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Didn’t violate Myanmar airspace: B...

Didn’t violate Myanmar airspace: BSF

Authorities there recently approached New Delhi complaining about sighting of an Indian helicopter by their trooper. read more »

Ajit Doval calls up Nepal PM as tensions...

Ajit Doval calls up Nepal PM as tensions flare at India-Nepal border, promi...

National security adviser Ajit Doval spoke to Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Friday amid rising anti-India sentiments after media reports claimed a Nepali national was shot dead by Indian troops in Kanchanpur abutting Lakhimpur... read more »

Nasa finds ‘missing’ Chandra...

Nasa finds ‘missing’ Chandrayaan-1 after 8 years

Eight years after it was considered “lost”, India’s first lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, has been “re-discovered” by Nasa’s ground-based radars, the American space agency announced on... read more »

Supreme Court issues warrant against Cal...

Supreme Court issues warrant against Calcutta high court judge C S Karnan

The Supreme Court on Friday took a stern view of Calcutta high court judge C S Karnan defying its direction to present himself in court and, in an unprecedented decision, issued a bailable warrant against the serving... read more »

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Sensex down 54 points in early trade on subdued economic data

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 54 points in early trade today as funds and retail investors booked profits after five-sessions of gains amid a subdued economic growth data for the December... read more »

Govt hikes DA by 10% for 80 lakh employees

Government on Friday raised dearness allowance to 100%, from 90%, benefiting its 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners. Advertisement The decision... read more »

Petrol hiked by 60 paise/litre, diesel by 50 paise

Get ready to pay more for petrol and diesel as stateowned oil companies on Friday hiked petrol by 60 paise a litre and diesel by 50 paise per litre. The fuel... read more »

Maruti Suzuki skids over 5% as doubts over the impact o...

Maruti recalls 1,492 units of Ertiga, Swift, Dzire, A-Star

New Delhi – Maruti Suzuki India Ltd slipped as much as 5.3 per cent in trade on Friday as doubts persisted about the impact of the automaker’s plan... read more »

Reliance Industries accuses ONGC of holding back KG dat...

RIL shares up nearly 3%

New Delhi – Reliance Industries rejected ONGC’s complaint to the government over their adjoining fields in the Krishna-Godavari basin, alleging... read more »

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I mourn Reshma's last days of throat cancer: Adnan Sami

I mourn Reshma’s last days of throat cancer: Adnan Sami

By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – “I don’t mourn her death as much as I mourn her last days of throat cancer,” said Adnan Sami on Pakistani singing sensation Reshma, who died of... read more »

Sofia Vergara named Head & Shoulders spokesperson

Sofia Vergara named Head & Shoulders spokesper...

Los Angeles – Actress Sofia Vergara has been appointed the new spokesperson of hair care brand Head & Shoulders. “I am excited to be... read more »

Miley Cyrus `confesses love for ex-Liam Hemsworth in to...

Miley Cyrus `confesses love for ex-Liam Hemsworth in touching letter`

Melbourne – Miley Cyrus is reportedly regretting breaking up with Liam Hemsworth and has written a touching letter to him, apologizing for her wild... read more »

I’m good friends with Saif’s children: Kare...

I'm good friends with Saif's children: Kareena

Actress Kareena Kapoor, who married actor Saif Ali Khan in 2012, enjoys a good bond with her husband’s children – Sara and Ibrahim – and says... read more »

Robert De Niro is charming: Shabana

Robert De Niro is charming: Shabana

Mumbai – Veteran actress Shabana Azmi met Hollywood actor Robert De Niro in the capital and she enjoyed spending time with the “charming”... read more »

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Grooming rules that working women should be aware of revealed

Grooming rules that working women should be aware of revealed

Washington – Working women tend to make an impression in office every day, but it is a little tougher to decipher the rules of workplace grooming. Therefore, the Huffington Post called up... read more »

Avoid bacon and gorge on fish for better sperm count!

Avoid bacon and gorge on fish for better sperm cou...

Sydney – A new study has revealed that men should pass on bacon and other processed meats, and consume more fish to have a better chance at... read more »

Cave art suggests people inhabited Americas 30,000 year...

Cave art suggests people inhabited Americas 30,000 years back

Washington – A new exhibit has suggested that Americas may have been inhabited as far back as 30,000 years ago, 18,000 years earlier than believed. The... read more »

Adolescent’s weight, socioeconomic status affects risk ...

Adolescent’s weight, socioeconomic status affects risk of developing cancer later in life

Washington – A new study from Israel has suggested that weight and socioeconomic status – up to the age of 17 years- has a tremendous impact upon... read more »

UK to run out of chickens soon!

