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Israel expects US Congress to block Iran...

Israel expects US Congress to block Iran nuclear deal, top Likud figure say...

Israel anticipates that the US Congress will heed its call and vote down the Iran nuclear deal against the wishes of the Obama administration, the head of the powerful Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee told Israel Radio on Tuesday. “I’m convinced that the American Congress... read more »

Anna Hazare says Kejriwal a model for all apoliticians
Anna Hazare receives threat letter deman...

Anna Hazare receives threat letter demanding him to maintain distance from ...

Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare has received a threat letter which states that he would be “bumped off” if he does not dissociate himself from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.A case has been registered under IPC section 506 (criminal intimidation) at Parner police station in... read more »

Critical Reform GST at Stake, Congress U...

Critical Reform GST at Stake, Congress Unmoved: 10 Parliament Developments

The Congress wants Parliament to suspend all other business to urgently address how and why Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj helped tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi get travel papers from the UK last year. The party moved an adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking an immediate discussion on the... read more »

Foxconn plans factory in every Indian st...

Foxconn plans factory in every Indian state: Chairman Terry Gou

NEW DELHI: Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics assembly manufacturer, on Saturday said India would be the next IT hub for it while expressing a desire to open factories in all states in the spirit of the ‘Make in India’ initiative. ‘Make in India’ is one of Prime... read more »

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Microsoft cloud’s Indian-origin boss Satya Nadella among frontrunners for CEO post

Microsoft cloud’s Indian-origin boss Satya Nadella among frontrun...

Washington – As Microsoft’s hunt for its next chief intensifies, former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is reportedly likely to be pushed down by Indian-origin cloud chief Satya Nadella and Ford CEO... read more »

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalo...

Bangalore – Saudi Arabia’s $50 billion diversified petro-chemicals major Sabic Friday opened its technology centre in this tech hub for... read more »

SBT, SBI General Insurance launch affordable health pla...

SBT, SBI General Insurance launch affordable health plan

New Delhi – State Bank of Travancore (SBT) and SBI General Insurance Thursday jointly launched an affordable health insurance plan for SBT... read more »

CAD to come down below 3 p.c. this fiscal: PMEAC

CAD to come down below 3 p.c. this fiscal: PMEAC

Current Account Deficit (CAD) is likely to come down below 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the current fiscal on the back of measures taken by... read more »

Sensex surges 233 points during pre-noon session

Sensex surges 233 points during pre-noon session

Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets surged 232.92 points or 1.13 percent in the pre-noon session Friday. All the sectors were trading... read more »

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100 days : Modi’s first deadline to team

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the tone of his administration at the second meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday, asking all ministers to chart a course of action for the first 100 days. He said he... read more »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposes move to inclu...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday opposed the move by BJP-ruled states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to include his life story in education... read more »

Uttar Pradesh gang-rape and murder: Four arrested; NCW ...

NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday took suo moto cognizance in gang-rape and murder of two minors in Uttar Pradesh. Four accused... read more »

Raju takes charge as Civil Aviation Minister

New Delhi: Senior TDP leader Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Thursday took charge as the new Civil Aviation Minister, assuring that he would strive to create a... read more »

PM Narendra Modi likely to move to 7 RCR on Friday: sou...

Snooping issue: Congress steps up pressure on Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is still placed at the Gujarat Bhawan, is likely to move to 7 Race Course Road on Friday, say sources. According... read more »

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Pakistan MQM leader Altaf Hussain’s arrest in London: Thousands b...

Karachi: Around 4,000 people blocked the main thoroughfare of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi late Tuesday to protest the arrest of Altaf Hussain, the powerful exiled leader of the MQM party. They... read more »

Underwater sound examined for links to missing jet

A team of Australian researchers looking into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 released data on Wednesday about an unusual... read more »

Nine Boko Haram fighters killed in Nigeria

ABUJA: The Nigerian military Monday confirmed it killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the northeastern Borno state. “Patrol troops have successfully... read more »

Nigerian police ban protests over abducted girls

Lagos: Nigerian police have banned any more protests in the capital Abuja concerning more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram, saying they could be... read more »

21 killed, scores injured in Libya clashes

TRIPOLI — Clashes erupted in Benghazi between Libya’s army troops and rebel armed groups Monday, causing at least 21 deaths and about 110 injuries,... read more »

KCR writes to PM Modi, calls for Jwala Gutta to be included in TOP scheme

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, also known as KCR, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, urging him to include the names of top shuttler Jwala Gutta and her... read more »

Dulat’s revelations: IC-814 was Vajpayee’s fault, but what would’ve Cong...

It is India’s great fortune that we have not had a repeat of IC-814 incident. Had another plane been hijacked under similar circumstances, we would have known how much of... read more »

Missing UK schoolgirls, who fled Britain to join Islamic State, seen in Syria

A video footage, believed to be of the Bethnal Green schoolgirls, giving glimpse of their life in Syria has surfaced months after they fled Britain to join the Islamic State. In the video... read more »

Strong India-USA ties will benefit people of the world at large’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that strong relations between New Delhi and Washington DC will benefit people of both countries and the world at large, wishing the citizens of... read more »

Power of Purse! Expensive designer bags are conveyers of status

There’s a lot more to a handbag than just carrying things, as women use high-end handbags and other expensive accessories to signal other women not just their higher ranks but to steer clear... read more »