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Kyrgios in ‘racist’ spat wit...

Kyrgios in ‘racist’ spat with swim legend Fraser

Temperamental Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios slammed swimming legend Dawn Fraser as a “blatant racist” today after she told him to “go back to where his parents came from” following his stormy Wimbledon exit. Kyrgios’s colourful antics, on show at the All England... read more »

Serena, Sharapova set for Wimbledon semi...

Serena, Sharapova set for Wimbledon semi-final showdown

Serena Williams survived a scare to book a Wimbledon semi-final showdown with old rival Maria Sharapova as the world number one battled back to defeat Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 today. Williams was in danger of a shock quarter-final exit after a slow start on Centre Court, but the five-time... read more »

Bengal Tiger-Sourav Ganguly turns 43

Bengal Tiger-Sourav Ganguly turns 43

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is happy celebrating his 43rd birthday with family and friends here today as wishes poured in on the social media from the cricket fraternity all over the world. On the eve of his birthday, Ganguly had said, “Nothing new… This time, I’m in Kolkata and... read more »

Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and...

Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir

Army today foiled an infiltration attempt by three armed militants from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Sunderbani sector in the Jammu region a Defence spokesman said. “Three unidentified militants were trying to sneak in through Line of Control in the general area Sukhtao Nala in... read more »

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Gold prices jumped by Rs. 420 to Rs. 31,620 per ten gram

Gold and silver prices surged for the second straight day on Thursday on sustained buying by stockists for the ongoing festival and marriage season amid firm global trend. The yellow metal surged by... read more »

To fullfill Sardar Patel's unity dream, ways of violence will not work: Modi

Gujarat to generate energy from waste in 50 cities...

Gandhinagar – Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said his government will run a pilot project in 50 cities to generate power,... read more »

Indian firms perform best in BRICS, Tata Comm tops the ...

Indian firms perform best in BRICS, Tata Comm tops the list

Berlin – The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has admonished Chinese companies for their opaque business practices while praising... read more »

HCL Technologies’ Q1 profit rises 64 percent, top...

HCL Technologies hits record high; time to exit?

Bangalore – HCL Technologies , India`s No. 4 IT services exporter, beat market expectations with a 64 percent rise in September quarter profit, joining... read more »

Gold price hits 3-month low in expectation of US debt d...

Gold price hits 3-month low in expectation of US debt deal

Gold fell to its lowest in three months on Tuesday as the belief that policymakers are close to resolving US debt negotiations in Washington lifted stock... read more »

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Two terrorists holed up in house near Srinagar, heavy firing on

Srinagar:Heavy firing is being exchanged between two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants and security forces in Ahmadnagar on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. The two militants are holed up... read more »

All options open, except Congress, says Jagan Moha...

Hyderabad: Jagan Mohan Reddy, whose YSR Congress is contesting its first Lok Sabha elections, has made clear that he is open to doing business with... read more »

Priyanka Gandhi was very keen to fight Narendra Modi in...

NEW DELHI: Imagine a Narendra Modi vs Priyanka Gandhi contest for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. It would have been the mother of all election battles, and would... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal to reach Varanasi today, likely to stay...

Varanasi – Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kerjiwal will leave for Varanasi by train on Monday and is expected to stay on till the polling day.... read more »

Final poll rolls released : 2014 Lok Sabha elections

The final electoral rolls for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections to the Puducherry constituency were released on Sunday. The total number of electors has been put at... read more »

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North Korea launches 30 rockets

North Korea has launched 30 short-range rockets into the sea off South Korea’s east coast, Seoul has said. It is the latest in a series of apparent protests against ongoing US-South Korean military... read more »

40 killed in Pakistan road accident

At least 40 people were killed on Saturday when an oil tanker collided with two buses in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The accident happened... read more »

MH370: Malaysia asks US Army for undersea surveillance ...

According to the Pentagon, the search operation of the missing MH370 could cost it USD 4 million. Pentagon spokesperson Army Col Steve Warren on Saturday said... read more »

Train crashes into minibus in Turkey; 10 killed

ANKARA: A passenger train crashed into a minibus that was carrying workers to a factory in Turkey, killing 10 people and injuring five others, officials... read more »

Turkey bans Twitter — and Twitter explodes

This was the last thing Erdogan said Thursday before the lights went out on Twitter near midnight. “We now have a court order,” declared Erdogan, who’s... read more »

John Kerry, Javad Zarif in critical round of Iran nuclear talks

LAUSANNE: Iran nuclear talks enter a critical week Monday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart in Switzerland seeking an elusive breakthrough after 18 months of... read more »

Suicide bombers attack 2 Lahore churches, leave 15 dead as angry mob goes on rampage

Lahore: A pair of suicide bombers attacked two churches in Lahore on Sunday as worshippers prayed inside — killing 15 people in the latest assault against religious minorities in this... read more »

Ratan Tata invests in Paytm, takes up advisory role

Ratan Tata’s tryst with India’s consumer internet space continues. The Tata Sons chairman emeritus has now thrown his weight behind Paytm. The 76-year-old has made an undisclosed... read more »

Ikea to invest Rs 600 crore in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Furniture retailer Ikea India, the Indian subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer Ikea AB, has inked a pact with the Maharashtra government to invest Rs 600 crore for setting up... read more »

Government cuts import tariff on gold and silver

NEW DELHI: The government has slashed import tariff value on gold to $375 per 10 grams and silver to $512 per kg following weak global price trends. During the first fortnight of the month, the... read more »