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EU holds emergency summit after forcing ...

EU holds emergency summit after forcing through migrant deal

Brussels: European Union leaders will gather for an emergency summit on the migration crisis on Wednesday, a day after ministers forced through a controversial deal to relocate 120,000 refugees in a major blow to unity within the bloc. Interior ministers briskly voted through the deal Tuesday,... read more »

US backs India’s bid for permanent UNSC ...

US backs India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat

The US has said it is committed to India’s inclusion as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, days after the General Assembly adopted a negotiating text for the long-pending reforms of the powerful wing of the world body. The reaffirmation from the US comes in the backdrop of the maiden... read more »

Somnath Bharti an embarrassment to party...

Somnath Bharti an embarrassment to party, should surrender: Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday described his former law minister Somnath Bharti as an “embarrassment” to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and said he should surrender in a case of attempt to murder and domestic violence filed by his wife. The chief minister’s comment was in... read more »

Face Of Patel Reservation Movement, Hard...

Face Of Patel Reservation Movement, Hardik Patel Goes Missing After Organis...

The face of the Patel agitation, Hardik Patel, spearheading the Patel reservation movement in Gujarat, gave the police a slip when they tried to detain him for organising a public meeting without prior permission, at a village in Aravalli district. After Hardik addressed the meeting at Tenpur... read more »

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Gold rallies to two-month high on safe-haven bids

Singapore – Gold rallied for a third session on Monday to its highest in two months as equities fell on worries that capital outflows from emerging economies would continue, boosting... read more »

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) likely to maintain status quo on rates on Jan 28

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) likely to maintain...

In its last review in December, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was seen supporting growth when it kept the repo rate (the rate at which it lends to... read more »

Tata Motors MD Karl Slym dies after fall from 22nd floo...

Karl Slym, managing director of Tata Motors Ltd, died after falling from a hotel room in Bangkok in what police said on Monday could be possible suicide. Karl... read more »

Gold Continues to Regain Strength

Gold dropped Rs. 275 to Rs. 29,900 per ten grams

Gold’s ongoing advance has put the squeeze on short sellers, causing a short-covering rally which led to gold’s fourth consecutive week of gains.  The... read more »

IT Department restrains Cairn Energy plc from selling I...

The Income Tax Department, which is probing Cairn Energy plc’s transfer of India assets, has asked the UK-based company not to dispose of its 10.3 per... read more »

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'Krrish 3' strikes emotional chord: Farah Khan-Ali

‘Krrish 3’ strikes emotional chord: Farah Khan-Ali

Mumbai – Jewellery designer Farah Khan-Ali is excited about her brother-in-law and Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan’s forthcoming film “Krrish 3” and says the superhero film... read more »

Candy, Ajaz to enter 'Bigg Boss' house

Candy, Ajaz to enter ‘Bigg Boss’ house

Mumbai – After hiding in the caravan and secretly keeping an eye on the activities of the contestants, model Candy Brar and actor Ajaz Khan... read more »

Pooja Chopra avoids link ups

Pooja Chopra avoids link ups

Mumbai – Actress Pooja Chopra comes from a non-film background which makes it more imperative for her to stay away from link ups. “I come from a... read more »

Divorce from Andre left Katie Price shattered

Divorce from Andre left Katie Price shattered

London – Model Katie Price says that she was left emotionally destroyed when her marriage with singer Peter Andre ended. They called it quits after four... read more »

Not brilliant with babies: Simon Cowell

Sheen calls ex-wife Mueller 'chubby weirdo'

Los Angeles – Music mogul Simon Cowell, set to become a father for the first time, has admitted that he is not good with babies, but will make a good... read more »

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Pakistan stricks back, says Narendra Modi’s ‘proxy wa...

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday rejected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accusation that the South Asian country is waging a proxy war against India.Pakistan further termed PM... read more »

Nigerians living on photocopies of passports: Parrikar

Won’t allow Sri Ram Sene to work in Goa: Par...

