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Kulbhushan Jadhav verdict: ICJ hearing e...

Kulbhushan Jadhav verdict: ICJ hearing exposes hypocrisy of human rights in...

Human rights are a matter of both democracy and hypocrisy, certainly in India. Two recent examples, India’s flat-out fight for one of its own and its flat-out denial of human rights violations aimed at entire communities, highlight it as nothing else. There is little ground for dispute that a... read more »

Arun Jaitley again sues Arvind Kejriwal ...

Arun Jaitley again sues Arvind Kejriwal for Rs 10 crore after Delhi CM̵...

Union minister Arun Jaitley today filed a fresh Rs 10 crore suit against the Delhi Chief Minister over an objectionable word used in court by Kejriwal’s counsel Ram Jethmalani last week. HIGHLIGHTS 1. Jaitley filed the case against Kejriwal in Delhi High Court over the word... read more »

Hardik Patel Shaves Head, to Launch Nyay...

Hardik Patel Shaves Head, to Launch Nyaya Yatra Ahead of PM Visit

Ahmedabad: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Gujarat, Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and 50 of his supporters on Sunday got their heads tonsured, alleging “atrocities” against their community by the BJP government, and launched a ‘march for... read more »

Tejas Express, ‘Aeroplane On Track...

Tejas Express, ‘Aeroplane On Tracks’, Makes First Trip Today: 1...

MUMBAI:  The Tejas Express, India’s newest train, will make its first trip on Monday from Mumbai to Goa. The luxury train is expected to complete the journey in less than nine hours, which makes it faster than the Janshatabdi. The train was revealed to the public in Mumbai on Sunday. The... read more »

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Afghan peace delegation can meet Taliban leader: Pakistan

Afghan peace delegation can meet Taliban leader: Pakistan

Islamabad – Pakistan said Wednesday that the Afghan High Peace Council delegation can meet a senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar in a bid to promote peace in the neighbouring... read more »

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al A...

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is open to peace talks but insisted that they would not go ahead unless foreign nations stopped... read more »

Putin pips Obama as ‘most powerful person’ ...

Putin pips Obama as 'most powerful person' in 2013 Forbes list

London – Russian President Vladimir Putin has been declared the world’s most powerful person by Forbes magazine, leaving United States President... read more »

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians: Ass...

Syria's future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Damascus – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only, noting that any... read more »

UN Human Rights chief criticises Maldives Supreme Court

UN Human Rights chief criticises Maldives Supreme Court

Geneva – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Wednesday criticised the Maldives Supreme Court for “excessively” interfering in... read more »

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Vedanta reports loss, dip in revenue in FY’14

Vedanta Resources today reported USD 196 million attributable loss for the 2013-14 fiscal on lower revenue and operating profit. The London Stock Exchange-listed diversified global resources major... read more »

Tech Mahindra Q4 revenue jumps 4 per cent

MUMBAI: Tech MahindraBSE 0.45 % reported a 4.3% jump in fourth-quarter (Q4) revenue on a sequential basis, helped by strong growth in its... read more »

Bharti Airtel names Srikanth Karra as new HR director f...

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio to share infrastructure

NEW DELHI: Bharti AirtelBSE -0.45 % Thursday named Srikanth Karra as its new director for human resources for India and South Asia region. Karra will be a... read more »

Tata Communications posts net loss of Rs.123.19 crore i...

Tata Communications Ltd on Tuesday posted a consolidated net loss of Rs.123.19 crore for the March quarter compared with a loss of Rs.5.20 crore in the... read more »

Top-level changes in Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Satish Re...

Winds of change are blowing across Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) as far as the top management is concerned, with the board of directors at the pharma... read more »

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Anushka Shetty supports AIDS awareness

Anushka Shetty supports AIDS awareness

Chennai – Actress Anushka Shetty and her “Singam” co-star Suriya have collaborated with TeachAIDS campaign, which aims to spread awareness about the disease among children. She says... read more »

I was little too pudgy in my teens: Aniston

I was little too pudgy in my teens: Aniston

Los Angeles – Actress Jennifer Aniston says she never took good care of her hair during her teenage years and experimented with hair... read more »

Sangram a do-gooder, says ladylove Payal

Sangram a do-gooder, says ladylove Payal

Mumbai – Actress Payal Rohatgi, whose wrestle! r-boyfriend Sangram Singh is a contestant in reality show “Bigg Boss Saath-7”, says he is a... read more »

Stalker never approached for job: Shruti Haasan

Stalker never approached for job: Shruti Haasan

Mumbai – Shruti Haasan Monday rubbished her stalker’s claim that he visited the actress’ residence in Bandra here to seek a job for his... read more »

‘Jackpot’ does not require censorship: Sunn...

'Jackpot' does not require censorship: Sunny Leone

Mumbai – The censor board has axed “Eggjactly” from being used in Sunny Leone starrer “Jackpot”. However the Indo-Canadian adult... read more »

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Washington exhibition explores yoga mysteries through art

Washington exhibition explores yoga mysteries through art

By Arun Kumar Washington – The mysteries of the ancient Indian practice of yoga and its profound meanings are explored in what is described as the world’s first exhibition of yogic art at... read more »

On Iqbal's birth anniversary, his legacy remembered

On Iqbal’s birth anniversary, his legacy rem...

