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Tuberculosis free India: J P Nadda formu...

Tuberculosis free India: J P Nadda formulates strategy to eliminate TB by 2...

Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that India has formulated a national strategic plan with a special focus on stamping out the bacterial disease at grass root levels. India on Friday pledged its commitment to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global goal to reduce the... read more »

North Korea confirms ballistic missile l...

North Korea confirms ballistic missile launch, says aimed at testing abilit...

Pyongang on Monday confirmed that it had indeed carried out a test missile launch on Sunday. The missile test, North Korea said, was aimed at testing the capacity to carry a large scale heavy nuclear warhead. HIGHLIGHTS 1. North Korea confirms Sunday missile launch. 2. Pyongang said... read more »

Donald Trump Is CEO Of The Country, Can ...

Donald Trump Is CEO Of The Country, Can Fire Anyone He Wants: Nikki Haley

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may meet US President Donald Trump in person for the very first time next week at the US, Arab and Islamist Summit in Saudi Arabia, a Dawn News report says. According to a Dawn News report, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may meet US President Donald Trump... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party hops f...

Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party hops from farce to farce: How far is the ...

It’s difficult to tell whether tragedy follows farce or farce follows tragedy. In the case of the Aam Aadmi Party, non-stop farce carries the hint of the tragic. Two weeks ago, the Kumar Vishwas episode had the party in turbulence, last week it was Kapil Mishra who caused a stir by directly... read more »

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Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh

Young Saudis urged to avoid Syria war

Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority, the grand mufti Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, has told young Saudis they should not go to Syria to fight in the civil war. Saudi Arabia has backed the... read more »

Obama, Netanyahu discuss Iran, Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

Obama, Netanyahu discuss Iran, Israeli-Palestinian...

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss issues including... read more »

Israel’s release of Palestinian prisoners advance...

Israel's release of Palestinian prisoners advances peace talks

JERUSALEM – The Israeli government approved Sunday the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners despite strong opposition from ultra-right ministers. The... read more »

Nawaz says nobody can dictate to Pakistan

Nawaz says nobody can dictate to Pakistan

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said nobody could dictate to the country. He added that Pakistan has the prerogative to take its own... read more »

‘Assad could contribute to new Syria but not as P...

'Assad could contribute to new Syria but not as PM'

Beirut – UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who arrived in Damascus today, believes President Bashar al-Assad could contribute to the transition to a... read more »

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Sebi frowns on plan to extend trading time on poll result day

Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India is not in favour of tinkering with the trade timing on May 16, the day the result of the Lok Sabha elections will be announced. The... read more »

Reliance Comm shares fall as earnings disappoint

Shares in Reliance Communications Ltd(RLCM.NS) fell as much as 2.7 percent on Monday after the mobile carrier’s consolidated net profit dropped... read more »

Cipla chief Yusuf Hamied stands up against drug monopol...

Cipla chairman Yusuf Hamied, who has long battled global pharmaceutical majors to ensure that developing countries have access to life-saving drugs, has said... read more »

CNG price in Delhi hiked by Rs 2.95 a kg; PNG Re 1 per ...

NEW DELHI: In an upward revision of natural gas prices by 7%, Indraprastha GasBSE 0.12 % Limited (IGL), the sole city gas distributor (CGD) in the national... read more »

​Sun Pharmaceauticals to shut Unit Caraco’s Detro...

NEW DELHI: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, India’s top drugmaker by market capitalization, plans to permanently shut the Detroit facility of US subsidiary... read more »

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

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 the beginning of the... read more »

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

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

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

‘Singh Saab The Great’ – Sunny Deol b...

'Singh Saab The Great' - Sunny Deol back in form

By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Singh Saab The Great”; Actors: Sunny Deol, Urvashi Rautela, Amrita Rao and Prakash Raj; Director: Anil Sharma; Rating:... read more »

Minor fire at SRK’s residence, ‘all safe...

Minor fire at SRK's residence, 'all safe'

Mumbai – Fire broke out at Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s residence Thursday night, but the superstar says all is safe. “All safe on... read more »

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Pregnancy tops list of discrimination complaints in workplaces

Pregnancy tops list of discrimination complaints in workplaces

Sydney – Pregnancy discrimination is now the number one complaint against workplaces, Australia’s workplace watchdog has said. The Fair Work Ombudsman revealed more people believe their... read more »

Women on Mediterranean diet likelier to live past 70

Women on Mediterranean diet likelier to live past ...

Washington – A new study has found that women who stick to Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes the consumption of healthy fats, are 40 percent... read more »

Gut bacteria may play role in onset of rheumatoid arthr...

