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Throwback Thursday: Rashmika Mandanna on...

Throwback Thursday: Rashmika Mandanna once called KGF star Yash a ‘Bi...

There was a time when Rashmika Mandanna was entangled in controversy when she named KGF actor and superstar Kannada Rocking Star Yash as the “giant” in the sandalwood industry. Rashmika Mandanna is currently enjoying all the glory from the massive success of the recently released... read more »

Dhanush says Sonam Kapoor is a better le...

Dhanush says Sonam Kapoor is a better lead than Sara Ali Khan, to which she...

Dhanush and Sara Ali Khan first worked together at Atrangi Re. The actor, in a quick shot from Koffee Shots With Karan, was asked to choose between his first Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor and his newest actor Sara Ali Khan. Dhanush, in a recent conversation with Karan Johar, was asked who he thinks... read more »

Omicron fears Delhi to Mumbai; the borde...

Omicron fears Delhi to Mumbai; the border goes back before Christmas, the h...

Omicron warning: While the central government has issued state-specific guidelines after noting the “first signs of an increase,” states have also tightened restrictions in counties again reported high positivity rates. Amid growing concerns about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus,... read more »

After Twitter fights with Chetan Bhagat ...

After Twitter fights with Chetan Bhagat and mocks his books, R Madhavan off...

R Madhavan set the record shortly after excavating Chetan Bhagat and wrote in a series of tweets on Monday. Actor R Madhavan set the record shortly after his seemingly nasty argument with author Chetan Bhagat on Twitter. He confirmed speculation that this was part of a “publicity... read more »

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US military deploys assessment teams in Iraq

WASHINGTON: The US military began deploying assessment teams in Baghdad on Tuesday to evaluate the state of Iraqi security forces and decide how to help them counter an Islamist insurgency that has... read more »

US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to keep Middle East peace talks on track

Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of n...

ARBIL: US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from the political process in Baghdad... read more »

John Kerry lands in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders as i...

BAGHDAD: US secretary of state John Kerry landed in Baghdad on Monday to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government in response to... read more »

Rain havoc in China, 26 killed

Beijing : past four days in southern China storm caused 26 people were killed and three others missing in nine province level. The government said on Sunday.... read more »

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West Bank a...

HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong crackdown... read more »

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Volvo launches S60 T6 in India at Rs 42 lakh

Volvo today announced the launch of S60 T6 petrol variant in India. The vehicle, priced at Rs 42 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), is powered by a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine that is good for 306 HP... read more »

Tesla’s Q2 deliveries surge

Tesla’s second-quarter sales jumped 52 per cent, higher than the company had forecast, giving the Silicon Valley automaker important momentum ahead... read more »

Aetna Agrees to Buy Humana for $37 Billion in Cash, Sto...

Aetna Inc. agreed to buy Humana Inc., the second-largest provider of private Medicare insurance, for $37 billion in cash and stock to broaden its health-care... read more »

Revised railway ticket refund rules from today

The revised rules for refund of cancelled railway tickets, which are aimed at facilitating early confirmation of wait-listed passengers, have come into effect... read more »

Petrol price hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre, diesel Rs 2.71 p...

Petrol price was today hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre, the second straight steep increase in rates this month. The price hike, which... read more »

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Sanjay Bangar is as calm as Gary Kirsten was: Virender Sehwag

After Kings XI Punjab stormed into their first IPL final riding on Virender Sehwag’s century, the opener compared coach Sanjay Bangar to former India coach Gary Kirsten, who was in charge when... read more »

KXIP vs CSK, IPL 2014 Qualifier 2: Glenn Maxwell v...

Glenn Maxwell needs to come back to form and his battle with Ravichandran Ashwin could well have an impact on Kings XI Punjab’s Qualifier 2 against... read more »

Bangladesh tour good opportunity for England tour: Rain...

Raina, Jadeja spin Windies out for 211

Suresh Raina, who is all set to lead the 15-member Indian squad to Bangladesh for a three-ODI series, has said it would a good opportunity for him to get... read more »

Uthappa, Sandeep selected for Bangladesh series

Mumbai: Robin Uthappa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir have been picked in the Indian ODI squad for the three-ODI series against Bangladesh... read more »

Top Pak cricketers want bilateral series with India

Some of Pakistan’s top cricketers including Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar have supported the restoration of bilateral cricket ties with India and hoped the... read more »

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Amitabh Bachchan gets 10 million Twitter followers

“10 MILLION!! ON TWITTER!! YEEAAAHH!! Thank you all that follow me! Next target 20,” Amitabh tweeted on Sunday. The most followed Twitter user in India, the 71-year-old is known for his... read more »

Boman Irani gets police protection after threat fr...

Bollywood actor Boman Irani has been provided police protection after he allegedly received a threat call from fugitive underworld don Ravi... read more »

Salman Khan’s ‘Bigg Boss 8’ tagline r...

