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Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic set up M...

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic set up Madrid Open semifinal

Rafael Nadal set up a semifinal with Novak Djokovic after withstanding a tough challenge from David Goffin 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Madrid Open on Friday. Djokovic, the defending champion, advanced when Kei Nishikori withdrew before their quarterfinal because of a wrist injury. “It’s going to be a... read more »

IPL 2017: Delhi Daredevils’ winning effo...

IPL 2017: Delhi Daredevils’ winning effort against Rising Pune Supergiant i...

Zaheer Khan is a funny bloke. He probably doesn’t know it, though. Sample this statement from the Delhi Daredevils’ skipper after their seven-run win over Rising Pune Supergiant on Friday night. “It was important to keep winning. We wanted to put up a good show and win. It is always good to... read more »

Baahubali Prabhas refused brand endorsem...

Baahubali Prabhas refused brand endorsements worth Rs 18 crore and the reas...

SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ has created new mammoth records and broken several ones to be hailed as Indian cinema’s biggest hit so far. The film not only made the audiences fall in love with the mastery of the filmmaker’s vision but also... read more »

Sarkar 3 movie review: Despite Amitabh B...

Sarkar 3 movie review: Despite Amitabh Bachchan trying his best, where’s th...

Sarkar 3 movie review: The best thing you can say about Amitabh Bachchan and Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar 3 is that it is not as ghastly as Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag. Sarkar 3 movie cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Yami Gautam, Jackie Shroff, Amit Sadh, Ronit Roy, Rohini Hattangadi Sarkar 3... read more »

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Pak court extends Musharraf's custody in 2007 Lal Masjid case

Pak court extends Musharraf’s custody in 2007 Lal Masjid ca...

Islamabad – A Pakistani court has extended the custody of former President retired General Pervez Musharraf in the 2007 Lal Masjid raid case, banning him from leaving the country any time... read more »

More tsunami advisories issued after strong quake hit off NE Japan

More tsunami advisories issued after strong quake ...

TOKYO – More tsunami advisories were issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) early Saturday after a 7. 1 magnitude quake hit off... read more »

Iran hangs 16 rebels ‘in reprisal for border deat...

Iran lodges strong protest with Pakistan over killing of 14 border guards

Sixteen rebels have been hanged in Iran in retaliation for the deaths of at least 14 border guards in an ambush, say Iranian news agencies. The rebels were... read more »

China vows to improve ties with neighbors for developme...

China vows to improve ties with neighbors for development

BBeijing – President Xi Jinping has directed Foreign Ministry to evolve new friendly political, economic and security cooperation policies to tie the... read more »

Syria chemical disarmament on track as rebels cause bla...

Over 62,000 migrants arrived in Yemen this year: UN

Damascus – Syria is set to hand over a detailed plan for destroying its chemical arsenal Thursday, the international watchdog says, as a rebel attack... read more »

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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg faces IPO lawsuit over misleading investors

Facebook Q1 revenue grows 72 percent on rising mobile ads

Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) mobile advertising business accelerated in the first three months of the year, helping the Internet social networking company top Wall Street’s financial... read more »

RBI worried over the rising online banking frauds

The apex bank Reserve bank of India is quite concerned over the increasing online banking frauds. In order to control these frauds RBI has suggested... read more »

Tata Consultancy services joins top 10 global IT servic...

n a positive note to Indian IT industry, India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has broken into the league of top 10... read more »

Maruti Suzuki loses No 2 slot to Nissan in car exports;...

NEW DELHI: Maruti SuzukiBSE 0.60 % lost its coveted second slot in the lucrative car exports, 10 years after it ceded the crown to South Korean, Hyundai Motors... read more »

BSE Sensex hits new all-time high of 22,853 pts; NSE Ni...

The benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty touched record highs on Tuesday as they edged higher ahead of the April series expiry. The BSE benchmark, the... read more »

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HC asks CBFC to file affidavit on certification to ‘Ram-Leela’

HC asks CBFC to file affidavit on certification to ‘Ram-Leela’...

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to file an affidavit stating if it had followed the guidelines framed under the Cinematograph Act before... read more »

Longoria goes public with Mexican boyfriend

Longoria goes public with Mexican boyfriend

Los Angeles – After keeping her relationship under wraps for the past few weeks, actress Eva Longoria recentl! y went public with her new... read more »

KBC over, film tension starts: Big B

Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan celebrities ‘Makar Sankranti’, ‘Happy Lohri’

New Delhi – Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is biting his nails because of tension as he gets back to film shooting after wrapping up TV game show “Kaun... read more »

Helen Mirren wins best actress London theatre award

Helen Mirren wins best actress London theatre award

London – Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren received the best actress award at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards for playing Queen Elizabeth II... read more »

Big B hails ‘Ram-leela’, in awe of young ta...

Big B hails 'Ram-leela', in awe of young talent

Mumbai – Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh-starrer “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela” has left megastar Amitabh Bachchan in awe of the talent... read more »

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`Superstitions all about trying to control fate`

Washington – A psychology professor has said that superstitions are behaviors that people perform in an attempt to affect or control their future. Don Saucier, associate professor of... read more »

Aerobic exercise boosts memory in persons suffering from MS

Aerobic exercise boosts memory in persons sufferin...

