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Rape and murder of 15 minors: Delhi murd...

Rape and murder of 15 minors: Delhi murderer was influenced by porn, alcoho...

For a person who is alleged to have been involved in the rape and murder of fifteen children and the subsequent sexual abuse of some of the dead bodies, it was a stolen driving license that led to his undoing. The arrest of 23-year old RavinderAfter committing his most recent gruesome crime –... read more »

Should move forward on Land acquisition ...

Should move forward on Land acquisition bill, says PM Modi at all-party mee...

At an all-party meeting convened ahead of what looks like a stormy Monsoon Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on the crucial and much controversial land acquisition bill. “We should move forward on the land bill,” the Prime Minister told leaders of all political parties... read more »

Vyapam scam: UN body calls for probe int...

Vyapam scam: UN body calls for probe into death of Delhi journo

Indian authorities have been called on by the head of a UN agency mandated to defend freedom of expression to investigate the mysterious death of TV reporter Akshay Singh while covering the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, saying crimes against journalists must not go unpunished. Director-General of... read more »

Home Minister Rajnath Singh greets the n...

Home Minister Rajnath Singh greets the nation on Eid-ul Fitr

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today wished people on the occasion of Eid. In a message, the Home Minister said that the auspicious occasion will bring joy, happiness and peace to everyone. The Home Minister also greeted people through an Instagram video message on this occasion.... read more »

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Vodafone contests Matrix allegations on it in SIM renting case

FIPB skips discussion on Vodafone proposal to acquire Indian arm

The Foreign Investment Promotion Board did not take up British telecom major Vodafone’s Rs 10,141 crore proposal to buy out minority shareholders in its Indian arm. “All ministries and... read more »

OVL half-yearly net profit grows over 14.4 percent

OVL half-yearly net profit grows over 14.4 percent

New Delhi – ONGC Videsh (OVL), the overseas arm of state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Wednesday posted a 14.37 percent... read more »

SBI Q2 profit falls 33%

SBI Q2 profit falls 33%

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, on Wednesday posted a 33 per cent drop in net profit at Rs 3,072.77 crore for the quarter ended... read more »

Gold prices falling by Rs 315 to Rs 31,500 per ten gram

Gold prices falling by Rs 315 to Rs 31,500 per ten gram

Gold and silver prices fell in the national capital on Wednesday on heavy selling by stockists driven by a weak global trend. Gold prices declined by Rs 315 to... read more »

U.S. to surpass Saudi Arabia to become world’s top oil ...

U.S. to surpass Saudi Arabia to become world’s top oil producer by 2015

Washington – The United States is set to become the world’s top energy producer by 2015, according to a new report. The report from the... read more »

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In Varanasi, Underground Support for Aam Aadmi Party

From a distance, Prashant Pandey, a 30-year-old who owns a clothing store in the narrow lanes that surround Varanasi’s renowned Kashi Vishwanath temple, appeared to be a supporter of Narendra Modi,... read more »

Days of communal, casteist parties numbered: AAP

LS Polls 2014: Aam Aadmi Party may help Shiromani ...

Chandigarh – After steadfastly dismissing the Aam Aadmi Party as a factor in the outcome of Punjab polls held on April 30, both the ruling... read more »

Modi’s Gujarat Meet Tomorrow Triggers Talk of Sea...

Gandhinagar – Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, has called a meeting tomorrow evening of all his party’s state... read more »

Kejriwal Says His Fight is With Modi, Incorrect Says Co...

Varanasi – As voting got underway in this high-profile constituency, Arvind Kejriwal, the head of the Aam Aadmi Party, declared that his is a direct... read more »

UP votes, Varanasi in the fray in last phase

Polling began on Monday morning on a peaceful note for 18 seats in the crucial last phase of Lok Sabha polls in eastern Uttar Pradesh, to decide the fate of... read more »

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Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted Nigeria girls as slaves

Boko Haram on Monday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria that has triggered international outrage, threatening to sell them as... read more »

Cargo ship sinks, 11 missing near Hong Kong: Offic...

HONG KONG: Authorities launched an air and sea rescue operation on Monday to find 11 crew members from a Chinese cargo ship after it collided with... read more »

Toll rises to 259 in South Korean ferry sinking

Toll rose to 259 Monday in the South Korean ferry disaster as divers were struggling to enter passenger cabins blocked by floating objects. Fourty-three others... read more »

M6 earthquake jolts Tokyo vicinity, injuring at least 1...

A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.0 jolted central Tokyo on Monday morning. The quake, which struck around 5:18 a.m., measured lower 5 on... read more »

13 people killed in bridge, house collapse in China

At least 13 people were killed when an illegal bridge under construction collapsed in southern China and a residential complex caved in east China, officials... read more »

‘Walter Mitty’ bank manager lived ‘lottery’ lifestyle thanks to £90,000 embezzlement from ...

Gordon Irvine siphoned tens of thousands of pounds from the ATM at the Santander bank he ran in Lochee High Street before blowing the cash on foreign holidays to New York and Rio de... read more »

Bang and down’: Afghan hero who shot 6 Parliament attackers

He is called a superhero and feted with financial rewards from Afghan politicians, but the lionisation of the soldier who singlehandedly killed six attackers in the Parliament belies... read more »

Death toll from Pakistan’s killer heatwave rises above 1000

The death toll from Pakistan’s killer heatwave has risen past 1000, with more fatalities expected, as cloud cover and lower temperatures brought some relief to the worst-hit city... read more »

risk of return to heavy fighting in Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia continues to support pro-Moscow separatists “with training, weapons and soldiers.” The North Atlantic Treaty... read more »

No fresh FIR against Tytler, CBI to court

The CBI on Friday told a Delhi court that no fresh FIR has been lodged against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on allegations of influencing witness and money laundering. Tytler had earlier been given... read more »