Gut bacteria may play role in onset of rheumatoid arthritis

Washington – A new study has suggested that bacterial disturbances in the gut may play a role in autoimmune attacks on the joints. Researchers have... read more »

Chronic stress` effects can be traced to your genes

Chronic stress` effects can be traced to your genes

Washington – A new study has showed that chronic stress alters gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream. With these changes, the... read more »

Internet can help mums prevent kids’ obesity

Internet can help mums prevent kids’ obesity

Washington – Researchers have shown how Web-based, at-home interventions can help mothers address behaviors known to protect against childhood... read more »

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Patna stampede: Medical superintendent suspended, action against ...

PATNA: Bihar government suspended the hospital superintendent of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) and took action against seven other doctors for allegedly remaining unavailable when... read more »

Tamil Nadu will face centre's conspiracy: Jayalalithaa

Will Jayalalithaa Leave Jail? Court Hears Bail Ple...

Jayalalithaa, 66, was arrested for corruption late last month after being convicted by a Bangalore court. Her trial was moved in 2001 to... read more »

Pakistan’s suicidal desperation: Modi-led India r...

It would be a mistake to simply dismiss Pakistan’s 11th violation of ceasefire norms in October, which killed five civilians in villages close to the... read more »

2 richest candidates in Maharashtra belong to BJP

BJP candidate Mohit Kamboj is the richest candidate in fray for the Maharashtra assembly polls with assets worth Rs 353.53 crore. According to the affidavit... read more »

Odisha: 11 killed as mini truck rams into tree

Eleven people were killed and 30 others were injured when a mini truck carrying around 50 members of a ‘tribal opera group’ rammed into a tree on... read more »

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Balotelli aims to be top striker in World Cup

Balotelli aims to be top striker in World Cup

Milan – AC Milan and Italy striker Mario Balotelli said next year’s World Cup could provide him the perfect platform to prove he is the best striker in the world. The 23-year-old, who... read more »

Rodman's N Korea trip still on despite Kim’s uncle’s execution

Rodman’s N Korea trip still on despite Kim’s...

Washington – Former basketball star Dennis Rodman is planning to travel to North Korea next week to train its basketball team, despite reports... read more »

Mourinho says `trophyless` season would be `unacceptabl...

Mourinho says `trophyless` season would be `unacceptable` for Chelsea

London – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said that it would be ‘unacceptable’ to finish the season without a trophy, according to... read more »

Aguero shrugs off suggestions to `go down more` by sayi...

Aguero shrugs off suggestions to `go down more` by saying `he's bad at diving`

London – Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has said that he is really bad at diving and therefore unwilling to risk a yellow card by going down too... read more »

Bad boy` Suarez turns Santa for ill children to `transf...

Liverpool makes Suarez almost inaccessible with new whopping 100 mln-pound release clause

London – Striker Luis Suarez is trying to change his image of a bad boy as he became a Santa and dished out gifts at Liverpool’s Alder Hey... read more »

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Teen forced to sleep with 1800 men in Satanic sex cult

The daughter of a woman involved in a Satanic sex cult has revealed how she will never forgive her “evil” mother for forcing her to sleep with 1800 men by the time she was 18 years... read more »

Isis encourages Egyptian insurgents to continue at...

Islamic State (Isis) has called on insurgents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to press ahead with attacks against the country’s security forces and... read more »

Israel-Hamas Talks, Abbas at UN

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: It’s a busy week in Mideast diplomacy, book-ended by the launch of Israel-Hamas talks about a border deal for blockaded Gaza and the... read more »

After Rancor, Afghans Agree to Share Power

KABUL, Afghanistan — Their campaign workers traded blows over ballot boxes during an election widely seen as fraudulent. Some of the warlords backing them... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

Somnath Bharti an embarrassment to party, should surrender: Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday described his former law minister Somnath Bharti as an “embarrassment” to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and said he should surrender... read more »

Face Of Patel Reservation Movement, Hardik Patel Goes Missing After Organising A Meeting

The face of the Patel agitation, Hardik Patel, spearheading the Patel reservation movement in Gujarat, gave the police a slip when they tried to detain him for organising a public meeting... read more »

Reserved or wait-listed? Why RSS wants ‘review’ of quota policy

It was with considerable shock and awe that long time watchers – both, critics and admirers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – heard the Sarsanghchalak say at a book release on... read more »

9 days in the dark: 2 workers rescued from Bilaspur tunnel

Two labourers trapped more than 40 metres underground for over a week in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district were rescued on Monday, bringing relief to their worried families after a... read more »

Thai blast: Malaysian police may arrested two suspected bombers

Malaysian police have sent to Thai authorities photos of two men, one of whom is suspected to have carried out Thailand’s worst bombing at a Brahma temple here that killed 20 people last month,... read more »