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KCR writes to PM Modi, calls for Jwala G...

KCR writes to PM Modi, calls for Jwala Gutta to be included in TOP scheme

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, also known as KCR, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, urging him to include the names of top shuttler Jwala Gutta and her doubles partner, Ashwini Ponnappa in the ‘Target Olympic Podium’ (TOP) scheme. As you are aware,... read more »

Dulat’s revelations: IC-814 was Va...

Dulat’s revelations: IC-814 was Vajpayee’s fault, but what woul...

It is India’s great fortune that we have not had a repeat of IC-814 incident. Had another plane been hijacked under similar circumstances, we would have known how much of “we-don’t-negotiate” bombast of the current politicians survived public pressure. So, the Congress can... read more »

Missing UK schoolgirls, who fled Britain...

Missing UK schoolgirls, who fled Britain to join Islamic State, seen in Syr...

A video footage, believed to be of the Bethnal Green schoolgirls, giving glimpse of their life in Syria has surfaced months after they fled Britain to join the Islamic State. In the video footage, accessed by the Daily Telegraph, two out of the three British schoolgirls are seen shopping for... read more »

Strong India-USA ties will benefit peopl...

Strong India-USA ties will benefit people of the world at large’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that strong relations between New Delhi and Washington DC will benefit people of both countries and the world at large, wishing the citizens of United States on that nation’s Independence Day. The Prime Minister shared his message via a post on... read more »

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India hopeful of solution despite US refusal to drop case

Salman Khurshid questions Narendra Modi clean chit: ‘nurse...

Farukkhabad / Uttar Pradesh – Salman Khurshid has targeted Narendra Modi once again on the 2002 riots in his Gujarat, questioning a court’s clean chit to him. “I don’t know... read more »

Varanasi not yet on Congress list

The BJP’s opponents have begun firming up their strategy to take on the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who is contesting from... read more »

Shiv Sena leader Rahul Narvekar joins NCP

Mumbai – A day is a long time in politics. Ask Rahul Narvekar. Last week, Narvekar , the Shiv Sena spokesperson and the party’s suave face who was... read more »

Top Muslim cleric drops bombshell on Mamata Banerjee, s...

Honour public opinion on state bifurcation: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata – After the Anna Hazare fiasco, a Muslim cleric who is close to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has now dropped a bomb. Imam Barkati,... read more »

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella may unveil iPad version of Office on March 27

Microsoft Corp chief executive Satya Nadella may unveil an iPad version of the company’s Office software suite on March 27, a source told Reuters,... read more »

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Gunmen attack two Nigerian villages

More than 70 people are reported to have died in two attacks by gunmen in Nigeria’s north-east, Nigerian media reported on Tuesday. Witnesses have been recounting Sunday’s attacks in a... read more »

Japan revises teaching manuals, says islands its t...

Tokyo –  Japan said on Tuesday it was revising teaching manuals to make clear that two sets of remote islands at the centre of disputes with... read more »

Ukraine crisis: MPs to vote on scrapping anti-protest l...

Ukraine’s parliament is expected to vote on plans to scrap a new anti-protest law in a special session called over the ongoing unrest in the... read more »

Syria talks offer Homs deal

Geneva –  The Syrian government said women and children could leave the besieged rebel city of Homs on Sunday as negotiators from the warring sides... read more »

Malaysian church attacked amid Allah dispute

Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia – A Malaysian newspaper says church was attacked with firebombs early Monday, sparking concerns of escalating tension amid a... read more »

Government Eyes Rs. 1 Lakh Crore From Spectrum Auction: 10 Facts

The biggest-ever auction of 2G and 3G spectrum started on Wednesday and is likely to fetch the government over Rs.82,000 crore based on the reserve price. But analysts have said that the... read more »

Black money law to allow voluntary disclosure by offenders, 300 pct penalty to avoid prose...

The proposed Bill on unaccounted wealth that the finance ministry will table this Parliament session will allow an opportunity for black money offenders to disclose overseas assets, pay... read more »

Sensex down 120 points

Sensex hits 30,000-mark in a first; top 20 intraday trading ideas

NEW DELHI: The S&P BSE Sensex pared some gains after rallying as much as 434 points in trade on Wednesday to hit its fresh record highs above its psychological level of 30,000 for the... read more »

Turkish Airlines plane crash-lands after overshooting runway

A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed after overshooting the runway as it tried to land in dense fog at an airport in Nepal. The Airbus A330’s front landing gear collapsed and the... read more »

Documentary on 2012 Delhi gang rape banned in India

A documentary film about the fatal gang rape of a woman in New Delhi in 2012 has been banned in India over concerns that derogatory comments made by one of the rapists could create an atmosphere of... read more »