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Dinosaur Tracks Found In China, Say Scie...

Dinosaur Tracks Found In China, Say Scientists

The tracks were found on a rural mountain road in Longjing city in August 2015, Xinhua news agency quoted the scientists from China, South Korea and the US as saying. read more »

11 Killed In Bus-Truck Collision In Pune

11 Killed In Bus-Truck Collision In Pune

Eleven people were killed today after a bus carrying pilgrims rammed into a truck on the Pune-Solapur highway, police said. read more »

Twelve CRPF men killed in Naxal attack i...

Twelve CRPF men killed in Naxal attack in Sukma district

Senior police officials of Sukma district said that Maoist rebels opened indiscriminate fire on a road opening party (ROP) between Bhejji and Kuttacheru at around 9am. 11 security personnel were killed in the attack while three others were... read more »

Strong U.S. job growth, rising wages set...

Strong U.S. job growth, rising wages set stage for Fed rate hike

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers hired workers at a robust pace in February, beating expectations, and wages grinded higher, which could give the Federal Reserve the green light to raise interest rates next week despite slowing economic growth. ... read more »

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Quikr.com raises Rs 548 cr in private equity

Mumbai – Online and mobile classifieds firm Quikr.com is reported to have raised about $90 million (Rs 548 crore) private equity fund led by Swedish firm Kinnevik. Quikr competes with... read more »

SpiceJet to announce order for 42 Boeing 737 MAX p...

HYDERABAD – Kalanithi Maran-owned low-cost carrier SpiceJetBSE 5.80 % is set to finally announce an order for 42 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft today,... read more »

Unitech sells 10 acres of land for Rs 130 crore to repa...

NEW DELHI: Realty major Unitech has sold almost 10 acres of land in Bangalore and Mysore for about Rs 100-130 crore as part of its strategy to repay... read more »

Gold, silver imports fall 71.4% in February

Gold and silver imports declined 71.4 per cent to $1.63 billion in February mainly due to restrictions imposed by the government on inbound shipments of the... read more »

Ranbaxy shares sink after drug recall

NEW DELHI: Shares in Indian drug giant Ranbaxy fell as much as four per cent on Monday following news of a second recall of its cholesterol-busting generic... read more »

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I'm not a sex symbol: Ariana Grande

I’m not a sex symbol: Ariana Grande

Los Angeles – American pop star Ariana Grande has confessed she feels uncomfortable flaunting her body and will never aim to become a “sex symbol”. The 20-year-old first broke into... read more »

Five-minute make-up routine for Kourtney

Five-minute make-up routine for Kourtney

Los Angeles – Taking care of two kids leaves socialite Kourtney Krdashian with hardly any time to dress up. So she has come up with an... read more »

Russell Brand reunites with Jemima Khan

Russell Brand reunites with Jemima Khan

London – British comedian Russell Brand and socialite Jemima Khan are back together. Brand, who announced he was “in a relationship” at a... read more »

Eating disorder reports disappoints Renee Zellweger

Eating disorder reports disappoints Renee Zellweger

Los Angeles – Actress Renee Zellweger doesn’t like hearing reports about her fluctuating body weight and food habits. The 44-year-old gained nearly... read more »

Lady Gaga to have a gig in space

Lady Gaga to have a gig in space

London – Pop star Lady Gaga is planning to have a gig in space in 2015. The 27-year-old is lining up the performance of a life time as she plans to take... read more »

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Now, natural sweetener that`s calorie and carbohydrates free

Now, natural sweetener that`s calorie and carbohydrates free

Washington – The search for viable alternative to sugar is now gathering steam. The Credit Suisse study notes that stevia—an all-natural alternative to sugar and high-fructose corn syrup—is... read more »

Pumpkin and goblin talk can fuel kids` imaginations

Pumpkin and goblin talk can fuel kids` imagination...

Washington – A paediatrician has said that reading about pumpkins and goblins opens up many opportunities for kids to build their... read more »

Teachers more prone to progressive speech and language ...

Teachers more prone to progressive speech and language disorders

Washington – A study has found that teachers are about 3.5 times more likely to have speech and language disorders as compared to patients with... read more »

Excuses used by airlines to avoid compensation payouts ...

Excuses used by airlines to avoid compensation payouts revealed

New Delhi – Airlines often reject valid claims for compensation, by passengers, by citing vague or hard-to-prove circumstances EU law states that... read more »

4 out of 10 parents feel out of touch with their childr...

