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Alexis Tsipras returns to power to secur...

Alexis Tsipras returns to power to secure Greek debt relief

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras will return as prime minister on Monday determined to secure debt relief from the country’s creditors in his “first and most important battle” after scoring an unexpectedly clear election victory. But easing Greece’s debt burden is just... read more »

Dr Reddy’s settles patent litigati...

Dr Reddy’s settles patent litigation on Kuvan tablets

he California-based BioMarin Pharmaceutical has entered into a settlement agreement with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to resolve patent litigation in the US regarding Kuvan, the former’s 100mg oral tablets. According to a statement issued by BioMarin, the US drugmaker said it will grant Dr... read more »

Tata Steel raises Rs 4,000 cr via non-co...

Tata Steel raises Rs 4,000 cr via non-core asset sale

Tata Steel has raised more than Rs 4,100 crore through the sale of non-core assets so far this fiscal as part of efforts to strengthen its balance sheet and generate cash. The Mumbai-based firm said last week it sold 1.33 percent stake in group company Tata Motors to institutional investors for... read more »

L&T Finance Holdings to get Rs 708 ...

L&T Finance Holdings to get Rs 708 cr from Bain Capital

L&T Finance Holdings , the subsidiary of engineering & construction major Larsen & Toubro, will get Rs 708 crore from Bain Capital by issuing preferential shares and warrants. “The board of directors in today’s meeting has approved a preferential allotment of equity... read more »

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Gold Market Update : Gold Hit High Of $1262

Gold Market Update : Gold Hit High Of $1262

Gold hit a high of $1262 overnight, touching the upper boundary of the down trend channel on the daily chart and finding resistance there as would be expected. The price has drifted back to $1254... read more »

Maharashtra to slash power bill by 20%

Move to cover 90% consumers in Maharashtra serviced by state distribution utility MahaVitaran. In a populist move before the Lok Sabha and assembly... read more »

Sebi takes fresh look at Jet-Etihad Airways deal

Sebi takes fresh look at Jet-Etihad Airways deal

Capital market regulator Sebi is taking a fresh look at the Rs 2,060 crore Jet-Etihad Airways deal following observations made by fair trade watchdog... read more »

Sensex opens on a positive note; Hindustan Zinc rallies...

Sensex opens on a positive note; Hindustan Zinc rallies 7%

New Delhi – The S&P BSE Sensex rallied as much as 0.3 per cent in morning trade on Tuesday, led by gains in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Sesa Sterlite and... read more »

Promote sustainable growth to create more jobs, says Th...

Davos – Governments should make targeted investments in infrastructure sector and also promote sustainable growth to create more job opportunities, says... read more »

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Video games make you feel worthy: SRK

Video games make you feel worthy: SRK

Shah Rukh Khan is a gizmo freak and apparently he invests a lot of his time in playing video games. The actor took to Twitter to talk about his current favourite, Arkham Origins, a game based on... read more »

Bachchan appreciates gifts from 'KBC' contestants

Bachchan appreciates gifts from ‘KBC’ ...

Mumbai – Megastar Amitabh Bachchan appreciates the handmade gifts presented to him by contestants on the game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati... read more »

I can only be friends with ex-Russell Brand in another ...

I can only be friends with ex-Russell Brand in another life, says Katy Perry

London – Katy Perry has said that she could be friends with her ex-husband Russell Brand only in another life. According to Glamour magazine, the... read more »

Lady Gaga bares all at London nightclub G-A-Y

Lady Gaga facing lawsuit over 'Teeth' song

London – Lady Gaga stripped completely naked in front of a live audience at London nightclub G-A-Y. The 27-year old singer, who was dressed in a white... read more »

Cannonball Run` director Hal Needham dies at 82

Cannonball Run` director Hal Needham dies at 82

Washington – Director Hal Needham has died in Los Angeles on Friday. He was 82. Needham’s business managers told the Los Angeles Times confirmed the... read more »

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Kissing scenes not required in Indian films: Saif

Plea to strip Saif of Padma award

The Union Home Ministry is examining a complaint by RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal demanding that actor Saif Ali Khan, against whom charges have been framed in a Mumbai scuffle case, be... read more »

Govt. to consider UPSC exam in all 8th Schedule la...

