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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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FIPB approves Vodafone plan to fully own India business

FIPB approves Vodafone plan to fully own India business

New Delhi – The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) Monday approved a proposal of British telecom major Vodafone Group Plc to increase its stake to 100 percent in the Indian holding with... read more »

Online shopping rises 85 percent in 2013: Survey

Online shopping rises 85 percent in 2013: Survey

New Delhi – Online shopping has risen by a whopping 85 percent in 2013 as compared to last year’s figure of $8.5 billion on increasing... read more »

Gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams

Gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams

Snapping a two-day rising trend, gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams in the national capital Monday on profit selling by stockists at existing... read more »

Telecom department defers spectrum auction to Feb 3

Telecom department defers spectrum auction to Feb 3

New Delhi – The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the dates of auction of spectrum in 1,800 megahertz (MHz) and 900 MHz bands. The... read more »

Aircel partners ZTE for 4G LTE network deployment

Aircel partners ZTE for 4G LTE network deployment

New Delhi – Telecom service provider Aircel has tied up with telecommunications equipment and network solutions provider ZTE for deploying 4G long term... read more »

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Supreme Court: Child cannot be ‘tossed like shuttlecockR...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition on deciding the custody of a child, directed the father to bring his four-year-old daughter to the Court with these stinging words, “Your... read more »

Uproar in Karnataka Assembly over rising rape case...

The Legislative Assembly on Friday witnessed acrimonious scenes and bouts of slogan-shouting by members of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal... read more »

Brinda condemns rape of Bangalore school girl

Condemning the grisly act against a six-year-old girl in a school in Bangalore, CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Thursday said concern for female safety continued... read more »

SC/ST Amendment bill sent to standing committee

A Bill that makes it a punishable offence for public servants to “wilfully neglect” duties on matters relating to atrocities against Scheduled Castes and... read more »

PM’s flight was close behind

Officials say they have no information of any Indians on board the ill-fated MH-17 flight that crashed over Ukraine on Thursday. However, Prime Minister... read more »

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Switching to Tests from ODIs a big change: Dhoni

Switching to Tests from ODIs a big change: Dhoni

Kolkata – India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said that switching over to the Test format only days after finishing a gruelling one-day series involves a big change. However, he hopes... read more »

Wenger plays down `rivalry` with Mourinho ahead of Chelsea clash

Klopp suggests Wenger be given `knighthood` for ef...

London – Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has claimed that Arsene Wenger deserves a knighthood for his efforts with Arsenal, and that he... read more »

Tiger Woods’ girlfriend calls him `funny and dorky`

Woods' gal Lindsey Vonn calls `recent skiing injury` only `temporary setback`

Washington – Tiger Woods’ girlfriend, Lindsey Vonn has revealed her beau is funny and dorky. The 29-year-old ski racer described Woods on Katie... read more »

Moyes urges `stamped` Januzaj to look up to Messi for `...

Moyes denies Keane's claim about Fergie still trying to `run` Man U

Johannesburg – Manchester United manager David Moyes has cited four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi as an example for teenage sensation Adnan... read more »

Mo Farah, Bolt, Bondarenko to vie for World Athlete of ...

Mo Farah says Usain Bolt is his inspiration

London – British long-distance runner Mo Farah is one of the three finalists for the men’s World Athlete of the Year. According to The Daily... read more »

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'Some progress' made in peace talks: John Kerry

Kerry leaves for India

US Secretary of State John Kerry, heading a high-powered delegation, left for India on Wednesday to co-chair the fifth annual India-US Strategic Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj... read more »

World Bank rolling back safeguards: leaked report

The World Bank may be on the verge of rolling back a wide range of in-built environmental and community protections surrounding its development... read more »

Egypt military kills 7 militants in volatile Sinai

An Egyptian military spokesman says troops have killed seven suspected militants and arrested five as part of an ongoing offensive in the volatile Sinai... read more »

Gaza power plant hit by Israeli tank shells

Israeli tank shells hit a fuel tank of the Gaza Strip’s only power plant on Tuesday, forcing the plant to shut down, a spokesman for Gaza’s electricity... read more »

Subdued Eid celebrations in Kashmir

Even as Muslims in large numbers participated in the congregational Eid-ul-Fitr prayers throughout Kashmir valley in the backdrop of subdued festivity due to... 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-party meeting

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... read more »

Vyapam scam: UN body calls for probe into death of Delhi journo

Indian authorities have been called on by the head of a UN agency mandated to defend freedom of expression to investigate the mysterious death of TV reporter Akshay Singh while covering the... read more »

Home Minister Rajnath Singh greets the nation on Eid-ul Fitr

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today wished people on the occasion of Eid. In a message, the Home Minister said that the auspicious occasion will bring joy, happiness and peace to... read more »