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Gujarat University MCA and MBA seats vac...

Gujarat University MCA and MBA seats vacant

The Gujarat University has said that 72 per cent of the seats in the Master of Computer Application (MCA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) will stay vacant this year because the online admission process ended on Wednesday — only 7,000 students had registered against the availability of... read more »

Thai consulate in Istanbul attacked afte...

Thai consulate in Istanbul attacked after Uighurs deported

Some 200 Turkish demonstrators stormed the Thai consulate in Istanbul in protest at the deportation of dozens of Uighur Muslims to China, reports said Thursday. The attack was the latest in a series of nationalist-tinted protests in Turkey during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan over... read more »

Two Indonesian pilots may pose security ...

Two Indonesian pilots may pose security threat

Australian authorities believe two Indonesian pilots may pose a security threat after being radicalised by Islamic State, a leaked intelligence document obtained by an investigative website shows, although officials today refused to confirm its veracity. The Australian Federal Police “Operational... read more »

New dinosaur with ‘halo’ of ...

New dinosaur with ‘halo’ of horns found in Canada

Scientists have discovered one of the oldest horned dinosaurs – a one-tonne behemoth that roamed the Earth about 79 million years ago and had a ‘fantastically adorned’ skull with forward-curling hook-like horns. The striking new species of horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) was discovered... read more »

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Vodafone to raise Indian unit stake to 100 pc

Vodafone to raise Indian unit stake to 100 pc

World’s second largest mobile operator Vodafone Plc of U.K. on Tuesday sought FIPB approval to invest Rs 10,141 crore in raising its stake in the Indian arm to 100 per cent. “Vodafone confirms it... read more »

With $21-billion networth, Mukesh Ambani India's richest for 6th year

With $21-billion networth, Mukesh Ambani IndiaR...

New York – With a networth of USD 21 billion, Mukesh Ambani has retained his title as India’s wealthiest for sixth year in a row, while... read more »

RBI hikes repo rate by 0.25 percent

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

Inflation worries forced the Reserve Bank to continue its firm stance and hike the short-term lending (repo) rate by 0.25 per cent, a step that will make... read more »

Samsung launches Galaxy Golden with dual screen

Samsung launches Galaxy Golden with dual screen

New Delhi – Korean mobile phone handset manufacturer Samsung Electronics Monday launched Galaxy Golden, a dual screen flip phone with a golden coloured... read more »

Onion prices continue to rule upto Rs 90/kg

Onion prices continue to rule upto Rs 90/kg

Providing no respite to consumers, retail prices of onions on Monday continued to rule high upto Rs 90 per kg in most parts of the country despite some easing... read more »

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Arvind Kejriwal beats Narendra Modi to win TIME magazine’s ...

Indian politician Arvind Kejriwal has won the readers’ poll for the 2014 TIME 100, TIME’s annual list of people who influenced the world this past year for better or worse. As the world’s... read more »

U.S. seeks arrest of Congress MP

The U.S. on Wednesday approached India for the arrest of Congress Rajya Sabha member K.V. P. Ramachandra Rao, who has been indicted by a U.S.... read more »

HC to hear PIL against Robert Vadra land deals

New Delhi : Delhi High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a PIL against Robert Vadra, for minting money in the alleged land deals in Haryana and... read more »

Foreign currency worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Bihar

In poll related checking to curb misuse of money and liquor in the Lok Sabha elections, police personnel today seized foreign currency worth Rs 40 lakh from a... read more »

Akhilesh Yadav confident about SP getting maximum seats...

Saifai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday cast his vote from Saifai in Etawah district saying that he was confident that the Samajwadi... read more »

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US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to keep Middle East peace talks on track

US despite being powerful, can’t dictate every outcome: Joh...

WASHINGTON: America despite being enormously powerful, can’t dictate every outcome the way it wants because of the recent changes in global politics, US Secretary of State John Kerry has... read more »

At least 18 killed in blast at Pakistan market

ISLAMABAD — At least 18 persons were killed and over 50 injured in an early morning blast here on Wednesday in a fruits and vegetables market,... read more »

Oscar Pistorius apologises for killing Reeva Steenkamp

An emotional Oscar Pistorius has apologised to the family of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on the first day of his evidence at his murder trial. In a trembling... read more »

Russia Warns Ukraine of Civil War in the Southeast

Russia not to dispute Canada's claim on North Pole

Russia is warning Ukraine to pull back security forces from the southeast or risk civil war. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday that those taking part... read more »

Ship hunting for more ‘pings’ in missing Ma...

Search crews were for the first time sending a sub deep into the Indian Ocean to try and determine whether faint sounds detected by equipment on board an... read more »

Germanwings: Terrified passengers screamed as co-pilot ‘calmly’ crashed plane

Paris: Passengers with moments to live screamed in terror and the pilot frantically pounded on the locked cockpit door as a 27-year-old German co-pilot deliberately and wordlessly smashed... read more »

Singapore Extends Viewing for Lee With Mile-Long Line

Singapore’s government extended viewing hours for people to file past the coffin of first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as thousands lined up in the city’s midday heat. The line stretched... read more »

Congress lashes out at Bharatiya Janata Party over SC order on Section 66A

Congress on Tuesday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Supreme Court order on Section 66A of the IT Act noting that Arun Jaitley who had dubbed the law as “online... read more »

French Alps air disaster: Investigators seek clues into the Germanwings mystery day after ...

French investigators will sift through wreckage on Wednesday for clues into why a German Airbus ploughed into an Alpine mountainside, killing all 150 people on board including 16... read more »

Taiwanese President Flies to Singapore to Pay Last Respects to Le...

TAIPEI: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou flew to Singapore today, a source familiar with the matter said, amid local media reports that Ma would pay his last respects to Singapore’s first prime... read more »