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Nepal gets its new constitution, but her...

Nepal gets its new constitution, but here’s why it has got India worr...

India has reasons to be perturbed about the volatile situation in Nepal, a country with which India shares an open and contiguous 1751-km-long border. India’s biggest concern is that Madhesis are up in arms against the secular and democratic constitution that Nepal has put into effect on 20... read more »

Jagmohan Dalmiya: The man who drove BCCI...

Jagmohan Dalmiya: The man who drove BCCI forward as a commercial powerhouse

Kolkata: President Jagmohan Dalmiya, who passed away in Kolkata today, will forever be remembered as the man who made Indian cricket a self sufficient entity and engineered a shift of power base from its spiritual home at Lord’s to Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. In his chequered administrative... read more »

Apple’s iOS App Store suffers firs...

Apple’s iOS App Store suffers first major attack

BOSTON: Apple Inc said on Sunday it is cleaning up its iOS App Store to remove malicious iPhone and iPad programs identified in the first large-scale attack on the popular mobile software outlet. The company disclosed the effort after several cyber security firms reported finding a malicious... read more »

This day, that year: Yuvraj Singh hits s...

This day, that year: Yuvraj Singh hits six sixes off Stuart Broad

For whatever he has achieved as an Indian cricketer, Yuvraj Singh will perhaps most be associated with September 19, 2007. For it was on this unforgettable day at Kingsmead that he etched his name into the record books by hitting six consecutive sixes off a hapless Stuart Broad during the... read more »

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Government announces more assistance for sugar industry

New Delhi – In yet another relief to the sugar industry, the government will provide financial assistance to manufacturers to export up to 40 lakh tonnes of raw sugar for two years. This is the... read more »

IT services major Tata Consultancy Services posts ...

Mumbai –  IT services major Tata Consultancy Services today posted a better than expected growth of 50.3% in consolidated net profit at Rs... read more »

New land policy unveiled for major ports

The Shipping Ministry on Thursday unveiled the much-awaited land policy guidelines for 12 major ports in the country that will help them to undertake various... read more »

Gold steady after two-day fall, economic optimism weigh...

Gold steady after two-day fall, economic optimism weighs

Singapore – Gold was little changed on Thursday after a two-day decline but a rally in stocks and increasing optimism over global economic growth weighed... read more »

Sensex edges lower, telecom stocks under pressure

Asia shares lurch lower, China data darkens mood

Stock markets gave up early gains on some profit-taking after the recent gains. In the previous three sessions, the Sensex gained over 2 per cent. The Sensex... read more »

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Veena Malik launches second solo song ‘Rum Rum’

Veena Malik launches second solo song ‘Rum Rum’

New Delhi – Veena Malik has launched her second solo song ‘Rum Rum’, in Mumbai. The 29-year-old Pakistani actress said, “It feels amazing when you practically achieve something you have... read more »

Shah Rukh leads most attractive personality list, beats Salman Khan

Shah Rukh leads most attractive personality list, ...

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has topped a list of the most attractive personalities, beating the likes of Salman Khan and megastar... read more »

Don’t regret doing ‘Besharam’: Ranbir...

Don't regret doing 'Besharam': Ranbir Kapoor

Mumbai – Actor Ranbir Kapoor, whose last film “Besharam” was trashed by the critics and rejected by the audience, says he doesn’t... read more »

Rakesh Roshan aims at Rs.1,000 crore for ‘Krrish ...

'Krrish 3' success brings happy Diwali for Hrithik

New Delhi – At a time when Bollywood potboilers are minting Rs.100 crore, Rs.200 crore and more, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan hopes “Krrish 3”... read more »

Sonam prefers good directors over co-actors

Sonam prefers good directors over co-actors

Mumbai – Describing a film as a director’s medium, actress Sonam Kapoor said that her priority while accepting an offer is good directors and... read more »

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Centre flays post against Jayalalithaa

India on Monday strongly condemned the article against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that appeared on the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry website. The issue rocked Parliament with AIADMK members... read more »

Will contest Lok Sabha election: Veteran BJP leader LK Advani

Advani booed at kabaddi contest

More than two months after the general elections, veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani may not have expected to be jeered and greeted with chants of... read more »

Modi a mascot of Hinduism, says priest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not speak a word during the elaborate prayer ceremony conducted for him at Pashupatinath Temple here, revealed head priest... read more »

MHA seeks more info from CBI on Ishrat fake encounter c...

IndiaVision – The Union Home Ministry has sought additional information from CBI in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing case to take a call on the... read more »

English Out. Government Gives In on Civil Services Exam...

IndiaVision – English marks in CSAT-II will not be included for gradation or merit and 2011 candidates may get a second chance to appear for the test... read more »

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Armstrong would need `miracle` to get lifetime ban `overturned`, says WADA president

Armstrong would need `miracle` to get lifetime ban `overturned`, ...

London – Disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong needs something close to a miracle for his lifetime suspension to be lifted, according to the president of the World Anti-Doping... read more »

Apologetic` Tyson gives back `bitten ear` to Holyfield in `bizarre` TV ad

Tyson used `fake willie` to fool drug-testers, fou...

London – Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has made claims in his new book Undisputed Truth that he used a fake willie to... read more »

2014 Soccer World Cup tickets sold out in seven hours a...

Brazil gears up for World Cup 2014 with special courts, armed men, anti-aircraft guns

Johannesburg – Nearly 230,000 tickets in the second phase of sales for the 2014 Soccer World Cup were sold out within seven hours after FIFA’s... read more »

Shane Warne says Tendulkar `best batsman of his generat...

Shane Warne says Tendulkar `best batsman of his generation`

Sydney – Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne has said that Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman of his generation and it will be a privilege to be... read more »

Sachin has not overstayed, says Adam Gilchrist

Gilchrist says Oz public `looking beyond flashy cars` to accept Clarke as `fighter`

New Delhi – Australian great Adam ! Gilchrist feels Sachin Tendulkar has not overstayed in international cricket and is happy to see the master blaster... read more »

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Erdogan wins Turkey’s first direct presidential vote

Presidential hopeful and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to become Turkey’s first elected President. Mr. Erdogan, head of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), led... read more »

Bangladesh issues Ebola virus alert

Bangladesh has issued an alert against deadly Ebola virus for three months, days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the epidemic an... read more »

Convicted terrorist posts photo of son holding severed ...

An Australian newspaper on Monday published a photograph of a child it said was the son of an Australian convicted terrorist holding aloft the severed head of... read more »

Germany asks foreign embassies to disclose names of int...

In an unprecedented move, Germany has asked all foreign embassies to disclose the names of their entire intelligence service agents operating in the country,... read more »

UN chief welcomes new ceasefire in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Egypt’s announcement that the Israelis and the Palestinians have accepted another 72 hours of unconditional... read more »

Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow after repeated disruptions

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day after heated exchanges on procedures regarding Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s remarks in the House. Swaraj today rose to speak in the Rajya... read more »

Afghan government says it won’t separately deal with Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan government addressed the growing leadership crisis in the Taliban for the first time Monday, saying it will not deal with the militant group separately... read more »

Landslides and floods claim 90 lives in Nepal

KATHMANDU: At least 90 people have been killed across Nepal in the past two months due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains, authorities have said. According to a report... read more »

Nigerian Army Says has Freed Nearly 180 Boko Haram Hostages

The Nigerian army has freed 178 people being held hostage by Boko Haram including more than 100 children, it said late Sunday, following a series of deadly attacks by the jihadists in the... read more »

Did not help Lalit Modi to get travel documents: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi: Speaking amid uproar by the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj denied making any request to the British government for issue of travel documents having any... read more »