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How Pakistan responded to India’s succes...

How Pakistan responded to India’s successful launch of South Asian GSAT-9 s...

The move aimed to build stronger ties with South Asian nations, though, was criticised by Pakistan, who chose to stay away from the project. India on Friday fulfilled its promise to launch a communications satellite in order to serve the needs of all the countries in South Asia. Prime Minister... read more »

President Pranab Mukherjee signs ordinan...

President Pranab Mukherjee signs ordinance empowering RBI to act directly a...

President Pranab Mukherjee has approved an ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act, empowering the Reserve Bank of India to act directly against top loan defaulters. With the promulgation of the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance by the President, which empowers the Reserve Bank of... read more »

Kerala: SSLC results out, 95.98 per cent candidates eligible for higher studies
Kerala SSLC results out, 95.98% candidat...

Kerala SSLC results out, 95.98% candidates eligible for higher studies

Close to 96 per cent students who appeared for the SSLC examinations for the year have been declared eligible for higher studies. The results were announced by education minister C Raveendranath here on Friday. A total of 4,55,453 students had appeared for the school final examination held in March... read more »

EE PICS: Rana Daggubati shares candid ph...

EE PICS: Rana Daggubati shares candid photos on the sets of Baahubali 2

Ahead of the release of SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali: The Conclusion, Rana Daggubati took to Instagram to share of picture of him on the sets. With just 11 days left for the grand release of Baahubali: The Conclusion, expectations it has among fans is huge. The first part released in 2015 and... read more »

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Forex, money markets closed today for Gudi Padwa

Forex, money and major commodity markets will remain closed on Monday on account of Gudi Padwa. The Indian rupee in its previous session on Friday had continued its upward march and shot up by 40... read more »

Sebi to develop mobile app for investors

Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) plans to bring out a mobile application to increase financial literacy among... read more »

Tamil Nadu justifies Rs 2,400 crore Nokia tax

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government, which has slapped Rs 2,400 crore commercial tax demand on Nokia India Private Limited, has justified the notices saying... read more »

Infosys creates smaller top management team

BANGALORE: Infosys has a new executive management team of nine people, replacing its earlier 27-member executive council (EC). The company had previously said... read more »

External Debt Rises to $426 bn in December

Amid growing economic concerns, the Finance Ministry on Friday said that the country’s external debt rose to $426 billion at the end of December... read more »

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Candy positive about Tanisha's 'Bigg Boss' win

Candy positive about Tanisha’s ‘Bigg Boss’ win

New Delhi – Former model Candy Brar’s stint at “Bigg Boss – Saath 7″ is over, but she doesn’t think actress Tanisha Mukherjee will face the same fate anytime soon. Apart from... read more »

Amitabh-Jaya, SRK, Kamal Haasan inaugurate 19th KIFF

Amitabh-Jaya, SRK, Kamal Haasan inaugurate 19th KI...

Kolkata – Gems of Indian cinema Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mithun Chakraborty and Kamal Haasan came together Sunday with... read more »

Sanjay Gupta to use music that embellishes, not blemish...

Sanjay Gupta to use music that embellishes, not blemishes

Mumbai – Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta says the audience is scared of simple melodies after being served with noise in the name of music and that he has decided... read more »

Charlie Sheen breaks gag order, may face jail

Charlie Sheen breaks gag order, may face jail

Los Angeles – Actor Charlie Sheen might go to jail for breaking the gag order banning him from talking about ex-wife Brooke Mueller publicly after a... read more »

KIFF apex film fest of the country: Kamal Haasan

KIFF apex film fest of the country: Kamal Haasan

Kolkata – Describing the eastern metropolis as the “pioneer” of film festivals, actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan Sunday dubbed the 19th Kolkata... read more »

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Top problems women with small breasts face revealed

Top problems women with small breasts face revealed

Washington – A small-breasted women writer has revealed the common problems, which sometimes lead to embarrassment, that women like her face on a daily basis. According to ‘Literally,... read more »

Concussions may lead to Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers identify `biomarker` protein to help d...

