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Can Suresh Raina do a ‘Yuvraj of 2...

Can Suresh Raina do a ‘Yuvraj of 2011’? Dhoni answers

Yuvraj Singh’s 15 wickets in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was one of the major factors which contributed to Mahendra Singh Dhoni lifting the coveted trophy but the Indian captain says last edition’s ‘Player of The Tournament’ is no longer as effective as he used to be in... read more »

Meet the underdogs of this year’s ...

Meet the underdogs of this year’s World Cup

This year’s World Cup is not just about Virat Kohli’s smashing 107 against Pakistan or Chris Gayle’s record-breaking 215 against Zimbabwe. There are other players like UAE’s Shaiman Anwar who scored over 300 runs in the tournament, including a century against Ireland and two... read more »

New Zealand prepares for Gayle in World ...

New Zealand prepares for Gayle in World Cup quarterfinal

The undefeated New Zealand squad is preparing to take on Chris Gayle in the World Cup quarterfinals, regardless of any uncertainty over the fitness of the star West Indies batsman. Gayle missed the West Indies last pool match against the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as the back injury which has... read more »

How Two Tax Notices May Put PM Modi̵...

How Two Tax Notices May Put PM Modi’s Government on Backfoot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government sent two notices demanding a total of Rs. 31,000 crore in taxes from Cairn Energy and its former subsidiary Cairn India last week for a transaction that occurred in 2006-07. Cairn Energy has been asked to pay Rs. 10,247 crore for the capital gains it... read more »

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Rahul Gandhi knows he is staring at defeat: BJP

Hope when they do name PM, it will be Rahul Gandhi: Congress̵...

New Delhi – Congress’ youngest MP is disappointed that Rahul Gandhi has not been named the party’s prime ministerial candidate, but hopes that there will be an announcement... read more »

'Referendum on army in Kashmir': Arvind Kejriwal disagrees with Mr. Bhushan's comment

Mr. Kejriwal meets Lieutenant Governor to complain...

New Delhi –  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is meeting Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and Police Commissioner BS Bassi. Severely... read more »

Decision on Rahul final, says Sonia Gandhi to Congress

Decision on Rahul final, says Sonia Gandhi to Congress

New Delhi – A gigantic Congress meet in Delhi today tried to shake off the atmosphere of an anti-climax as senior leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and... read more »

The Central Government to decide on quota in super spe...

The Supreme Court on Thursday put the ball in Centre’s court to take a call on providing reservation in appointment for faculty posts in speciality and super... read more »

Indian school ensnared in US diplomatic row

Indian school ensnared in US diplomatic row

New Delhi –  A handout for new teachers at this city’s exclusive American Embassy School, an academic oasis for children of U.S. diplomats and... read more »

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Iraqi forces free hostages in city council

Iraqi forces free hostages in city council

Baghdad – Iraqi security forces Monday freed the hostages held by gunmen who stormed the city council of Tikrit in the north. Six people were killed, including three suicide bombers, a... read more »

General Pervez Musharraf can be arrested in Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC.) trial, say experts

Want to travel? Go to government, Musharraf told

Islamabad – Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was Monday advised by the Sindh High Court to approach the government if he desired... read more »

Mandela `long walk` to freedom recreated in shrine

Mandela `long walk` to freedom recreated in shrine

Johannesburg – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s shrine has been designed with a winding path to recreate his “long walk” to... read more »

Jacob Zuma unveils giant Mandela statue

Zuma unveils giant Mandela statue

 A 9-metre-tall statue of former South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was unveiled Monday at the seat of government, a day after... read more »

‘Pyar kiya to darna kya’: Karzai on ties wi...

'Pyar kiya to darna kya': Karzai on ties with India!

Pune – Afghan President Hamid Karzai, acknowledging the “love affair” between India and Afghanistan, has said if India continues with its current... read more »

Woman dragged through street, beheaded in Saudi Arabia for ‘murdering’ stepdau...

Riyadh: In what could send chills down one’s spine, a Burmese woman, who resided in Saudi Arabia, was publicly beheaded in Islam’s holy city of Mecca on allegations that she had... read more »

Gunman in Paris arrested after he surrendered, two hostages freed, says police

Gunman was mentally unstable According to TV reports, the gunman who had taken two hostages at a post office in Colombes, a city in northwestern Paris, was mentally unstable over a failed... read more »

Nine censor board members follow Leela Samson, quit

Nine members of the censor board have reportedly quit in support of chief Leela Samson, who resigned on Friday alleging government’s interference. In their resignation letter written... read more »

Air India pilot assaults engineer inside cockpit, flight gets delayed

An Air India pilot assaulted an engineer inside cockpit at Chennai airport, according to TV reports. The pilot pushed the engineer while they were inside the cockpit as the latter went... read more »

Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Bhakti Sharma for world swimming r...

President Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated Bhakti Sharma for setting a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in the Antarctic Ocean. In his message, the President said, “I am... read more »