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Today, Kiran Bedi’s Turn. Big Road...

Today, Kiran Bedi’s Turn. Big Roadshow for BJP’s Presumptive Ch...

NEW DELHI: In an open jeep, with multiple garlands around her neck and BJP leaders surrounding her, Kiran Bedi has begun a road show down the narrow roads of Krishna Nagar, the east Delhi constituency from which she is contesting her first election. It is clearly designed as a show of unity after... read more »

Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests
Japan PM Shinzo Abe rushes home to lead ...

Japan PM Shinzo Abe rushes home to lead hostage crisis response

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was rushing home from the Middle East Wednesday to take charge of Tokyo’s response after Islamic militants threatened to kill two nationals unless he pays a $200 million ransom. A defiant Abe vowed he would not bow to “terrorism” as Japan... read more »

‘Baby’ is a well-carved film...

‘Baby’ is a well-carved film; talks about terrorism, says Aksha...

New Delhi: After impressing audiences and critics with his army officer act in “Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty” in 2014, Bollywood’s action star Akshay Kumar is once again broaching the subject of terrorism in his forthcoming film “Baby”. He says the intent is to... read more »

Australian Open 2015: Novak Djokovic &am...

Australian Open 2015: Novak Djokovic & Stan Wawrinka win

Djokovic, a four-time champion in Melbourne, beat Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-2 6-4, while Wawrinka saw off Turkey’s Marsel Ilhan 6-1 6-4 6-2. Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova opened with a 6-1 6-4 win over Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp in the women’s draw. World number one... read more »

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Corn oil better at cutting cholesterol than extra virgin olive oil

Corn oil better at cutting cholesterol than extra virgin olive oi...

Washington –  Researchers have shown that corn oil significantly lowers cholesterol with more favorable changes in total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-C than extra virgin olive oil. The scientists... read more »

Consular officer meets Sunil James, two other sailors in Togo jail

Consular officer meets Sunil James, two other sail...

New Delhi – consular officer is reported to have met jailed Indian merchant navy captain Sunil James and two sailors in the West African nation... read more »

Android flashlight app `deceives` millions of users

Android flashlight app `deceives` millions of users

London – Millions of Android users have been “deceived” by a developer, who gathered their personal data through free flashlight app, the US... read more »

India’s first supersonic jet Mig-21 to be aviatio...

India's first supersonic jet Mig-21 to be aviation folklore

Kolkata –  The deafening roar of the Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21 FL afterburner, an iconic delta-wing fighter aircraft that heralded the ‘supersonic... read more »

BJP attacks Congress over Anti-Communal Violence Bill

BJP attacks Congress over Anti-Communal Violence Bill

New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticised the Congress over the Anti-Communal Violence Bill, which is likely to be introduced... read more »

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Typhoon death toll tops 3,600 in Philippines

Typhoon death toll tops 3,600 in Philippines

Manila – Philippine authorities Friday raised the death toll from super typhoon Haiyan to 3,621, hours after the UN said at least 4,400 people had died in the central region of the... read more »

China urges personnel's safety in South Sudan

China to optimise army size, structure

Beijing – China will optimise the size and structure of its army, adjust and improve the proportion between various troops, and reduce... read more »

UNSC fails to delay trials of Kenyan leaders

UNSC fails to delay trials of Kenyan leaders

United Nations – The UN Security Council Friday failed to adopt a draft resolution co-sponsored by African countries on deferring the International... read more »

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses IAE...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses IAEA report on Iran

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday dismissed a report released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which... read more »

DPRK slams S. Korean president as “maniac” ...

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela's death

PYONGYANG – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday blasted South Korean President Park Geun-hye for her recent European trip,... read more »

When you’re obese and pregnant

“Obese pregnant women are more likely to give birth to babies with excessive body fat and these children may grow up to be obese or overweight adults. The exact cause is not... read more »

IS claims beheading of US aid worker, 18 Syrians

BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday claimed to have executed Peter Kassig, a US aid worker kidnapped in Syria, as a warning to the United States. The same video showed the... read more »

Tony Abbott and Angela Merkel announce joint working group to boost trade between Australi...

Speaking at a lecture hosted by the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Ms Merkel said recent deals with Korea and Japan, today’s deal with China, and the prospective Trans-Pacific Partnership... read more »

18 killed in China plant fire

Beijing: At least 18 people were killed after a major fire at a food company in east China`s Shandong province, authorities said Monday.The fire broke out at 7 pm Sunday at a carrot... read more »

One dead, 200 arrested as Kenya police raid radical mosques

Mombasa: One man was killed on Monday as Kenyan security forces arrested over 200 people and seized weapons in raids on mosques accused of links with Somalia’s Al Qaida affiliated Al Shabab... read more »