Washington – Researchers have identified six proteins in spinal fluid that can be used as markers for the illness. Katarina Kagedal, reader in... read more »

Gen Y girls more career oriented than male counterparts

Gen Y girls more career oriented than male counterparts

Melbourne – A new survey suggests that go-getting girls are forging careers and settling down faster than men their age. According to the Australia’s... read more »

Half of people lie about profiles on dating sites

Half of people lie about profiles on dating sites

New York – A news study has revealed that more than half of people using internet dating sites tell fibs on their profiles. Pew Research said that in its... read more »

How sleep loss adversely affects immune system

How sleep loss adversely affects immune system

Washington – Researchers have identified the genes that are most susceptible to sleep deprivation and are examining if these genes are involved in the... read more »

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Men’s helpline gets 25,000 calls over four months

SIF, the mobile app launched five months ago for the protection of men’s rights, has received a mega response in the last four months. The app, launched by Save India Family Foundation NGO,... read more »

Bhushan in bind due to Supreme Court rule

New Delhi :  Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan is in a bind in protecting his source of information he used to expose CBI director Ranjit Sinha... read more »

Maharashtra: Minor girl repeatedly raped, gets pregnant

Thane: A minor girl was allegedly raped by a man for about a year following which she became pregnant, police said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as... read more »

PM Narendra Modi seeks mother’s blessings on 64th...

Gandhinagar: On his 64th birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought mother’s blessings at her home here on Wednesday. The PM also received calls from... read more »

Woman molested on campus: 35 Jadavpur University studen...

KOLKATA: In the latest development in the Jadavpur University molestation case, 35 students who were part of a protest outside the campus have been arrested by... read more »

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Garcia grabs lead after weather-delayed Nedbank Golf Challenge first round

Garcia grabs lead after weather-delayed Nedbank Golf Challenge fi...

Johannesburg –  Sergio Garcia led the Nedbank Golf Challenge after the first round resumed on Friday morning, but his success on the golf course was overshadowed by the passing of Nelson... read more »

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Duminy says will be `stupid` to write off India de...

Johannesburg –  Proteas’ batsman JP Duminy has insisted that it will be folly to write off India after just one game following their... read more »

Jones blames `poor standards of pitches` for `few doubl...

Dean Jones suggests `three umpire-formula` for `ensuring fairness` in cricket

Sydney – Former Australian player Dean Jones has said that the standards of the pitches could be blamed for the reason why batsmen are going on to score... read more »

Spain, Holland in 2014 Brazil World Cup `group of death...

Spain, Holland in 2014 Brazil World Cup `group of death`

Johannesburg –  Champions Spain were drawn against the team they beat in the 2010 World Cup final, the Netherlands at the official 2014 Brazil World Cup... read more »

Dhoni `disappointed` with India’s `new ball bowli...

Dhoni `disappointed` with India's `new ball bowling` in first Proteas ODI

Johannesburg –  Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has lamented a poor bowling performance after South African prodigy Quinton de Kock set up a 141-run... read more »

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Denzel Washington summon racial discrimination

Washington, 59, shared that he was involved in a physical fight due to racial profiling years ago, reported Ace Showbiz. Hollywood star Denzel Washington, who was at the 2014 Toronto International... read more »

50 days of war leave Israelis and Palestinians onl...

JERUSALEM: Only time will tell whether Israel will maintain the quiet it so desperately sought during 50 days of war with Palestinian militants in... read more »

India, Australia to collaborate on health care

Australia on Friday announced the extension of the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) for a further four years and also pledged Australian dollars... read more »

IS recruitment of foreign fighters key issue for NATO: ...

The shadow of the Islamic State appeared to loom large over the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Wales, U.K., this week, as alliance... read more »

China says 2 pilots died in aircraft carrier tests

Two Chinese test pilots were killed during development of the country’s first aircraft carrier fighter wing, state media said. President Xi Jinping had... read more »

Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif warns India of ‘unbearable cost’ in case of ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif has warned India of “unbearable damage” if it tried to impose a short or long war on his country.... read more »

Law on E-Commerce Needed to Protect Online Consumers: IIM Study

Ahmedabad: In the era of increased online shopping, a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has stressed on a need for a separate law for e-commerce with a... read more »

Toshiba logs $317.7 million net loss in FY 2014

Japan’s Toshiba Corporation logged 37.83 billion yen (about $317.7 million) group net loss for the past fiscal year through March due to asset impairment charges and other losses,... read more »

Crude oil slump hits Indian shores

The plunge in global oil prices may have brought cheer to consumers, but it is hurting the companies involved in oil exploration and production locally. Cairn India, country’s... read more »

IndusInd Bank up over 2% as RBI allows FIIs to buy shares

Shares of IndusInd Bank on Monday surged over 2 percent in morning trade on the bourses after the Reserve Bank on Friday removed the lender from its caution list. RBI in a release on September 4... read more »