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‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’: What ma...

‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’: What makes it a ‘hatke’ Salman Khan film...

Harshaali Malhotra has been missing from the promotional events of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. While the reason behind the same is being speculated, reports suggest that it is a part of a well thought marketing strategy for the film. A source has been quoted in the report as saying that Harshaali’s... read more »

Hope NBA draft helps cricket-mad India t...

Hope NBA draft helps cricket-mad India take to basketball: Satnam

After becoming the first Indian-born player to be picked in the NBA, Satnam Singh Bhamara hopes his selection in the US-based league will kickstart a basketball boom in cricket-obsessed India. The 19-year-old centre admitted he was incredibly nervous in the run up to the NBA Draft, which saw him... read more »

Sri Lanka: le président Maithripala Siri...

Sri Lanka: le président Maithripala Sirisena dissout le Parlement

Le président sri lankais a annoncé ce vendredi soir la dissolution du Parlement, une mesure attendue depuis plusieurs mois. Maithripala Sirisena, élu en janvier dernier, n’avait en effet pas la majorité au Parlement et devait s’appuyer sur une myriade de petits partis. Les... read more »

Vatican recognises state of Palestine; I...

Vatican recognises state of Palestine; Israel irked

Israel expressed disappointment when the Vatican announced last month that it had reached final agreement with the “State of Palestine” on the treaty. The Vatican signed a treaty with the “State of Palestine” on Friday, saying it hoped its legal recognition of the state would help... read more »

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All eyes on AAP as Delhi to vote tomorrow in triangular fight

After AAP’s ambitious Lok Sabha plan, first voices of disse...

New Delhi –  The Aam Aadmi Party’s first list of 20 potential giant-killers for the general elections due by May, seems to have ruffled some feathers internally. The Congress and the BJP... read more »

Opposed to gas price hike, says BJP after Arvind K...

New Delhi – Hours after Arvind Kejriwal targeted Narendra Modi, accusing him of links with Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani, the BJP opposed a... read more »

Delhi’s newly appointed chief minister resigns

New Delhi – Arvind Kejriwal, a protest leader who was vaulted into the top post of Delhi’s city government after a startling electoral victory,... read more »

Will Arvind Kejriwal quit over Jan Lokpal Bill? Decisio...

New Delhi –  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was put through the wringer today over his plans to introduce the anti-graft Jan Lokpal Bill in the Delhi... read more »

Valentine’s Day : Bajrang Dal, VHP activists throw rott...

Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists on Friday threw rotten tomatoes at couples celebrating Valentine’s Day on the banks of Sabarmati River... read more »

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Chinese icebreaker fails to reach stranded Russian ship in Antarctica

Chinese icebreaker fails to reach stranded Russian ship in Antarc...

Washington – A Chinese icebreaker boat, which was sent to rescue 74 people trapped on a Russian ship in Antarctica since Christmas Day, has halted its efforts as the ice was too... read more »

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

Questions hang over India-US spat over Khobragade

By Arun Kumar Washington – As diplomats try to work out a way to resolve the India-US diplomatic row triggered by the arrest and strip search... read more »

China formally allows more couples to have second child

China formally allows more couples to have second child

Beijing – China’s top legislature Saturday made a resolution to allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child. The Standing... read more »

Thousands of people displaced in South Sudan: UN

Thousands of people displaced in South Sudan: UN

Geneva – The escalating violence in South Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of people in the country displaced, and the total number was expected to... read more »

Thai army chief says coup could happen

Thai army chief says coup could happen

Bangkok – Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha Friday said a military coup could happen, depending on the situation, media reported. “The door to a... read more »

Pakistan cricketer suffers from ghost attack in New Zealand hotel

Karachi: Pakistan’s promising young allrounder Haris Sohail complained of supernatural presence in his hotel room in New Zealand, forcing the management to shift him to another... read more »

Australian Open: Tomas Berdych shocks Rafael Nadal in quarter-final; ends 17-match hoodoo ...

‘Clay King’ Rafael Nadal suffered a straight-sets quarterfinal loss against Czech tennis ace Tomas Berdych, who ended a 17-match losing streak against the Spaniard to reach the... read more »

Maruti Suzuki Net Jumps 18% to Rs 802 Crore in Q3

Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car maker, reported an 18 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) jump in its net profit to Rs 802 crore for the quarter ending December 31, 2014. Its net sales... read more »

Union Bank Of India Q3 profit falls 13%

Union Bank of India, a public sector bank in India, has posted a fall of 13.33% in net profit to Rs 3,024.20 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 as compared to Rs 3,489.40... read more »

Swiss gold exports to India cross Rs 1.2 lakh crore

Switzerland’s gold exports to India crossed Rs 1.2 lakh crore in 2014 even as concerns persist over bullion being used to channel illicit funds into the Indian shores. The value of precious metal... read more »