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SBI’s bad loans didn’t affect it much. H...

SBI’s bad loans didn’t affect it much. Here’s the proof

State Bank of India reported its highest profit in six quarters on lower provisions for bad loans last quarter, but investors were wary about the outlook for its asset quality after the amalgamation of its five subsidiary banks from April. SBI, which accounts for more than a fifth of India’s... read more »

Rename Babar Road After Lt Ummer Fayaz, ...

Rename Babar Road After Lt Ummer Fayaz, Demands Delhi BJP

New Delhi: A BJP leader has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that Babar Road in the national capital be renamed after Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz who was killed by militants in his home state of Jammu and Kashmir on May 9. In his letter, Tejinder Pal Bagga, the spokesperson of the... read more »

Ready to Forego Power if CM Grants Total...

Ready to Forego Power if CM Grants Total Loan Waiver, Says Uddhav Thackeray

Nashik: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he is prepared to forego power and withdraw all the party’s ministers from the BJP-led government in Maharashtra if Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is willing to announce a total loan waiver for debt-ridden farmers. Uddhav, however,... read more »

Moto Z2 Play in Lunar Gray colour with 5...

Moto Z2 Play in Lunar Gray colour with 5.5-inch display, 64GB storage, 4GB ...

By now, we already know that Motorola is working on Moto Z2, Z2 Play and Z2 Force. Although the company didn’t confirm the making of the handsets, innumerous rumours flying all across the webosphere does the needful. Adding on to the rumour mill, a new leak about the Z2 Play reveals new... read more »

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Ecuador to consider granting asylum if Snowden applies: president

Ecuador to consider granting asylum if Snowden applies: president

MOSCOW – If fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden applies for political asylum in Ecuadorian territory, the Ecuadorian authorities will consider accepting the appeal,... read more »

Israel to build 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem

Israel to build 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusa...

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Gideon Saar have agreed to build 1,500 new homes in the east... read more »

Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-of Fukushima ...

Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-of Fukushima operator

Tokyo: A Japanese ruling-party panel will recommend the break-up of Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) after shortcomings in the firm’s handling of clean-up... read more »

Myanmar to strive for peace in ASEAN region

Myanmar to strive for peace in ASEAN region

Yangon – Myanmar President U Thein Sein pledged that the country would strive to ensure peace and prosperity in the ASEAN region as it assumes ASEAN... read more »

South Korean lawmakers head to Kaesong complex

Two South Korean firms in Kaesong to close operations

Seoul – A group of South Korea lawmakers crossed the border line separating North and South Korea into the Kaesong industrial complex to make an on-site... read more »

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Cipla to pick up 14.6 p.c. stake in Chase Pharmaceuticals

Drug firm Cipla Ltd on Monday said it will invest $1.5 million to acquire 14.6 per cent stake in U.S.-based Chase Pharmaceuticals engaged in developing novel approaches to improve treatments for... read more »

Gold futures rebound from two-month low, Rs. 28,770 per 10 gram

Gold prices down by Rs 100 on weak global cues, si...

Gold prices fell by another Rs 100 to Rs 30,240 per 10 grams in the national capital. On the other hand, silver rose by Rs 200 to Rs 41,900 per kg on... read more »

Stock markets hits record high in India

Sensex gains 388 points as crude price drops

India’s stock exchange markets, BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) Sensex and Nifty hit a record high on Friday posting their biggest daily gains since... read more »

Syndicate Bank plans to raise $350 m via MTN for UK bra...

Public sector lender Syndicate Bank plans to raise $350 million through medium-term notes (MTN) during the current quarter to meet lending requirements of its... read more »

Sensex Hits Record High of 23,048 Ahead of Exit Polls

Sensex surges 233 points during pre-noon session

The BSE Sensex surged over 700 points to a record high of 23,048 on Friday, while the broader Nifty also hit an all-time high of 6,871, rising over 200 points.... read more »

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Would've been fun to spend Christ! mas in 'Bigg Boss': Elli Avram

Would’ve been fun to spend Christ! mas in ‘Bigg Boss&...

New Delhi – Swedish-! Greek actress Elli Avram admits to being the weakest among all the contestants this season in reality show “Bigg Boss” but says she would have loved to... read more »

Can't question a filmmaker like Tigmanshu: Vidyut Jamwal

Can’t question a filmmaker like Tigmanshu: V...

Mumbai – Actor Vidyut Jamwal, who will be seen in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s “Bullett Raja”, says the director is such a fine filmmaker that... read more »

My sister my most blunt critic: Deepika Padukone

My sister my most blunt critic: Deepika Padukone

Mumbai – Actress Deepika Padukone, who has been appreciated for her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest offering “Goliyon Ki... read more »

One Direction may split in future, says Cowell

Simon Cowell’s pregnant gal pal’s divorce finalized

London – Music mogul Simon Cowell feels that memb! ers of One Direction band might eventually part ways and follow independent careers. The band,... read more »

Cowell keeps low profile when upset: Walsh

Cowell keeps low profile when upset: Walsh

London – Music manager Louis Walsh says his “The X Factor” co-judge ! and music mogul Simon Cowell does not socialise much when he is... read more »

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Diabetes `ticking time bomb` for young Indians

Diabetes `ticking time bomb` for young Indians

New Delhi – With the prevalence of diabetes increasing at an alarming rate worldwide, the proportion of young people with the disease is also soaring. The major cause for the increasing... read more »

World’s first 3D printed metal gun revealed!