Salman Khan’s ‘Bigg Boss’ has always been in news for multiple number of reasons. And now that the promos featuring Salman Khan are already... read more »

Akshay Kumar performed deadly stunt for ‘Shaukeen’

Akshay Kumar is known in the industry to perform his own stunts in his film. The actor has yet again performed some death defying stunts for his upcoming film,... read more »

Irrfan Khan to work with Aishwarya Rai in ‘Jazbaa’

Bollywood beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan would soon be making her comeback to films with the Sanjay Gupta film Jazbaa. Later we were informed that Gupta... read more »

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Man United, Sociedad draw 0-0 in Champions League

Man United, Sociedad draw 0-0 in Champions League

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – Robin van Persie missed a penalty as Manchester United was held to a 0-0 draw at Real Sociedad in Group A of the Champions League on Tuesday. Van Persie saw a powerful... read more »

Wenger plays down `rivalry` with Mourinho ahead of Chelsea clash

Klopp suggests Wenger be given `knighthood` for ef...

London – Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has claimed that Arsene Wenger deserves a knighthood for his efforts with Arsenal, and that he... read more »

Moyes urges `stamped` Januzaj to look up to Messi for `...

Moyes denies Keane's claim about Fergie still trying to `run` Man U

Johannesburg – Manchester United manager David Moyes has cited four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi as an example for teenage sensation Adnan... read more »

`Forgetful` Becks dupes Halloween partygoers by `dressi...

David Beckham

London -Retired England football legend David Beckham tricked partygoers at a H´‹,ü¤‹,¤‹,ween masquerade ball by turning up as himself,... read more »

Diego Costa right to choose Spain: Pele

Diego Costa right to choose Spain: Pele

Sao Paulo – Football legend Pele has backed Diego Costa’s decision to commit his future to Spain, describing the Brazil-born striker’s move... read more »

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Health & Fitness

Hydration, regular breakfast give sound sleep

Hydration, regular breakfast give sound sleep

Los Angeles – The festive season can be fun but also bring a lot of stress and sleeplessness. Don’t skip breakfast and drink as much water as possible to sleep well. You may start... read more »

Vitamin D may not protect against cancer, diabetes and dementia`

Vitamin D may not protect against cancer, diabetes...

London – Researchers have cast doubt on vitamin D’s ability to offer us protection against diseases like cancer, diabetes and... read more »

Meditation does have health benefits

Meditation does have health benefits

Washington – Researchers have claimed to have gathered evidence of specific molecular changes in the body following a period of mindfulness... read more »

Smoking after cancer diagnosis ups death risk: study

Smoking after cancer diagnosis ups death risk: study

Washington – Men who continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer have an increased risk of death compared with those who quit smoking, US... read more »

Resting your brain could help boost memory performance

Resting your brain could help boost memory performance

Washington – A new study has revealed that while the human brain is in a resting state, patterns of neuronal activity which are associated to specific... read more »

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3 simple exercises for a flat tummy

Don’t want to end up injured or exhausted? Don’t overdo things on the workout front. Instead, aim for a brisk 20-minute walk every day to burn fat, plus do the following exercises to help... read more »

5 foods that make you smarter

Oily fish A common problem that several people face today is trying to recollect simple everyday tasks — what errands you need to run, who... read more »

5 Things a man will never ever tell you

We want you to like our friends, but not love them: A man would want his girlfriend to get along with his friends, but he may not like you hanging out with... read more »

How to become every man’s dream girl

Being good to a man simply isn’t the key ingredient. So many women make their mistake here. They give and give hoping it will endear them to the man.... read more »

Soon, personalised gene therapies for vision loss

Washington: Researchers have created a new approach to develop personalised gene therapies for patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a leading cause of... read more »

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Rohtak Gangrape: Victim’s Head & Face Smashed, Oesophagus Mis...

The Haryana Police have arrested two people after a young woman from Haryana’s Sonepat district was allegedly abducted, gangraped and brutally killed by them, police officials said on 13... read more »

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: D-Day for India as New Del...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will be holding public hearings in the Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav case today. The International Court... read more »

TMC leader killed in Odisha’s Baharampur

BAHARMPUR: A Trinamool Congress leader, Ashadul Sheikh was killed in Murshidabad district after miscreants hurled bombs and shot him four times, the police... read more »

Tejas Successfully Test Fires Beyond Visual Range Missi...

The test-firing was conducted on a manoeuvrable aerial target at the interim test range in Chandipur in Odisha. NEW DELHI:  Light combat aircraft Tejas today... read more »

EVM tampering: Sad that EC has backed out from hackatho...

Delhi Chief Minister on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has “backed out of the proposed hackathon” to ascertain the reliability of EVMs... read more »

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1984 riots guilty remain unpunished: Arun Jaitley

Raking up the issue of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Monday alleged that those guilty for the “state sponsored” violence still remain unpunished. Describing the... read more »

AAP demands Praveen Togadia’s arrest over an...

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded the immediate arrest of VHP leader Dr Praveen Togadia for his alleged hate speech. In a press... read more »

PM walked on snow, but didn’t leave any footprint...