The Centre on Thursday said there was “force” in the argument that the Civil Services Examination should be conducted in all languages in the... read more »

Navi Mumbai hotel fire kills one

One person was killed and 30 others were injured in a major fire at a hotel in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi area on Friday morning, civic officials said. Out of the... read more »

CBI can’t probe medical colleges under MCI, rules HC

In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court has ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation has no jurisdiction to investigate the affairs of any medical... read more »

Jaswant Singh suffers head injury, admitted to hospital

India's foreign policy trapped between its borders: Jaswant Singh

Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh has been admitted to the ICU of Army Research and Referral Hospital after he slipped at his residence and sustained head... read more »

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India 495 all out, lead by 313

India 413/7 at tea, extend lead to 231 runs

Mumbai – India were 413 for seven in their first innings, leading the West Indies by 231 runs at tea on day two of the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday. Rohit Sharma was batting... read more »

Tendulkar falls for 74, India lead by 100 runs

Tendulkar falls for 74, India lead by 100 runs

Mumbai – Sachin Tendulkar fell for 74 in his farewell Test as India reached 282 for three in the first innings at lunch and took a lead of 100... read more »

Tendulkar fails to break 15-year-old jinx at Wankhede

Tendulkar fails to break 15-year-old jinx at Wankhede

Mumbai – The Wankhede Stadium will remain a venue of missed centuries for Sachin Tendulkar, who had a hundred in sight in his farewell and 200th Test,... read more »

Lucas Neill to fight to retain Socceroos captaincy

Lucas Neill to fight to retain Socceroos captaincy

Sydney – Australian footballer Lucas Neill will fight to retain the Socceroos’ captaincy before the international friendly match against Costa Rica... read more »

Pujara’s ton, Sachin’s 74 put India in cont...

India's Pujara, Murali Vijay in ' Test team of 2013'

Sachin Tendulkar produced a dazzling array of strokes in his farewell knock of 74 creating an ideal launchpad for Cheteshwar Pujara to consolidate with a... read more »

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Ecuador quake triggers deadly landslides

Quito: A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Ecuadoran capital Quito Tuesday, triggering landslides that killed at least two people and violently shaking buildings and homes. Another eight... read more »

Israel, Hamas Talks Over Gaza Deadlocked

Egyptian-mediated talks on a long-term deal to end the Gaza war were deadlocked Wednesday, as the final hours of a three-day cease-fire wound... read more »

Australia will not rule out sending troops to Iraq

Australia’s prime minister has held open the possibility of sending a combat force to Iraq in addition to military transport aircraft to airlift... read more »

US sending 130 military personnel to Iraq

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill

US President Barack Obama has authorised sending an additional 130 military personnel to northern Iraq to access the scope of the humanitarian mission for... read more »

Robin Williams leaves 4 films for fans to see post deat...

The 63-year-old comedic actor, who allegedly took his own life at his Northern California home recently, would be seen in ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of... read more »

West Bengal: Third year student beaten to death in Sabong college, 3 arrested

A college student was allegedly beaten to death in a clash between student unions over felicitation of West Bengal minister Soumen Kumar Mahapatra at a college at Sabang, in West Midnapore... read more »

4 dead, 27 injured as typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan

Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan on Saturday, downing trees, traffic lights and power lines, leaving at least four dead, one missing and dozens injured. The typhoon brought strong winds and... read more »

Udhampur: Attack on police post may not be terrorist strike, says J-K govt

The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said the attack on Chanj police post near Basantgarh in Udhampur district might not be a militant strike, but a result of a tiff between SPOs and... read more »

Dual approval needed for Adani Carmichael mine: Lawyer

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sue Higginson, Principal Solicitor, EDO NSW, who represents the community group, says the mine anyway requires dual nods- from the commonwealth... read more »

‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Satellites for US in 2015-201...

‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Satellites for US in 2015-2016’Press Trust of India, 5 August 2015 Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be launching nine nano/ micro satellites... read more »