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Google invests $1 billion to ease housin...

Google invests $1 billion to ease housing shortage near California headquar...

Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Tuesday it would set aside $750 million in land and $250 million in financing to spur developers in the San Francisco Bay Area to build at least 20,000 homes and rehabilitate other housing over the next decade. Google, which told Reuters it has 45,000... read more »

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
N. Sitharaman is the first female financ...

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minis...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday named Nirmala Sitharaman, previously the country`s defence minister, as the next finance minister – thus making her India’s female finance minister after 48 years. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira... read more »

Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice 'Kapalbhati' to manage stress for next 15 years
Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice ...

Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice ‘Kapalbhati’ to manage ...

On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took an oath of office and secrecy in a grand ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday, yoga guru and Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev took a jibe at the opposition stating that they should practice ‘Kapalbhati’ for next 10-15 years in order to manage... read more »

Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Home, Nirmala becomes first woman Finance Minister
Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Ho...

Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Home Minister, Nirmala becomes first ...

BJP president Amit Shah is the new Union Home Minister and former Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the fresh Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister. Former Home Minister Rajnath Singh takes over Defence and former Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will take care of External Affairs. The allocation... read more »

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Andhra CM orders probe into bus fire mishap

Leave Telangana decision to the people, says Chief Minister N. K...

 Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has asked the UPA government to wait till the general elections for the Telugu-speaking people to give their mandate on bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. The Chief... read more »

Congress responds to Narendra Modi’s attack:...

Congress’ Ajay Maken responds to Narendra Modi’s attack on his party in Raipur on September 7. Here are the highlights: When Planning... read more »

Nido Taniam’s autopsy report likely today

The autopsy report of Nido Taniam, the Arunachal Pradesh student who was beaten todeath last week, is expected today. The report is likely to throw light on... read more »

Narendra Modi vs Congress: standard. Narendra Modi vs A...

Narendra Modi speaks at a Vijay Shankhnad rally in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh –  Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party joined the Congress and the Samajwadi Party on Narendra Modi’s list of targets at... read more »

Delhi power prices hiked by upto 8% after threat of bla...

New Delhi –  Delhi will pay between 6 and 8 per cent more for power starting tomorrow. Earlier today, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal derided the... read more »

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China Pumps Up the Volume Against Japan

China welcomes cease-fire deal in South Sudan

China Friday welcomed a cease-fire agreement between the South Sudanese government and opposition forces, calling for its immediate implementation. “China welcomes the ceasefire agreement... read more »

Ukraine unrest : Opposition sceptical over crisis ...

Protesters in Ukraine have expressed scepticism that talks between an opposition leader and President Viktor Yanukovych can make progress. Some in... read more »

Blast Hits Cairo Police HQ, 2 Dead

Egyptian officials say a large explosion near police headquarters in Cairo has killed at least two people, just a day before the sensitive third anniversary of... read more »

The internet is ‘a gift from God’ says Pope...

The internet is 'a gift from God' says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has shared his thoughts about the Internet, declaring it a wonderful thing but also expressing worries that it impair human relationships and... read more »

Dozens of Vehicles Involved in Deadly Indiana Pileup

More than 40 vehicles, many of them semitrailers, collided amid whiteout conditions in a massive highway pileup that left three people dead and more than 20... read more »

Will Alibaba crash impact Indian e-commerce valuation?

NEW DELHI: When Alibaba listed on NYSE a year ago, it created history with the highest share sale value, making the Chinese e-commerce giant valued at around $230 billion. A year on, the... read more »

Nine dead, over 30 injured in attack at Afghan volleyball match

Kabul: At least nine people were killed and 33 wounded Sunday in a bomb attack at a sports match in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, on the same day that Islamic State fighters launched... read more »

Thousands flee as `super typhoon` Dujuan nears Taiwan

Taipei: Evacuations were stepped up in Taiwan Monday as `super typhoon` Dujuan swirled towards the island, gathering strength on its approach to the east coast.Torrential rains and high... read more »

Successful Mars mission helps ISRO end year on high note

Isro successfully launches Astrosat, six other satellites

SRIHARIKOTA: Isro on Monday successfully launched India’s first astronomy satellite Astrosat, eleven years after the government cleared the project. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle... read more »

In a first, France launches air strikes on Islamic State training...

Paris: Six French jet fighters targeted and destroyed an Islamic State training camp in eastern Syria, President Francois Hollande said on Sunday, making good on a promise to go after the group that... read more »

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