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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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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 after the kingdom was elected as one of... read more »

Kerry hopes chemical weapons are shipped out of Syria

Kerry hopes chemical weapons are shipped out of Sy...

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... read more »

41 killed in Syria violence

41 killed in Syria violence

Damascus – At least 41 people were killed in clashes between Islamist and Kurdish militia forces in Hassakeh province in northeastern Syria, the Syrian... read more »

Israeli PM Netanyahu warns against easing pressure over...

Israeli PM Netanyahu warns against easing pressure over Iran's nuke programme

London – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned it would be a ‘historic mistake’ to ease pressure on Iran over its nuclear... read more »

Pakistan not in any arms race, says Sharif

Pakistan not in any arms race, says Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday reiterated that his country wants peace in the region and is not involved in any arms... read more »

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CBI chief in Italy for Agusta deal probe

NEW DELHI: CBI director Ranjeet Sinha recently met the Indian ambassador in Italy in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal. Sinha,... read more »

Doha Bank to purchase HSBC Bank Oman business in I...

DUBAI: Qatar-based Doha Bank has entered into an agreement with HSBC Bank Oman to purchase the latter’s banking business in India. HSBC Bank... read more »

Infosys’ chief compliance officer quits; replacem...

ountry’s second largest software services firm Infosys has appointed Parvatheesam Kanchinadam as its Chief Compliance Officer and Ombudsman to its... read more »

Abhay Savargaonkar named Airtel CTO

New Delhi: Jagbir Singh, chief technology officer of Bharti Airtel Ltd, has resigned and will be replaced by Abhay Savargaonkar, who was the head of network... read more »

eBay partners with traders’ association

New Delhi: Online marketplace eBay India on Thursday partnered with Delhi-based traders’ association Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), allowing... read more »

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Filmmaker Mehul Kumar arrested

Filmmaker Mehul Kumar arrested

Mumbai – Filmmaker Mehul Kumar, known for movies like “Tiranga” and “Krantiveer”, is in police custody in a case of misappropriating funds, an officer said. Kumar was... read more »

Age is just a number: Urvashi on romancing Sunny

Age is just a number: Urvashi on romancing Sunny

Mumbai – Model-actress Urvashi Rautela, 19, has shot romantic scenes with 57-year-old Sunny Deol for “Singh Saab The Great”, but so... read more »

No cricket without Sachin for Madhuri Dixit

No cricket without Sachin for Madhuri Dixit

Mumbai – Actress Madhuri Dixit says it is hard to imagine the world of cricket without master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who has retired from!... read more »

Punit is my inspiration in ‘Gori Tere…̵...

Imran's party's blockade of Nato supplies 'hurting' Pak army's interests: Experts

Mumbai – Bollywood actor Imran Khan has said that director Punit Malhotra was his source of inspiration for his character in the forthcoming movie... read more »

Salman makes me comfortable: Katrina Kaif

Salman makes me comfortable: Katrina Kaif

Mumbai – Actress Katrina Kaif says she gets nervous in front of superstar Shah Rukh Khan while ex-beau Salman Khan makes her feel comfortable. “I... read more »

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World’s first glow in the dark ice cream created in Bristol

World’s first glow in the dark ice cream created in Bristol

London – A Bristol inventor has created the world’s first glow in the dark ice cream using a synthesised version of the protein, which is responsible for making the jellyfish light... read more »

1 in 5 women have nightmares of cheating partners

1 in 5 women have nightmares of cheating partners

London – A new study has revealed that one in five women frequently dream about their partners cheating on them. The research, conducted by a... read more »

Poorer kids likelier to catch colds

Poorer kids likelier to catch colds

Washington – Researchers have found a link between lower socioeconomic status during childhood and adolescence and the length of telomeres –... read more »

New job-market algorithm helps couples find work in sam...

New job-market algorithm helps couples find work in same cities

Washington – When doctors graduate from medical school, for instance, they apply for first jobs through a national clearinghouse in which both... read more »

Brushing your teeth can lower heart disease risk

Brushing your teeth can lower heart disease risk

Washington – A new study has revealed that taking care of your gums by brushing, flossing, and regular dental visits could keep heart disease at... read more »

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Chandigarh : Hooda files nomination, says Congress ready for thir...

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

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

After Break Up, Shiv Sena Calls for Mission 150, B...

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

Missed calls to women in Bihar could land you in prison

Women in Bihar, who have been at the receiving end of unwanted phone calls over the years, can breathe easy now. Anyone who harasses a woman with frequent... read more »

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Johnson may become fourth Oz bowler in history to collect 40 Test wickets in England series

Johnson backed by Oz media to `bury` England with ‘100 kmph...

London – Mitchell Johnson has been backed to hit 100mph in Perth by national newspapers, as Australia prepares another Ashes onslaught, according to reports. According to the Mirror, the... read more »

Andy Murray wins BBC award

‘Favourite’ Murray to miss BBC Sports Personality ...

London – Andy Murray will not attend this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards as he continues his rehabilitation from back... read more »

Vettel slams double-points plan for final race of F1 se...

Vettel slams double-points plan for final race of F1 season

London – Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has criticised plans to award double points for the final race of the season from 2014, according to... read more »

Khloe and Lamar Odom separately attend Jay Z’s LA...

Khloe and Lamar Odom separately attend Jay Z's LA gig

Washington – Khloe Kardashian and estranged husband Lamar Odom separately attended Jay Z ‘s concert and never interacted with each other at... read more »

`Chic` Nicole Scherzinger spotted heading for night out...

`Chic` Nicole Scherzinger spotted heading for night out in London

London – Nicole Scherzinger was spotted looking chic as she headed out for a night in one of London’s swankiest restaurant. The former Pussycat Doll... 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 »

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... 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&#...

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 the nation... read more »