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Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif warns ...

Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif warns India of ‘unbearable costR...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif has warned India of “unbearable damage” if it tried to impose a short or long war on his country. “Let me reiterate that our armed forces stand fully capable to defeat all sorts of external aggression.... read more »

Law on E-Commerce Needed to Protect Onli...

Law on E-Commerce Needed to Protect Online Consumers: IIM Study

Ahmedabad: In the era of increased online shopping, a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has stressed on a need for a separate law for e-commerce with a view to protect rights of web consumers in India. “To effectively protect a consumer buying goods or... read more »

Toshiba logs $317.7 million net loss in ...

Toshiba logs $317.7 million net loss in FY 2014

Japan’s Toshiba Corporation logged 37.83 billion yen (about $317.7 million) group net loss for the past fiscal year through March due to asset impairment charges and other losses, local media reported on Monday. The high-tech giant had planned to release earnings on August 31, however, a... read more »

Crude oil slump hits Indian shores

Crude oil slump hits Indian shores

The plunge in global oil prices may have brought cheer to consumers, but it is hurting the companies involved in oil exploration and production locally. Cairn India, country’s second-largest private sector oil & gas explorer, has de-hired majority of its developmental oil rigs from its... read more »

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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 auction will now start on Feb 3, next year,... 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... read more »

RBI says tapering effect on economy to be limited

RBI says tapering effect on economy to be limited

The Reserve Bank has said the country is ready for the US Federal Reserve’s tapering, and has pegged the current account deficit at below 3 per cent for this... read more »

Sensex trades flat in pre-noon session

Sensex trades flat in pre-noon session

Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities was trading flat at 15.31 points or 0.07 percent down during the pre-noon trade Monday. Good buying was... read more »

Gold prices gaining by Rs 120 to Rs 30,120 per ten gram...

Gold prices gaining by Rs 120 to Rs 30,120 per ten grams

Gold prices rose for the second straight day on Saturday by gaining Rs 120 to Rs 30,120 per ten grams in the national capital largely in tandem with a firming... read more »

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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 Modi’s flight could possibly have been... read more »

Weak monsoon may result in 10% lower kharif output

If monsoon remains weak in key States in the next week, then kharif production is likely to be lower by an estimated 10 per cent, a top official of... read more »

HRD minister asks MPs to monitor mid-day meal scheme

New Delhi: HRD Minister Smriti Irani has written to all MPs asking them to be part of committees set up to monitor the mid-day meal scheme which has seen... read more »

Six-Year-old’s Alleged Rape in School Sparks Ange...

Bangalore: The alleged rape of a six-year-old at a prominent school in Bangalore has enraged the city and triggered massive protests by parents. A form that... read more »

J Jayalalithaa warns of tough action against clubs disf...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu chief minister accused clubs of “sartorial despotism” and threatened to enact laws overriding dress codes seen as... read more »

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West Indies bowlers competing for Tendulkar's wicket: Sammy

We are a better team now: Sammy

Kolkata – West Indies are banking on their experience, maturity and better mental make up besides mistakes on the part of Indian batsmen to do well in the Eden Gardens Test beginning Wednesday,... read more »

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... read more »

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

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

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

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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 distribution company said. A huge cloud of... 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... read more »

End violence and restrict foreign terrorists: Hamid Kar...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Taliban leaders to stop violence and restrict the entry of foreign terrorists in Afghanistan. Karzai said that the... read more »

Netanyahu slams UN’s cease-fire call in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday criticised the UN Security Council’s call for ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, saying it strengthens Hamas... read more »

India has to decide on trade: Kerry

Kerry to join world powers in Geneva to help finalize Iran nuke deal

While India and the U.S. have one of the most important relationships internationally, “India has a decision to make about where it fits in the trading... read more »

China late on Friday deported the lone Indian arrested on unspecified charges in Inner Mon...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has asked India to invest in infrastructure projects worth $8 billion, including an expanded role in developing a strategic port that will open up access to... read more »

Indian citizen held by China for ‘terror links’ released, deported

China late on Friday deported the lone Indian arrested on unspecified charges in Inner Mongolia, bringing to an end 72 hours of hard negotiations between Indian diplomats and local... read more »

73 IIT-Roorkee students expelled due to low scores in exams

What could be termed as an unexpected action taken by any IIT till now, the institute at Roorkee has expelled 73 students for faring badly in the first year B Tech programme, who scored... read more »

UPSC not inclined to conduct SRCA examinations for railways

The Union Public Service Commission, told the Railway Ministry to conduct the Special Class Railway Apprentice Examination (SCRA). Earlier the examination was a part of UPSC... read more »

I won’t make anarkali suits, imperfection is my thing

From village Jogewala in Moga district to France, fashion designer Navjeet Kaur recalls a journey straight out of a movie script. Over samosas squeezed between white bread slices and non-herbal tea... read more »