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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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CBI to examine Ratan Tata, Cyrus Mistry in Radia tapes case

New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will examine Tata Sons’ former chairman Ratan Tata and its current chief Cyrus Mistry in connection with the agency’s ongoing preliminary... read more »

Philips India shrinks ultrasound, ECG machines

BANGALORE: Philips just shrunk the ultrasound and ECG machines, making them small enough to carry around in your pockets. And most of that work was... read more »

Adani Power gains after becoming India’s largest ...

Adani Power rose 2.81% to Rs 53.10 at 10:34 IST on BSE after the company said it has become the largest private power producer in India. The company made the... read more »

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to examine Ra...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to examine Tata Sons’ former chairman Ratan Tata and its current chief Cyrus Mistry in connection... read more »

Larsen & Toubro falls on write-off media report

Shares in Larsen & Toubro Ltd (LART.NS) fell as much as 3.5 percent after the Economic Times newspaper reported India’s biggest engineering firm,... read more »

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'Bullett Raja' is my homage to cinema Of 1970s: Dhulia

‘Bullett Raja’ is my homage to cinema Of 1970s: Dhuli...

By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – “Bullett Raja” is a homage to the cinema of the 1970s, and the camaraderie between Saif Ali Khan and Jimmy Shergill is akin to that of the characters... read more »

Lady Gaga reveals `flying dress` at album launch party

Lady Gaga reveals `flying dress` at album launch p...

New York – Lady Gaga has revealed a high-tech, white vehicle, which she bills as the world’s first flying dress, at a launch party for her... read more »

Katy Perry shows off John Mayer engagement ring at MTV ...

Katy Perry shows off John Mayer engagement ring at MTV EMA

London – Katy Perry is reportedly ready to walk down the aisle again, as she was spotted wearing a wedding ring on her engagement finger on the MTV EMA... read more »

Music is my passion but acting is closer to my heart, s...

Music is my passion but acting is closer to my heart, says Ayushmann Khurrana

New Delhi – Bollywood singer and actor Ayushmann Khurrana has confessed that music is his passion, but acting is closer to his heart because there are... read more »

Miss India Earth 2013 promotes safe drinking water

Miss India Earth 2013 promotes safe drinking water

New Delhi – Shobhita Dhulipalia, Miss India Earth 2013, is set to spread awareness about the importance of safe drinking water. Shobhita has associated... read more »

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Oral hygiene: 5 easy tips for those ‘snow white’ teeth!

Oral hygiene: 5 easy tips for those ‘snow white’ teeth!

Dental health is a sign of overall health. A sparkling white smile and uniformly spaced set of teeth makes a person seem certainly more attractive. Maintaining good oral hygiene not just adds to your... read more »

Users warned against wearing novelty contact lenses during Halloween

Users warned against wearing novelty contact lense...

Washington – The spooky or quirky contact lenses which are worn during Halloween could cause serious health issues if improperly sized or... read more »

Cheater` wife mistakenly arranges blind date with daddy...

Cheater` wife mistakenly arranges blind date with daddy-in-law!

London –  A woman who was planning to cheat on her husband mistakenly arranged a blind date with her father-in-law. The daughter-in-law, Lili, and... read more »

One in six married women don’t let hubbies see them nak...

One in six married women don’t let hubbies see them naked

Melbourne – A new survey suggests that one in six married women have not let their husband see them naked in over a year. Researchers quizzed 1,902 women... read more »

Women twice as likely as men to be offended by smartpho...

Women twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use in workplace

Washington – A new study of business etiquette and smartphones has shown that mobile manners vary by gender, suggesting that women are twice as likely as... read more »

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MP: MLA caught on camera wiping hands off ex-BJP MP’s saree...

Bhopal: An Independent lawmaker Dinesh Rai in Madhya Pradesh has been caught on camera wiping his hands off the saree of a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Neeta Pateriya during an event... read more »

Thane: Man Kills Youth Over Love Affair

THANE: A man allegedly shot dead a youth when he found him with a girl he was in love with, police said today. The incident took place when Arjun... read more »

Shiv Sena Warns BJP on Seat-Sharing, Says ‘We Are...

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

MUMBAI: In the game of brinksmanship that the partners of 25 years are playing over seat-sharing for the Maharashtra elections, the Shiv Sena this morning... read more »

Air India loses Nirmala Sitharaman’s baggage on w...

MELBOURNE: Union minister of state for commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman has become the latest victim of misplaced baggage on an Air India flight as her... read more »

From $100bn to $20bn: What the missing billions say abo...

China’s consul-general in Mumbai throws around a figure of $100 billion in investment over the next five years. His president, Xi Jinping, signs agreements... read more »

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Ribeiro in talks over Man U transfer, reveals agaent

Ribeiro in talks over Man U transfer, reveals agaent

London – Cruzeiro midfielder Everton Ribeiro has opened talks with Manchester United over a January transfer, according to reports. According to Metro.co.uk, Ribeiro, who is rated as one of the... read more »

Jean Todt unanimously re-elected as FIA president

Jean Todt unanimously re-elected as FIA president

London –  Jean Todt was unanimously re-elected as president of Formula One’s world governing body by the FIA general assembly on Friday,... read more »

Cairns confirms `still intends to appear` in boxing mat...

Cairns confirms `still intends to appear` in boxing match with Doull despite `fixing` row

Wellington –  Tainted New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns last night confirmed he still intends to appear in the Fight For Life charity boxing... read more »

Ozil calls move to Arsenal from Real Madrid `perfect st...

Ozil calls move to Arsenal from Real Madrid `perfect step for career`

London – Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has revealed that the move to the English club from Real Madrid has been the perfect step for him and he could not be... read more »

Haddin reveals `daughter’s battle against cancer`...

Haddin reveals `daughter's battle against cancer` helped him play better in Ashes

Sydney –  Brad Haddin has credited his second coming as an Australian cricketer to the perspective offered by his daughter’s battle against... read more »

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powerful earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — A strong earthquake hit off the coast of eastern Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Wednesday, causing panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of injuries... read more »

Obama defends Iranian nuclear deal against 'tough talk and bluster'

Obama ready to authorize air strikes on ISIS in Sy...

President Obama reportedly is prepared to expand airstrikes against the Islamic State into Syria and broaden the campaign against the group in Iraq,... read more »

Kashmir disaster: 6 Lakh in difficulties, Near 50,000 R...

Almost 200 people have died in the state’s worst floods in 60 years. With the weather clearing, 61 Air Force choppers and transport aircraft have made... read more »

New Ebola Patient Arrives in U.S. for Treatment

An American citizen who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has arrived for treatment at a US hospital where two American healthcare workers were previously... read more »

Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: What’s new and is it ...

Apple denies knowledge of iPhone exploit allowing NSA interception

Apple has announced the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. So yes, Apple is now officially selling phablets. Forget that iPhone 5 ad where Apple talked about common... 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... read more »

Emergency accommodation the priority as WA prepares for Syrian refugees, Colin Barnett say...

Western Australia’s government agencies have begun planning for the arrival of Syrian refugees, with Premier Colin Barnett saying WA would be prepared to provide more than the 1,000... read more »

Bihar polls to be held between Oct 12 and Nov 5, results on Nov 8

The Bihar assembly elections will be conducted in five phases between October 12 and November 5, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday, setting the stage for a tough contest between the BJP... read more »