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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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India to become world's third largest economy by 2028: Report

India to become world’s third largest economy by 2028: Repo...

Beijing – India will overtake Japan in 2028 to become the world’s third largest economy, a new report has found. The London-based Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said... read more »

Twitter stocks jump 2.5% post Christmas day

Twitter stocks jump 2.5% post Christmas day

Washington – Twitter’s shares reportedly jumped 2.5 percent following Christmas and traded at another all-time high of 71.65 dollars per... read more »

Google files lawsuit against Apple, Microsoft backed Ro...

Google files lawsuit against Apple, Microsoft backed Rockstar patent group

Washington – Google has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Apple and Microsoft backed consortium Rockstar, claiming that its patent campaign is unfairly... read more »

CNG rate increase due to court orders: IGL

CNG rate increase due to court orders: IGL

A day after hiking CNG price by a steep Rs 4.50 per kg, Indraprastha Gas Ltd on Friday said the rate increase were forced by court orders that led to cut in... read more »

Sensex gains 136 points during pre-noon session

Sensex, Nifty surge most in 7 weeks on RBI hopes; rupee gains 0.6%

Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets gained 136.33 points or 0.65 percent during the pre-noon trade Friday. Good buying was seen in IT,... read more »

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Rajnath Singh rebutts Arvind Kejriwal’s claims of BJP indul...

In a series of tweets, Kejriwal alleged that the L-G would be encouraging horse trading by inviting the BJP as the party lacks majority in the house and would have to poach on MLAs from the... read more »

BSP leader’s son abducts, rapes 22-year-old ...

BANGALORE: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and raped by the son of a BSP leader in a car in the presence of her friend in an upmarket... read more »

Modi invites Putin to visit Kudankulam power plant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has favoured broadening of strategic partnership with Russia in nuclear, defence and energy sectors and invited President Vladimir... read more »

India, Russia begin naval drills in Sea of Japan

India and Russia have commenced naval manoeuvres in the Sea of Japan which coincide with their growing energy ties that could, in the future, include transit... read more »

India successfully challenges U.S. at WTO

A World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Panel has ruled that the imposition of Countervailing Duty (CVD) by the United States Department of Commerce (US DOC)... read more »

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We have moved on after Sachin Tendulkar's retirement: MS Dhoni

We are not entertaining distractions: Dhoni

Kolkata – Notwithstanding the unending celebrations saluting Sachin Tendulkar in his farewell series, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said the team is focused on the match and would... read more »

Proteas wins over India in first ODI

Dhoni concerned over lack of all-rounders

Kolkata – India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday expressed concern over the lack of all-rounders in the side, saying the team needed to... read more »

Tendulkar is much more than strokeplay and statistics

Tendulkar is much more than strokeplay and statistics

By Veturi Srivatsa Sachin Tendulkar is on the home stretch, playing his last two Test matches of an amazing career spanning almost a quarter century. Not many... read more »

Diego Costa right to choose Spain: Pele

Diego Costa right to choose Spain: Pele

Sao Paulo – Football legend Pele has backed Diego Costa’s decision to commit his future to Spain, describing the Brazil-born striker’s move... read more »

Ancelotti praises Ronaldo

Ancelotti praises Ronaldo

Madrid – Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has again piled praise on striker Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of his side’s Champions League tie away to... read more »

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Libya warns of ‘humanitarian disaster’ over fuel fire

Libya has requested international assistance to put out a fire at a large fuel storage site in Tripoli that was hit by a rocket during militia clashes. The huge blaze could cause a... read more »

Death toll mounts as clashes intensify in Ukraine

KIEV: Officials in rebellion-wracked eastern Ukraine say at least eight civilians have been killed by fighting and shelling in two cities held by... read more »

Gunmen kill 15 civilians travelling in central Afghanis...

 Suspected Taliban gunmen stopped two vehicles in central Afghanistan and shot dead 15 passengers at the side of the road, officials said on Friday, in the... read more »

California lightning strikes 14 people in one day

A 20-year-old man died after lightning struck 14 people at a popular Los Angeles beach and a golf course, a coroner’s official said on Sunday. Los Angeles... read more »

More cameras on Bahrain’s main roads

MANAMA: Roadway surveillance is to be stepped up in a bid to ensure safety and reduce accidents. More cameras will be installed on main roads across Bahrain to... 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... read more »

Access to green and blue boosts quality of life in older adults

Green environments and blue spaces with running or still water are especially beneficial for healthy ageing in older adults, a new study has found. Natural environments are known to promote... read more »

Comic book to unite Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Urban crime fighting stars Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will come together in a six-part comic book series, this November. DC Entertainment and IDW Publishing will release the series... read more »