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BJP plan for the monsoon session: Big on...

BJP plan for the monsoon session: Big on political firepower, low on legisl...

Having weathered the opposition’s protests over its leaders’ alleged involvement in various scandals by simply holding firm, the BJP-led NDA government has decided to follow the same strategy in Parliament as well, which could well mean that the upcoming monsoon session willl be a damp... read more »

Kejriwal in trouble as constables file F...

Kejriwal in trouble as constables file FIR against him for referring to Del...

New Delhi: A Delhi Police constable has lodged a complaint of criminal defamation against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly using a derogatory word about cops during a recent interview. A constable posted at the Gobind Puri Police Station has filed a complaint against the chief minister,... read more »

We were sick and tired of losing: Sikand...

We were sick and tired of losing: Sikander Raza

Harare: “We were sick and tired of just competing against better nations and losing in the end,” said Zimbabwe’s stand-in cricket captain Sikander Raza as he lavished praise of his team-mates for upstaging India in the second T20 International. Zimbabwe, after losing the ODIs 0-3,... read more »

Pro Kabaddi League’s Jadhav chose ...

Pro Kabaddi League’s Jadhav chose the sport over cricket, movies

Cricket and movies are two obsessions that Indians can never get enough of. For 21-year-old Onkar Jadhav, though, when a choice came up to pursue one of the two as a career, he chose kabaddi instead. Jadhav is currently plying his trade with U Mumba in the second edition of the Pro-Kabaddi League... read more »

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Gold prices rising by Rs. 105 to Rs. 31,825 per ten gram

Gold prices rising by Rs. 105 to Rs. 31,825 per ten gram

Amid rising wedding season demand and firm global trend, gold prices rose further by Rs. 105 to Rs. 31,825 per ten gram while silver remained steady at Rs. 48,000 per kg in the national capital on... read more »

States must act strictly with hoarders, profiteers: Chidambaram

Chidambaram hopes RBI would go for those who set u...

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday suggested the RBI prefer those applicants for new bank licence who want to set up specialised banks rather... read more »

US President Barack Obama thanks Lakshmi Mittal for inv...

Obama cites ArcelorMittal's example for economic revival

US President Barack Obama has thanked London-based Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal for investing in America and creating jobs in the country. “I want... read more »

Bold monetary experiments of Raghuram Rajan’s RBI...

My parents couldn't afford a blazer for me: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

The bold monetary experiment that the Indian and Chinese central banks engaged in this year might one day be hailed as a success. So far, the result has been... read more »

GDP growth seen between 5-5.5 per cent in 2013-14 : Chi...

GDP growth seen between 5-5.5 per cent in 2013-14 : Chidambaram

India is likely to achieve an economic growth of between 5-5.5 percent in this fiscal year, the finance minister said on Friday, despite wide expectations of... read more »

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Over Three Hours, Rajnath Meets RSS Leaders, Amit Shah Joins In

New Delhi – It’s been a hectic couple of days for BJP president Rajnath Singh, who made a dash to Gujarat to meet prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi last evening and dashed right... read more »

5 dead, 30 injured in West Bengal bus mishap

Five bus passengers were killed and at least 30 others injured, 12 of them serious, when a bus fell into a ditch in West Bengal’s Midnapore... read more »

Kirit Somaiya, Sanjay Dina Patil exceeded poll expense ...

BJP using Tejpal incident to settl! e scores, says Patkar

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Medha Patkar today alleged that her rival candidates from Mumbai North East seat, namely Kirit Somaiya and Sanjay Dina Patil... read more »

Amid talks of drastic change in BJP, Rajnath meets RSS ...

Patna blasts an act of terror: Rajnath Singh

As part of meetings to discuss the BJP’s post-poll strategy, party President Rajnath Singh on Thursday met RSS leader Suresh Soni. Sources said the party is... read more »

History will be kind to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

History will be kind to Manmohan Singh. It will remember him as the finance minister who launched India’s economic reforms in 1991, and the Prime... read more »

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Saudi Mers death toll rises to 126

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s death toll from Mers has risen by five to 126 fatalities since the mystery respiratory virus first appeared in the kingdom in 2012, the health ministry said Friday. Two men,... read more »

Eight die in Bangladesh road accident

DHAKA — At least eight people were killed when two speeding buses collided on a highway in Bangladesh early Friday, an official said. The accident... read more »

One dead, 30 injured in southern Pakistan earthquakes

KARACHI: At least one person was killed and 30 others were injured when a series of quakes hit southern Pakistan on Friday, officials said. One of the quakes... read more »

Moscow kicks off annual military parade amid Ukraine cr...

MOSCOW: Thousands of Russian troops on Friday marched in Red Square to mark 69 years since victory in World War II in a show of military might amid tensions in... read more »

High-tech podcars to take to Dubai streets in a few yea...

Dubai: Dubai is set to have a new mode of public transport — high-tech podcars — in the next couple of years, a senior official announced at a conference... read more »

Chennai metro tunnelling causes cave-in, road gulps car

Acrater more than 10 feet across swallowed a car after a combination of metro rail tunnelling and layers of loose soil apparently caused a sudden cave-in near Rajiv Gandhi Government... read more »

GOVT HIKES MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE OF ONION TO CHECK DOMESTIC MARKET RATE

In an effort to curb soaring prices of onion in the domestic market, the government has increased the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by more than 140% from $175 per tonne to $425 a... read more »

Our margins are strong enough to service debt

Concerned about the dull business environment in the steel sector, Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group, has deferred his long-term investment plans. In an interview... read more »

Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho

The genre of satire has always existed in Bollywood. Be it religious satire or political satire, Bollywood has seen almost everything. This week’s release MISS TANAKPUR HAZIR HO is a... read more »

2002 hit-and-run case: Prosecution to examine 64 witnesses against Bollywood actor Salman Khan

‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’: What makes it a ‘hatke’ Salman K...

Harshaali Malhotra has been missing from the promotional events of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. While the reason behind the same is being speculated, reports suggest that it is a part of a well thought... read more »