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No WAGs in Sri Lanka, BCCI reportedly te...

No WAGs in Sri Lanka, BCCI reportedly tells Indian players

Looks like the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned WAGs (wives and girlfriends) from accompanying players to the Sri Lanka tour starting in August. “Most of the players on tour are just coming off a month-long break where they had enough time to spend with their families.... read more »

Paytm strikes title sponsorship deal wit...

Paytm strikes title sponsorship deal with BCCI till 2019 for Rs 203.28 cror...

One97 Communications, owners of Paytm, today acquired the title sponsorship rights for India’s domestic and international cricket matches at home for a period of four years with a bid price of Rs 203.28 crore. The decision to award the rights to One97 Communications till 2019 was taken at the... read more »

Sensex up 340 points, August series begi...

Sensex up 340 points, August series begins on positive note

The benchmark BSE Sensex spurted by over 340 points to 28,045.97 in noon trade on Friday on continued across-the-board buying by participants as the August series in the derivatives segment began on a positive note. The 30-share index, which had gained 246.12 points in the previous two sessions,... read more »

Maggi may undergo fresh tests following ...

Maggi may undergo fresh tests following HC proposal

Nestle India, the manufacturer of Maggi instant noodles,has agreed for an independent lab testing of the product provided the tests were carried out in the presence of a reputed scientist. The division bench of Justices V M Kanade and B P Colabawala of the Bombay High Court, while hearing... read more »

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10th round of oil and gas block auction in January: Moily

10th round of oil and gas block auction in January: Moily

After more than a two-year hiatus, India will launch auction of oil and gas blocks in January as it looks to attract foreign investors to boost domestic production. “In order to accelerate domestic... read more »

Jet sells 24 per cent equity to Etihad

Jet sells 24 per cent equity to Etihad

Jet Airways and Etihad on Wednesday announced closure of a Rs. 2,069 crore deal for the Abu Dhabi-based carrier to pick up 24 per cent equity in the... read more »

JP Morgan agrees to record $13bn settlement with US reg...

JP Morgan agrees to record $13bn settlement with US regulators

London – U.S. investment bank JP Morgan has agreed to a record 13 billion dollars settlement with American regulators for misleading investors during the... read more »

Inequalities rising in Asia-Pacific: ESCAP

Inequalities rising in Asia-Pacific: ESCAP

Bangkok – The Asia-Pacific region continues to outperform the rest of the world in economic progress, but the strong trade and investment growth has been... read more »

Google Nexus 5, new Nexus 7 tablet now available in Ind...

Google Nexus 5, new Nexus 7 tablet now available in India

New Delhi – Google Inc’s newest version of its Android Smartphone—Google Nexus 5 and its second generation Nexus 7 tablet are now available in India.... read more »

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Congress extends support to new JD(U) government in Bihar

Congress in Bihar on Tuesday decided to continue with “unconditional” support to JD(U) government in Bihar and handed over its letter of support to Governor D.Y. Patil. As directed by the All... read more »

CWC rejects Sonia Gandhi, Rahul resignations

The offer of resignation by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi, following the party’s worst-ever electoral defeat, was... read more »

Not the first CM to become PM

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi is not the first Chief Minister to move to the seat of power at the Centre. The distinction goes to former Karnataka Chief... read more »

Tarun Tejpal misses mother’s cremation despite be...

Goa Police may seek extension of Tejpal's remand

Panaji: Tehelka’s founder-editor Tarun Tejpal failed to attend his mother’s cremation despite being granted three-weeks interim bail on Monday by... read more »

Sahara offers to sell iconic hotels to repay investors

Sahara Group on Monday offered to sell its luxurious hotels in London and New York to comply with a Supreme Court (SC) order to repay investors, in its latest... read more »

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South Korean president to disband coast guard over ferry response

South Korean President Park Geun-hye announced Monday that she would disband the coast guard because of its inept efforts to rescue those stranded aboard a sinking ferry, which left more than 300... read more »

Obama pays tribute to 9/11 victims as National Sep...

Washington – The National September 11 Memorial Museum, which was in the making for more than a decade, was dedicated in New York City.... read more »

Nuclear discussions moving forward but ‘difficult’: Ira...

TEHRAN: Nuclear discussions between Iran and six world powers are advancing in a good atmosphere but progress is “slow and difficult”, a senior... read more »

Korea Ferry Captain, Three Crew Charged With Homicide

SEOUL—South Korea on Thursday indicted the captain of the sunken ferry Sewol and three senior crew members on homicide charges, an official at the... read more »

Car Bomb Kills More Than 40 at Syrian Border Crossing

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A car bomb killed at least 43 people on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Salam crossing on the border with Turkey on Thursday and wounded... read more »

Chris Christie jumps into 2016 US presidential fray

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has launched his bid for the United States presidential elections in 2016, promising to bring back ‘strength and authority’ to the Oval... read more »

Digvijay Singh files petition in SC seeking CBI probe into Vyapam scam

The Congress leadership has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored CBI inquiry into Madhya Pradesh’s Vyapam scam after the official count of accused in the case who died in mysterious... read more »

Indian Navy’s 48 warships being built indigenously

Hailing the country’s indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, Vice Admiral P Murugesan, Vice Chief of the Navy, on Tuesday said that 48 warships were currently under construction in... read more »

Sunanda Pushkar murder case: Shashi Tharoor likely to undergo polygraph test

Delhi Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) is expected to conduct a polygraph test on Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with the death case of his wife Sunanda... read more »

Give all info on Priyanka Vadra’s land purchase in 10 days,...

The Himachal Pradesh State Information Commission today rejected the contention that information regarding purchase of land by Priyanka Vadra cannot be given for security reasons, and directed the... read more »