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Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat...

Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Credits Party Workers For Win

Mr Kamat romped home after defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidateSharmad Pai Raiturkar by 4,900 votes. read more »

PM Modi Most Popular Leader Since Indepe...

PM Modi Most Popular Leader Since Independence: Amit Shah Victory Speech

BJP chief Amit Shah arrived at the BJP’s headquarters in Delhi on Saturday afternoon to a big welcome from hundreds of party workers singing and dancing to celebrate the party’s massive sweep of Uttar… read more »

World Facing ‘Largest Humanitarian...

World Facing ‘Largest Humanitarian Crisis’ Since 1945: United N...

The world is facing its “largest humanitarian crisis” since 1945, said the United Nations (UN), further issuing a plea for help to avoid “a catastrophe”. read more »

Srinagar-Jammu highway remains closed fo...

Srinagar-Jammu highway remains closed for 4th day

Efforts to restore the nearly 300-km highway, the only all-weather surface link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was hampered by continuous rain and snowfall in Ramban-Banihal-Qazigund sectors, forcing authorities to suspend traffic on the arterial road for the fourth day today, a spokesman... read more »

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Haven’t moved to inflation targeting yet: Rajan

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that they have not moved into inflation targeting as yet. “We haven’t moved into inflation targeting as yet. There is something that the Urjit Patel committee... read more »

Govt. to get up to Rs.5,700 cr through Axis Bank s...

The Central Government will sell 4.2 crore shares or 9 per cent stake in Axis Bank on Friday. The merchant bankers for the deal have proposed the... read more »

Piramal buys 3.5% stake in Sunteck Realty for about Rs ...

Ajay Piramal-led Akshar Fincom has picked up a 3.5 per cent stake in Sunteck Realty for around Rs 65 crore, according to industry sources. Piramal has acquired... read more »

Toyota declares lockout at Bidadi plant

Toyota launches limited edition Fortuner for Rs 24.3 lakh

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), has declared a lockout at its manufacturing facility in Bidadi industrial estate near Bangalore with effect from Sunday the 16th... read more »

Reliance Jio to ride on 42000 Viom Networks’ towe...

Reliance Industries Ltd has informed BSE regarding a Media Release dated March 17, 2014 titled “Reliance Jio to ride on 42,000 Viom Networks’... read more »

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Kangana’s dance training helps her in ‘Rajjo’

Mumbai – Actress Kangana Ranaut says she has been training in classical Indian dance for the past five years and she is glad that in her upcoming film “Rajjo” she has got a chance... read more »

`Now sober` Lady Gaga admits to having smoked 15 joints a day

`Now sober` Lady Gaga admits to having smoked 15 j...

London – Lady Gaga has admitted that she had previously become addicted to marijuana, in order to numb the pain of her hip injury. In an... read more »

Margot Robbie laughs off `ridiculous` Will Smith cheati...

Margot Robbie laughs off `ridiculous` Will Smith cheating rumors

Washington – Actress Margot Robbie, who was criticized for supposedly having an affair with married actor Will Smith, has finally broken the silence over... read more »

Ayushmann Khurrana reveals his favorite stars

Ayushmann Khurrana reveals his favorite stars

New Delhi – Ayushmann Khurrana has revealed that he admires Saif Ali Khan and Imran Khan for their style and among actresses he finds Sonam Kapoor,... read more »

Weight loss refreshes Aguilera

Weight loss refreshes Aguilera

Los Angeles – Singer Christina Aguilera, who recently lost 30 pounds, says she feels “refreshed”. The 32-year-old believes the weight loss... read more »

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Americans growing more comfortable with online dating

Americans growing more comfortable with online dating

Johannesburg – A new survey has found that Americans are growing more comfortable with online dating, with many finding a spouse or partner online. The Pew Research Centre found 11 percent of... read more »

Why red wine is key to battling Alzheimer

Why red wine is key to battling Alzheimer

Washington – Researchers including an Indian-origin scientist have discovered a link between ApoE4 and SirT1, an “anti-aging protein”... read more »

Moderate to vigorous exercise helps improve teens’ acad...

Moderate to vigorous exercise helps improve teens’ academic grades

Washington – Doing moderate to vigorous exercise regularly improves teens’ academic performance, and particularly seems to help girls do better in... read more »

Maternal smoking linked to poor infant immunity

Maternal smoking linked to poor infant immunity

Washington – A new study has revealed that smoking during pregnancy is associated with both respiratory and non-respiratory infections in infants,... read more »

Binge drinking linked to increased stroke risk in middl...

