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India successfully test-fires BrahMos mi...

India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile

India today successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg, from a test range along the Odisha... read more »

Chinese President Xi Jinping Wants ̵...

Chinese President Xi Jinping Wants ‘Great Wall Of Steel’ In Xin...

Xi issued the traditional military rallying call on Friday, during a session of the National People’s Congress, China’s annual parliament in Beijing, The Guardian reported. read more »

Goa’s Laxmikant Parsekar Loses; Cl...

Goa’s Laxmikant Parsekar Loses; Close Contest Between Congress, BJP

In a setback to BJP, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar was today humbled in his sitting seat Mandrem by Congress candidate Dayanand Sopte, as the ruling and opposition parties appeared locked in a… read more »

2012 vs 2017: A Comparison Of BJP’...

2012 vs 2017: A Comparison Of BJP’s Performance In The Two Polls

Leading in more than 300 of Uttar Pradesh’s 403 assembly seats, the BJP is well on its way to a massive victory in the state, being called its most crucial since winning the 2014 national election. read more »

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US FDA bans imports from Sun Pharma’s Gujarat facility

US FDA bans imports from Sun Pharma’s Gujarat facility

Sun Pharmaceuticals, on Thursday, said it had received an import alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for its cephalosporin facility located at Karkhadi in Gujarat, for... read more »

Gold Market Update: Gold Powered Higher

Gold powered higher yesterday, breaking through resistance at $1355 and moving as high as $1375 this morning, touching the top boundary of the... read more »

Boeing in talks with Jet, Air India for 737 Max jets

Boeing Co (BA.N) is in talks with Indian airlines Jet Airways (JET.NS) and Air India about the sale of its 737 MAX jets, a senior sales executive at the... read more »

Shikhar Dhawan fielded as brand ambassador by Canara Ba...

Can a tough batsman help chase down a bank’s piling non-performing assets? Canara Bank seems to think so. The public sector bank, which reported a 42.39 per... read more »

Murthy asks Infosys investors to focus on long-term dre...

Infosys to develop software for chinese firm

Infosys shares plunged as much as 9 per cent on Thursday after the IT major forecast weak revenue growth in the March quarter at an investors meeting... read more »

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Taylor Swift helps fans against bullying

Taylor Swift helps fans against bullying

Los Angeles – Pop star Taylor Swift says she tries to help her fans tackle bullying. The 23-year-old gives her fans a chance to meet her after her shows, and she then discusses issues they... read more »

Actress Jennifer Lawrence amazed by rave reviews for work

Jennifer Lawrence fears misplacing Oscar

Los Angeles – Actress Jennifer Lawrence feels that she may have lost her best actress Oscar, which she had won for her role in “Silver... read more »

Vijay Singh wins Mallika Sherawat’s heart

Vijay Singh wins Mallika Sherawat's heart

Mumbai – Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat’s search of a soulmate came to an end Friday with small town boy Vijay Singh emerging as the winner of... read more »

Anushka was original choice for ‘Chandi’: D...

Anushka was original choice for 'Chandi': Director Samudra

Chennai – Southern actress Anushka Shetty was originally considered for the role essayed by Priya Mani in forthcoming Telugu revenge-drama... read more »

‘Krrish 3’ reaps gold in Andhra Pradesh, Ta...

'Krrish 3' reaps gold in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Chennai – Rakesh Roshan directed superhero film “Krrish 3” has reportedly registered the highest collection for a Hindi film in Andhra... read more »

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60pc women get sexually harassed by male colleagues at work

Mistakes never to make while making resumes revealed

Washington -It is important to watch out for the common mistakes people make on their resumes which leads missing out on job opportunities. Jayne Mattson, who is the senior vice president of a career... read more »

50pc of kids have seen their parents drunk

50pc of kids have seen their parents drunk

London – A new study has revealed that almost half of 10 to 14-year-olds have seen their parents drunk. A survey by the industry-funded charity... read more »

How to cut down stress

How to cut down stress

Washington –  Doing aerobic exercise, breathing slowly and calling a pal could help you cut down on your stress, according to experts. Jane Roy, Ph.D.,... read more »

Eating tips to boost fertility revealed

Eating tips to boost fertility revealed

Washington – Women watching their weight and closely following a Mediterranean-style diet that is high in vegetables, vegetable oils, fish and beans may... read more »

Community-based weight loss intervention better than se...

