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Vodafone India to launch 4G services by ...

Vodafone India to launch 4G services by 2015 end

NEW DELHI: Vodafone India today said it will launch its fourth-generation (4G) mobile telephony services by 2015-end, an announcement that comes days after market leader Airtel rolled out its own. The rollout will match the upcoming 4G commercial launch by Reliance Jio. “Important data... read more »

Thai police question Uighur trio over Ba...

Thai police question Uighur trio over Bangkok blast

Bangkok: Thai police on Friday said three Uighur Muslims, among dozens detained in the kingdom for illegal entry last year, have been questioned over the deadly Bangkok bombing. Eleven days on from the bombing at Erawan shrine, which killed 20 people and wounded scores more, authorities are hunting... read more »

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Says Nuc...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Says Nuclear Might Sealed Deal With South

POCHEON, South Korea — Nuclear weapons secured the deal with South Korea and ended a dangerous military standoff, according to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Putting his own spin on the accord reached Monday after marathon all-night talks, the pact “was by no means something achieved on... read more »

Austria Now Says 71 Bodies Thought to Be...

Austria Now Says 71 Bodies Thought to Be of Migrants Were in Truck

VIENNA — The legions of desperate migrants fleeing war and mayhem in the Middle East and Africa have long known they were risking harm from unscrupulous smugglers and death at sea to reach the safety of Europe. But it has became shockingly clear that they now face the same dangers within... read more »

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Govt plans to offer higher interest for EPFO subsrcibers

In a pre-poll bonanza for private sector employees, the government plans to offer a higher interest on their retirement savings than 8.5 per cent. The government will also clear a long-pending... read more »

Rupee down 21 paise against dollar in early trade

Rupee down 21 paise against dollar in early trade

Extending its losses for the third straight day, the rupee fell by another 21 paise to 62.30 against the dollar in early trade on Thursday, on the... read more »

Gold futures rebound from two-month low, Rs. 28,770 per...

Gold futures rebound from two-month low, Rs. 28,770 per 10 gram

Mumbai – Gold futures rebounded on Wednesday from their two-month low hit in the previous session, though premiums remained high due to lack of stocks... read more »

Rupee up 5 paise at 61.95 against the dollar

Rupee up 5 paise at 61.95 against the dollar

Mumbai – The rupee was trading marginally strong by 5 paise at 61.95 against the dollar at 4.15 p.m. local time on fresh dollar selling by banks and... read more »

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan sticks to 5% GDP growth for...

Raghuram Rajan treads the tried and tested path : RBI

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said it expects economic growth to improve in the second half of this financial year on the back of expansion in the agriculture... read more »

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Enough space in world for rise of India, China: Ansari

There is enough space in the world for the rise of India and China, Vice President Hamid Ansari said on Monday while asserting that the two neighbours have transcended bilateral scope in ties as they... read more »

Delhi University’s first cut-off list announ...

Delhi University (DU) announced its first cut-off list on Monday evening for admissions to the courses under the three-year format. Sri Ram College... read more »

Do Cong leaders also see Rahul as a ‘Pappu’...

It can’t get any tougher for Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. After leading his party to a humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, each day... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal wants to stay out of Haryana and focus ...

NEW DELHI: Singed by Aam Aadmi Party’s drubbing in the national elections, its convenor Arvind Kejriwal is no longer in favour of the party contesting... read more »

Jayalalithaa urges Narendra Modi to secure immediate re...

A few days after the repatriation of 53 apprehended Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan authorities, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has again complained to... read more »

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Football: Mexes banned for four games

Football: Mexes banned for four games

Rome –  AC Milan central defender Philippe Mexes was banned for four games Monday after punching Juventus’ Giorgio Chiellini in a Series A clash in Italy’s Turin city Sunday. The... read more »

Lamar Odom gets three-year probation in DUI case

Khloe and Odom divorce “anything but unavoidable”...

Washington – Khloe Kardashian may soon divorce her husband Lamar Odom, it has been revealed. The 29-year old American socialite has been living... read more »

Woods’ girlfriend Lindsey Vonn pranks Tiger with ...

Tiger Woods' girlfriend Lindsey Vonn in hospital after training crash

Brisbane – American golfer Tiger Woods’ girlfriend Lindsey Vonn put a squirrel on his shoulder during day one of the Presidents Cup, in the... read more »

Hamilton says will have to `chop nuts off` to meet F1&#...

Hamilton looking to win second F1 title on `more level` playing field in 2014

London – Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has said that he will have to ‘chop his own nuts off’ to meet next season’s... read more »

USA Boxing accuses Mike Tyson of `luring` potential 201...

USA Boxing accuses Mike Tyson of `luring` potential 2016 Olympics candidates

Edinburgh – Former American boxing star Mike Tyson has reportedly been accused of trying to lure boxers who might be candidates for the US Olympic team... read more »

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BRICS: Zero tolerance towards terrorism

In a strong endorsement of India, the five-nation BRICS summit has come out with a strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and stressed that there can be no justification... read more »

Govt rejects demand for resolution against Israel

The BJP-led NDA government on Tuesday rejected the opposition’s plea in the Lok Sabha that Parliament pass a resolution condemning the Israeli... read more »

Death toll at 23 in Casablanca buildings collapse

CASABLANCA – The death toll after three buildings collapsed in Morocco s largest city and commercial capital Casablanca rose to 23 on Sunday, officials... read more »

Five killed in Cambodian helicopter crash

Phnom Penh: At least five people were killed and one was injured Monday when a military helicopter crashed on the outskirts of Cambodia’s capital city of... read more »

Agony of Pakistani Women Enslaved by Dubai Sex Trade

Faisalabad: Zunera once dreamed of becoming a computer engineer. Instead, aged 16, the bright-eyed Pakistani girl was tricked into prostitution in the UAE,... read more »

nearly 2500 more cars sold this June

Domestic passenger car sales rose 1.53 per cent to 1,62,677 units in June from 1,60,232 units in the year-ago month. Motorcycle sales last month rose marginally to 8,77,696 units from... read more »

Alcoa earnings inch up despite lower aluminum prices

The company said last night that net income for the quarter ending June 30 was $140m, up from $138m the same time last year. Sales for the three month period rose 1% to $5.90 billion.... read more »

South Korea shares fall on China worries, won steady as Bank of Korea holds policy

Seoul shares slipped below the key 2,000-point level on Thursday morning as China’s market turmoil continued drive nervous investors out of riskier assets. Market reaction was... read more »

Jeff Goldblum, 62, first baby with 32-yr-old wife

American actor Jeff Goldblum has welcomed his first child with 30 years younger dancer wife Emilie Livingston. The ‘Jurassic Park’ actor told his fans on Facebook that he and... read more »

This is how Kapoors ringed Neetu Kapoor’s 57th b’day

Bollywood veteran actress Neetu Kapoor is turning a year old today and his family including actor Rishi Kapoor, son Ranbir Kapoor and grand-daughter Samara. Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter to wish her... read more »