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Vivek Oberoi donates 25 flats to familie...

Vivek Oberoi donates 25 flats to families of CRPF martyrs

Vivek’s organistation has written a letter to the CRPF fraternity announcing the flats to the kin of the martyrs who laid their lives for the nation in different operations. Reportedly, four flats have already been given to the families. Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi’s company Karrm... read more »

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath governmen...

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath government declares Saturday as ‘no sc...

Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Dinesh Sharma after a meeting on Friday decided to declare Saturday as no school bag day. Trying to take load off students, BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to declare Saturdays as “no school bag day” in all government run primary... read more »

Modi breaks new ground by meeting Indian...

Modi breaks new ground by meeting Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka

Modi, after participating in the UN Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo, also travelled to Dickoya in the island’s central hills, the tea country, where Tamil people of Indian origin are concentrated. India’s neighbourhood diplomacy is often accused of being ham-handed. Whether it is in dealing... read more »

Kapil Mishra warns of ‘new drama&#...

Kapil Mishra warns of ‘new drama’ by AAP for distraction

NEW DELHI: On the fourth day of his hunger strike, sacked minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday warned that the AAP will resort to “new drama” to distract attention from the “foreign trips controversy”. “Fourth day of satyagraha – What new drama will be done to... read more »

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Assad declares willingness to run for re-election

Assad declares willingness to run for re-election

Johannesburg – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has declared he is willing to run for re-election. In a television interview broadcast, Assad said he did not see a reason why he should... read more »

Syrian government not to negotiate with 'terrorists'

Syrian government not to negotiate with ‘ter...

Damascus – Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has stressed on his country’s readiness to participate in the planned Geneva II... read more »

New anti-terror force needed in Pakistan: PM Sharif

New anti-terror force needed in Pakistan: PM Sharif

Lahore – Emphasising that his government is firm on establishing its writ, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said a new anti-terrorism force... read more »

Saudi Arabia rejects UN seat

Saudi Arabia rejects UN seat

Saudi Arabia is rejecting its seat on the U.N. Security Council and says the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts. The move came just hours... read more »

Kerry hopes chemical weapons are shipped out of Syria

Kerry hopes chemical weapons are shipped out of Syria

Washington – Secretary of State John Kerry has said he hopes Syrian chemical weapons will be put on a ship and removed from the region. Kerry said in an... read more »

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Tech Mahindra acquires big data start-up FixStream Networks

BANGALORE: India’s fifth-largest IT services company Tech MahindraBSE 0.46 % has acquired US-based big data analytics startup FixStream Networks for around Rs 60 crore. Tech Mahindra has... read more »

Mitsubishi deal to add $375 million incremental re...

MUMBAI: India’s largest information technology company Tata Consultancy ServicesBSE 0.16 % has merged its Japanese unit with Mitsubishi... read more »

Wipro to hire 150 frontline sales staff in United State...

BANGALORE: Wipro will hire some 150 frontline sales staff in the United States in a singular development that denotes the company’s twin ambitions of... read more »

TCS, Mitsubishi sign agreement; to merge IT units

India’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed an agreement with Japanese major Mitsubishi Corporation to form a single... read more »

RIL telecoms unit in tower lease pact with ATC

Conglomerate Reliance Industries'(RELI.NS) telecommunications unit, which holds nationwide 4G permits, has agreed to lease mobile phone masts from... read more »

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

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 and professionalism of young actors, who... read more »

Male executives dominate music industry: Lily Allen

Male executives dominate music industry: Lily Alle...

Los Angeles – Singer Lily Allen says that women are controlled by male executives in the music industry. According to the 28-year-old, females... read more »

I owe everything to Potter: Daniel Radcliffe

I owe everything to Potter: Daniel Radcliffe

London – Actor Daniel Radcliffe says he owes everything to “Harry Potte! r”, but adds that after working in a franchise for a long time one... read more »

Filmdom going through a strange phase: Sunny Deol

Filmdom going through a strange phase: Sunny Deol

Mumbai – Bollywood veteran Sunny Deol, who has been in the industry for three decades, says filmdom is going through a strange phase as content has taken... read more »

Conrad Murray plans to make film revealing MJ’s last se...

Conrad Murray plans to make film revealing MJ’s last secrets

London – Doctor Conrad Murray, who was held responsible for Michael Jackson’s wrongful death in 2009, is looking towards making a film in order to... read more »

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Sugar-sweetened beverage tax could curb obesity and diabetes in India

Sugar intake not directly linked with fatty liver disease

Washington – A new study has claimed that sugar intake is not directly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, as it was earlier believed. Rather, high-calorie diets promote the... read more »

Anti-aging strategies can boost self-esteem

Anti-aging strategies can boost self-esteem

Washington – Anti-aging strategies like using creams and skin-improvement methods can improve appearance and boost self esteem, say... read more »

Billionaire investment guru Bill Gross apologizes for b...

