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38 injured as Mangalore Express derails ...

38 injured as Mangalore Express derails near Villuppuram

At least 38 passengers, including 25 women, were injured when Train No. 16859 Chennai Egmore-Mangalore Central Express derailed near Poovanur railway station in Tiruchi Division around 2 a.m. on Friday. The State police ruled out possibility of a sabotage. Preliminary reports suggested that six... read more »

Can make really good butter chicken: ‘Wo...

Can make really good butter chicken: ‘World’s strongest man’ Mark Henry...

NEW DELHI: To say that Mark Henry is a ‘big guy’ hardly does justice to his enormous stature, both literally and figuratively. The 6 feet 5 inches tall former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, who was in the capital for a promotional tour, easily towers over everyone around him. In a... read more »

Virat Kohli claims top rank in ICC T20I ...

Virat Kohli claims top rank in ICC T20I rankings

There was some more good news in the offing for India’s Test captain Virat Kohli as he was declared the No 1 ranked batsmen in T20 Internationals according to ICC’s latest rankings. According to the latest rankings released by ICC this morning, Kohli has taken over from Australia’s Aaron... read more »

Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in...

Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in startup Holachef

Chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata has made a personal investment of an undisclosed amount in the online marketplace for chefs Holachef. Launched in September 2014 by Saurabh Saxena and Anil Gelra, Holachef has seen substantial growth in Mumbai and Pune, the company said in a... read more »

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Online Provident Fund (PF) transfer for workers under pvt trusts soon

Online Provident Fund (PF) transfer for workers under pvt trusts ...

New Delhi – Employees covered under private PF trusts, which manage retirement fund of their workers themselves, will be able to transfer their PF accounts online from next month. There are... read more »

China’s e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba to e...

Beijing – China’s e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba is planning extending its cloud-computing services to overseas markets in... read more »

Gold-hungry traders tap NRIs to cater to humongous dema...

Gold-hungry traders tap NRIs to cater to humongous demand

Non-resident Indians (NRIs) are bringing gold into the country by taking advantage of rules that allow each individual to carry 1 kg of the metal, helping... read more »

NSEL scam derailed commodity market in 2013

NSEL scam derailed commodity market in 2013

Commodity futures market’s dream run came to a halt in 2013 as a Rs 5,600 crore scam in Jignesh Shah-led spot exchange NSEL and imposition of transaction... read more »

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) makes...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Tuesday, approved the SEBI (Procedure for Search and Seizure) Regulations, 2013, made on the lines of the... read more »

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Union Budget 2014-15 : Highlights of finance minister Arun Jaitle...

* PSU banks to raise Rs. 2.40 lakh crore capital by 2018 * Keeps rules of Retrospective Taxation unchanged * MSME sector – Rs. 10,000 crore fund by way of attracting further private equity. * All... read more »

Amit Shah is new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chie...

Amit Shah, who is credited with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s spectacular victory in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha election, was on Wednesday named... read more »

Main accused in North 24 Parganas student murder arrest...

The main accused in the brutal murder of a college student in North 24 Parganas district, was on Wednesday arrested from Rampurhat in Birbhum district, police... read more »

Supreme Court notice to Salman Khan in blackbuck case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to actor Salman Khan on a plea by the Rajasthan government challenging the stay on his conviction and sentencing... read more »

Railway budget smacks of privatisation: Opposition

The Congress and the Left parties termed the Railway budget “pro-privatisation” even as the Trinamool Congress took to agitation in the Lok Sabha to press... read more »

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Martino defends team and Messi after narrow win

Martino defends team and Messi after narrow win

Madrid – FC Barcelona coach Tata Martino once again had to answer questions over the style of football practiced by his team and Lionel Messi’s form following their 1-0 win over local... read more »

Johnson takes control at WGC-HSBC Champions

Johnson takes control at WGC-HSBC Champions

Shanghai – United States golfer Dustin Johnson remained in the driver’s seat despite carding two double bogeys to sign for a third round... read more »

Thongchai continues comeback at WGC-HSBC Champions

Thongchai continues comeback at WGC-HSBC Champions

Shanghai – Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee continued his resurgence at the $8.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions by carding a third round four-under-par 68... read more »

Wenger refuses to rule out bidding for Suarez in Jan tr...

Wenger refuses to rule out bidding for Suarez in Jan transfer window

London – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has reportedly refused to rule out making a new bid for controversial Liverpool striker Luis Suarez ahead of the... read more »

Ricky Hatton backs `compatriot` Amir Khan to be the fir...

Ricky Hatton backs `compatriot` Amir Khan to be the first to defeat `unbeaten` Mayweather

London – Former English two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton has backed his compatriot Amir Khan to be the first boxer in the world to defeat the... read more »

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39 killed in Nigeria bomb blasts

At least 39 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in Nigeria’s northern city of Kaduna on Wednesday, security sources and eyewitness said. In the first blast, 25 people were killed while the... read more »

MH17 black boxes handed over to British experts

The British government has confirmed that the two black boxes from Malaysian airlines Flight MH 17 that crashed in eastern Ukraine killing 298 on... read more »

Defying flight ban, Kerry lands in Israel on truce miss...

Kerry likens Kim Jong Un to Saddam Hussein

Washington’s top diplomat flew into Tel Aviv on Wednesday, defying a US flight ban, to try to broker an end to violence in Gaza, which has killed... read more »

20 killed in eastern Libya clashes

At least 20 people were killed in clashes between extremist militias and army forces in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, Libyan media reported on Tuesday. A... read more »

13 militants die in Pakistan airstrikes

At least 13 militants were killed on Wednesday during air strikes carried out in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region. According to military officials, six... read more »

Cinnamon, peppermint oil- A new answer to chronic wounds!

You must have heard that health is wealth and that stands true for all those who suffer from chronic wounds in India. Ending miseries of all, we have a good news for you. Now, scientists... read more »

Use this to remove odour from stinky foods

Scientists have developed a new film that could neutralise the odours of even the smelliest of foods such as onions, garlic, certain cheeses and the notoriously stinky Asian durian... read more »

IS offers a mix of brutality, charity during Ramadan

During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Islamic State group is showing two faces to the millions who live under its rule in Iraq and Syria – handing out food and alms to the poor... read more »

23 people killed in Bangladesh stampede

At least 23 people, mostly women and children, were today trampled to death in a stampede during a charity handout of free clothes in northern Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh. The stampede... read more »

China’s migrant population to reach 310 mn by 2030

China’s migrant population, the workforce behind its massive development in the last few decades, will touch 310 million by 2030, almost the same as the population of the US. China’s migrant... read more »