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India, US, Japan to work together to mai...

India, US, Japan to work together to maintain maritime security

NEW YORK: Reflecting the growing convergence of their individual interests in the Indo-Pacific region, India, US and Japan have agreed to work together to maintain maritime security through greater collaboration. The agreement was reached at the inaugural US-India-Japan Trilateral Ministerial... read more »

Does it suit a PM to visit companies see...

Does it suit a PM to visit companies seeking investments, Kejriwal question...

New Delhi: Questioning Narendra Modi’s foreign tours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wondered if it behoved the Prime Minister to visit individual companies like Google and Facebook to seek investment, even as AAP said PM’s travels have not brought any concrete outcome... read more »

Someone’s dinner is now part of a crimin...

Someone’s dinner is now part of a criminal investigation in UP: Beef-ban ex...

The rumour of beef and pig tallow greasing cartridges is supposed to have spawned what the British called the Indian mutiny. That was 1857. Now in 2015 rumours of eating beef can get you killed. The Indian Express story about a 50-year-old man beaten to death and his son critically injured in... read more »

5 convicts get death sentence for involv...

5 convicts get death sentence for involvement in the 2006 Mumbai train blas...

Nine years after a series of bomb blasts in suburban trains rattled Mumbai killing 188 people, a special court in Mumbai has sentenced five persons to death in the case, TV news reports said. A special MCOCA court has awarded the death penalty to Faisal Sheikh, Asif Khan, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesham... read more »

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Govt mulls strengthening regulatory coordination panel: Chidambaram

Budget 2014: Finance minister P. Chidambaram lists ten must-dos f...

Faced with turbulent conditions that slowed growth to a 10-year low of 4.9 per cent, finance minister P Chidambaram in the last Budget of the UPA-II government unveiled his vision for the future and... read more »

Finance Minister P Chidambaram takes a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Modi for giving lesson in economy

Interim Budget 2014: P Chidambaram to present vote...

New Delhi –  Presenting the Interim Budget 2014 in Parliament Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that fiscal deficit will be... read more »

Smartphone sales growth expected to slow in 2014: Gartn...

The second operating system hiding in every mobile phone

Growth in global smartphone revenue is expected to slow this year as cheaper devices hit the market and weigh on average selling prices, research firm Gartner... read more »

World Bank probes Tata tea project over worker abuse

New Delhi – The World Bank said on Thursday it was investigating claims of labour and human rights abuses at a tea plantation project that it jointly... read more »

Bharti Airtel jumps on acquiring substantial spectrum i...

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio to share infrastructure

Bharti Airtel jumped 3.5% to Rs 313.20 at 9:41 IST on BSE after the company said it has acquired 115.0 MHz spectrum for a total consideration of Rs 18530 crore... read more »

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Ranveer, Deepika want to work together again

Ranveer, Deepika want to work together again

Mumbai – Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s chemistry in the promos of “Ram-leela” has become the talk of the town. Both of them are not only enjoying the buzz around their... read more »

Took me three years to convince Gopichand: Veerabhadram

Took me three years to convince Gopichand: Veerabh...

Chennai – It took three years for director Veerabhadram to get actor Gopichand to collaborate with him on a yet-untitled Telugu actioner that... read more »

Ranveer doesn’t favour extensive film promotions

Ranveer doesn't favour extensive film promotions

Mumbai – Actor Ranveer Singh is busy with a two-week campaign to promote his film “Ram-Leela” but doesn’t favour extended campaigns as... read more »

Fame harder for Zayn Malik: Perrie Edwards

Fame harder for Zayn Malik: Perrie Edwards

Los Angeles – Singer Perrie Edwards says fame is harder for her fiance, singer Zayn Malik, but she doesn’t let it stop them doing what they... read more »

Hudson’s daring neckline draws eyeballs

Hudson's daring neckline draws eyeballs

Los Angeles – All eyes were set on actress Kate Hudson as she walked the red carpet at a recent event here dressed in an extremely low-cut dusty pink... read more »

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Bedtime habits that annoy partners most revealed!

Bedtime habits that annoy partners most revealed!

London – A new survey has compiled a list of most annoying bedtime habits that might be irking your partner or even you. The survey found that 44 percent respondents found snoring irritating,... read more »

Taking 5 regular meals a day reduces risk of obesity in teens

Taking 5 regular meals a day reduces risk of obesi...

Washington – A new study has revealed that eating five meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks- a day might protect adolescents from... read more »

Walking one hour per day cuts risk of developing breast...

Walking one hour per day cuts risk of developing breast cancer by 14 pc

London – A new study by an Indian origin researcher has revealed that women can cut their chances of developing breast cancer by walking for an hour each... read more »

Eating citrus fruits helps prevent formation of kidney ...

