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Saudi-led coalition mistakenly kills 15 ...

Saudi-led coalition mistakenly kills 15 in Yemen

About 15 pro-government fighters were killed when Saudi-led warplanes shelled their military positions by mistake in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a military official has said. “A convoy of tribesmen fighting alongside with the Saudi-backed government forces was mistakenly hit by... read more »

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe close to deal on controversial US base on Okinawa
For the first time in 70 years, Japan to...

For the first time in 70 years, Japan to let troops fight abroad

TOKYO: In a middle-of-the night vote that capped a tumultuous struggle with opposition parties in Parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan secured final passage of legislation on Saturday authorizing overseas combat missions for his country’s military, overturning a decades-old policy... read more »

Confusion on Netaji’s death, snoop...

Confusion on Netaji’s death, snooping on kin: What Bengal files say

The West Bengal government declassified 64 closely-guarded files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at a low-key event at a police museum in Kolkata on Friday. The firebrand freedom fighter may have survived a purported air crash in 1945 and his family was under widespread surveillance after... read more »

Hardik Patel detained before ‘Ekta...

Hardik Patel detained before ‘Ekta Yatra’, says Gujarat govt wa...

Ahmedabad: Police today detained Patel quota stir leader Hardik Patel along with 35 of his supporters from Varachha area here for trying to take out the ‘Ekta Yatra’ without taking prior permission from authorities. “We detained Hardik Patel along with his 35 supporters from... read more »

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CBI files two more fresh FIRs : Coal scam

CBI files two more fresh FIRs : Coal scam

New Delhi – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed two FIRs against two companies in the coal block allocation scam that the agency is investigating in. As per reports,... read more »

Economy heading towards better times, no reason to despair : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Economy heading towards better times, no reason to...

New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday sought to dispel apprehensions of the Indian diaspora on the state of the economy, saying... read more »

Tata Steel fined over accident in UK plant

 Indian giant Tata Steel has been fined 25,000 pounds and ordered to pay 8,320 pounds in legal costs over a worker’s injury at its plant in Wales. Tata... read more »

Hindustan Motors seeks shareholder nod for Tiruvallur p...

Hindustan Motors seeks shareholder nod for Tiruvallur plant sale

Observing that the business of the company was under “strain”, C K Birla Group company Hindustan Motors has sought shareholder approval, through a postal... read more »

ICICI Bank Ltd gained 1.4 % on value-buying

ICICI Bank Ltd gained 1.4 % on value-buying

Shares in ICICI Bank Ltd gained 1.4 per cent on value-buying after falling nearly 5.3 per cent over the previous four sessions, dealers say. The bank’s... read more »

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Akshay Kumar To Jump From The Highest Building in Mumbai

Akshay Kumar To Jump From The Highest Building in Mumbai

Akshay Kumar , known for doing dare-devil stunts is at it once again! While it is quite ‘normal’ for Akki to do a challenging stunt without a body double, this time, Akshay will be doing... read more »

PK : A unit director of Aamir Khan's film crew arrested

PK : A unit director of Aamir Khan’s film c...

New Delhi : A unit director of Aamir Khan’s upcoming movie ‘PK’ has been arrested for hurting religious sentiments during the... read more »

Bigg Boss gets notice

Bigg Boss gets notice

Bigg Boss has always courted controversies. From abusive  language to extreme public display of affection, the show has had some sensational content, since it... read more »

Bollywood Actress Rekha : A life of an enigma

Bollywood Actress Rekha : A life of an enigma

Made up her mind to venture into the same field. Forced by the difficult financial situations on the family front, Rekha was left with no other option but to... read more »

Bollywood actors akshay kumar beats Michael JacksonR...

Bollywood actors akshay kumar beats Michael Jackson's World Record

It’s a matter of national pride. A record that was held by none other than the Messiah of Music, Michael Jackson, has finally been shattered. People... read more »

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Together Again. After 24 Years, Lalu and Nitish to Share Bihar St...

