...

Human shield: Paresh Rawal wants Arundhati Roy be tied to Army jeep instead...

NEW DELHI: Veteran actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Paresh Rawal, last night, said that instead of a stone pelter, writer Arundhati Roy be tied to an Army jeep. “Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy!”, the Lok Sabha member from Gujarat said in a... read more »

Mercury on the rise in Kashmir and near ...

Mercury on the rise in Kashmir and near LoC: Army gears up to stop militant...

As summers start setting in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces expect more encounters and gun fights in the Valley as militants, waiting across the Line of Control, gear up for the snow to melt so that they infiltrate on the Indian side. This year, compared to the last, will witness relatively less... read more »

Mumbai-based businessman Sheikh Nabi Ahm...

Mumbai-based businessman Sheikh Nabi Ahmed jailed in Pakistan for lack of p...

Sheikh Nabi Ahmed, an Indian national, who was arrested in Pakistan for not possessing travel documents, is a Mumbai-based businessman, the Mumbai police said. Ahmed resides in Jogeshwari (East) with his family. The address on Ahmed’s passport is of Jogeshwari (East) but according to the... read more »

Hotel food at Dalit’s house: Yeddyurappa...

Hotel food at Dalit’s house: Yeddyurappa under attack, BJP rubbishes allega...

Congress and other parties alleged that BS Yeddyurappa didn’t consume the pulao made by the Dalit family and asked for idlis to be procured from outside. The BJP rubbished on Monday swirling allegations in Karnataka that state chief BS Yeddyurappa and other leaders didn’t consume the food made... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud buried

Islamabad – Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone attack Friday, was buried in North Waziristan, Geo News reported Saturday. Mehsud’s uncle, driver and... read more »

China issues orange alert against Typhoon Krosa

China issues orange alert against Typhoon Krosa

Beijing – China on Saturday upgraded its warning of high waves to orange level, the second-highest warning in its four-tier colour-coded... read more »

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a statement... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

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ICICI Bank Q2 net profit up 13% at Rs 2,698 cr

ICICI Bank announces cut in home loan rates

ICICI Bank, the largest private sector lender, has announced a 0.10 per cent reduction in home loan rates for a limited period, bringing them on par with bigger rival State Bank of India. ICICI Bank... read more »

Tata Communications sell Neotel stake to Vodacom f...

NEW DELHI: Tata Communications LtdBSE 2.54 %. has sealed an all-cash deal to sell its 67 per cent stake in South African telecommunications unit,... read more »

Gold demand in India to rise in H2 as import curbs like...

Gold prices slipped by Rs. 30 to Rs. 30,725 per 10 gm.

India’s gold demand is likely to pick up in the second half of the year as curbs on bullion imports are expected to be eased by the country’s new... read more »

Infosys Sink As Rupee Hits 11-Month High

HCL Tech shares fell 7 per cent, while Tata Consultancy Services slumped 6 per cent on Monday tracking the sharp rise in the rupee and a churn in favour of... read more »

SpiceJet targets top 3 tourist spots, to offer special ...

Airlines Air India (AI) and low-cost SpiceJet are introducing more flights and offering special packages for tourist destinations during the summer... read more »

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Lady Gaga reveals Japanese `lifesize doppelganger dolls`

Lady Gaga reveals Japanese `lifesize doppelganger dolls`

London – Lady Gaga has recently unveiled life-size replicas of herself made by tech-heads in Japan. The 27-year-old singer posted a pic on her Twitter account where she is seen sitting in... read more »

Lamar Odom celebrates Thanksgiving with dad instead of Khloe

Lamar Odom demanding $10 mn to end marriage?

Los Angeles – Basketball player Lamar Odom has reportedly demanded $10 million and a $875,000 engagement ring back from estrang! ed television... read more »

‘Boogie Woogie’ my favourite show: Prabhudh...

'Boogie Woogie' my favourite show: Prabhudheva

Mumbai – Choreographer-director Prabhudheva is excited about the hit dance show “Boogie Woogie” making a comeback. He says it is his... read more »

If you give your 100 percent, results will follow: Deep...

If you give your 100 percent, results will follow: Deepika Padukone

By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi – She has scored a hat-trick of hits on the Bollywood pitch, with each film offering a different flavour of her versatile... read more »

Falling in love on movie set was awkward: Boswoth

Falling in love on movie set was awkward: Boswoth

Los Angeles – Actress Kate Bosworth says she found it weird to fall in love with her now husband Michael Polish when they met on the sets of 2013 movie... read more »

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Some `healthy` vegetable oils may actually increase heart disease risk

Some `healthy` vegetable oils may actually increase heart disease...

Washington – A new study has revealed that some vegetable oils that claim to be healthy may actually increase the risks of heart disease. Replacing saturated animal fats with polyunsaturated... read more »

Killing time online makes you productive by giving brain chance to reset

Killing time online makes you productive by giving...