Eating citrus fruits helps prevent formation of kidney cysts

Washington – A component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits like naringenin, blocks the formation of kidney cysts, a new study has revealed. The team... read more »

Green tea and papaya can prevent diabetes: Researchers

Green tea and papaya can prevent diabetes: Researchers

Port Louis – Green tea and fermented papaya are preventive means for diabetes, researchers at the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical and Biomaterials... read more »

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Record Ganesh puja mandaps in Cuttack

A record number of 700 puja mandaps came up in Cuttack this year on Friday apart from pujas of the elephant-headed God held in all educational institutions. Different days have been allotted for puja... read more »

Jawan killed in Kashmir encounter

One soldier was killed and another injured Saturday in an ongoing operation against separatist guerrillas by the security forces near the Line of... read more »

BJP offered me Delhi CM post: Kumar Vishwas

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas said Saturday that a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA had offered him the Delhi chief minister’s post after the... read more »

Centre will clear proposed water-transport projects in ...

Congress, Kejriwal struck deal: GadkariCongress, Kejriwal struck deal: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has told a delegation from Thane that the Centre would sanction the proposed water transport projects in Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Thane,... read more »

Two Assam Rifles jawans killed in bomb explosion

Two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed and another injured when a powerful bomb exploded in interior Chandel district of Manipur, police said on... read more »

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Adidas signs cricketer Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador

Adidas signs cricketer Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador

New Delhi – German sportswear major Adidas today said it has roped in cricketer Rohit Sharma to endorse its products. Sharma will join recently retired Sachin Tendulkar in a team of world class... read more »

Bhuvneshwar Kumar : Series win will lift morale ahead of South Africa tour

Bhuvneshwar Kumar : Series win will lift morale ah...

Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar feels a win in the third and deciding ODI against West Indies here tomorrow will raise the morale of the team ahead of a... read more »

Carlo Ancelotti claims wanted to `kill` `disrespectful`...

Carlo Ancelotti claims wanted to `kill` `disrespectful` player during Chelsea stint

London – Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, who formerly managed Chelsea, has admitted that he had tried to ‘kill’ one of his players during... read more »

Murray favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Y...

Murray favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

London – The British media has claimed that Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray will start as one of the shortest-priced favourites when the 10-strong... read more »

Former Man U captain and Munich survivor Bill Foulkes d...

Former Man U captain and Munich survivor Bill Foulkes dies at 81.

Bill Foulkes, a former Manchester United defender who survived the Munich air disaster, died Monday, the club said. He was 81. United did not give a cause of... read more »

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Russian Hackers Said to Loot Gigabytes of Big Bank Data

Russian hackers attacked JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM:US) and at least four other banks this month in a coordinated assault that resulted in the loss of gigabytes of customer data, according to two... read more »

Officials: ‘Cops’ crewman, robbery sus...

A crew member with the “Cops” television show was fatally struck by police gunfire as Omaha officers confronted a robber — who also was fatally... read more »

Israelis and Palestinians Ask if the Latest Fight Was W...

A bloody war is followed by a public-relations fight The sign of victory as people gather in the streets to celebrate after a deal had been reached between... read more »

GM’s new manufacturing strategy helps Tennessee t...

Spring Hill, Tenn.— General Motors Co.’s Spring Hill complex is on a path that may lead to a doubled workforce and become a vision of GM’s manufacturing... read more »

Ukraine Reports Russian Invasion on a New Front

DONETSK, Ukraine — Determined to preserve the pro-Russian revolt in eastern Ukraine, Russia reinforced what Western and Ukrainian officials described as a... read more »

Palmyra’s Baalshamin temple ‘blown up by IS’

Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists say. Syria’s head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple... read more »

Sensex Tanks Over 1,200 Points in 3rd Biggest Crash in History:

The Sensex crashed 1,210 points to 26,155 at its day’s low, while the 50-share Nifty slipped below the crucial 8,000 levels for the first time in two months. All 50 shares in the... read more »

Delhi based travel agent arrested for cheating British Airways

A Delhi based travel agent was arrested on Thursday for allegedly siphoning off 20 million mileage points or Avios awarded to frequent fliers of the British Airways. The Crime Branch of the... read more »

Bombay HC grants partial relief to Vijaypat Singhania

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday said Vijaypat Singhania, chairman emeritus of Raymond Group, can transfer his shareholding in Raymond Ltd to his son Gautam Hari Singhania.... read more »

Patna: BJP president Amit Shah trapped in elevator, rescued

BJP president Amit Shah along with his party’s Bihar in-charge Bhupendra Yadav and Saudan Singh got stuck in a lift at the state guest house in Patna on Thursday night. The incident occured... read more »