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TMC leader killed in Odisha’s Baha...

TMC leader killed in Odisha’s Baharampur

BAHARMPUR: A Trinamool Congress leader, Ashadul Sheikh was killed in Murshidabad district after miscreants hurled bombs and shot him four times, the police said today. The incident happened at Bhakuri under the jurisdiction of Baharampur police station at 9 pm yesterday. The police today arrested... read more »

Tejas Successfully Test Fires Beyond Vis...

Tejas Successfully Test Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile

The test-firing was conducted on a manoeuvrable aerial target at the interim test range in Chandipur in Odisha. NEW DELHI:  Light combat aircraft Tejas today “successfully” test fired an air-to-air missile, paving the way for powering the indigenously-built aircraft with missiles... read more »

EVM tampering: Sad that EC has backed ou...

EVM tampering: Sad that EC has backed out from hackathon, says Arvind Kejri...

Delhi Chief Minister on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has “backed out of the proposed hackathon” to ascertain the reliability of EVMs and expressed disappointment over the decision of the EC. Delhi Chief Minister on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has... read more »

Amitabh Bachchan is WHO’s goodwill ambas...

Amitabh Bachchan is WHO’s goodwill ambassador for hepatitis

MUMBAI: To check the spread of the hepatitis epidemic, the World Health Organisation(WHO) on Friday appointed actor Amitabh Bachchan as its goodwill ambassador for hepatitis in the South-East Asia region. The actor (74) was diagnosed with hepatitis B infection during a routine health scan in... read more »

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Reliance’s polyester plant at Silvassa starts production

Energy and petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) today said that it had commissioned its new Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) facility at Silvassa, the capital of the Union Territory of... read more »

Infosys to develop software for chinese firm

Infosys may touch Rs 4200: Hitesh Shah

Hitesh Shah, IT Analyst at IDFC Securities told CNBC-TV18, “We are looking at about 12-13 percent growth in dollar revenues in Infosys which is... read more »

Analysis: Growth continues to elude Infosys, despite ro...

Infosys expects to grow at a much slower pace in FY15 than the rest of the industry. The company surrendered its leadership position a while ago, but a single... read more »

MRF launches tyres for Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi ...

CHENNAI: India’s second largest tyre maker, MRF Tyres, has become the first Indian company to launch tyres for the Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi... read more »

IndusInd Bank shares tank over 4% on RBI move

Shares of IndusInd Bank fell over four per cent today as foreign investors would now have to get prior permission from the Reserve Bank for buying stocks in... read more »

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Less is more: Aamir on 'Dhoom: 3' promotions

Less is more: Aamir on ‘Dhoom: 3’ promotions

Mumbai – Aamir Khan, who is known! to involve himself deeply with innovative promotions of his films, says the “less is more” policy will apply to action-thriller “Dhoom:... read more »

'Ram-leela' - Bhansali's genious explodes on screen

‘Ram-leela’ – Bhansali’s g...

By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela”, Cast: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Supri! ya Pathak, Gulshan Devaiah and... read more »

Will leave films the day I stop enjoying: Sonakshi Sinh...

Will leave films the day I stop enjoying: Sonakshi Sinha

By Uma ! Ramasubramanian Mumbai – Sonakshi Sinha, who has made a mark for herself in Bollywood with the “Dabangg” series, says she will wear... read more »

‘Dhoom 3’ will be awesome: Darsheel Safary

'Dhoom 3' will be awesome: Darsheel Safary

Hyderabad – Actor Darsheel Safary, who made his cinematic debut with superstar Aamir Khan’s “Taare Zameen Par”, is certain that the... read more »

James McAvoy to make Broadway debut in charity event

James McAvoy to make Broadway debut in charity event

Scottish movie star James McAvoy is set to make his Broadway debut next week when he takes on The 24-Hour Plays fundraising challenge. The ‘Wanted’... read more »

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Clean bed sheets top turn-on for women

Clean bed sheets top turn-on for women

Washington – A new survey has revealed that clean bed sheets are a big turn-on for women. The poll, conducted by a British entertainment brand on 2,000 men and women, found that clean bed... read more »

Importance of kissing revealed!

Importance of kissing revealed!

Washington – Kissing is very important in a relationship as it helps the bond grow stronger and also make you reevaluate your... read more »

PIP breast implants don’t increase risk of cancer...

