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Chennai metro tunnelling causes cave-in,...

Chennai metro tunnelling causes cave-in, road gulps car

Acrater more than 10 feet across swallowed a car after a combination of metro rail tunnelling and layers of loose soil apparently caused a sudden cave-in near Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Poonamallee High Road at 2.15pm on Friday afternoon. As the road subsided without warning by at... read more »

GOVT HIKES MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE OF ONION...

GOVT HIKES MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE OF ONION TO CHECK DOMESTIC MARKET RATE

In an effort to curb soaring prices of onion in the domestic market, the government has increased the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by more than 140% from $175 per tonne to $425 a tonne. “Export of all varieties of onions will be subject to a MEP of $425 FOB (freight on board) per tonne,”... read more »

Our margins are strong enough to service...

Our margins are strong enough to service debt

Concerned about the dull business environment in the steel sector, Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group, has deferred his long-term investment plans. In an interview with Aditi Divekar, he talks about how he plans to service the company’s Rs 36,000-crore debt. Edited... read more »

Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho

Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho

The genre of satire has always existed in Bollywood. Be it religious satire or political satire, Bollywood has seen almost everything. This week’s release MISS TANAKPUR HAZIR HO is a political satire that reflects the society of today. Will the film reflect success or will it reflect failure at... read more »

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Surprise support for Arvind Kejriwal, from Bihar Chief Minister ...

Patna –  Arvind Kejriwal received unexpected support on Tuesday when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar dared former partner and now rival BJP to respond to  the Aam AAdmi Party chief’s... read more »

Narendra Modi shares his vision of 'brand India' in 5 Ts

Now, Centre wants Narendra Modi’s rallies to...

New Delhi – The confrontation between the Congress and the BJP is likely to escalate with the Centre deciding to slap service tax on rallies... read more »

Telangana bill passed in Lok Sabha amid TV blackout

New Delhi –   In an unprecedented move, live telecast of Parliament proceedings was stopped as the Lok Sabha passed the controversial bill that seeks... read more »

Gadkari files defamation complaint against Kejriwal

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari today filed a criminal defamation complaint before a court here against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly... read more »

Egypt Militants Claim Sinai Tourist Bus Attack

A militant group based in the Sinai has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on an Egyptian bus in the desert peninsula that killed three South Korean... read more »

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Blast at Egyptian army building wounds four soldiers in Delta

CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb targeted an Egyptian military intelligence building north of Cairo on Sunday, wounding four soldiers, the army said, in the second bomb attack on the security forces in... read more »

Woman suicide bomber kills at least 13 at Russian station

Suicide blast kills at least 15 in Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 13... read more »

Bangladesh PM Hasina unveils party manifesto

Bangladesh PM Hasina unveils party manifesto

Dhaka – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday unveiled the Awami League’s manifesto for the upcoming parliamentary elections, and... read more »

S Sudan rebel leader demands proper talks before any tr...

S Sudan rebel leader demands proper talks before any truce deal

London – South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has said there must be proper negotiations before the rebels can agree to a truce with the... read more »

Musharraf rejects Pak offer of air ambulance for his ai...

Musharraf rejects Pak offer of air ambulance for his ailing mother

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has rejected “with thanks” the Sharif Government’s offer to bring his ailing mother to Pakistan from Dubai, one of... read more »

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) confident people will give it clear majority

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is confident that people will give it a clear majority when Delhi votes on Saturday, hoping the taint of quitting power in 49 days will not cloud its promises of... read more »

LIVE: Delhi goes to polls

Polling is underway in Delhi on Saturday in a high-pitched electrifying electoral battle that the national capital has never witnessed before. Till 10:00am, 9.25% of the city’s 1.33... read more »

Bihar CM Manjhi calls cabinet meet, supporters protest

Mr. Manjhi had earlier called the party legislature meeting as “unauthorized and unconstitutional” and had summoned a separate meeting of party legislature on February 20 Ahead... read more »

The New York Times editorial slams Modi

After U.S. President Barack Obama raised the issue of religious intolerance in India, The New York Times published a very strong editorial criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what... read more »

Pakistan an irreplaceable, all-weather friend: China

BEIJING: China said on Monday that Pakistan was its irreplaceable and all-weather friend and both the countries were part of the community of shared destiny. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel... read more »