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Goa CM Manohar Parrikar asks health depa...

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar asks health department to list priority areas

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought inputs from the health department on identifying priority areas so as to improve medical facilities in the state. “The chief minister has called a meeting of health department officials. During the meeting, a presentation would be made on... read more »

Marathwada droughts: Sinking wells and r...

Marathwada droughts: Sinking wells and rising debts have left farmers helpl...

Parth MN is travelling across Maharashtra’s Marathwada province on a People’s Archive of Rural India fellowship to chronicle agrarian issues in the region, over a period of 6-8 months. Firstpost will reproduce his reports as and when he files them for Pari. Karbhari Ramrao Jadhav’s... read more »

Cognizant to hire more in US, optimise w...

Cognizant to hire more in US, optimise workforce

Chennai: US-headquartered Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS), which has over a third of its workforce in India, has said it will rationalise its cost structure by bringing the employee base in line with demand. The company intends to ramp up hiring in the US while reducing dependence on the H-1B... read more »

View: Indian diplomacy rises above the s...

View: Indian diplomacy rises above the stratosphere

With imaginative use of India’s low-cost space capability, Prime Minister Narendra Mod has improved India’s none-too-smooth relations in the South Asian neighbourhood, with the Indian Space Research Organisation delivering on the prime minister’s promise of a South Asia Satellite (SAS),... read more »

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Sun Pharma surges as brokers welcome Ranbaxy purchase

Shares in Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (SUN.NS) gain as much as 7.95 percent, adding to their 2.9 percent rise on Monday, as brokers upgrade the stock after Sun agreed to buy Ranbaxy Laboratories... read more »

Bank of Japan refrains from boosting stimulus as r...

Tokyo – The Bank of Japan (BoJ) refrained from adding extra stimulus as policymakers said the world’s third-biggest economy can maintain a... read more »

Samsung’s lower first quarter estimate highlights smart...

South Korean electronics major Samsung named India's most trusted brand

Seoul – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Tuesday said it is on track to post its second straight quarter of profit decline, as margins in the key smartphone... read more »

Reliance Jio & RCom ink intra-city fibre deal

Reliance Communications to split GSM unit from CDMA

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (RJIL), the 4G division of Reliance Industries which is owned by Mukesh Ambani has signed the third telecom infrastructure deal with... read more »

Bharti Airtel to raise $400 million in overseas debt sh...

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio to share infrastructure

Mumbai: As part of its $2 billion debt raising plan, India’s largest telecom firm Bharti Airtel is set to tap the overseas bond markets again with $400... read more »

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It`s my privilege and honour to cook three meals a day, says Julia Roberts

It`s my privilege and honour to cook three meals a day, says Juli...

New York – Julia Roberts has opened up about her private life saying that it’s her privilege and honour to cook three meals a day for her family. The ‘Erin Brockovich’ star told director... read more »

John Abraham to take TV viewers through 'A Simple Life'

John Abraham to take TV viewers through ‘A S...

Mumbai – Bollywood star John Abraham is ready to let his fans enter his real world via “John Abraham: A Simple! Life”, a new... read more »

Sooraj was at a hotel when Jiah died: Aditya Pancholi

Sooraj was at a hotel when Jiah died: Aditya Pancholi

By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Actor Aditya Pancholi, harried by the sudden allegations against his son in the Jiah Khan case, says Sooraj was at a five star... read more »

‘Ram-leela’ not related to Lord Ram or Kris...

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

Mumbai – Sanjay Leela Bhansali has clarified that his forthcoming film “Ram-leela” is inspired by and based on William Shakespeare’s... read more »

Justin Bieber is very good in bed, says Brazilian model

Justin Bieber is very good in bed, says Brazilian model

London – Brazilian model Tati Neves, who claimed to have slept with Justin Bieber, has revealed that the popstar is well endowed and very good in... read more »

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Weight gain during pregnancy linked to autism spectrum disorders in kids

Weight gain during pregnancy linked to autism spectrum disorders ...

Washington – Researchers have uncovered an association between autism spectrum disorders and a small increase in the amount of weight a mother gains during pregnancy. The study from the... read more »

Now, fertility test kit fro men to calculate sperm count

Now, fertility test kit fro men to calculate sperm...

London – A new device that calculates sperm count accurately has been launched by Boots. The ‘SpermCheck Male Fertility Test’ which is... read more »

Mistakes women make that leave them single revealed!

Mistakes women make that leave them single revealed!

Melbourne – There are certain mistakes that single women make without even realizing it and simple changes in attitude and approach can take single... read more »

World’s tallest man gets married to woman 2ft 7in short...