Wellington – If you have a tendency to kill time while in office by browsing web or signing in the social media accounts, it might actually... read more »

Meat based diet associated with diabetes risk

Meat based diet associated with diabetes risk

London – A new study has revealed that women who eat meat-based diet containing too much acid are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Researchers,... read more »

Uncooked fruits and veggie diet latest fad among health...

Uncooked fruits and veggie diet latest fad among health freaks

Melbourne – The 80/10/10 diet, a low-fat diet that is based wholly around fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables , has taken the fitness world by... read more »

How to detox your body

How to detox your body

New Delhi – With the festival season, one needs to take special care of their body and skin. Here are some tips that will help you detoxify yourself this... read more »

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Ebola risk high for India: Expert

An infectious diseases and public health systems expert at Harvard Medical School has warned that the risk of India seeing an Ebola patient is “very, very high,” and predicted that India may well... read more »

Pakistani troops violate ceasefire twice along LoC...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts,... read more »

Modi govt misleading public on black money issue: Congr...

BJP dares Rahul to let Adarsh scam be probed

New Delhi: Accusing the NDA government of misleading the public on the issue of black money, Congress on Saturday rejected Finance Minister Arun... read more »

Devendra Fadnavis leads BJP’s Maharashtra Chief M...

MUMBAI: Squeaky clean image, his willingness to put in 15-hour work days and the skill to steer clear of controversies may have made 44-year-old Devendra... read more »

Jayalalithaa walks out of jail, to leave for Chennai sh...

Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam, other state ministers and hundreds of AIADMK workers were outside the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison to meet her.... read more »

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Wenger plays down `rivalry` with Mourinho ahead of Chelsea clash

Wenger plays down `rivalry` with Mourinho ahead of Chelsea clash

London – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he has no personal rivalry with Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho, according to reports. According to the BBC, Wenger has yet to beat the... read more »

Ferrer splits with coach Piles after 15-year relationship

Ferrer splits with coach Piles after 15-year relat...

Johannesburg – World number three David Ferrer said Sunday that he has split with coach Javier Piles after a 15-year working relationship,... read more »

Everton move up to fourth in PL with 2-1 win over Swans...

Everton move up to fourth in PL with 2-1 win over Swansea

Johannesburg – England midfielder Ross Barkley scored a brilliant 84th-minute free-kick to earn Everton a 2-1 win at Swansea City that propelled his side... read more »

Man United target Ribeiro not for sale: Cruzeiro

Man United target Ribeiro not for sale: Cruzeiro

Rio de Janeiro – Manchester United target Everton Ribeiro will remain with Brazilian champions Cruzeiro until at least next summer, the Belo... read more »

Kohli misses out on ton as India lead by 394 runs

Kohli misses out on ton as India lead by 394 runs

Virat Kohli missed out on an opportunity to score centuries in both innings but India consolidated their overall lead to 394 runs at lunch, on the fourth day... read more »

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Earthquake in southern Peru; at least 8 killed

At least eight people were killed by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit rural southern Peru over the weekend, emergency authorities said on Sunday as the search for victims continued. The quake late... read more »

Crackdown on Protests by Hong Kong Police Draws Mo...

HONG KONG — Downtown Hong Kong turned into a battlefield of tear gas and seething crowds on Sunday after the police moved against a student... read more »

More IS Targets Hit in Syria

A monitoring group said U.S.-led airstrikes have hit Islamic State militant sites in at least two Syrian provinces overnight. The Britain-based Syrian... read more »

More than 30 feared dead on Japan’s Mount Ontake ...

TOKYO — More than 30 hikers were feared dead Sunday, a day after a volcano in Japan erupted without warning, spewing ash and rocks down slopes crowded with... read more »

Ghani takes oath as new Afghan president

Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated as the new president of Afghanistan on Monday at a ceremony in the presidential palace marking the end of Hamid Karzai’s... read more »

Ram Jethmalani questions RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s quota remarks, writes to PM

Expelled BJP MP Ram Jethmalani has raised questions over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s views on reservation policy, saying these can be inferred as “an election bribe” to... read more »

Destined to fail? Why Owaisi’s secular Muslim agenda may not work in Bihar elections

The debut of Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections — on 24 seats of the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region — has... read more »

Modi-Abbas meet raises hope for captives’ kin

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the leaders discussed the issue of Indians being held hostage in Iraq. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Palestine President Mahmoud... read more »

UP horror: Mob kills man, assaults his son over rumour they were eating beef

His family reportedly never carried out sacrifices on Bakri-Eid to avoid any confrontation with other villagers, but on Monday night a mob surrounded the house of Mohammad Akhlaq in Uttar... read more »

It takes two livers to save an obese patient

An obese man requiring liver transplant had to seek donation from two of his family members as the portion of liver donated by one was not sufficient. Sameer Mitra, 46, weighed 93kg. Doctors had to... read more »