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Passenger Sets Self on Fire on JapanR...

Passenger Sets Self on Fire on Japan’s Bullet Train

A passenger on one of Japan’s high-speed bullet trains tried to set himself or herself on fire Tuesday, causing smoke to fill the carriage and forcing the train to stop, Japan’s transport ministry said. Two people were found unconscious, a ministry official said. Japanese media reported... read more »

Hindu religion has solution to all probl...

Hindu religion has solution to all problems in world

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said Hindu religion has solution for all the problems in the worldHindu religion has solutions for all the problems of the world… I am not saying this because I am born Hindu,” Shah said at Gujarat University convention centre, while unveiling former... read more »

Inactivity saps muscle strength

Inactivity saps muscle strength

As per a new research, it only takes two weeks of not using their legs for younger and older people to lose a third of their muscular strength. University of Copenhagen’s Andreas Vigelsoe said that the experiments reveal that inactivity affects the muscular strength of young and older men... read more »

Working mums raise successful daughters,...

Working mums raise successful daughters, caring sons

A new study has revealed that leaving kids to go to work may have significant benefits on them later in life. It was found that daughters are more likely to have better careers, higher pay and more equal relationships if their mothers worked than those of stay-at-home mothers, the BBC... read more »

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Sahara chief Subrata Roy fails to appear, SC issues NBW

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant against Sahara chief Subrata Roy after he failed to appear in connection with a case in which his company was directed to return Rs.... read more »

Two more arrested in Patna blasts case

Two more persons, including an explosives supplier, have been arrested by the National Investigation Agency in connection with the Patna blasts for... read more »

Fire on INS Sindhuratna off Mumbai coast, sailors injur...

At least five personnel of the Indian Navy were injured in a mishap involving kilo-class submarine INS Sindhuratna off the coast of Mumbai, reports said on... read more »

Development ignored in UP, despite Centre giving funds:...

Blaming Samajwadi Party for lack of development in Uttar Pradesh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said though the Centre is providing funds, the works... read more »

CBI may question Ram Vilas Paswan in Bokaro Steel Plant...

New Delhi – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may question Ram Vilas Paswan in connection with a recruitment scam at the Bokaro Steel Plant when... read more »

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Tony Abbott could take a political and economic lesson from Paul Keating

Tony Abbott could take a political and economic lesson from Paul ...

The release of the cabinet papers each year by the National Archives typically provides an unvarnished insight into the workings of government, and a lesson or two for the present generation of... read more »

Appplication for transfer of D. Khobragade to UN still under review : US

Appplication for transfer of D. Khobragade to UN ...

Washington –  The US is still reviewing the application for the transfer of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade to UN and issue the... read more »

Heavy police deployment in Russian city of Volgograd

Thousands of police officers and paramilitary forces are on duty in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is reeling from two suicide bombings in two days that... read more »

Hasina’s party fears Zia will change Bangladesh&#...

Hasina's party fears Zia will change Bangladesh's name

Dhaka – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party has said that opposition leader Khaleda Zia may change the country’s name in case she... read more »

Malaysian government to slash public expenditure

Malaysian government to slash public expenditure

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has announced 11 measures to slash public sector expenditure beginning Jan 1, authorities... read more »

At least 12 dead, 60 injured as Bangalore-Ernakulam Express derails near Hosur in Tamil Na...

At least 12 passengers were killed and more than 60 injured, several critically, when 9 bogies of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Inter City Express derailed after a boulder fell on the track near... read more »

After Delhi, it’s B’lore: AAP’s huge win suggests it has a future in cit...

It is good that the Aam Aadmi Party is eyeing the Bengaluru civic body for which elections are due in April this year. Similarly, on a longer timeline, the party, enthused by its... read more »

Slinger Malinga fit for Sri Lanka’s World Cup opening match

Express pace bowler Lasith Malinga is fit for Sri Lanka’s opening World Cup clash against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval on Saturday, captain Angelo Mathews said. Malinga had ankle... read more »

National Games: Mahitha, Rameshwori steal the show

Mahitha Mohan of Kerala won her third gold medal while veteran Rameshwori Devi of Manipur proved that she was not a spent force, on the penultimate day of the cycling competitions of the... read more »

Won’t have sledging war with Warner, says Anderson

England pace spearhead James Anderson says the team has no intention of provoking a sledging war with firebrand Australian opener David Warner in Saturday’s high-profile cricket World Cup opener... read more »