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley is on a writing spree this election season. This time, he has taken on the Prime Minister’s media advisor... read more »

Invite BJP to form govt or call fresh poll: AAP to Delh...

Invite BJP to form govt or call fresh poll: AAP to Delhi LG A day after the Supreme Court ruled that Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung can take a... read more »

AAP complaint against Ajit Pawar for threatening villag...

An AAP candidate from Baramati Lok Sabha constituency has accused Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar of threatening villagers of cutting off their... read more »

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How to save astronauts’ eyes during space travel

How to save astronauts’ eyes during space travel

Washington – More than 30 percent of astronauts returning from two-week space shuttle missions and 60 percent who spent six months aboard the International Space Station were found to be... read more »

Rare magnetar found near supernova remnant

Rare magnetar found near supernova remnant

Washington – Astronomers have discovered a new transient magnetar near supernova remnant SNR Kesteven 79. It is likely that the magnetar, an... read more »

3 out of top 4 trending YouTube 2013 list features musi...

YouTube ad revenues likely to jump 51pc to $5.6bn in 2013

Johannesburg – Music videos have reportedly shared a huge space on Google-owned YouTube’s top trending videos of 2013 list. Google said that about 3... read more »

Comet ISON`s dead

Comet ISON`s dead

Washington – Comet Ison, once called the comet of the century, couldn’t survive the close brush with the sun, it has been revealed. The comet, which... read more »

Monitor lizard breathes in mysterious way like birds, a...

Monitor lizard breathes in mysterious way like birds, alligators and dinos

Washington – A new study has revealed that air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards-  a breathing method shared by birds,... read more »

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I may not play for India again, but it’s a goal: Yuvraj Sin...

New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh, Player of the Tournament in the 2011 World Cup, has admitted to having mulled over the fact that he has played his last match for India as he struggles for opportunities to... read more »

Haddin reveals `daughter's battle against cancer` helped him play better in Ashes

Cricketer Brad Haddin rested from Australia squad ...

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been rested from a near full-length squad to face South Africa in their pre-World Cup series with the world... read more »

Sania excited to be in Federer’s team in IPTL

On a high after winning the WTA Finals doubles crown and a clutch of prestigious titles this year, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza says she is now bracing up for... read more »

Kulkarni replaces injured Shami for Sri Lanka ODIs

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka beginning on November 2, a BCCI release said on Monday. He will be replaced... read more »

Federer targets number one spot as race for London heat...

Federer beats Dimitrov in straight sets to move into Swiss Indoors semifinals

PARIS: Roger Federer is taking his battle with Novak Djokovic for the world number one spot down to the wire as he arrives at the Paris Masters, which begins... read more »

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North Korean troops ordered onto war footing by Kim Jong-un

Korea Central News Agency has issued a lengthy rant about South Korean “puppet war maniacs,” Julian Ryall in Tokyo writes. The statement warns the South Korean military to act with... read more »

Bangkok bomb: Thai TV apologises for bomb re-enact...

The re-enactment on Thursday evening sparked outrage among Thais at the shrine and online. Executives at Nation TV have since acknowledged it was... read more »

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe takes office as new Pri...

Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Friday as the island nation’s two major political parties signed an agreement to... read more »

India ‘advises’ Pakistani NSA Aziz not to m...

India has advised Pakistani NSA Sartaj Aziz not to meet separatist Hurriyat leaders before talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, raising a question... read more »

Hurriyat leaders released hours after house arrest

Just hours after they were placed under house arrest, Kashmiri separatist leaders were on Thursday released by authorities in Srinagar indicating a confused... read more »

Interview: Mr. Akshay is the soul of Atranga Re: Anand L Rai on the next album and how he...

After creating small town love stories like Tanu Weds Manu, Ranjhaanaa, and Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Anand La Rai is gearing up for the release of their next film, Atrangi Re, with Sarah Ali... read more »

Ahead of the RRR: SS trailer, Rajamouli shares a BTS video with Rem Charan, Aliya Bhatt a...

With the highly anticipated RRR trailer set for tomorrow, the creators don’t set a stone to excite fans every minute. Yesterday the creators shared a video of BTS with the characters... read more »

RBI Monetary Policy Updates Live | The head of RBI Shaktikanta Das said the repo rate rem...

RBI Monetary Policy Updates Real Time: In line with expectations, the RBI MPC keeps key interest rates unchanged. This is the ninth consecutive time there has been no change in interest... read more »

Hey Ayushmann Hurrana, why only on Mondays? I’m glad to see this picture on the day ...

Hey Ayushmann Hurrana, why only on Mondays? I’m happy to see this picture on the day of the week. Hard to beat the morning blues? Then Ayushmann Hurran’s latest social media... read more »

Sara Ali Khan came up with a nickname for fellow Atrangi Re Aksh...

The fan following of Akshay Kumar knows no bounds! Ever since the actor has made a mark for himself in the Hindi film industry, he has been garnering a lot of fan base and love from the viewers.... read more »