Aligarh – Celebrating the 136th birth anniversary of renowned poet and philosopher Allama Mohammed Iqbal, speakers at a function here demanded... read more »

It’s time to ‘Cook it up with Tarla Dalal&#...

It's time to 'Cook it up with Tarla Dalal' again

Mumbai – In a bid to pay a tribute to India’s first celebrity chef Tarla Dalal, who died here earlier this week following a cardiac arrest,... read more »

Maidenform’s `shapewear` sued as it doesn’t `prom...

Maidenform’s `shapewear` sued as it doesn't `promote fat destruction`

New York – A lawsuit has been filed against Maidenform Brands Inc.’s ‘shapewear’ which contains caffeine capsules, as two women have alleged that... read more »

scanner to calculate calories in food

scanner to calculate calories in food

New York – A new food scanner has been designed which uses lasers to determine an item’s chemical composition and then sends the calorie and ingredient... read more »

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Five convicted in Dhaula Kuan gang-rape case

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday held five persons guilty in the infamous 2010 Dhaula Kuan abduction and gang-rape case. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat had last week deferred the... read more »

India-Myanmar relations rooted in history: Mukherjee

There is consensus on economic reform: Pranab

President Pranab Mukherjee believes that there is a cross-party consensus in India on the core principles of economic liberalisation and policy... read more »

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: BJP tops in number...

As the race to win maximum number of seats in the assembly election intensifies, BJP seems to be taking the lead in holding the maximum number of rallies... read more »

One Army Jawan injured in encounter with terrorists in ...

One Army Jawan has been critically injured in an encounter with suspected terrorists here on Monday in the state’s Kupwara district, even as the... read more »

Cyclone Hudhud: Focus shifts to relief; PM to visit Vis...

Visakhapatnam: Port city Visakhaptanam is slowly limping back to normalcy, a day after Cyclone Hudhud hammered in at with wind speed of up to 195kmph. Hudhud... read more »

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FIFA to use `vanishing spray` during 2014 Rio World Cup to designate distances for free kicks

FIFA to use `vanishing spray` during 2014 Rio World Cup to design...

Johannesburg – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that a vanishing spray, which is being currently used at the Club World Cup in Morocco to designate distances for free kicks, will also be... read more »

Red Bull engineer fears too many restrictions on c...

London – Red Bull engineer and its current chief technical officer Adrian Newey has warned that too many restrictions on cars will harm... read more »

Abbey Clancy, Coleen Rooney set to star in `Loose Women...

London – Abbey Clancy and Coleen Rooney have been approached to star in ITV’s show ‘Loose Women’, it has been revealed. Sources revealed that the... read more »

Former India captain Kapil Dev to get C.K. Nayudu Lifet...

Chennai – Former India captain Kapil Dev has been nominated for the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India... read more »

India’s weighty issues

India found itself at the wrong end of the reforms announced by wrestling’s world governing body FILA. With the new rules, the country is staring at a... read more »

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Hong Kong police clear pro-democracy protesters

Hong Kong police have cleared the main government compound of pro-democracy demonstrators who had occupied the area on Friday, reports say. The arrests followed a night of clashes, with police using... read more »

Erupting Japan volcano injures several, leaves 250...

A Japanese volcano erupted on Saturday, injuring at least eight people, leaving more than 250 people stranded near the peak and forcing aircraft to... read more »

Arrest in Islamic school knife incident

A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested and charged after allegedly walking into an Islamic school armed with a knife in Sydney’s southwest. THE man... read more »

Air strikes on ISIL: US welcomes UK parliament vote

Washington says it is “pleased” that the UK parliament has voted to approve air strikes against ISIL insurgents in Iraq. On Friday, British MPs voted for... read more »

G-4 foreign ministers again underscore their continuous...

New York,, September 25: Group of Four (G-4) Ministers met here on Thursday and once again underscored their continuous commitment to a Security Council... read more »

South African cricket team arrives in India for Gandhi-Mandela series

New Delhi: A formidable South African cricket team arrived in India on Sunday for a two-and-a-half month long series to begin on October 2 with the first T20 International (T20I) against... read more »

Faf du Plessis expects to face an aggressive Team India

It won’t be wrong to say that the coming T20 series between India and South Africa will be the start of a tune-up for the two heavyweights in run-up to the ICC World Twenty20 next... read more »

Abhinav Bindra shoots gold as India finish on top

NEW DELHI: It is rare to see Abhinav Bindra pumping his fist in air after winning a medal. The Beijing Olympics gold medallist did just that after shooting his last shot in the final of... read more »

Death toll of Indians in Haj stampede rises to 45

Saudi authorities have put the total death toll from the stampede during Haj to 769, while the number of injured stands at 934. The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the Haj rose to... read more »

SC rejects Somanath Bharti’s bail plea, asks him to surrender tod...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of AAP MLA Somnath Bharti, accused of attempt to murder and dowry harassment by his estranged wife, and asked him to surrender by evening. The... read more »