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BJP hits out at Congress for ‘myst...

BJP hits out at Congress for ‘mysterious’ death of Syama Prasad...

Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia on Monday accused Congress of concealing the truth behind the “mysterious” death of Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee. “People of this country have sacrificed a lot for the nation, but Congress does not accept the sacrifices they... read more »

Former allies will return to NDA: Gadkari
North east development assured with 10K ...

North east development assured with 10K road connectivity by 2020

The Central Government has been taking several initiatives to accelerate development work in the north-eastern region, especially to improve road and rail connectivity. A number of infrastructure projects have been announced during the visit of union ministers in the region under their respective... read more »

PM Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif to meet i...

PM Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif to meet in Russia on July 10

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif will meet on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Russia on July 10. According to sources, the two leaders, who will be present in Ufa to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, will be meeting on the sidelines... read more »

Bollywood celebs tweet to mark Dalai Lam...

Bollywood celebs tweet to mark Dalai Lama’s 80th b’day

With the 80th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama Bollywood celebs took to Twitter to extend their wishes, thanking him for his valuable teachings. Marking the celebration Kabir Khan tweeted, “Wishing His Holiness Dalai Lama happiness on his 80th Birthday and thanking him for his wisdom, humility... read more »

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India successfully tests Prithvi II missile

India on Friday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile from a military base in Odisha, a senior official said. The indigenously-developed ballistic missile... read more »

SC makes Gavaskar BCCI’s interim president

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the allegations against the BCCI president N. Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Friday appointed... read more »

Bring back blackmoney, reduce income tax: SC pulls up C...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Centre’s plea to recall its order for setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe all cases... read more »

Arun Jaitley attacks Rahul Gandhi & Chidambaram; s...

NEW DELHI: Attacking both Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Finance Minister P Chidambaram, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday hit out at the... read more »

Urdu poet Manzar Bhopali’s mother passes away

Tahira Nikhat, mother of noted Urdu poet Manzar Bhopali, passed away at a local hospital after a long illness, sources said. She was 80. Nikhat, who died last... read more »

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Second round of Syrian peace talks open in poisonous atmosphere

The second round of Syrian peace negotiations in Geneva were launched in a toxic atmosphere yesterday as the government and opposition accused each other’s fighters in Homs of firing on UN convoys... read more »

UK weather recap: Hundreds of homes will be floode...

The Government says tonight it will subsidise flights out of a Cornish airport to help maintain transport links with the flood-hit county. The Prime... read more »

Iran successfully test-fires 2 missiles

Iran has successfully test-fired two missiles, including a long-range ballistic weapon, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. The report by IRNA... read more »

Bank and Gulf Air sign agreement

MANAMA -Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Gulf Air which entitles KHCB’s credit card holders to discounts on... read more »

Violence Rocks Syrian City During Another Civilian Evac...

HOMS, Syria—An attempt to implement the second phase of a United Nations plan to evacuate civilians and take desperately needed aid into a besieged... read more »

RBI warns of rising tide of NPAs

Narendra Modi govt, RBI heading for potential clash over who decides rates

Having agreed this week to formally adopt inflation targeting as a guiding star for monetary policy, the Narendra Modi government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) remain at odds over how... read more »

Day 3: Telecom spectrum sale fetches government Rs 77,000 crore

The telecom spectrum auction, with the eight companies in the fray, received bids worth Rs 77,000 crore at the end of the 17th round on day three of the e-auction, the government said on... read more »

RBI eases norms for home loans for up to Rs 10 lakh

New Delhi: Giving a boost to affordable housing, the RBI on March 6 eased the norms for home loans for up to Rs 10 lakh by allowing banks to include stamp duty and registration charges to... read more »

Samsung In Talks To Set Up New Factory In India

South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is in talks with Indian states about building a third manufacturing plant in the country. “While we are in talks with the... read more »

Erasing history, culture in Syria, Iraq: IS destroys priceless tr...

The Islamic State group’s destruction of the ancient city of Nimrud in northern Iraq is part of a systematic campaign to destroy archaeological sites it says promote apostasy. Some of the... read more »