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Indian citizen held by China for ‘...

Indian citizen held by China for ‘terror links’ released, depor...

China late on Friday deported the lone Indian arrested on unspecified charges in Inner Mongolia, bringing to an end 72 hours of hard negotiations between Indian diplomats and local officials who caught him with 19 other foreigners for allegedly watching banned videos. The fate of the remaining... read more »

73 IIT-Roorkee students expelled due to ...

73 IIT-Roorkee students expelled due to low scores in exams

What could be termed as an unexpected action taken by any IIT till now, the institute at Roorkee has expelled 73 students for faring badly in the first year B Tech programme, who scored less than a 5 CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) in their exams. A similar case had happened in IIT... read more »

UPSC not inclined to conduct SRCA examin...

UPSC not inclined to conduct SRCA examinations for railways

The Union Public Service Commission, told the Railway Ministry to conduct the Special Class Railway Apprentice Examination (SCRA). Earlier the examination was a part of UPSC curriculum. According to the letter from UPSC Secretary Ashim Khurana to Railway Board Member (Staff) Pradeep Kumar, which... read more »

I won’t make anarkali suits, imper...

I won’t make anarkali suits, imperfection is my thing

From village Jogewala in Moga district to France, fashion designer Navjeet Kaur recalls a journey straight out of a movie script. Over samosas squeezed between white bread slices and non-herbal tea at her apartment (“if you had asked for green, it’s possible that I may have assumed you... read more »

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Trade deficit jumps to $10.5 bn on high gold imports

Trade deficit jumps to $10.5 bn on high gold imports

New Delhi – India’s trade deficit rose to $10.55 billion in October after narrowing to two-and-a-half-year low of $6.7 billion in the previous month as purchases of gold and silver picked... read more »

India's exports jump 13.47 percent in October

India’s exports jump 13.47 percent in Octobe...

New Delhi – India’s exports jumped by 13.47 percent to $27.27 billion in October, while imports dropped by 14.5 percent, government data... read more »

Rupee will settle down: Chidambaram

Rupee will settle down: Chidambaram

With the rupee declining to a two-month low of 63 to a dollar, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday assured the domestic currency will stabilise. “Rupee... read more »

Indian ‘closet consumer’ with ‘inner ...

Indian 'closet consumer' with 'inner conflict' is a major phenomenon: CII

New Delhi – An Indian “closet Consumer” of luxury goods characterised by “inner conflict between a middle class mindset and a globally... read more »

Strong Indian presence at Commonwealth Business Forum

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By Saroj Mohanty New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s skipping the Commonwealth summit in Colombo under domestic political pressure may take... read more »

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Narendra Modi Vs Kejriwal: Two contrasting campaign styles battle...

VARANASI: Narendra Modi may have enjoyed many Kodak moments in his life, but on Thursday morning he had some helicam moments, when a TV camera mounted on a toy chopper circled a minuscule crowd and... read more »

CBI to take over probe into Saradha scam, Mamata g...

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal, Odisha... read more »

India rejects WHO data, says Delhi’s air is not dirties...

New Delhi: India’s air monitoring centre Thursday dismissed data released by the World Health Organisation that showed New Delhi’s air as the... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal’s Roadshow In Varanasi, Hours Aft...

Varanasi: Supporters in white caps waved brooms and cheered as Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party chief, began his roadshow in Varanasi today, hours after... read more »

Kejriwal press conference in Varansi

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68 injured as train crashes head-on into a stopped train at a Sri...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A train crashed head-on into a stopped train at a station in northwestern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, injuring 68 people. It occurred in Pothuhera, about 90 kilometres (56 miles)... read more »

IMF Approves $17 Billion Loan For Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund has approved a $17 billion two-year aid program for Ukraine to help spur its economy and fill its depleted... read more »

Storms tear through South, adding to US death toll

Louisville, Mississippi: A dangerous storm system that spawned a chain of deadly tornadoes over three days flattened homes and businesses, killing at least 35... read more »

Air strike on Syrian school kills 9

BEIRUT: Syrian activists say a government air strike has hit a school in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least nine people, including three... read more »

Wreckage in Bay of Bengal not from MH370: searchers

A private company said it had found what it believes is wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal that should be investigated as potential debris from missing... read more »

Sensex snaps 8-day rally, ends lower by 75 points on Greece woes

the benchmark BSE Sensex today slipped by 75 points to 27,729.67 as market sentiment took a hit in last half hour on news that the creditors have rejected Greece’s new... read more »

‘Raees’ releasing on scheduled date of Eid 2016: Producer

We had announced in February that we will be releasing our film on EID 2016 and we are on schedule to release it as planned #RaeesOnEid2016,” Ritesh tweeted. He along with Farhan... read more »

Normal flight operations resume at airport

Normal flight operations have resumed at St. John’s International Airport Earlier story:After the airport authority was notified of a bomb threat on Air Canada flight 143, which was... read more »

Obamacare survives major court challenge

The fate of Mr Obama’s most important domestic policy achievement was in the hands of America’s nine Supreme Court justices after conservatives sued and claimed the healthcare... read more »

Facebook to now help spot malware on computers

Social networking giant Facebook has partnered security software firm Kasperky to help its users detect and clean malware from their computers. ‘Malware’ is an umbrella term used to refer to... read more »