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Rakesh Maria ‘not thinking of resigning’...

Rakesh Maria ‘not thinking of resigning’

A day after he was shunted out of the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner, senior IPS officer Rakesh Maria on Wednesday said he was not contemplating quitting. “I am not thinking of resigning. Reports saying so are not true,” Mr. Maria told PTI this morning. There was speculation after Mr.... read more »

BCCI like a sThe PCB should listen to Ja...

BCCI like a sThe PCB should listen to Javed Miandad and stop chasing the pu...

Pakistan great and India nemesis, Javed Miandad, is at it again. At a recent function in Karachi, Miandad advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stop chasing after the BCCI to play a bilateral series. “Pakistan has always been superior to India in cricket and we have more raw cricketing... read more »

Indonesia migrant boat death toll rises ...

Indonesia migrant boat death toll rises to 61

Sixty-one bodies have been recovered from an overloaded wooden boat which sank off Malaysia carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants, maritime officials said on Monday. The dead were mostly men, with one toddler on board, the maritime agency’s search and rescue director, Robert Teh,... read more »

Over 13,000 Palestinian homes to be demo...

Over 13,000 Palestinian homes to be demolished by Israel: UN

The United Nations says some 13,000 Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank are currently under Israeli demolition orders. In a Monday report titled “Under Threat”, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that the orders “leave affected households in a... read more »

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FICCI submits recommendations to boost textile industry

FICCI submits recommendations to boost textile industry

Industry body FICCI has suggested measures like labour reforms and keeping textile industry under the lowest slab of GST to boost the country’s textile & clothing industry and raise India’s... read more »

Anand Sharma expresses optimism for Indian economy in 2014

Anand Sharma expresses optimism for Indian economy...

New Delhi –  Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma expressed optimism for the economy in 2014. In a statement, Sharma said:... read more »

2013: year of maximum Internet IPOs since 2000

2013: year of maximum Internet IPOs since 2000

Washington –  2013 reportedly saw the maximum number of Internet IPOs since 2000, a researcher has revealed. Birinyi Associates has revealed that 26... read more »

Apple denies knowledge of iPhone exploit allowing NSA i...

Apple denies knowledge of iPhone exploit allowing NSA interception

Washington –  Apple has reportedly denied that it had any knowledge about the potential exploit in its iPhones that might have helped the US spy... read more »

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allows refiners to impo...

No plans to roll back gold import curbs: FM P. Chidambaram

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed gold refiners to import dore up to 15 per cent of their gross average viable quantity, based on their licence... read more »

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Parents happy with ban on children under 12 taking part in dahi h...

“It is good that they have finally banned children below 12 years from participating in Dahi handis. It is so dangerous! I think anyone aged below 15 should be disallowed from taking part,”... read more »

Most rape victims in 2013 knew culprits: NCRB

In almost 95 out of every 100 cases of rape registered last year, the culprits were known to their victims, according to a report by the National... read more »

Manipuri man beaten to death in Delhi

A 30-year-old Manipuri man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men in Kotla Mubarakpur area of South Delhi, police said on Monday. The deceased Shaloni... read more »

CM promises amendments to laws to ensure strict punishm...

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asserted that the government will enact stringent laws to punish rapists and those involved in sexual harassment of women to... read more »

TRAI bill gets President’s acquiesce

The President gave his assent to the Telecom Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2014 on 17th July, officials said on Friday. The amendment bill was passed... read more »

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Shelly-Ann, Adams, Hejnova to vie for female World Athlete of the Year award

Shelly-Ann, Adams, Hejnova to vie for female World Athlete of the...

London – Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has been shortlisted alongside shot putter Valerie Adams and hurdler Zuzana Hejnova for the World Athlete of the Year award in the female... read more »

Keane says Fergie still wants `power, control` of Man U

Roy Keane slams Ashley Young for `conning` ref in ...

London – Former Irish footballer Roy Keane has reportedly accused Manchester United winger Ashley Young of ‘conning’ the referee... read more »

Viktor Troicki’s doping ban reduced to 12 months ...

Viktor Troicki's doping ban reduced to 12 months by CAS panel

Johannesburg – Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki’s 18-month doping ban has been reduced to 12 months by The Court of Arbitration for... read more »

Tendulkar strikes as West Indies reach 192/7

Tendulkar strikes as West Indies reach 192/7

Kolkata – India reduced the West Indies to 192 for seven at tea on the opening day of the first Test at the Eden Gardens here Wednesday. The session... read more »

Socceroos squad named for Costa Rica friendly

Socceroos squad named for Costa Rica friendly

Sydney – Socceroos head coach Ange Postecoglou has named his first squad for the friendly match against Costa Rica in Sydney in late November, Football... read more »

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Six die when swept away by river in Mexico

Six people died and four went missing in northern Mexico after their vehicles were swept away by a swollen river near the US border. A statement from officials in Sonora State says more than 200... read more »

13 killed as tank shells hit Gaza UN school

A Palestinian health official says 13 people were killed after tank shells hit a U.N. school in Gaza where hundreds of Palestinians had taken refuge... read more »

13 killed as tank shells hit Gaza UN school

A Palestinian health official says 13 people were killed after tank shells hit a U.N. school in Gaza where hundreds of Palestinians had taken refuge from... read more »

Carlos Tevez’s father kidnapped: reports

Juan Alberto Cabral, father of Juventus footballer Carlos Tevez, has been kidnapped in Argentina and held to ransom, according to reports in South America. The... read more »

African authorities act to stem Ebola outbreak

Nigeria closed and quarantined the hospital where a man died on Friday in the country’s first recorded case of the deadly and highly contagious pathogen. The... read more »

Cuba’s reopened embassy in US to fly original vintage flag

Havana/Washington: The Cuban government is preparing to reopen its embassy in Washington on Monday with the original Cuban flag that was taken down in 1961, when the two nations cut off... read more »

NATO Airstrike Kills 8 Afghan Troops, Afghan Officials Say

KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO airstrike hit two Afghan military checkpoints on Monday in a restive province east of the capital, Kabul, killing at least eight Afghan troops in what an... read more »

Bihar Assembly Polls in Multiple Phases Between October and November

NEW DELHI: Election Commission is likely to conduct the Bihar assembly elections between October and November, amidst festivals in four or five phases. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim... read more »

Rape and murder of 15 minors: Delhi murderer was influenced by porn, alcohol, a movie call...

For a person who is alleged to have been involved in the rape and murder of fifteen children and the subsequent sexual abuse of some of the dead bodies, it was a stolen driving license that... read more »

Should move forward on Land acquisition bill, says PM Modi at all...

At an all-party meeting convened ahead of what looks like a stormy Monsoon Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on the crucial and much controversial land acquisition bill.... read more »