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CBI to submit report on coal blocks allocation on January 13
Government to issue ownership rights of ...

Government to issue ownership rights of 15 coal mines on March 23

Government will begin issuing ownership rights on March 23 for the coal blocks that have been auctioned so far, starting with successful bidders for 15 mines in the first tranche. As many as nineteen mines under Schedule II (already in production) category were auctioned in the first leg held... read more »

The Indian economy needs a dovish Raghur...

The Indian economy needs a dovish Raghuram Rajan

The global economy is still very much in the zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) era with the exception of the US Federal Reserve which is widely expected to raise rates this year. 16 out 18 industrialized nations have seen their inflation reading run below expectations as deflationary forces continue... read more »

Wipro set to start search for next CEO

Wipro set to start search for next CEO

BENGALURU: Wipro will begin a process to identify and groom a successor to chief executive TK Kurien later this year, the tossup likely to be between a potential high-profile external hire and a fast-rising executive considered a favourite of founder-chairman Azim Premji, both being considered for... read more »

Asterix cartoon raises £100,000 for Char...

Asterix cartoon raises £100,000 for Charlie Hebdo victims

The storyboard, from 1971’s Asterix and the Laurel Wreath, carried a special dedication from the character’s co-creator, Albert Uderzo. Auction house Christie’s also waived its commission on the sale, in Paris. Twelve people were killed when gunmen stormed the offices of satirical... read more »

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's Plea

Amid anger over Danish woman’s gang-rape, Arvind Kejriwal b...

New Delhi – Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, severely criticised for his silence on the gang-rape of a Danish woman, today put the blame squarely on the Delhi Police, accusing it of being... read more »

Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor's autopsy underway at Delhi's AIIMS hospital

Pakistani journalist tried to get close to Shashi ...

New Delhi – In an indecorous controversy surrounding Shashi Tharoor, the Union Minister’s wife Sunanda Tharoor on Wednesday alleged that... read more »

Rahul Gandhi is the almighty of Congress: Ali Anwar

Rahul Gandhi is the almighty of Congress: Ali Anwar

BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad ridiculed Rahul Gandhi, and said that the Congress Party cannot think beyond the family. Commenting on Congress... read more »

Danish woman’s alleged rapist swapped clothes wit...

Danish woman's alleged rapist swapped clothes with her, left evidence: cops

New Delhi – Police investigating the alleged gang-rape of a Danish woman in Delhi on Tuesday night say they have crucial evidence after learning that one... read more »

AAP vs AAP: Arvind Kejriwal a liar, says MLA Vinod Kum...

New Delhi – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday found itself in an embarrassing public confrontation with its MLA, Vinod Kumar Binny, who has called... read more »

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Court reserves judgment on Musharraf travel ban

Court reserves judgment on Musharraf travel ban

Islamabad – The Sindh High Court Monday reserved its judgment on former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s plea for removing his name from the country’s exit control... read more »

China slams Japan for slandering its air defence zone in international forum

China slams Japan for slandering its air defence z...

London – China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for “maliciously slandering” the newly declared air defence zone of... read more »

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft ch...

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft charges

Washington – Chinese President Xi Jinping has authorized a corruption inquiry against the powerful former head of the domestic security apparatus, Zhou... read more »

Afghan Taliban unwilling to negotiate with Karzai govt,...

Afghan Taliban unwilling to negotiate with Karzai govt, says Pak

Islamabad – Pakistan security adviser Sartaj Aziz has said that the Afghan Taliban militant group is unwilling to enter into negotiation with the Karzai... read more »

Kerry extends US-Afghan security deal deadline

Kerry extends US-Afghan security deal deadline

Johannesburg – United States Secretary John Kerry has apparently extended the deadline for the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Afghanistan by... read more »

Govt has been meddling with every film, including PK

Leela Samson, the outgoing chief of India’s censor board who resigned in protest, has accused the NDA government of “coercion” and interfering with her decisions on... read more »

Tarun Tejpal Gets 3 Week Break in Trial to Collect Documents for his Defence

Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal, who is accused of raping a junior colleague, has three weeks to collect documents and evidence to argue his case. The Supreme Court today directed a trial... read more »

Delhi elections: Kiran Bedi joins BJP; Amit Shah says CM choice only after polls

Moving to meet the AAP challenge in Delhi, the BJP inducted on Thursday former IPS officer-turned-activist Kiran Bedi amid indications that she could be the chief ministerial choice of the... read more »

Indian Among 22 Missing After Boat Sinks in China: Media Report

SHANGHAI: More than 20 people were missing today after a tugboat sank on a trial voyage on the Yangtze, China’s longest river, state media and authorities said. The newly built vessel... read more »

Pak Court Declares Taliban Chief ‘Proclaimed Offender’...

Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah and the outfit’s former spokesman Shahidullah Shahid were today declared “proclaimed offenders” by a court here in connection with last... read more »