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NPA framework: Ordinance to empower RBI ...

NPA framework: Ordinance to empower RBI actually gives more teeth to govt

The Presidential Ordinanceempowering the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to enforce expeditious resolution of non-performing assets (NPAs) of banks should hardly come as a surprise. For several past weeks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been hinting at this legal empowerment of the central bank to... read more »

Eman Ahmed’s chaotic exit from Ind...

Eman Ahmed’s chaotic exit from India compels Maharashtra govt to issu...

New Delhi: The ‘world’s heaviest woman’, Eman Ahmed, left India amidst a lot of controversy and a chaotic last day. Her final few moments in Mumbai were confusing and supremely disorganized to say the least, so much so, that India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj... read more »

With Gonda named dirtiest city, Aditynat...

With Gonda named dirtiest city, Aditynath wields broom for cleaner U.P.

The U.P. Chief Minister arrived at the congested Baloo Addar locality in the heart of Lucknow and began sweeping the streets. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday picked up a broom to convey his seriousness towards making Uttar Pradesh clean. This was a day after he expressed... read more »

After robberies, J&K bank stops cash...

After robberies, J&K bank stops cash transactions in 40 branches of sou...

A customer can do transactions using cheques at these branches, and do cash transactions in nearest safe branches.   The Jammu & Kashmir Bank has stopped cash transactions in at least 40 branches in south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts following a sudden spurt in bank robberies... read more »

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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, was going to trim its 1.7 trillion rupees... read more »

ISRO set to launch IRNSS 1B tomorrow

in.godaddy.com Chennai, April 3: As part of its aspirations to build a regional navigational system equivalent to Global Positioning System of the... read more »

Vodafone to add 150 shops, create 1,400 jobs in UK

Vodafone Group Plc said on Thursday it would add 150 shops and create 1,400 jobs across the United Kingdom during the next 12 months in a 100 million pound... read more »

SpiceJet says it sold 220,000 seats under Re 1 offer

SpiceJet sold 220,000 seats on Tuesday with eager customers lapping up cheap tickets with a base fare of Rupee one. Typically, the airline sells 40,000 seats... read more »

Sensex scales new highs, Nifty tests 6750; Top ten stoc...

NEW DELHI: The S&P BSE Sensex managed to hit yet another record high in morning trade on Wednesday, led by gains in ICICI BankBSE 1.81 %, HDFCBSE 0.83 %,... read more »

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Jake Abel married fashion blogger Allie Wood

Jake Abel married fashion blogger Allie Wood

Los Angeles – Actor Jake Abel married fashion blogger Allie Wood after a 10-month engagement. The 25-year-old, who plays Luke Castellan in “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”,... read more »

Sushant tired of rumours, says will marry Ankita soon

Sushant tired of rumours, says will marry Ankita s...

Mumbai – Actor Sushant Singh Rajput is tired of rumours surrounding his love life with Ankita Lokhande. He says they will tie the knot soon. If... read more »

Sportspersons are my fitness role models: John Abraham

Sportspersons are my fitness role models: John Abraham

Mumbai – Actor-producer John Abraham says sportspersons across the world are his role models as far as fitness is concerned. “Most sportspersons... read more »

Eminem wins Global Icon Award at MTV EMA

Eminem wins Global Icon Award at MTV EMA

Amsterdam – Rapper Eminem took home the global icon award at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards. He also won the best hip hop artist title. The 20th MTV... read more »

I’d love to remake ‘Duniyadari’ in Hi...

I'd love to remake 'Duniyadari' in Hindi: Director

Mumbai – Marathi filmmaker Sanjay Jadhav, who has recently delivered a hit film “Duniyadari”, says he would love to remake the movie in... read more »

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‘Bigg Boss 7’: Contestants get their faces read by Janardan Baba

‘Bigg Boss 7’: Contestants get their faces read by Janardan Baba...

Mumbai – The producers of ‘Bigg Boss 7’ are leaving no stone unturned in making the show spicier. The Bigg Boss house played host to Janardan Baba, a popular face reader, who said five... read more »

Unintentional mistakes that can ruin marriages revealed!

Unintentional mistakes that can ruin marriages rev...

Washington –  Couples make blunders all the time in their married life, but certain unintentional mistakes can actually lead to... read more »

Uterine fibroids affect women’s workplace performance a...

Washington – A new study has revealed that uterine fibroids cause significant fear and morbidity and can compromise workplace performance. The survey of... read more »

Popping aspirin daily could be hazardous for healthy pe...