4 out of 10 parents feel out of touch with their children

London – A new study has revealed that parents feel out of touch with the younger generation. Almost 4 out of 10 parents feel disconnected from their... read more »

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Supreme Court questions logic behind Kerala’s new liquor po...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday prima facie dubbed Kerala’s new liquor prohibition policy as “illogical” and asked the state not to shut down bars till the court heard a... read more »

Nirbhaya’s nurse alleges gangrape in Punjab,...

A nurse, who is posted at Safdarjung hospital and had treated December 16 gangrape victim Nirbhaya was gangraped in Budhlada town of Mansa district... read more »

Don’t Cancel Bar Licences Yet, Says Supreme Court...

A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected petitions from bar hotel owners, challenging the government order to close 730 bar hotels in... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal asks L-G to withdraw letter to Presiden...

New Delhi: Messing up the process of government formation in Delhi, a delegation of Aam Aadmi Party leaders on Wednesday met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and urged... read more »

Muzaffarnagar riots: SIT asked to complete probe in 45 ...

MUZAFFARNAGAR: The SIT, probing the Muzaffarnagar riots, has been directed by the Inspector General of Meerut Zone to complete its investigation within next 45... read more »

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Phelps says “could come back, if feels like”

Phelps: “If I feel like coming back, I could”

Sao Paulo – Retired swimming legend Michael Phelps has left open the possibility of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The 18-time gold medal winner earlier this year ruled out a comeback... read more »

Tom Daley `dating` Hollywood screenwriter Dustin Lance Black

Tom Daley `dating` Hollywood screenwriter Dustin L...

London- Speculations are rife that British diver Tom Daley, who recently announced he is bisexual via YouTube, is in a relationship with Oscar-wining... read more »

Bollinger, Coulter-Nile named as standby Oz bowlers for...

Bollinger, Coulter-Nile named as standby Oz bowlers for third Ashes Test in Perth

Sydney –  Cricket Australia confirmed on Wednesday night that Bollinger and Western Australia’s Nathan Coulter-Nile had been placed on standby for the... read more »

New Zealand’s Read voted International Rugby Boar...

New Zealand's Read voted International Rugby Board's Player of the Year

Johannesburg –  New Zealand No.8 Kieran Read was on Tuesday named as the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) player of the year for 2013, according... read more »

How Darren Lehmann became known as `Boof`

How Darren Lehmann became known as `Boof`

Sydney –  Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann’s former classmate Johnny Giannitto has been revealed as the man who famously gave him the... read more »

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Imam held for supplying T-shirts with ISIS slogan

In a significant breakthrough, the Ramanathapuram police have arrested a Tirupur-based Imam, who had procured T-shirts and printed slogans in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al Shams (ISIS)... read more »

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill

IS, Frankenstein’s monster unleashed

U.S. President Barack Obama has labelled the jihadist juggernaut that calls itself the Islamic State a “cancer,” while his Defence Secretary,... read more »

Abe praises Indian judge, tells Modi every Japanese kno...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Narendra Modi that Japan still honours a dissenting Indian judge from a World War II military tribunal, a report said... read more »

US jets again strike jihadists around Iraqi dam

WASHINGTON: The United States carried out another round of air strikes on Monday against militants from the so-called Islamic States battling Iraqi and Kurdish... read more »

‘No military solution’ to Ukraine crisis, UN chief warn...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Western powers on Tuesday “there is no military solution” to the Ukraine crisis, after the government in Kiev... read more »

Bangkok bomb suspect arrested at Thai-Cambodia checkpoint: Thailand PM

Bangkok: Thailand’s prime minister said Tuesday a second foreign man has been arrested at a checkpoint on the Cambodian border on suspicion of involvement in last month’s deadly... read more »

Sheena’s biological father comes out in open, FSL gets samples

A day after gory details of Sheena Bora murder case were revealed by police in court, her biological father today came out in the open for the first time while skeletal remains purportedly... read more »

Global Shares Fall After China’s Weak PMI Data

Global shares fell Tuesday, burdened by disappointing manufacturing data out of China, which fueled fresh concerns over growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The Stoxx Europe 600... read more »

In Ukraine, 141 Still Hospitalized After Violent Protests

MOSCOW — Ukrainian police say 141 people remain hospitalized after a nationalist protest in Kiev turned violent, with 10 of the injured in serious condition. This is up from the 122,... read more »

Manipur: 4 killed, 13 hurt, curfew in Churachandpur after mob fur...

At least four people were killed and 13 others injured in violence that broke out in Churachandpur district in Manipur late on Monday over three bills passed in the state assembly, prompting... read more »

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