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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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Railways interim budget envisages investment of Rs.64,305 crore

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 Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said in the Lok... read more »

ATMs soon to fork out cash without bank account to...

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,... 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 »

Rail budget 2014: Mallikarjun Kharge unlikely to cut pa...

As Railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge presents the interim railway budget on Wednesday, the priority would not be the populist schemes but to curb the falling... read more »

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd posts Rs.822 crore loss as plan...

Kingfisher Airlines employees likely to go on hunger strike from today

Mumbai – Losses at Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, which hasn’t flown since October 2012, widened to Rs.822.42 crore in the three months... read more »

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Oprah Winfrey reveals why she never wanted children

Oprah Winfrey collects $600,000 from yard sale

Los Angeles – Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey has collected $600,000 for charity by auctioning her personal items at a yard sale. The items came from Winfrey’s homes in Hawaii, Indiana and... read more »

`Ender’s Game` tops weekend box office with $28m earning

`Ender’s Game` tops weekend box office with $28m e...

Washington – ‘Ender’s Game’ has scored the No.1 slot at the weekend box office, by earning 28 million dollars in its opening... read more »

Lea Michele reveals Kate Hudson helped her after Cory M...

Lea Michele reveals Kate Hudson helped her after Cory Monteith’s death

Washington – Lea Michele has confessed that Kate Hudson was her pillar of strength after the tragic death of her beau Cory Monteith, and also invited her... read more »

Minnie Driver hoping to adopt to avoid pregnancy

Minnie Driver hoping to adopt to avoid pregnancy

Washington – Minnie Driver has confessed that she is hoping to become a mother again, but this time by adopting or fostering a child so as to avoid... read more »

Kanye West wears `controversial` confederate flag on ja...

Kanye West wears `controversial` confederate flag on jacket sleeve

Washington – Kanye West has gotten himself in trouble by wearing a green bomber jacket with a confederate flag on the sleeve. The 36-year-old rapper was... read more »

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High-fat and high-calorie diet linked to increased pancreatic cancer risk

High-fat and high-calorie diet linked to increased pancreatic can...

Washington – A new study has found that mice made obese by high-calorie, high-fat diets develop abnormally high numbers of lesions known to be precursors to pancreas cancer. This is the first... read more »

Skoda launches Octavia's third generation model

Skoda launches Octavia’s third generation mo...

New Delhi – Czech automobile manufacturer Skoda Thursday reintroduced its luxury sedan Octavia by launching the passenger vehicle’s third... read more »

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Herald case: Hearing against Sonia, Rahul on Dec 9

A Delhi court on Thursday fixed December 9 for hearing the complaint case, in which it had issued summons against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others, on the issue of acquisition... read more »

SC disposes of PIL against Dayanidhi Maran

Restrain CBI from filing chargesheet: Maran to SC

The apex court would hear the matter at 2 pm today Former telecommunication minister Dayanidhi Maran Thursday urged the Supreme Court to restrain... read more »

Pakistan Rangers target Indian positions in Jammu

TThese two ceasefire violations occurred hours after the two countries held a flag meeting on Wednesday to discuss ceasefire violations along the... read more »

Centre to unveil home loan scheme for transgenders

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) has proposed rolling out a loan assistance scheme that will for the first time help... read more »

Lalu undergoes heart surgery

Fodder scam case: CBI has been unjust to me, says Lalu

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad is undergoing two major heart surgeries — one to replace an aortic valve and the other to repair the aorta, at a... read more »

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Moyes `vows` to `get things right` at Man U despite `shaky PL start`

Man U boss Moyes expresses desire to work with Cristiano Ronaldo

London – Manchester United manager David Moyes has admitted that he would like to work with former club man Cristiano Ronaldo one day. According to Metro.co.uk, Ronaldo was linked with a... read more »

Wenger to sign `new` contract keeping him at Arsenal until 2017

Wenger `delighted` at Arsenal’s 2-0 Premier ...

London – Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has expressed his delight at his side’s 2-0 victory over high-flying Southampton in the Premier... read more »

Vettel snags pole for Brazilian Grand Prix

Vettel snags pole for Brazilian Grand Prix

Sao Paulo  – Red Bull driver and four-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race... read more »

Wenger urges FIFA to pressurize Qatar to address `kafal...

Wenger urges FIFA to pressurize Qatar to address `kafala` system tying workers to sponsors

London – Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has added his voice to the growing concern about conditions for migrant workers in the venues of the 2022 FIFA World... read more »

Red Bull chief Horner not too keen to fill Ecclestone&#...

Red Bull chief Horner not too keen to fill Ecclestone's shoes

London – Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has played down ‘flattering’ comments from Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone earmarking him as... read more »

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China bus-truck collision death toll rises to 15

The death toll in a massive head-on collision between a truck and bus in northwestern China has risen to 15, with 48 other people being treated for injuries, the local government said on Wednesday.... read more »

Pakistan safe haven for terrorists: U.S.

The pentagon has said Pakistan continues to be a safe haven for terrorists while lauding the efforts of the country’s military to eliminate... read more »

UN chief welcomes Gaza truce deal

“A brighter future for Gaza and Israel depends on a sustainable ceasefire. It is up to the parties to live up to this responsibility,” Ban’s... read more »

Alleged Serial Stowaway Marilyn Hartman Arrested for 3r...

Repeat stowaway Marilyn Hartman was arrested today at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on a criminal trespass charge, according to police. It was the... read more »

Palestinians celebrate as long-term ceasefire begins in...

Celebrations erupted in Gaza on Tuesday as a long-term ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Palestinians began, ending 50 days of the deadliest violence in a... 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... read more »

Monnet Ispat & Energy rebounds from 3-month lows on plans to take measures to cut dow...

Monnet Ispat & Energy, a steel maker, rebounded from 3-month lows on news that the company may sell off stakes in units in a bid to cut down on debt payments. Monnet said it was in... read more »

Toyota to buy 13 mn air-bag inflators from Takata rival

Toyota Motor Corp, in a bid to reduce its risk from potentially lethal air-bag inflators supplied by Takata Corp, will buy millions of them from smaller parts maker Nippon Kayaku Co, people familiar... read more »