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Pakistan to hang Peshawar school massacr...

Pakistan to hang Peshawar school massacre plotters

ISLAMABAD: Six militants who plotted and aided Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack at a Peshawar school are set to be hanged after Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed their death sentences. The men, belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, were convicted late Thursday for their... read more »

'Some progress' made in peace talks: John Kerry
In another symbol of thawing ties, Kerry...

In another symbol of thawing ties, Kerry to raise U.S. flag at restored Hav...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Cuba on Friday to raise the U.S. flag at the recently restored American embassy in Havana, another symbolic step in the thawing of relations between the two Cold War-era foes. The ceremony, raising the flag over the building for the first time in 54... read more »

OROP: Former servicemen resist eviction ...

OROP: Former servicemen resist eviction from Jantar Mantar in Delhi

A group of ex-servicemen demanding ‘One Rank One Pension’ today resisted eviction from the protest site at Jantar Mantar here by Delhi Police and NDMC which were trying to clear the area in view of security concerns ahead of Independence Day. The move came under attack from the veterans who... read more »

Traffic cops challan Sania Mirza

Traffic cops challan Sania Mirza

HYDERABAD : Tennis player Sania Mirza has been challaned by the Hyderabad Traffic Police for “improper” display of registration number on her car. The challan was issued last night after the traffic cops found the SUV with improper display of number plate and photographed the vehicle which was... read more »

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CIBIL to set up microfinance credit information bureau

CIBIL to set up microfinance credit information bureau

To enable Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to secure credit on faster and better terms, the Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd. (CIBIL) will soon set up a MFIs credit information bureau, said... read more »

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) likely to maintain status quo on rates on Jan 28

RBI proposes new capital rules for banks too-big-t...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to introduce increased capital requirements by 2016 for banks regarded as too big to fail, and make them... read more »

Gold prices down by 0.31% to Rs 28,739 per 10 gram

Gold prices recovered by Rs 105 to Rs 31,320 per ten grams

New Delhi – Gold prices moved down by 0.31 per cent to Rs 28,739 per 10 gram in futures trade today as speculators trimmed their exposures, tracking a... read more »

Idea Cellular Ltd to challenge Rs 600 crore government ...

Idea to challenge Rs 600 crore government penalty notice

New Delhi – Idea Cellular Ltd , India’s third-biggest cellular carrier by revenue and users, said on Tuesday it had received a government notice... read more »

Sensex down 49 points in early trade on profit-booking

Sensex closes 50 points down; oil and ! gas stocks down

The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday fell by over 49 points in early trade as funds and retail investors booked profits after recent gains even as India’s... read more »

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Sumitra Mahajan Likely To Be Next Lok Sabha Speaker, Parliament T...

New Delhi: Sumitra Mahajan, an eight-time BJP member of Parliament from Indore, is set to take over as the next Speaker of the Lok Sabha, BJP sources confirmed today. The new Speaker will be elected... read more »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with ...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with secretaries of various ministries, which was scheduled today, was put off following the... read more »

AIADMK not to join NDA

While ruling out the entry of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam into the National Democratic Alliance, party chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister... read more »

Gopinath Munde’s body flown to Latur

The body of Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde’s, who died in a road accident in New Delhi on Tuesday, is being flown to his native place in... read more »

Untimely, tragic death of some prominent Indian politic...

In the last few decades, India has lost several prominent political leaders in accidents and assassinations. Among them Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s... read more »

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US Is Exploring Talks With Iran on Crisis in Iraq

Washington – A senior U.S. diplomat met with his Iranian counterpart in Vienna on Monday to explore whether the United States and Iran could work together to create a more stable Iraqi... read more »

1 dead, 16 critical after tornado hits Nebraska

At least one person was killed and 16 others were in critical condition on Monday after massive tornadoes swept through northeast Nebraska,... read more »

100 Days After MH370, Malaysia Vows to Keep Searching

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s government pledged on Monday that it “will not rest” until missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is found,... read more »

Militants Claim Mass Execution of Iraqi Soldiers

Baghdad – Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant boasted on Twitter that they had executed 1,700 Iraqi government soldiers, posting... read more »

President Barack Obama sets pre-condition for action in...

President Barack Obama has said that U.S. will not indulge in a military action against the Islamist militant group ISIL in Iraq in absence of a political plan... read more »

MP government trying to shield itself by making irrelevant statements

Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) leader Majeed Memon on Monday said that the Madhya Pradesh government was trying to shield itself from trouble by making irrelevant... read more »

Mob kills suspected cattle thief in Assam

A mob killed a man, suspecting him to be a cattle thief, and set ablaze his vehicle in Assam’s Golaghat district early Monday, police said. The mob also blocked National Highway 37,... read more »

Despite doubts over STF, Chouhan continues to resist CBI probe

A condescending Shivraj Singh Chouhan has offered to hand the enquiry into the deaths of persons connected with the Vyapam scam to a special investigation team under high court’s... read more »

Jim Carrey apologises for tweeting autistic boy’s pic without permit

Jim Carrey, whose good deed took a wrong turn, has recently apologised for posting the photo of an autistic boy without permission in his anti-vaccination Twitter rant. Making an apology,... read more »

No Party Has Mechanism to Check Education Degrees

With one of its MLAs arrested in an alleged fake degree case, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said there is no mechanism with any political party to examine the degrees of its party members. “There... read more »