World’s first 3D printed metal gun revealed!

Washington – A Texas-based company has reportedly developed the world’s first metal gun using a 3D printer. The company that goes by the name... read more »

You can be allergic to a food, and eat it too!

You can be allergic to a food, and eat it too!

Washington – It is well known that the best way to prevent a severe allergic reaction is to totally avoid the offending food, but according to a new... read more »

Why women get short of breath faster than men while exe...

Physical fitness could help prevent heart attacks

Washington – A new study has revealed that women find it harder to breathe than men during exercise because of greater electrical activation of their... read more »

Chhath festival ends peacefully in Bihar

Chhath festival ends peacefully in Bihar

Patna – The four-day Chhath festival ended peacefully in Bihar Saturday morning with millions of people, mostly women, ignoring the morning chill and... read more »

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Swachh Baharat Abhiyan: Punjab National Bank adopts two Varanasi ...

VARANASI: With an intent to take forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve of a Swachh Baharat Abhiyan, the Punjab National BankBSE -0.09 % here has adopted two ghats to keep it clean... read more »

Cop shot dead, another seriously hurt by gunmen in...

In the second such attack in three days, a Delhi Police constable was killed while another was seriously injured when some persons opened fire on the... read more »

Day after Hudhud, Andhra and Odisha step up relief work

A day after a very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud battered the Andhra and Odisha coasts with heavy rains leaving six persons dead, the state governments... read more »

Study shows MP, Bengal worst in giving RTI info

BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal are among the worst states with regard to providing information under the RTI Act, a study by an... read more »

Pak violates ceasefire, fires at forward posts in Poonc...

After a brief lull, Pakistan on Saturday again violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing... read more »

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Balotelli shows off new newspaper boots during AC Milan draw with Roma

Balotelli shows off new newspaper boots during AC Milan draw with...

London – AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli modelled a new pair of newspaper boots in Serie A draw with Roma. The boots clearly displayed the catchy headline ‘Why Always Me?’, that Balotelli... read more »

Andre Villas-Boas fired as Tottenham manager

Andre Villas-Boas fired as Tottenham manager

Tottenham fired manager Andre Villas-Boas on Monday, a day after the club slumped to a second heavy loss in the Premier League in less than a... read more »

Nicole Scherzinger dons stunning silver dress for `X Fa...

Nicole Scherzinger dons stunning silver dress for `X Factor` live final

London – Nicole Scherzinger stunned everyone with her sexy floor-length silver dress that she wore for the ‘X Factor’ live final at London’s... read more »

Nasri claims neither Real nor Barca would `fancy` facin...

Nasri claims neither Real nor Barca would `fancy` facing Man City in CL

Sydney – Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has insisted that even Real Madrid and Barcelona would want to avoid a clash with Manuel... read more »

Moyes asks for `more consistency` from Man U after 3-0 ...

Moyes asks for `more consistency` from Man U after 3-0 win over Aston Villa

London – David Moyes has called for a repeat performance after a first-half brace from Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley’s first Premier League goal... read more »

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Suspended the licenses of two private universities

The Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Education and Science has suspended the licenses of two private universities This was reported in the press service of Rosobrnadzor. The... read more »

Concern in Europe: “Al-Qaeda wants to show i...

Organization of the Islamic State (Daas) to carry out attacks in the subway of New York and Paris, chief of staff warned the EU counter-terrorism... read more »

The number of victims of terrorist attacks Sunday in Xi...

Chinese authorities announced that as a result of the terrorist attacks in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on Sunday, September 21 killed 50 people.... read more »

The first part of the Ukrainian project “The Wall...

The first phase of construction of the “wall” between Russia and Ukraine have finished by October. 16 of 65propusknyh points on the... read more »

Subway in France, the United States is the next targets...

Iraq’s prime minister said IS plotting a terrorist attack subway systems in Paris and New York with the participation of Islamist extremism. Iraqi Prime... read more »

500 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, says Italian coastguard

Some 500 migrants were rescued in seven operations launched over the weekend in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said. A spokesperson told AFP on Sunday that four of the rescue... read more »

Maldives president escapes speedboat blast, wife injured

Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was saved from an explosion on his speedboat unhurt but his wife and two aides were injured on board when the boat approached the capital Male on Monday, a... read more »

China’s Didi Kuaidi Firms Up Anti-Uber Alliance, Invests in Ola

China’s most popular ride-hailing app Didi Kuaidi said on Monday it has invested in Indian peer Ola, forging a new alliance within a network of companies challenging US rival Uber... read more »

Ola Opens Up API for Mobile Apps, Individual Developers

Taxi aggregator Ola Saturday announced the public release of its API, allowing major mobile apps as well as individual developers to integrate the company’s offering with their... read more »

Dr Reddy’s climbs as drug maker launches Nexium’s gen...

NEW DELHI: Shares of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories surged over 6 per cent in Monday’s trade after the drugmaker launched a generic version of Nexium following approval from the United States... read more »