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4 Indians abducted in Libya, IS involvem...

4 Indians abducted in Libya, IS involvement suspected

Four Indians have allegedly in Sirte, Libya, according to TV reports. The Islamic State group, IS, is suspected to be responsible for the kidnapping. The Indians were teaching at the university, says NDTV, quoting the ministry of external affairs. “No ransom demand has been made yet. We are... read more »

SC dismisses Yakub Memon’s petitio...

SC dismisses Yakub Memon’s petition against death warrant

The curtains came down on the legal battle of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon as the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed his petition seeking a stay of his execution slated for July 30 and quashing of his death warrant. “Issue of death warrant is in order,” said the... read more »

Microsoft launches Windows 10 in India

Microsoft launches Windows 10 in India

NEW DELHI: Microsoft has announced that Windows 10, Microsoft’s new operating system, will be available starting today as a free upgrade or with new PCs and tablets. The phone version of the OS will arrive at a later time. Windows 10 includes features such as Cortana, Microsoft’s... read more »

Abdul Kalam’s mortal remains reach...

Abdul Kalam’s mortal remains reach Rameswaram, thousands gather to pa...

RAMESWARAM: The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam reached his hometown Rameswaram on Wednesday afternoon. The body, which was brought to Madurai from New Delhi on an IAF aircraft, was later flown to Mandapam Camp in Ramanathapuram district on a helicopter. Union ministers Manohar Parrikar... read more »

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RIL to give $135 million bank guarantee for higher gas price

RIL to give $135 million bank guarantee for higher gas price

Reliance Industries will have to provide a bank guarantee of USD 135 million every quarter to get a higher price for natural gas from April 1 next year. The bank guarantee will be encashed if it is... read more »

Gold prices down by Rs. 170 to Rs. 31,680 per ten grams

Gold prices down by Rs. 170 to Rs. 31,680 per ten ...

Gold fell by Rs. 170 to Rs. 31,680 per ten grams in the national capital on Monday on stockists selling on the back of sluggish demand amid weak... read more »

Sony sells more than 1million units of PS4 in 24 hours ...

Sony mulls offering Windows Phone in mid-2014

Washington – Sony has reportedly sold more than one million units of its latest gaming console PlayStation 4 on the first day of going on sale in the US... read more »

Apple in talks to buy Israeli 3D sensing company PrimeS...

Apple denies knowledge of iPhone exploit allowing NSA interception

Washington – Apple is reportedly in talks with 3D sensing company PrimeSense, based in Tel Aviv; however, the details of the deal aren’t disclosed... read more »

Ajman Free Zone Authority in Association with FICCI Pro...

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New Delhi – Ajman Free Zone Authority is promoting its offices, warehouses and land amidst Delhi & NCR based businesses desirous of setting up their... read more »

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Days of communal, casteist parties numbered: AAP

AAP leads in four seats in Punjab, Congress in three

Chandigarh – The Aam Aadmi Party was leading in four of the 13 seats up for grabs in Punjab, while the Congress Party was leading in three as per initial trends on Friday. Bharatiya Janata... read more »

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari accuses Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of following Maoist ideology

Nitin Gadkari confident of winning from Nagpur

Nagpur – Expressing confidence of winning from Nagpur constituency, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he is... read more »

Jayalalithaa: No situation for AIADMK’s inclusion in ne...

CHENNAI, MAY 16: After steering single-handedly her party to a splendid victory in Lok Sabha polls, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today admitted... read more »

Amethi: ‘Bahu’ Smriti Irani gives Rahul Gan...

Congress serious about fighting corruption: Rahul

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was marginally ahead of rival Smriti Irani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Amethi, signalling a possible close... read more »

There should be cap on party expenditure, says CEC VS S...

NEW DELHI: Taking note of the large amounts of money that was pumped into the Lok Sabha campaign, Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath has said that there... read more »

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Germany Renews Diplomatic Effort to Ease Ukraine Crisis

BERLIN — Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany arrived Tuesday in Kiev on Berlin’s latest diplomatic effort to defuse the crisis that has seized the eastern region of Ukraine after... read more »

six dead as tourist ferry sinks off Thai resort: Report

Body found in South Korean ferry as weather eases

Seoul: Divers found another body trapped in a sunken South Korean ferry today as the search for more than two dozen missing passengers resumed after... read more »

Boko Haram willing to negotiate release of Nigerian gir...

Seven Boko Haram militants killed in Nigeria

Islamist extremist sect Boko Haram Monday said it is willing to negotiate with Nigeria’s government over the release of more than 200 schoolgirls it abducted... read more »

Kerry to attend ‘Friends of Syria’ meet in ...

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to London Thursday for a meeting of the so called “Friends of Syria” group, his... read more »

EU appeals for progress in Mideast talks

Brussels – Expressing concerns over recent developments in the Middle East peace process talks, the European Union (EU) has appealed all sides for their... read more »

Ravi Shastri to not travel with Team India for Zimbabwe tour?

Shastri is expected to be back with Team India for the remainder of the season. However, BCCI had been informed of this decision by Shastri before the team left for Bangladesh. Since senior... read more »

People running the show shouldn’t write history books: APJ Abdul Kalam

The controversy over rewriting of history textbooks notwithstanding, former President APJ Abdul Kalam says fair research is needed in this regard and any such rework attempt should not be... read more »

Fadnavis leaves for official visit to U.S.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday left for a week-long official trip to the U.S. He is accompanied by Industry Minister Subhash Desai. Fadnavis is expected to attend a... read more »

MP Home Minister dismisses call for CBI enquiry

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur on Monday dismissed calls for a CBI enquiry into the deaths of those involved in the Vyapam scam. “One who has come will eventually go. The... read more »

HDFC Bank breaches RBI limits on loans to Reliance Industries

Leading private sector lender HDFC Bank has “exceeded” the single-borrower limits prescribed by regulator RBI in case of its credit exposure to corporate giant Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). The... read more »