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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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Reliance Life ties up with insurance repositories

Reliance Life ties up with insurance repositories

Thiruvananthapuram – Reliance Life Insurance Company (RLIC) Wednesday announced their tie up with all five designated insurance repositories to provide life insur! ance policies in electronic... read more »

EU fines banks 1.7 billion euros for rate-rigging

EU fines banks 1.7 billion euros for rate-rigging

The European Union is imposing fines totalling 1.7 billion euros (2.3 billion dollars) on six financial institutions for manipulating interest-rate... read more »

RBI reference rate for US dollar, euro

RBI reference rate for US dollar, euro

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday fixed the reference rate of rupee against US dollar at 62.3330 and the euro at 84.6848 as against 62.3443 and 84.4570 on... read more »

Yahoo acquires mobile-video app Ptch

Yahoo acquires mobile-video app Ptch

Washington – Continuing with its start-up acquisition spree, Yahoo has reportedly purchased mobile-video app Ptch that was funded by Dream Works... read more »

HTC planning to launch new smart phone in UK by early 2...

HTC planning to launch new smart phone in UK by early 2014

London – A UK High Court judge has reportedly revealed that Taiwanese mobile maker HTC is planning to release its next flagship smart phone in the UK... read more »

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BJP Leader Sumitra Mahajan Elected Speaker of Lok Sabha

New Delhi: Sumitra Mahajan, an eight-time BJP member of Parliament from Indore, has been elected the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha. She has been representing Indore since 1989 and is the longest... read more »

Gadkari defamation case: Court says bury the hatch...

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari both appeared in court on Friday in connection with the defamation... read more »

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Had Gopinath Munde worn a seat belt, he would have been...

Delhi LG Najeeb Jung calls Harsh Vardhan to discuss govt formationmisdeeds of Congress: Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said had Gopinath Munde worn a seat belt, he would have been alive. It is a misconception, he said, that... read more »

AP govt’s farm loan waiver: How Naidu plans to ma...

If news reports are to be believed, Andhra Pradesh CM-elect Chandrababu Naidu is set to waive off Rs 54,000 crore worth of farm loans. If loans taken by... read more »

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Gaddafi’s son faces murder charge

Tripoli : Saadi Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, was charged with the murder of his football teammate in a court here Sunday, the media reported. Saadi was presented... read more »

Rain havoc in China, 26 killed

Beijing : past four days in southern China storm caused 26 people were killed and three others missing in nine province level. The government said on... read more »

ISIS blitz continues in Iraq, militants take key border...

Baghdad: Crushing the feeble resistance shown by Iraqi forces, the Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continued to engulf more... read more »

Egypt Muslim Brotherhood mass death sentence ruling due

A court in Egypt is due to deliver final verdicts for hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters accused of attacking a police station in 2013. A judge... read more »

As Ukraine Announces Cease-Fire, White House Points Fin...

WASHINGTON — On a day that the Ukrainian government announced a unilateral cease-fire in its battle with separatists in the country’s east, the Obama... 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... read more »

Solheim Cup can boost German golf

Germany has produced champions like Bernhard Langer and Martin Kaymer but golf interest there is minimal and Caroline Masson says the 2015 Solheim Cup will be a great chance to show the... read more »

Nick Krygios to play Davis Cup tie for Australia

Nick Kyrgios Monday reaffirmed his commitment to Australia`s Davis Cup team amid fears he could pull out in protest at Tennis Australia dumping Bernard Tomic. During an extraordinary tirade against... read more »