In a shift from Goa government’s earlier stand, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he would not allow the controversial right wing... read more »

Govt ready to extend Parliament session to push importa...

NEW DELHI: The current session of Parliament may be extended to enable the passage of bills, parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu told BJP MPs here on... read more »

Smriti Irani’s Yale ‘degree’: Ridicul...

Smriti Irani’s Yale swagger has more or less died down in a day with the widespread ridicule it evoked, but what remains unexplained is why she has made... read more »

Taking effective steps to contain Maoist violence: Rajn...

New Delhi: The central government is taking effective steps to contain Maoist violence in parts of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said... read more »

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Wawrinka to play in Chennai Open

Wawrinka to play in Chennai Open

World number eight Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday confirmed his participation in the 19th edition of the Aircel Chennai Open starting December 30. In 2012, Wawrinka had partnered Frenchman Benoit Paire... read more »

Sachin says `knowing he would never bat again for India` brought tears in his eyes

Sachin says `knowing he would never bat again for ...

London – Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that when he went out on the wicket for the last time, he was really emotional and... read more »

Vettel wins US Grand Prix for `record` eighth straight ...

Vettel wins US Grand Prix for `record` eighth straight victory in 2013

London – Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has made history by winning eight Grand Prix races in a row with his recent win in the United States Grand... read more »

Bharat Ratna for Sachin, C.N.R. Rao

Bharat Ratna for Sachin, C.N.R. Rao

New Delhi – In a fitting finale to what has been a glorious career, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was today chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna,... read more »

Can’t believe life between 22 yards has come to end: Sa...

Sachin Tendulkar farewell series : Dismissed for 74, crowd applauds for the excellent 24 years

A teary-eyed Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday brought the curtains down on his phenomenal career by giving a heart-warming speech to thank his family, coaches,... read more »

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Mandela 'one of the greatest modern politicians': Putin

Putin says Moscow does not want war or confrontation

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world. Putin was speaking to Russian ministers and MPs in... read more »

Ukraine destroys Russian armour

Nato accused Russia of active involvement in the “destabilisation” of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Kremlin separatists have been fighting against... read more »

Imran Khan declares sit-in protest till ouster of Shari...

Thousands of anti-government protestors led by Opposition leader Imran Khan on Saturday reached Islamabad with an aim of ousting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz... read more »

Israel, Gaza violence defies truce ‘deal’

GAZA CITY, Palestinian territories: Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza on Thursday, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiraling violence that... read more »

Syria: 52 dead as IS jihadists capture eight villages

Beirut: Jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group seized a string of villages in northern Syria on Wednesday in fighting that left 52 people dead, a... read more »

AL-QAEDA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECULAR BLOGGER HACKED TO DEATH

In a communique issued in Bengali and English, and posted on its Facebook and Twitter accounts on August 7, 2015, Ansar al-Islam declared the attack to be “vengeance” for the honor of... read more »

Pregnant Swedish teen flees foster home to join Al-Qaeda in Syria, detained by IS instead

A pregnant 15-year-old Swedish girl is being held by the Islamic State group in Syria after running away from her foster home with her boyfriend to join Al-Qaeda, Swedish media reported... read more »

Police make more than a dozen arrests during Ferguson protest after crowd blocks traffic

Police arrested more than a dozen people in Ferguson on Monday night after protesters blocked traffic during a fourth consecutive night of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the... read more »

Chinese hackers snooped on five EU ministries, says US security firm

China gives former general suspended death sentence for bribery

BEIJING – A top Chinese military officer has been given a suspended death sentence for corruption, state media said Monday, in a case where he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold... read more »

Detaining Yogendra Yadav has shown brutal, dishonest face of Delh...

Condemning the crackdown on Yogendra Yadav by Delhi Police, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) vice-chairman Ashish Khetan on Tuesday said the act has shown the brutal... read more »