Popping aspirin daily could be hazardous for healthy people

London – Health experts have warned that healthy people who take a daily aspirin in a bid to reduce their risk of disease should stop doing so because of... read more »

It’s official! Women are better multitaskers than men

It’s official! Women are better multitaskers than men

London – Researchers have confirmed the popular belief that women are better at multitasking than men by testing the theory in the laboratory as well as... read more »

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As flood waters recede, life inches to normal in J-K

Life is limping back to normal in flood-hit Jammu & Kashmir with the help of central agencies while local authorities struggle to assess the damage two weeks after the state was devastated by its... read more »

Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra almost over?

Mumbai: The tussle over sharing of seats for the forthcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra now threatens the 25-year-old ties between Shiv Sena... read more »

26 year old gangraped by two in Uttar Pradesh

A 26-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two youths in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. The girl, a student of LLB, was gangraped on Wednesday by the two when... read more »

Delhi: 2 held for raping woman in moving car

A 24-year-old woman was allegedly drugged and gang-raped by two men in a moving car on Tuesday night. Police said they arrested two men who are reportedly... read more »

Uttar Pradesh government transfers 6 IAS officers

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred six IAS officers, an official spokesperson said here. The government which is facing flak from the... read more »

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Liverpool planning `amazing` Suarez contract offer in New Year

Liverpool planning `amazing` Suarez contract offer in New Year

London – Premier League club Liverpool is ready to make Luis Suarez one of the Premier League’s top earners to secure his long-term Anfield future, according to reports. According to the... read more »

Daryl Tuffey says `shocked to hear match-fixing reports about himself`

Daryl Tuffey says `shocked to hear match-fixing re...

Sydney –  Former New Zealand cricketer Daryl Tuffey is seeking legal advice after expressing shock at being linked to a probe into match... read more »

Barcelona survive early scare in Copa del Rey, Juventus...

Barcelona survive early scare in Copa del Rey, Juventus stroll on in Serie A

Washington –  The Copa del Rey provided some respite for Barcelona after a double dose of defeats as they beat 2B side Cartagena 4-1 after an early... read more »

Tanvir promises to `improve batting` for lending `more ...

Tanvir promises to `improve batting` for lending `more stability` to Pak team

Islamabad – There were barely any memorable moments for Sohail Tanvir in the recent back-to-back limited-over series against South Africa, and the... read more »

Woods fires 62 to take lead in Northwestern Mutual Worl...

Tiger Woods to play cheerleading role for girlfriend Vonn in skiing championship

London –  World number one Tiger Woods struck a brilliant 10-under-par 62 in the second round of the World Challenge to eke a two-stroke lead at the... read more »

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Highly dramatic Pistorius trial to end, verdict due on Thursday

Pretoria: The Oscar Pistorius trial, which live television broadcasts have turned into a blend of international soap-opera and tragic TV reality show, will finally reach judgement day this... read more »

Gaza official: Israel Navy arrests Gaza fishermen

An official in the Gaza Strip says the Israeli Navy has arrested four Palestinian fishermen and seized their boat in one of the first instances of... read more »

Dutch report into MH17 finds crash caused by ‘hig...

London: A preliminary report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 includes a chilling transcript of communication between flight controllers as... read more »

Latest remains of MH17 dupe arrive in Malaysia

Two remains of Malaysian passengers of the airliner that crashed in eastern Ukraine arrived on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minsiter Najib Razak... read more »

Egypt ex-President Morsi charged over Qatar files leak

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says. Relations between... read more »

Yemen air strike: 13 out of 20 Indian crew members safe, 7 missing, MEA says

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said that reports about killing of 20 Indians in a Saudi-led alliance in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday... read more »

Rakesh Maria May Not Retain Charge of Sheena Bora Probe: Sources

NEW DELHI: Rakesh Maria, who was removed as Mumbai’s police commissioner on Tuesday, is unlikely to retain charge of the Sheena Bora murder investigation despite the Maharashtra... read more »

Rakesh Maria ‘not thinking of resigning’

A day after he was shunted out of the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner, senior IPS officer Rakesh Maria on Wednesday said he was not contemplating quitting. “I am not thinking of... read more »

BCCI like a sThe PCB should listen to Javed Miandad and stop chasing the purned lover

Pakistan great and India nemesis, Javed Miandad, is at it again. At a recent function in Karachi, Miandad advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stop chasing after the BCCI to play a... read more »

Indonesia migrant boat death toll rises to 61

Sixty-one bodies have been recovered from an overloaded wooden boat which sank off Malaysia carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants, maritime officials said on Monday. The dead were mostly... read more »