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Small explosive thrown from bridge over river in Bangkok

Aug 18 A man threw a small explosive from a bridge in central Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, but it caused no injuries, a day after a bomb at a city shrine killed 22 people, including nine foreigners. The unidentified man threw the explosive near a busy pier on the city’s Chao Phraya river... read more »

Indonesia Plane Crash: Relatives Mourn T...

Indonesia Plane Crash: Relatives Mourn The Dead As Plane Crash Wreckage Fou...

People walk outside the terminal at Sentani Airport in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, after a Trigana Air Service flight originating from there went missing. An Indonesian airliner went missing Sunday after losing contact with ground control during a short flight in bad... read more »

Watch: PM Modi announces Rs 1.25 lakh cr...

Watch: PM Modi announces Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday presented a package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for poll-bound Bihar saying it will change the fate of the state. “I promise you I will implement this package fully. If we want to solve people’s problems then the only way ahead is development,”... read more »

Pranab Mukherjee’s wife passes awa...

Pranab Mukherjee’s wife passes away

President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife, Suvra Mukherjee, passed away on Tuesday morning at 10.51 am. She had been ill for sometime and had complained of respiratory problems recently. Ms Mukherjee was born on September 17, 1940 in Jessore (now in Bangladesh) and married Mr. Mukherjee on July 13,... read more »

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Sensex trades flat during early session

Sensex breaches 21,000-mark

Mumbai – Led by good buying support in banking, capital goods and realty stocks, a benchmark index of the Indian equities markets soared past the 21,000-points-mark in pre-noon trade... read more »

No agreement better than a bad one: Sharma

No agreement better than a bad one: Sharma

Dismissing the suggestion that India was insisting on food security because of the ensuing general elections at home, Commerce and Industry Minister... read more »

Challenges for India Inc to continue in 2014: Moody’s

Challenges for India Inc to continue in 2014: Moody’s

Reflecting macroeconomic challenges over the next 12 months, Moody’s expects challenges for Indian non-financial corporates to continue in 2014. “India’s... read more »

Chances fade for deal at WTO meet amid subsidy deadlock

Anand Sharma expresses optimism for Indian economy in 2014

The prospect for a new agreement on world trade faded at talks in Bali on Thursday as India maintained its opposition to a proposed ban on food... read more »

Sensex regains 21k mark, soars 439 points

Sensex down 120 points

The benchmark BSE Sensex on Thursday regained psychological 21,000 level by surging over 439 points in the opening trade on heavy fund inflows amidst exit... read more »

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Mullaperiyar dam issue to open Assembly session

The Assembly session, beginning June 9, will take up the Mullaperiyar issue on the opening day itself. Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan will move a motion to discuss the situation arising... read more »

The late BJP leader Gopinath Munde Struggled in BJ...

Mumbai – The late BJP leader Gopinath Munde had struggled within the party and even wanted to leave it, BJP MLC Pandurang Phundkar on Friday... read more »

Another rape, another set of policemen suspensions in U...

A woman was allegedly gangraped by five persons at Dulhera village in Muzaffarnagar district, sparking protests in the area. Angry villagers laid siege to the... read more »

US yet to finalise dates for Modi visit

The U.S. has said that no dates have been finalised yet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Washington visit. “On Prime Minister Modi’s possible travel to... read more »

Monsoon arrives in Kerala; heatwave in North India

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The South West Monsoon finally arrived in Kerala on Friday bringing widespread rains in most parts of the state. However, severe... read more »

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Iraq crisis: NATO to convene after Kerry pledges support to Baghd...

NATO foreign ministers convene on Tuesday to discuss the Iraq crisis after US Secretary of State John Kerry pledged “intense” support to Baghdad in the fight against militants pushing... read more »

John Kerry lands in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders...

BAGHDAD: US secretary of state John Kerry landed in Baghdad on Monday to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government in... read more »

19 gunmen killed in Egypt raid

Cairo : At least 19 gunmen have been killed in a security raid by the Egyptian army in Sheikh Zuweid city of Egypt’s North Sinai governorate, a security... read more »

Bangladeshis in Iraq may take shelter in Iran

Dhaka : Bangladeshi workers facing trouble in Iraq due to the ongoing conflicts may travel to neighbouring Iran for a temporary shelter, Welfare and Overseas... read more »

Iran may return to former nuclear policies if talks fai...

Tehran : June 23 (IANS) Iran may return to its nuclear policies before the interim deal last November if nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers fail... read more »

Australian PM urges ministers to boycott famous talk show on ABC

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged his agriculture minister to boycott the famous Q&A talk show, which is hosted by national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp... read more »

Duke and Duchess relive history with ’50 yr old’ stroller on Princess Charlott...

Seems like Prince William and Kate Middleton have mastered the art of reliving the past as the royal couple came up with things that gave a glimpse of their beautiful past on their... read more »

Pope Francis begins seven-day South America visit with Ecuador

Pope Francis has reached Ecuador for the first leg of his seven-day Latin America visit. According to BBC, this is the Pope’s second visit to Ecuador since becoming pontiff in... read more »

Lloyd hat-trick inspires USA to Women’s World Cup glory

The United States produced an impressive performance as they thrashed Japan 5-2 in a pulsating thriller to lift the Women’s World Cup for the third time, with the match featuring an... read more »

India crowned South Asian Champions for second straight time

Defending champions India notched up an emphatic 93-44 win over Sri Lanka in the finals of 4th South Asian Basketball Championship (SABA) at the Kanteerava Stadium here on Sunday. Both the sides came... read more »