Binge drinking linked to increased stroke risk in middle-aged men

Washington – A new study has showed that excessive alcohol consumption increases the progression of atherosclerosis and the risk of stroke in middle-aged... read more »

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China President Xi’s India visit: PM Narendra Modi invokes ...

AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad is buzzing with excitement. For, not every day does a Chinese President come calling on a state, forget about flagging off his India tour from one. But these are different times,... read more »

2,000 tourists stranded on Green Island due to typ...

Nearly 2,000 tourists were stranded on Green Island off the coast of southeastern Taiwan on Monday because of big waves and strong winds resulting... read more »

2G Scam: Supreme Court directs advocate Prashant Bhusha...

We can't take or give support to Congress, BJP: Prashant Bhushan

The Supreme Court has directed senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan to disclose the source of his information in the 2G scam case about Central Bureau of... read more »

AAP to hold state convention on Bhagat Singh’s birth an...

Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) newly appointed Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur said his party would hold a state-level convention at Khatkar Kalan in... read more »

Can India really provide bank accounts to 1.2 billion p...

His recent pledge to provide bank accounts to all of his country’s 1.2 billion people – and in particular its poorest citizens – is one of... read more »

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Posh`s wedding tiara fails to sell at UK auction

Posh`s wedding tiara fails to sell at UK auction

London –  Victoria Beckham’s tiara that she wore at her wedding has failed to sell at the Bonhams Auction, according to reports. The tiara, which is made from 18-carat yellow gold, set with... read more »

Proteas wins over India in first ODI

Proteas wins over India in first ODI

Johannesburg – South Africa’s Quinton de Kock batted out against India with a convincing 141-run win in the first one-day international at... read more »

Phelps says “could come back, if feels like”...

Phelps says "could come back, if feels like"

Beijing – Former US Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps has said “if he feels like coming back, he could” leaving open the possibility of... read more »

England fears no one in World Cup: Hodgson

England fears no one in World Cup: Hodgson

London – England football manager Roy Hodgson has said ! his side would fear no one in the 2014 Brazil World Cup finals. “We respect everybody, we... read more »

Lamar Odom celebrates Thanksgiving with dad instead of ...

Lamar Odom celebrates Thanksgiving with dad instead of Khloe

Washington – Lamar Odom chose to spend Thanksgiving with his dad instead of his wife Khloe Kardashian. According to reports, the 34-year-old basketball... read more »

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Ebola outbreak racing out of control, says UN officials

The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa is racing ahead of efforts to control it and at least $600 million is needed to get the unprecedented epidemic under control, UN health officials said on... read more »

13 killed as rain wreaks havoc in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed Thursday in rain related incidents across Pakistan’s Punjab province. Six members of a family were killed when the... read more »

We will not be cowed down: David Cameron

United States President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have said their countries “will not be cowed by barbaric killers,” following... read more »

Ukraine, Russia agree on a ceasefire regime

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed on a ceasefire regime in the eastern Ukraine, Mr. Poroshenko’s office said... read more »

Al Qaeda announces India wing, renews loyalty to Taliba...

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and... read more »

REFILE-UPDATE 8-Guatemala’s president quits, jailed pending hearing on corruption ch...

Guatemala’s Otto Perez resigned as president and was jailed on Thursday while a judge weighs charging him in a corruption scandal that gutted his government and plunged the country... read more »

Search ramps up as death toll in Malaysia boat tragedy hits 15

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities on Friday stepped up a search for survivors from a boat that sank while crammed with Indonesian migrants as the death toll rose to 15, the Malaysian... read more »

Migrant crisis: Hungary train stand-off enters second day

A tense stand-off between police and migrants on a train in Hungary is continuing into a second day. On Thursday, police let the migrants board the train in Budapest but then tried to force... read more »

Open to meeting all elected leaders including Modi: David Cameron

UK PM David Cameron considers help for Syrian refugees

British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to draw up a plan on Friday as a response to growing pressure to accept Syrian refugees, thousands of them directly from UN camps on the... read more »

38 injured as Mangalore Express derails near Villuppuram

At least 38 passengers, including 25 women, were injured when Train No. 16859 Chennai Egmore-Mangalore Central Express derailed near Poovanur railway station in Tiruchi Division around 2 a.m. on... read more »