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Lisa Haydon blessed with baby boy, names...

Lisa Haydon blessed with baby boy, names him Zack. Their photo together is ...

Lisa Haydon gave birth to a baby boy on May 17. The new mother shared the news on her social media account. It’s a boy for Lisa Haydon. After living her pregnancy in style, Queen actor is happy to embrace motherhood as she announced she has given birth to a baby boy. And just like her other happy... read more »

Half Girlfriend box office collection da...

Half Girlfriend box office collection day 1: Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor ...

Half Girlfriend starring had Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor started on a good note on the first day. The film collected Rs 10.27 crore on the first day. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote on Twitter, “#HalfGirlfriend has a STRONG START… Fri ₹ 10.27 cr. India biz.” The early reviews of... read more »

Happy Birthday Jr NTR: Five films that r...

Happy Birthday Jr NTR: Five films that redefined Jr NTR’s acting career

Happy Birthday Jr NTR: Jr NTR had to struggle a lot before he could find his feet in the industry as a lead actor. Jr NTR turned 34 on Saturday and chose to celebrate the day with his wife Narne Lakshmi Pranathi and son Abhay Ram. Given that he hails from one of the most powerful and celebrated... read more »

To resounding applause from fans, the su...

To resounding applause from fans, the superstar asked, “What is wrong...

Two traders were gunned down in Mathura by half a dozen people who escaped with gold worth Rs. 4 crore. HIGHLIGHTS 1. Two traders were gunned down in Mathura. 2. Jewellers across the state observed a day-long strike on Friday. 3. The loot was caught on camera. Five people,... read more »

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Pak accountability court re-opens six corruption cases against Zardari

Pak accountability court re-opens six corruption cases against Za...

Islamabad – A Pakistani Accountability Court (AC) has re-opened six pending corruption cases against former President Asif Ali Zardari. The AC-1 Islamabad Judge Bashir Ahmed ordered the... read more »

'Date for Syria peace talks not finalised'

UN-Arab League representative to meet Syrian presi...

United Nations – The UN-Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is expected to meet Syrian President Bashar... read more »

Nepal to continue contributing troops to UN

Nepal to continue contributing troops to UN

Kathmandu – Nepal would like to continue contributing troops to the UN peacekeeping missions, the government said Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion of... read more »

China launches remote sensing satellite

China launches remote sensing satellite

Beijing – China launched Tuesday a remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in China’s Shanxi province, according to the... read more »

China decommissions 1st nuclear submarine

China decommissions 1st nuclear submarine

BEIJING – China has decommissioned its first nuclear-powered submarine after more than 40 years of service in the military, the People’s Liberation... read more »

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease liquidity as govt holds on to cash

RBI asks banks not to levy penalty on pre-payment of loans

Providing relief to borrowers, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday directed banks not to levy any penalty on individual borrowers for pre-paying floating loans. “…it is advised that banks... read more »

Infotech Enterprises rebrands itself as Cyient

Infotech Enterprises has rebranded itself as Cyient Ltd, positioning the Hyderabad-based firm as a “distinctively unique global” company. “We... read more »

Gold advances on marriage season buying, global cues

Gold prices rose further by Rs. 50 to Rs. 30,750 per ten gram in the national capital on Wednesday on sustained buying by stockists to meet ongoing marriage... read more »

Sensex up 114 points in early trade on funds buying

Sensex gains 388 points as crude price drops

MUMBAI: Extending yesterday’s gains, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 114 points in early trade today on increased buying by funds and retail investors... read more »

Tata Group lines up fund to buy DoCoMo stake in JV

MUMBAI: The Tata Group has set aside the funds required to buy back NTT DoCoMo’s 26.5% share in their telecom joint venture as they are unlikely to find... read more »

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Entertainment

Actresses don't like to act sans make-up: Pooja Umashankar

Actresses don’t like to act sans make-up: Pooja Umashankar

By Haricharan Pudipeddi Chennai – Tamil actress Pooja Umashankar, who has played roles as diverse as a blind beggar and a biryani shopworker in her career, doesn’t mind looking ugly on... read more »

Ekta Kapoor confident about 'Ye Hai Mohabbatein'

Ekta Kapoor confident about ‘Ye Hai Mohabbat...

New Delhi – TV czarina Ekta Kapoor, who has teamed up with STAR Plus for her new show “Ye Hai Mohabbatein”, hopes to create the... read more »

Gaga cries, covers nude body with moss in latest `ARTPO...

Gaga cries, covers nude body with moss in latest `ARTPOP Film`

New York – Lady Gaga has released “an ARTPOP Film”, which shows her crying and covering her naked body with moss. The 27-year-old singer has said in... read more »

`50 Shades` film bosses deny fan pressure leading to Hu...

`50 Shades` film bosses deny fan pressure leading to Hunnam replacement

London – Fifty Shades of Grey producer has denied rumours of fan pressure which led them to replace Charlie Hunnam with Jamie Dornan. Michael DeLuca has... read more »

Hugh Jackman reveals skin cancer scare

Hugh Jackman reveals skin cancer scare

London – Hugh Jackman has revealed that he treated for skin cancer after discovering a growth on his nose. The actor wrote on his twitter page that he is... read more »

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Obama visits Dallas to make case for Obamacare

Obama visits Dallas to make case for Obamacare

Houston – US President Barack Obama arrived in Dallas late Wednesday to urge Republican-led Texas, which has the highest rate of uninsured Americans in the nation, to join his signature health... read more »

Absence of love, charity spawns selfishness, says Pope

Absence of love, charity spawns selfishness, says ...

