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Lalit Modi row: Sushma Swaraj’s family r...

Lalit Modi row: Sushma Swaraj’s family received money from Lalit Modi, says...

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s family of receiving money from former IPL chief Lalit Modi. The attack came a day after Swaraj told Lok Sabha that she did not extend any favours to Modi and had only helped his ailing wife on... read more »

West Bengal: Third year student beaten t...

West Bengal: Third year student beaten to death in Sabong college, 3 arrest...

A college student was allegedly beaten to death in a clash between student unions over felicitation of West Bengal minister Soumen Kumar Mahapatra at a college at Sabang, in West Midnapore district, on Friday. The victim has been identified as Krishna Prasad Jana, 21, a BA Third Year student of... read more »

4 dead, 27 injured as typhoon Soudelor h...

4 dead, 27 injured as typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan

Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan on Saturday, downing trees, traffic lights and power lines, leaving at least four dead, one missing and dozens injured. The typhoon brought strong winds and heavy rainfall as it made landfall early on Saturday. It was expected to move into the Taiwan Strait and onto... read more »

Udhampur: Attack on police post may not ...

Udhampur: Attack on police post may not be terrorist strike, says J-K govt

The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said the attack on Chanj police post near Basantgarh in Udhampur district might not be a militant strike, but a result of a tiff between SPOs and members of the local village development council (VDC). Two SPOs were injured in the gunbattle which started... read more »

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Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams

Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams

Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams in the national capital on Wednesday on sluggish demand at prevailing higher levels amid a weak global trend. Silver also plunged by Rs 510 to Rs 45,280... read more »

Sensex closes 245 points down; automobile stocks plunge

Sensex trades flat during pre-noon session

Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 34.33 points or 0.17 percent down in the pre-noon session... read more »

US expands China hiring probe to Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley

Beijing – The US Justice Department is probing Morgan Stanley for its hiring practices in China, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move... read more »

Sensex down 180 pts on profit-booking

Sensex gains 195 points during pre-noon trade

The benchmark Sensex slipped by 180 points on Tuesday on selling in banking and oil & gas shares after crude prices rebounded and investors judged the... read more »

Gold prices today soared by Rs. 575 to Rs. 31,625 per T...

Gold futures ease to Rs 29,130 per 10 gm

New Delhi – Snapping its two-day fall, gold prices today soared by Rs. 575 to Rs. 31,625 per ten gram on fresh buying by stockists at current lower... read more »

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Maharashtra, ahead of State polls, gets 6 ministers

With the Union Council of Ministers featuring as many as six faces from Maharashtra, the focus on the state which goes to the polls in October is unmistakeable. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also... read more »

On Day 1, Jaitley promises to ‘balance’ inflation,...

New Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday pledged to contain price rise, restore confidence of investors in the economy and... read more »

Narendra Modi takes charge as PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was sworn in on Monday, formally assumed charge of his office on Tuesday. He was greeted with bouquets of flowers as he... read more »

Narendra Modi takes oath as India’s 15th Prime Mi...

Narendra Modi takes oath of office and secrecy as India’s 15th Prime Minister. He took the oath in in Hindi. English translation: I, Narendra Damodardas... read more »

20 Feared Dead as Gorakhdham Express Rams Goods Train i...

yet.” Narendra Modi, who takes over as Prime Minister today, expressed condolences. “Spoke to the Cabinet Secretary. Asked him to take an overview... read more »

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Iran reports its first death from MERS virus

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s official news agency is reporting the Islamic Republic has suffered its first fatality from the Middle Eastern respiratory virus. The IRNA news agency’s report on... read more »

Indian-Americans win Spelling Bee, create history

Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe won the 87th Spelling Bee on Thursday making history as the first Indian Americans to win the contest jointly, a first... read more »

Russia troops pulling back, says US, but Ukraine still ...

Kiev: Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s borders are moving back toward Moscow, but there are still “danger signs”, US Secretary of State... read more »

No chance of clemency for Snowden: US

Washington: The White House has said that “clemency is not on the table” for whistleblower Edward Snowden and asserted that the former CIA... read more »

Egypt’s Sisi sweeps to victory in presidential vo...

CAIRO: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected leader, swept to victory in a presidential election, provisional... read more »

Winning Copa America will make up for my dismal World Cup

Argentine forward Sergio Aguero is hoping winning the Copa America will make up for his dismal performance in the World Cup. Argentina went into the final of the World Cup last year but... read more »

Ravi Shastri slashes hard at reports of rift between MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli

RAVI Shastri doesn’t deny rumours, he quashes them. And he does so in characterstically bombastic fashion. At a time conspiracy theories abound regarding the allegedly strained... read more »

My job is to perform and cement my place in the team

Being on the fringes of Indian cricket team for years can be a tad frustrating but Manoj Tiwary has learnt to live with it and is now preparing for the upcoming challenge in Zimbabwe with... read more »

Dr Kotnis’ sister Manorama passes away in Mumbai

Manorama Kotnis, sister of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, an Indian surgeon who laid down his life in China while treating Chinese troops fighting the Japanese Army, passed away in Mumbai on early... read more »

Himachal CM launches e-district portal to mark Digital India Week

Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday said the Digital India programme envisages bringing all basic services directly to the public through the use of Information Technology in this... read more »