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Government slashes natural gas prices by...

Government slashes natural gas prices by 16% to $4.24 per unit

The government has cut natural gas prices by 16% to $4.24 per unit for the six-month period, beginning October 1. Natural gas prices, according to a formula approved by the government in October last year, will fall to $4.24 per million British thermal unit on net calorific value (NCV) basis from... read more »

Nippon Life to hike stake in life insura...

Nippon Life to hike stake in life insurance, mutual fund business: Ambani

MUMBAI: Bullish on growth prospects of his group’s financial services businesses, industrialist Anil Ambani on Wednesday said Japanese major Nippon Life is in an advanced stage of talks to hike stake in Reliance Life Insurance and Reliance Mutual Fund units within this financial year. In... read more »

Pravin Dixit appointed Maharashtra DGP

Pravin Dixit appointed Maharashtra DGP

Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau chief Pravin Dixit will take charge as the Maharashtra Director General Of Police after present incumbent Sanjeev Dayal retires on Wednesday. Dixit will be taking charge at 1p.m. after a ceremonial welcome. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved the... read more »

Modi suddenly pressured to act after Rag...

Modi suddenly pressured to act after Raghuram Rajan cuts rates

New Delhi: Now that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan responded to government pressure with India’s biggest rate cut since 2009, it’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s turn to act. India’s lenders have been slow to pass on rate cuts earlier this year, prompting Rajan to... read more »

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Sensex fails to maintain initial gains, drops 102 points

MUMBAI: The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex erased initial gains by dropping 102 points in morning trade on Thursday due to fresh selling pressure from operators mainly in refinery, power, banking and... read more »

Growth in banking sector a great achievement: Chidambaram

Finance Minister P Chidambaram humiliated me, alle...

New Delhi –  A top bureaucrat has alleged that Finance Minister P Chidambaram had humiliated him at a meeting and has sought Prime Minister... read more »

Railways interim budget envisages investment of Rs.64,3...

The interim railway budget presented Wednesday envisages investment of Rs.64,305 crore as against revised estimates of Rs.59,359 crore for 2013-14, Railway... read more »

ATMs soon to fork out cash without bank account too

People without a bank account in India would soon be able to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) with the use of mobile technology, Researve... read more »

India seeks to cancel Vodafone Group tax talks – ...

Vodafone to raise Indian unit stake to 100 pc

India plans to withdraw from talks with Vodafone Group Plc to resolve a nearly $2 billion tax dispute after the British operator pushed for the inclusion of a... read more »

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Idris Elba petrified by asthma attack

Idris Elba petrified by asthma attack

London – Actor Idris Elba says his recent asthma attack on a plane was “scary”. Elba had the attack while he was on an airplane bound for South Africa where he was supposed to... read more »

Gomez prefers true love over one-night stands

Gomez prefers true love over one-night stands

Los Angeles – Singer-actress Selena Gomez does not believe in one-night-stands and is a supporter of true love. She wants to be the girl, who... read more »

Kelly Brook smitten with Gethin Jones

Kelly Brook smitten with Gethin Jones

Los Angeles – Actress Kelly Brook has sparked rumours of dating TV presenter Gethin Jones after the two were spotted out on a dinner date here. The... read more »

‘Bigg Boss’ mix of sweet, sour moments: Apu...

'Bigg Boss' mix of sweet, sour moments: Apurva Agnihotri

New Delhi – Fights and arguments seem to have become the mainstay to survive in the ‘Bigg Boss-Saath 7″ house but the inmates also share some... read more »

‘Krrish 3’ strikes gold, earns Rs.72.7 cror...

'Krrish 3' strikes gold, earns Rs.72.7 crore in 3 days

New Delhi – Hrithik Roshan starrer “Krrish 3” has struck the right chord with the audience and is reaping rich dividends at the box office – it... read more »

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Post-traumatic stress disorder may raise heart disease death risk

Post-traumatic stress disorder may raise heart disease death risk

Washington – People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face a greater risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new study has suggested. Francesco Bartoli and coauthors from... read more »

Exercise `as effective` as `popping` pills to beat disease

Exercise `as effective` as `popping` pills to beat...

Washington –  Researchers have claimed that exercise should be considered as a viable alternative to, or alongside, drug therapy for treating... read more »

Love cheats have affairs with people less attractive th...

Love cheats have affairs with people less attractive than their spouses

New York – A new study suggests that the age-old assumption that people cheat with someone better looking than their current partner may not be actually... read more »

How body image impacts weight gain during pregnancy

How body image impacts weight gain during pregnancy

Washington – A new study has revealed that pregnant women who under-estimate their weight are more likely to experience a higher rate of weight gain... read more »

Making eye contact with sceptics may make you less pers...

Making eye contact with sceptics may make you less persuasive

Washington – It is a well documented fact that making eye contact is an effective way of drawing a listener’s attention, however a new study has... read more »

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IIT for Palakkad, Chandy assures MPs

Ending speculations that Palakkad may lose out in the race to set up the campus of the proposed Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) allotted to Kerala because of hectic lobbying from Kozhikode... read more »

Poor start for Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana in M...

The Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana to provide banking facilities to every household got off to a poor start in Manipur on Thursday. While over 1.50... read more »

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.... 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 Control (LoC)... 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 »

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Rooney slams Tyler over `anti-Man U` commentary in Cardiff game

Rooney slams Tyler over `anti-Man U` commentary in Cardiff game

London – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has hit out at Sky commentator Martin Tyler for continuously referring to a nasty tackle that he made during a 2-2 draw with Cardiff City in the... read more »

Hamilton `glad` 2013 F1 season `over` after `disappointing` final Brazilian GP

Hamilton `glad` 2013 F1 season `over` after `disap...

London – Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has said that he breathed a sigh of relief as a Formula One season utterly dominated by Sebastian... read more »

SA tour: Rayudu makes maiden entry, Zaheer recalled

SA tour: Rayudu makes maiden entry, Zaheer recalled

Veteran pacer Zaheer Khan made a comeback to India’s Test side after close to a year but opener Gautam Gambhir was ignored as the selectors on Monday... read more »

Vettel wins Brazilian GP, equals Schumacher’s rec...

Vettel slams double-points plan for final race of F1 season

Rio de Janeiro – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of 13 victories in a year at the season-ending Brazilian... read more »

Lamar Odom says was drunk, not doped in rap video

Lamar Odom gets three-year probation in DUI case

Washington – Lamar Odom has denied that he was smoking crack in a recent slurring rap video but admitted that he was drunk. The 34-year-old NBA star said... 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 »

Fire at Japan Kawasaki steel plant near Haneda airport

A large fire has broken out at a steel plant near Haneda airport south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo. There have been no reports of injuries, say Japanese officials. A fire official told... read more »

South Korea demands apology as talks drag on with North over tensions

Seoul, South Korea (CNN)South Korean President Park-geun hye said Monday that she’s still waiting for an apology from North Korea as marathon talks between the two sides over a recent... read more »

Explosion at U.S. Army base outside Tokyo lights up night sky

Multiple explosions and a large fire at a U.S. Army depot lit up the night sky in a Tokyo suburb early Monday. No injuries were reported. The blast happened after midnight at the Sagami... 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 Nifty traded... read more »