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Police accountable to system, not indivi...

Police accountable to system, not individuals: Delhi top cop Bassi

Ahead of his meeting with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over the increasing incidents of crime, police commissioner BS Bassi said that if his department is working according to the law, no criticism or attack on their character will affect them. “The police are accountable to a system... read more »

Cuba’s reopened embassy in US to f...

Cuba’s reopened embassy in US to fly original vintage flag

Havana/Washington: The Cuban government is preparing to reopen its embassy in Washington on Monday with the original Cuban flag that was taken down in 1961, when the two nations cut off ties. In a move heavy with symbolism, the flag to be raised during the inauguration ceremony is the one that was... read more »

NATO Airstrike Kills 8 Afghan Troops, Af...

NATO Airstrike Kills 8 Afghan Troops, Afghan Officials Say

KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO airstrike hit two Afghan military checkpoints on Monday in a restive province east of the capital, Kabul, killing at least eight Afghan troops in what an Afghan official describes as an accident due to bad coordination. The early morning strike took place in Logar... read more »

Bihar Assembly Polls in Multiple Phases ...

Bihar Assembly Polls in Multiple Phases Between October and November

NEW DELHI: Election Commission is likely to conduct the Bihar assembly elections between October and November, amidst festivals in four or five phases. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti are likely to visit Patna early next month for discussions with... read more »

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China’s Third Plenum promises `decisive role` for markets in economy

China’s Third Plenum promises `decisive role` for markets in econ...

London – Chinese leaders have promised that markets would play a leading decisive role in allocating resources, and added that state ownership would remain a pillar of the economy, following... read more »

Apple and Samsung back in patent row

Apple and Samsung back in patent row

London – Apple and Samsung are reportedly locking horns yet again over the latter infringing some of the tech giant’s patents, and both would... read more »

IITF begins Nov 14 with partner country Japan

IITF begins Nov 14 with partner country Japan

New Delhi – The 33rd India International Trade Fair (IITF) is all set to begin Thursday at the Pragati Maidan with Japan as partner country. This ! year,... read more »

Delhi Metro to sell trade fair tickets from Nov 14

IITF begins Nov 14 with partner country Japan

New Delhi – Tickets for the annual India International Trade Fair will be available at Delhi Metro stations from Nov 14, a statement said... read more »

L&T IDPL bags Rs.1,293 crore road project in Odisha

L&T IDPL bags Rs.1,293 crore road project in Odisha

Bhubaneswar – L&T IDPL, the infrastructure arm of the Larsen & Toubro Group, has been awarded a contract by the Odisha government for developing... read more »

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Govt names Dalbir Singh Suhag as next army chief

The Defence Ministry on Monday decided to go ahead with the process of appointing the next Army Chief, recommending the name of Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag for the top... read more »

In Varanasi, Underground Support for Aam Aadmi Par...

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... read more »

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

Days of communal, casteist parties numbered: AAP

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

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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 still missing, officials said. There... read more »

M6 earthquake jolts Tokyo vicinity, injuring at le...

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... 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 »

3 killed, 60 injured in bus blasts on second day of vio...

At least three people were killed when two buses driving on a busy highway in the Kenyan capital Nairobi were struck by explosive devices on Sunday, the day... read more »

Bangladeshi navy ships search Bay of Bengal for traces ...

Two Bangladeshi navy ships have begun searching the Bay of Bengal for traces of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, but have yet to find anything, a... read more »

India does not need new education policy, say experts

Some of India’s most renowned education experts have reportedly opined that there is very little evidence to back the government’s decision to revamp the nation’s... read more »

No link between caesarean sections, autism

A new study has claimed that babies born via caesarean section are not at any greater risk of developing autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The new research renounced the previous study that... read more »

More employees to have healthy lifestyle options at workplaces

More employees will have access to health promotion programmes and healthier food options at their workplaces by the end of March next year. A national committee chaired by Senior Minister... 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 bubbling... read more »