PIP breast implants don't increase risk of cancer in women

London – Researchers have found no evidence to higher risk of cancer in women who have PIP breast implants. According to a review of PIP safety, women... read more »

Top 20 foods for beautiful skin

Top 20 foods for beautiful skin

Whatever you eat not only reflect on your body but also on your beautiful skin. The healthier foods you consume the better and beautiful skin you will be... read more »

Kids more likely to believe nicer people than meaner co...

Kids more likely to believe nicer people than meaner counterparts

Washington – A new study has found that children are less to believe a mean person than a nice person, even if the pleasant person was described as... read more »

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Supreme Court Seeks Police Report After Woman Lawyer Alleges Gang...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh to submit all records, including the initial police complaint and status reports,... read more »

Assam floods claim eight lives; 11 NDRF teams depl...

Altogether eight people have died in heavy floods and landslides triggered by continuous rain for the last three days in Assam, where airforce... read more »

White Tiger kills boy inside Delhi

In a tragic incident, a white tiger killed a class 12 student inside the Delhi Zoo on Wednesday, PTI reports. Television reports gave different versions. Some... read more »

India to focus on UNSC reform, terrorism, peacekeeping ...

Early reform of the U.N. Security Council, terrorism and peacekeeping will be among the main issues that India will pursue during the world body’s General... read more »

Shiv Sena offers BJP 130 seats, but at cost of smaller ...

Senior Shiv Sena leaders have held talks with BJP aiming to end the deadlock on seat sharing that is threatening to disintegrate their 25-year-old alliance... read more »

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

Johnson says `intimidation factor` helped gain `mental hold` over...

Sydney – Ashes assassin Mitchell Johnson has said that his scare campaign has taken on a life of its own with England’s hapless batsmen now broken before they reach the crease, according... read more »

McDermott expecting Johnson to `bowl even faster` in `home` Perth Test

McDermott expecting Johnson to `bowl even faster` ...

Sydney – Australian bowling coach Craig McDermott expects express paceman Mitchell Johnson to bowl even faster when the adrenalin of a home... read more »

McGrath tips Johnson to `soon become` No.1 bowler in wo...

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

London – Former Australian Test bowler Glenn McGrath has said tipped Mitchell Johnson to soon become the No.1 bowler in the world. According to the... read more »

Misbah says `playing away from home` taking `psychologi...

Misbah says `playing away from home` taking `psychological toll` on Pak players

Islamabad – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that playing matches constantly away from home is taking a psychological toll on his country’s... read more »

Botham asks England to `act fast, hit Oz hard with pace...

Botham says England's `inability` to `finish off` Oz difference between two Ashes sides

London – Former England cricketer Ian Botham has said that their team must act fast and hit the Aussies with pacemen in Perth if they want to do anything... read more »

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Suicide car bomber kills three foreign troops in Afghan capital

A suicide car bomber killed at least three foreign troops in an attack on a convoy near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Tuesday, the NATO-led coalition said, one of the worst attacks on international... read more »

Rains in China kill 19, thousands evacuated

BEIJING: Heavy rains in China’s southwest have killed at least 19 people and left 20 missing, with tens of thousands of people evacuated due to... read more »

Arab states mull air strikes on ISIS

PARIS: Several Arab countries have offered to carry out airstrikes against militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, senior US state department... read more »

The painful secrecy of Russia’s war in Ukraine

A cemetery on the outskirts of Pskov, in northwestern Russia, has become a dangerous place to visit. Inside are recently dug soldiers’ graves that some... read more »

David Haines beheading: Latest updates as ISIS release ...

British hostage David Haines has been beheaded by Islamic State militants. The aid worker, 44, was captured by ISIS in Syria in March 2013. The plight of the... read more »

To clear Rs 14,000 cr dues to farmers, govt wants mills to export 4 mn t sugar by Sept 201...

New Delhi – Aiming to clear cane arrears worth about Rs 14,000 crore to farmers, the Centre today directed cash-starved mills to compulsorily export 4 million tonnes of sugar in the... read more »

Uber’s China rival Didi Kuaidi may join Ola fundraising

MUMBAI: The Uber vs Ola war is about to get more intense, and maybe even spill beyond the streets of India. Didi Kuaidi, China’s largest taxi-aggregator app, which is backed by... read more »

RBI’s job is to keep inflation low at all times, says Rajan

MUMBAI: Despite the clamour for a rate cut to boost the stagnating economy, Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan has made it clear that the central bank favours a rate of interest that... 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 »

Saudi-led coalition mistakenly kills 15 in Yemen

About 15 pro-government fighters were killed when Saudi-led warplanes shelled their military positions by mistake in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a military official has said. “A... read more »