UK to run out of chickens soon!

London – Researchers have warned that Britain could soon run out of chickens owing to the ever-expanding global demand and low supply. The British... read more »

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National

Australia to sign uranium trade deal with India

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has met with his Indian counterpart on a two-day state visit during which they are expected to sign a deal to allow the export of uranium to New Delhi for use in... read more »

Tony Abbott given guard of honour at Rashtrapati B...

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was given a ceremonial reception in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi this morning ahead of his... read more »

Al-Qaida’s India wing: New outfit may be drawn fr...

NEW DELHI: This is neither the first time that al-Qaida is threatening an India-centric jihad nor is it news that Indian jihadists are coming together with... read more »

BJP expected to be tend to form govt in Delhi soon

President's rule recommended in delhi : Najeeb Jung

Uncertainty over government formation in Delhi might come to an end soon as Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung could invite Bharatiya Janata Party, the single... read more »

Flood warn in Srinagar, Jhelum flowing above danger mar...

A flood alert was sounded on Thursday in Srinagar city as River Jhelum was flowing four feet above the danger mark after incessant rain, while 23 villages have... read more »

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Woods' gal Lindsey Vonn makes return to snow after `temporary setback` injury

Woods’ gal Lindsey Vonn makes return to snow after `tempora...

Washington – Tiger Woods’ girlfriend and Olympic downhill racing champ Lindsey Vonn has made her return to snow after re-injuring her right knee in a recent training crash, according to a... read more »

Rooney claims Man U's `imposing` win over Leverkusen sent `shockwaves across Europe`

Rooney claims Man U’s `imposing` win over Le...

London – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has claimed that his team’s thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen has sent shockwaves across... read more »

Cheryl Cole set to make X Factor UK comeback following ...

Cheryl Cole set to make X Factor UK comeback following 1.4mln-pound payback

London – Cheryl Cole is set to make a comeback into UK ‘X Factor’ after receiving 1.4 million pounds payback from the American version of the... read more »

Ibrahimovic taunts Ronaldo with `does not need Ballon d...

Ibrahimovic taunts Ronaldo with `does not need Ballon d'Or to know he is best` barb

London – Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has declared that he is happy to let Cristiano Ronaldo have the Ballon d’Or because he already knows... read more »

Phelps’ coach Bob Bowman backs Olympic champ to w...

Phelps says "could come back, if feels like"

London – US Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps’ long-term coach Bob Bowman has said that the champion can challenge for medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics... read more »

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World

Ten dead in Peru bus crash

At least ten people have been killed and 49 others injured when a bus plunged into a deep ravine in Peru. The bus went off the road and fell into ravine in southern Peru’s Moquegua region for... read more »

Indonesia's President Slams Australia's Abbott over Spying Claims

Australia ramps up sanctions against Russia

Australia has ratcheted up sanctions against Russia in line with the United States and European Union in response to Russian soldiers openly... read more »

Man in China kills 2 in knife attack at school

Officials said a 40-year-old man stabbed students and teachers with a knife at a school in central China, killing two people and injuring four before jumping... read more »

Pakistan protestors head to Nawaz Sharif’s house

Protestors in Islamabad on Monday moved beyond the Secretariat area and headed towards the Prime Minister’s House. At least five people were injured as the... read more »

42 children dead in Syrian air strikes

At least 42 children were killed in ‘barrel bomb’ explosions in Syria over the past 36 hours, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.... read more »

Was it All About Money? Latest Developments in Sheena Bora Case

MUMBAI: Four days after Indrani Mukerjea, a former media executive, was arrested for the murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora, the police says it is looking at whether a complicated... read more »

Sports Ministry approves names for Dronacharya Award

Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh were among the five names officially approved by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Dronacharya Award this year. Based on... read more »

Modi wants Posco to stay in India, PMO to take up issue with company officials today

The Prime Minister’s Office is likely to take up the issue of steel giant Posco’s proposed $10.5-billion integrated steel plant in Jagatsinghpur with the Odisha government and... read more »

Onion prices fall below Rs 50/kg at Lasalgaon on export curbs

New Delhi: Wholesale prices of onion today fell below the Rs 50 per kg mark at the Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia’s biggest onion market, due to curbs on exports and fear of action... read more »

Larsen & Toubro Bags Orders Worth Rs. 1,563 Crore in July

New Delhi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has bagged orders worth Rs. 1,563 crore in July and August. “The... read more »