World’s tallest man gets married to woman 2ft 7in shorter than him

London – The world’s tallest man, 8ft 3in Sultan Kosen, has found his soul-mate with whom he tied the knot in his native Turkey. Even though the... read more »

Having sex just as effective as gyming

Having sex just as effective as gyming

Washington – A new study has found that having sex is similar to exercising, as it burns an average of 4.2 calories a minute in men and 3.1 calories a... read more »

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200 heavily armed militants waiting across LoC: Army

Srinagar: Around 200 heavily armed militants were waiting across the Line of Control to infiltrate into the Indian side even as the security forces foiled several attempts by the ultras to sneak... read more »

Maharashtra: How the BJP is being foolish by alien...

The BJP might have been tactically right to play hard-to-get with its oldest ally, the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, in order to wrest some additional... read more »

Why Modi can expect no quarter from Xi Jinping; China r...

indiavisionnewsNarendra Modi’s spirited efforts to bring up the Ladakh border incursions with Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to make much of a... read more »

Accused of burning daughter-in-law, cop returns to Tiha...

A Deputy Superintendent of Tihar Jail and his son were arrested on Thursday for allegedly setting ablaze the latter’s wife over dowry at their residence in... read more »

PM Narendra Modi Says Al Qaeda Will Fail in India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said al Qaeda will struggle to recruit members in the world’s second-most populous nation and he praised... read more »

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Moyes denies Keane's claim about Fergie still trying to `run` Man U

Moyes insists Man U won’t `panic buy` in January despite `c...

London – Manchester United manager David Moyes has insisted that he will not plunge into the transfer market next month despite the club’s title crisis, according to reports. According to... read more »

Jeff Thomson says Johnson reviving old days of '74 with `fiery pace` in AshesJeff Thomson says Johnson reviving old days of '74 with `fiery pace` in Ashes

Jeff Thomson says Johnson reviving old days of ...

Sydney – Mitchell Johnson’s Ashes rampage has got the highest praise from former Australian cricketer Jeff Thomson who was reminded of... read more »

Champion discus thrower Krishna Poonia loses seat in Ra...

Champion discus thrower Krishna Poonia loses seat in Rajasthan elections

Jaipur – India’s champion discus thrower Krishna Poonia has lost her seat in Sadulpur in the Rajasthan Assembly elections, where she represented... read more »

Champions League, Round of 16 – Preview

Champions League, Round of 16 - Preview

London: Holders Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are already through... read more »

Boycott compares England to ‘declining’ Man...

Boycott compares England to 'declining' Man U after second straight Ashes loss

Sydney – The English media has projected that it believes the national cricket team’s days of glory are now behind them, according to... read more »

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Floods in Pakistan, India blamed on lack of planning, climate cha...

The devastating floods in India and Pakistan are a result of deforestation, unplanned development and climate change, experts said Thursday, and the region could see an increase in such disasters in... read more »

Life under ISIS: Captured teenage girl tells story...

A Yazidi girl captured by ISIS has revealed the extreme abuse she suffers as a sex slave at the hands of Islamic State (IS) extremists. Only 17 years... read more »

Oscar Pistorius trial verdict: 6 key points the judge m...

Pistorius to face gun charges

After months of evidence, Judge Thokozile Masipa will begin delivering her verdict tomorrow. Here are they key points she will have to consider For the last... read more »

Police Arrest 2 Men on Terror Charges in Australia

The 31-year-old brother of Australia’s first suicide bomber is among two men arrested following an Australian Federal Police raid on an Islamic book... read more »

Palestinian man shot dead in West Bank raid

Palestinian medics said Issa Qatari, 22, was shot in the chest and died shortly before reaching hospital. The Israeli military said its forces had clashed... read more »

Australian warplanes make first air strike in Syria

Australian warplanes have carried out their first air strike against the Islamic State group in Syria, destroying an armoured personnel carrier, defence minister Kevin Andrews has... read more »

Bihar polls: BJP focusses on women, youth, backward castes in first list of 43 candidates

New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday night released the first list of 43 candidates for the high-stakes Bihar polls, giving about 60 per cent representation to those from SC and backward castes in an... read more »

Blast Accused Missing, His Wife and Children Questioned by Police

JHABUA: The wife and children of the man wanted for a massive explosion that killed over 90 this weekend in Madhya Pradesh were tracked down and questioned by the police last night. But... read more »

UAE deports 4 Indians for suspected Islamic State link

Four young men from Kerala who had been staying in the UAE were sent back to India Tuesday for allegedly sharing Islamic State (IS) propaganda. Intelligence agencies, meanwhile, have learnt... read more »

India says Indians bombed in boats between Yemen and Somalia

Warplanes bombed two boats carrying 20 Indian crew members as the vessels traveled between Somalia and Yemen, India’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, a day after the Yemeni coast guard said a... read more »