New Delhi: They have been the most bitter rivals for over two decades. But a common need to defeat the BJP has brought Bihar stalwarts Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav on the same side of an... read more »

Curfew relaxed for 4 hours in Saharanpur

With the situation improving in violence-hit Saharanpur, the district authorities on Monday relaxed curfew for four hours in the new city area to... read more »

Will protect religious freedom: Rajnath

Patna blasts an act of terror: Rajnath Singh

Following vociferous protests by members in both Houses of Parliament over the force-feeding of an employee observing Ramzan fast by Shiv Sena MPs, Home... read more »

SC seeks govt response to Sahara chief’s plea for Tihar...

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Delhi government on a petition filed by Sahara chief Subrata Roy seeking permission to be shifted from... read more »

Gadkari hits out at Congress, NCP over Maharashtra Sada...

I know when and where the deal was made between AAP and Congress, says Gadkari

Union Minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has accused the Congress and NCP of using the Maharashtra Sadan episode involving a Shiv Sena MP to “malign”... read more »

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Lower-order contribution good for Indian cricket : Former captain Rahul Dravid

Lower-order contribution good for Indian cricket : Former captain...

Rahul Dravid heaped praise on Ravichandran Ashwin for his century in India’s first innings in the first cricket Test against the West Indies today and said a lower order batsman making handy... read more »

Lunch scoreboard: India vs West Indies, first Test, day three

Lunch scoreboard: India vs West Indies, first Test...

Kolkata – The following is the scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the first cricket Test between India and the West Indies at the Eden... read more »

Tennis: Djokovic reaches semifinals at ATP World Tour F...

Djokovic beats Nadal in Chile exhibition match

London – Defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Juan Martin Del Potro to reach the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals here... read more »

Many had to wait, I am no different: Rohit Sharma

Many had to wait, I am no different: Rohit Sharma

Kolkata – Indian batsman Rohit Sharma, who struck a scintillating century on debut against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens here Thursday, said that... read more »

SC-appointed panel to speak to Sreesanth next

SC-appointed panel to speak to Sreesanth next

The Supreme Court-instituted three-member committee probing the IPL spot-fixing scandal will speak to banned pacer S Sreesanth, Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj... read more »

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Chinese earthquake death toll rises to 589

he death toll from a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck China’s southwestern Yunnan province on Sunday has risen to 589, with nine people still missing, China’s state-run media said on... read more »

Israeli army announces total withdrawal from Gaza ...

JERUSALEM: A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas meant to last at least three days and end nearly a month of fighting went into effect in the Gaza... read more »

Man accidentally shoots and kills himself with gun whil...

A man has died after a gun he was taking a selfie with went off and shot him in the head. Oscar Otero Aguilar, 21, from Mexico City, had reportedly been... read more »

China earthquake death toll crosses 400

More than 400 people have died in an earthquake that devastated a Chinese village, state media said on Tuesday, as relatives faced the stark probability that... read more »

Obama to announce $14 billion in U.S. corporate investm...

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill

President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday that U.S. businesses have committed to investing $14 billion in construction, clean energy, banking, and... read more »

Mexico: Death toll 27 after truck hits religious procession

MEXICO CITY: The death toll rose to 27 on Thursday and authorities listed 149 others as injured after a truck lost control and slammed into a religious procession in a central Mexico... read more »

Taliban confirm Mullah Omar’s death, name new leader

confirmed the death of longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and appointed his successor Thursday, as a new round of peace talks was indefinitely postponed amid concerns over how committed... read more »

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Bihar polls: Modi takes charge in bid to crush Nitish in his own den

After declaring a war on his principal rival, Nitish Kumar, at his earlier rally held last week in Muzaffarpur, a northern town known as the ‘political capital’ of Bihar, Prime Minister... read more »

MH370 search: Malaysian experts on way to island to study plane debris – as it happe...

The loss of communication and bizarre flight path of MH370 led a US intelligence assesment and many aviation experts to speculate that the plane was deliberately steered off... read more »

4 Indians abducted in Libya, IS involvement suspected

Four Indians have allegedly in Sirte, Libya, according to TV reports. The Islamic State group, IS, is suspected to be responsible for the kidnapping. The Indians were teaching at the university, says... read more »