Vatican City – Selfishness fills the “void” created by a lack of love and charity, Pope Francis said Wednesday during his general... read more »

Simple ways to lose belly fat after pregnancy

Identified five new genes linked to belly fat

New Delhi – Want to cut belly fat post-pregnancy? Choose fresh food over refrigerated one, don’t consume the same kind of dish everyday and chew well,... read more »

Why we always want to hear the bad news before the good...

Why we always want to hear the bad news before the good one

Washington – When it comes to bad news and good news, which news would you like to hear first. According to researchers at the University of California,... read more »

World’s most expensive car comes with 4.6m pound price ...

World’s most expensive car comes with 4.6m pound price tag!

London – A Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 that is made up of carbon fibre and covered in a thin layer of pure gold is set to be auctioned in 2014 for a... read more »

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Veteran journalist MV Kamath dies at 93

MANIPAL: Former chairman of Prasar Bharati and veteran journalist Madhav Vittal Kamath, popularly kmown as MV Kamath, died at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal on Thursday. He was 93. Kamath was the... read more »

CBI says no foul play in Gopinath Munde’s de...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly ruled out any foul play in the death of former Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath... read more »

Sena takes jibe at Modi’s ’56 inch chest...

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday sharply attacked prime minister Modi over the border firing saying he should focus on stopping Pakistan’s atrocities and not... read more »

14 injured in group clash in Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar –  Fourteen people were injured when a clash broke out between two groups over a land dispute at Budhana town here, police said today. A... read more »

Anil Ambani joins Swachh Bharat campaign, invites other...

Joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to rid the country of litter and rubbish, Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani on Thursday picked up the... read more »

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Wenger to sign `new` contract keeping him at Arsenal until 2017

Wenger to sign `new` contract keeping him at Arsenal until 2017

London – Arsene Wenger is set to sign a new Arsenal contract next month keeping him at the club until 2017, according to reports. According to the Mirror, despite yesterday’s stunning 6-3... read more »

West Brom sack head coach Clarke after fourth straight PL loss

West Brom sack head coach Clarke after fourth stra...

London – Steve Clarke has been sacked as head coach of West Bromwich Albion following a fourth straight Premier League loss, according to... read more »

Webber urges Aussies to go for `more sledging` during A...

Webber urges Aussies to go for `more sledging` during Ashes

Johannesburg – Former Formula One driver Mark Webber has called for more sledging in cricket, saying the Australians should go even further in their... read more »

Rodriguez’s equaliser earns Southampton 1-1 draw ...

Rodriguez's equaliser earns Southampton 1-1 draw against Newcastle

Johannesburg – Jay Rodriguez scored his sixth goal of the season to secure a 1-1 draw for Southampton with in-form Newcastle in their Premier League... read more »

Iranian wrestler banned for life

Iranian wrestler banned for life

Tehran – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Amir Aziz Ali-Akbari has been banned for life after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid. The... read more »

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Air strikes in Syria hit Islamic State-held areas near Turkey bor...

BEIRUT – Air strikes overnight hit Islamic State-held territory in Syria near the Turkish border, an organisation that tracks violence in the Syrian war said on Wednesday. Rami Abdulrahman, who... read more »

Ebola epidemic more deadly than all previous combi...

The Ebola epidemic has already killed more people than all previous outbreaks combined, and an alarming new analysis by the World Health Organization... read more »

In airstrikes, US targets terror cell said to be plotti...

WASHINGTON: US forces took advantage of the airstrikes against the Islamic State extremist group in Syria to try to simultaneously wipe out the leadership of... read more »

Australian Police Kill ‘Known Terror Suspect̵...

Australian police have shot and killed a “known terror suspect” after he stabbed two officers outside a police station in Melbourne. The... read more »

13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan... read more »

Najeeb Jung gets some unexpected support from Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday described lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung as “a good man with bad political bosses”. “Congress n BJP both... read more »

CBI raids Himachal Pradesh CM’s residence in disproportionate assets case, FIR regis...

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation teams on Saturday filed a case against Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh and carried out raids at 11 places including his... read more »

Pfizer to sell Thane plant to Vidhi Research for Rs 178 crore

Drug firm Pfizer has said it has entered into a business transfer agreement to sell its Thane plant as a going concern to Vidhi Research and Development LLP for Rs 178 crore. In a BSE... read more »

Sterlite Technologies acquires Elitecore Tech for Rs 180-crore

NEW DELHI: Sterlite TechnologiesBSE 2.23 % today announced the acquisition of telecom software product firm Elitecore Technologies at Rs 180 crore in an all-cash deal to widen its telecom... read more »

Volkswagen unveils five-year investment plan to become world’s leading carmaker by 2018

Volkswagen emissions scandal spreads to Europe and threatens to e...

The Volkswagen and Audi diesel emissions scandal which has thrown the global car industry into turmoil has spread to Europe and threatens to embroil more models and rival carmakers. The chief... read more »