Top five weight loss tips

Washington – A new randomized controlled trial has found that overweight and obese adults following a community-based weight loss intervention, namely... read more »

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Dayanidhi Maran forced Sivasankaran to sell his stake in Aircel t...

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran had “pressurised” and “forced” Chennai-based telecom promoter C Sivasankaran to sell his stakes in Aircel and two subsidiary firms to... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal requests Jung to withdraw letter t...

AAM Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal met Najeeb Jung on Wednesday and requested the lieutenant-governor to “revise” the... read more »

Embarrassment for UP govt as court returns chargesheet ...

Gujarat govt. snooping extended to Karnataka, Gujarat Minister Amit Shah

Lucknow: In a major embarrassment for the Samajwadi Party government led by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, a local court on Thursday returned the chargesheet... read more »

TN urges Centre for ‘broad consensus’ on G...

Chennai – The Tamil Nadu government has said the Centre should strive for a ‘broad consensus’ on many aspects related to Goods and Services... read more »

India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Agni-I mi...

Bhubaneswar: India on Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenous developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in... read more »

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Brazil gears up for World Cup 2014 with special courts, armed men, anti-aircraft guns

Brazil gears up for World Cup 2014 with special courts, armed men...

London – Brazil is reportedly planning to set up special ‘World Cup courts’ to tackle the country’s high crime rates and gear up for the possible return of mass demonstrations prior to... read more »

AB de Villiers says `proud` to beat No.1 ODI team India

AB de Villiers says `Proteas not underdogs`

Johannesburg – Proteas captain AB de Villiers has reportedly said that his team is by no means underdogs, as they prepare to bat it out against... read more »

Lewis Hamilton set to propose to Nicole Scherzinger aft...

Lewis Hamilton set to propose to Nicole Scherzinger after Christmas

London – Lewis Hamilton is planning to propose to his on again-off again girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger and is certain she will say yes. The 28-year-old... read more »

Fletcher says Indian team arriving in SA with `no menta...

Fletcher says Indian team arriving in SA with `no mental scars`

Johannesburg – Indian cricket coach Duncan Fletcher has said his young and inexperienced team will arrive in South Africa without any mental scar and... read more »

De Villiers confident of team’s skills to counter `batt...

AB de Villiers says `proud` to beat No.1 ODI team India

Johannesburg – Proteas captain, AB de Villiers is confident that his team has the skill to counter India’s hitters in the ODI series in Wanderers... read more »

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Video purports to show beheading of US journalist by IS

A video purporting to show the militant group Islamic State beheading U.S. reporter Steven Sotloff (31) was released on Tuesday, exactly two weeks after they disseminated on the Internet a similar... read more »

ISIS Says It Killed Steven Sotloff After U.S. Stri...

WASHINGTON — An Islamic militant group released a video on Tuesday showing the second beheading of an American hostage in two weeks and blamed... read more »

Los Angeles jury convicts man of 3 serial murders

LOS ANGELES — A man who authorities believe strangled dozens of women as he moved from place to place around the country was convicted Tuesday of three 1980s... read more »

Inquiries begin into nude celebrity photo leaks

The FBI said Monday it was addressing allegations that online accounts of several celebrities, including Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, had been hacked,... read more »

Ebola Sickens a Third American Missionary

A third American missionary has been infected with Ebola while working in Liberia and is being treated in an isolation unit in the Monrovia hospital where he... read more »

Gold tops Rs 27,000-mark on global cues, seasonal demand

Rising for the third straight day, gold regained the Rs 27,000-mark by gaining Rs 200 at the bullion market today in line with a firm global trend amid pick up in wedding season buying by... read more »

Ashok Leyland Sales Up 39% at 11,544 Units in August

New Delhi: Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland today reported a 38.53 per cent increase in total sales at 11,544 units in August as against 8,333 units in the same month last... read more »

Total telephone subscriber base rises to 100.69 crore

The total telephone subscriber base in the country rose marginally to reach 100.69 crore at the end of June, sectoral regulator TRAI said today. The subscriber base stood at 100.20 crore at... read more »

Four killed, 56 injured in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan

Peshawar: At least four persons were killed and 56 others injured today when a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle of a line officer in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region,... read more »

Second Ukrainian policeman dies from injuries after clashes in Ki...

Kiev: A second Ukrainian policeman died Tuesday from injuries suffered in street battles with protesters in Kiev, and more than 140 people were being treated in hospital, officials said. The clashes... read more »