Billionaire investment guru Bill Gross apologizes for being `too rich`

Melbourne – Renowned founder of Pacific Investment Management Company, Bill Gross, is apparently feeling sorry for the fact that he is too wealthy. To... read more »

Shake off that burnt out feeling with exercise, dance

Shake off that burnt out feeling with exercise, dance

London – Long working hours and hectic schedules often leave people totally drained and exhausted. Dancing and exercising can be termed the best solution... read more »

Men `kinder and less macho` than women think they are

Men `kinder and less macho` than women think they are

London – Contrary to the popular belief, a new survey has found that men are more kind hearted, less macho and more in touch with their inner feelings... read more »

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China, India vow to further bilateral ties

United Nations: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj agreed on Thursday to further develop relations between the two neighbouring Asian... read more »

Chandigarh : Hooda files nomination, says Congress...

Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday filed his nomination for next month’s assembly elections in the state and said they will... read more »

After Break Up, Shiv Sena Calls for Mission 150, BJP fo...

Don't worry about Maharashtra: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray draws line for N. Modi

An unattached BJP has dismissed all speculation that it could look at a new partnership with the Nationalist Congress Party or NCP, also newly divorced from... read more »

Minor girl ‘buried alive’ by step-mother in...

Agra: A six-year-old girl was allegedly buried alive by her step-mother in Shashtripuram area of the district. Sumiksha was buried by her step-mother, Archana,... read more »

High court orders FIR against TMC’s Tapas Pal

Kolkata: The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the lodging of an FIR and a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into Trinamool Congress MP Tapas... read more »

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

Dortmund’s late goal against 10-man Marseille propels them ...

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 triumph 2-1 in Group F. Defender Kevin... read more »

Allan Border warns of England fightback in Perth Test

Allan Border warns of England fightback in Perth T...

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

Clarke hoping to create history by leading Oz to win in...

Clarke hoping to create history by leading Oz to win in his 100th Test at Perth

London – Australian captain Michael Clarke has expressed hope of winning the Perth Test, as he prepares for his 100th Test. Clarke said that there is a... read more »

Athletics will never be drug free: Michael Johnson

Athletics will never be drug free: Michael Johnson

Doha – Athletics will never be free of drug cheats and, without the Olympics, the sport would be dead, America’s four-time Olympic champion Michael... read more »

Bell says `will be no shortage of fight` from England i...

Bell rues `bad habit` of repeated failures of England top-order batsmen to `cash in`

London – England cricketer Ian Bell has said that he knows his team has let themselves down so far in the Ashes but there will be no shortage of fight... read more »

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Sri Lanka, China settle defence cooperation and maritime security...

Sri Lanka and China on Tuesday clinched defence and maritime security cooperation deal with Colombo pledging to sup port silk trade route, a pet project of Chinese President Xi Jinping. These were... read more »

Ebola crisis ‘coiling out of control’:...

President Obama announced Tuesday a major increase in the U.S. response to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, including the deployment of... read more »

Islamic State campaign tests Obama’s commitment t...

After about 15 hours of flying and five hours of meetings, sleep finally caught up with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad. It was 6:04 p.m. After... read more »

Obama Urges Global Effort to stop Ebola as Virus Spread...

President Obama Asks Congress to Hold Off on New Iran Sanctions

President Barack Obama urged aid groups and other nations to dramatically escalate their response to the Ebola outbreak in western Africa, warning that the... read more »

Judge in Pistorius Trial Faces Criticism

Several legal groups in South Africa have expressed concern about threats and harsh criticism of the judge who found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable... read more »

Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire

Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel. The overnight air strikes targeted two training camps... read more »

Japan removes World War II constraints placed on military: Here’s why it matters

Tokyo: Japan’s parliament approved legislation that loosens post-World War II constraints placed on its military, an issue that has sparked sizeable protests and debate about whether... read more »

Vyapam whistle-blower wins court battle against Madhya Pradesh government

Madhya Pradesh: State withdraws transfers The transfers of Dr Anand Rai, one of the main whistleblowers in the Vyapam cash-for-jobs scam, and his wife Gauri, by the health department have... read more »

Enforcement Directorate registers money laundering case against firm allegedly linked to R...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case arising out of a land grab case at Bikaner in Rajasthan involving a firm allegedly linked to Robert Vadra, son-in-law... read more »

AAP leader Phoolka quits party to focus on anti-Sikh riot cases

Senior advocate HS Phoolka announced on Saturday that he was quitting all posts of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) but clarified that he would remain a member of the rookie party. Addressing a press... read more »