Washington – A new study has provided evidence for beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on brain and memory in people afflicted with multiple... read more »

One in four men fake `I Love You` during sex

One in four men fake `I Love You` during sex

Melbourne – A new study has found that men are more likely to fake an “I love you” during sex. The study revealed that 25.4 percent or a quarter of... read more »

Slapping smoking ban in offices not enough to make work...

Slapping smoking ban in offices not enough to make workers kick the butt

Washington – Despite many workplaces putting a ban on smoking to reduce exposure to second-hand smoke and to encourage employees to quit smoking, the... read more »

Experimental drug could potentially treat lung cancer

Experimental drug could potentially treat lung cancer

Washington – An experimental drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for... read more »

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Journey to Mars cheaper than auto ride, says Prime Minister Naren...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the metaphor of cost of travel by auto in Ahmedabad to the expenditure incurred in the landmark Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) which India accomplished in the very first... read more »

Maharashtra ‘buried’ those wanting to ...

Mumbai: Apparently targeting its former ally Bhratiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena on Saturday said that it was its leader Bal Thackeray who stood up for... read more »

Want to pocket a cool $10,000 in US? Deliver court summ...

New York: The civil rights body behind a lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case has offered a reward... read more »

Jayalalithaa found guilty in disproportionate assets ca...

Population, capacity should dictate size of state allocation: Jayalalithaa

Bangalore: In a huge setback to J Jayalalithaa, a special court on Saturday held the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister guilty of amassing Rs 66.65 crore wealth... read more »

Sheikh Hasina rules out mid-term polls in Bangladesh

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out holding mid-term polls in Bangladesh or the possibility of having a dialogue with the Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh... read more »

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Neymar scores first hat-trick as Barca crushes Celtic in Champions League

Neymar scores first hat-trick as Barca crushes Celtic in Champion...

Johannesburg – Brazilian footballer Neymar has scored his first Barcelona hat-trick as the Catalans secured top spot in Group H of the Champions League with a 6-1 thrashing of Celtic at the... read more »

Johnson relishing England’s `hit-out approach` against his `chin music` regimen at Perth

Johnson relishing England’s `hit-out approach` aga...

Sydney –  Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has reportedly welcomed England’s intention to adopt a hit out policy to counter his... read more »

Sebastian Vettel’s F1 helmet fetches eye-popping $118,0...

Sebastian Vettel’s F1 helmet fetches eye-popping $118,000 in charity auction

Washington – Four-time Formula One world champion, Sebastian Vettel’s race helmet reportedly fetched a whopping 118,000 dollars at a charity auction in... read more »

Dortmund’s late goal against 10-man Marseille pro...

Dortmund's late goal against 10-man Marseille propels them to last 16 of Champions League

Johannesburg – Borussia Dortmund has made it through to the last 16 of the Champions League. Dortmund scored a late win against 10-man Marseille to... read more »

Allan Border warns of England fightback in Perth Test

Allan Border warns of England fightback in Perth Test

Sydney –  Former Australian captain Allan Border has warned of England fighting back in the third Ashes Test beginning Friday in Perth. Border said that... read more »

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Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Fighting has just begun, Islamic State video warns U.S.

The militant Islamic State group has released a video warning the United States that fighters await it in Iraq if President Barack Obama sends troops there, as he and his top general said may... read more »

Beijing police formally arrest Jackie Chan’s son i...

The Beijing police have formally arrested the son of Hong Kong martial arts film star Jackie Chan on suspicion of allowing other people to consume... read more »

13 new polio cases found in Pakistan

At least 13 new cases of crippling poliovirus have been detected in Pakistan, taking this year’s total of the new victims to 158, reports said on... read more »

Pakistan suspends execution of Shoaib Sarwar

Pakistan called off the scheduled hanging of Shoaib Sarwar convicted on murder charges in what would have been the first execution of a civilian in six years,... read more »

Current Iranian uranium nutritive program not tolerable...

ions over its nuclear program are set to expire, Iran still holds positions far from those acceptable to the United States, a senior Obama administration... read more »

Hockey India upholds Gurbaj Singh ban, player to move court

Hockey India decided to uphold the nine-month ban imposed on midfielder Gurbaj Singh, after they found his appeal and explanation unsatisfactory. The decision virtually renders him... read more »

Ajinkya Rahane honoured with life membership by CCI

Ajinkya Rahane, India’s most consistent batsman in the last couple of years, has been conferred with the honorary life membership by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) here on... read more »

MS Dhoni set to return after a long break with focus on World T20

India’s limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be back in the thick of things after a three month break as Indian selectors will be picking the squad for the upcoming T20... read more »

South Sudan fuel tanker explosion: Death toll rises to 183

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a rural South Sudanese state reached 183 on Friday, a regional official said, as medical staff and volunteers struggled to keep up with the... read more »

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces on `day of rage`

Jerusalem: Palestinians clashed on Friday with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank after the Islamist movement Hamas called for a “day of rage” over tensions... read more »