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David Cameron uses Paris terror attack t...

David Cameron uses Paris terror attack to push through more surveillance po...

Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to give new web surveillance powers to intelligence agencies following the horrific terror attacks in Paris last week. He appeared to say that he’d want to ban any means of digital communication that cannot be snooped on. “If I’m Prime... read more »

No talks with India without Kashmir on a...

No talks with India without Kashmir on agenda: Pakistan

Islamabad: The United States on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to re-engage in serious dialogue, saying both the countries needed to overcome historical mistrust.Addressing a joint press conference with Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on national security and... read more »

IndusInd Bank meets forecast, profit up ...

IndusInd Bank meets forecast, profit up 29% at Rs 447 cr

Pribvate sector lender IndusInd Bank ‘sDecember quarter net profit rose 29 percent year-on-year to Rs 447 crore, driven by a strong growth in net interest income as well as other income. The bottomline got a further boost from lower provisions, money that the bank has to set aside for bad... read more »

RBI Likely Buying Dollars Via State Bank...

RBI Likely Buying Dollars Via State Banks: Traders

The RBI was likely buying dollars via state-run banks starting at around 62.02 levels to prevent a further appreciation in the rupee, four traders said on Tuesday. The partially convertible rupee was trading at 62.06/07 per dollar by 1345 India time (0815 GMT), after moments earlier hitting as much... read more »

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Howrah police takes custody of Kunal Ghosh

Howrah police takes custody of Kunal Ghosh

Howrah district police today took custody of suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, who was arrested in connection with the Saradha Group ponzi scam a week ago. When Mr. Ghosh was produced... read more »

Tejpal case: Police probe into Lekhi Twitter leak begins

Court to decide on Tejpal’s bail plea by eve...

The sessions court in Goa will decide on the anticipatory bail application filed by Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday,... read more »

Police asked to file detailed ATR on plea against Team ...

Police asked to file detailed ATR on plea against Team Anna

A court in New Delhi on Satur directed Delhi Police to file a detailed action taken report on a plea for lodging FIR against Anna Hazare and his former team... read more »

Veteran Choreographer R. Raghuram passes away

Choreographer Raghuram passes away

Veteran choreographer for several Tamil and South Indian films R. Raghuram died at his residence in Chennai on Saturday afternoon. He was 64. One of the most... read more »

AFSPA extended for a year in Manipur

AFSPA extended for a year in Manipur

Barring seven Assembly constituencies within Imphal Municipal area, the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 will be extended for another year... read more »

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World powers fail to seal Iran nuclear deal

World powers fail to seal Iran nuclear deal

The five United Nation veto powers and Germany failed to agree on an initial nuclear deal with Iran that would have asked for mutual concessions, after three days of high-level talks in Geneva. “A... read more »

Pakistan PM to attend CHOGM in Colombo

Pakistan PM to attend CHOGM in Colombo

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka next week, state... read more »

World powers’ representatives in consultations ab...

World powers' representatives in consultations about Iran n-talks

Geneva – Representatives of the US, Britain, France, Russia and China, plus Germany, are consulting with their countries prior to the start of the... read more »

China to discuss key economic reforms in `secret` Third...

China to discuss key economic reforms in `secret` Third Plenum

London – China is all set for a four-day meeting, called Third Plenum, to discuss significant economic reforms for the next decade. The areas expected to... read more »

Western powers may defreeze $50 bn Iranian assets in re...

Western powers may defreeze $50 bn Iranian assets in return for interim nuke deal

Melbourne – Western powers may offer to defreeze Iranian assets worth 50 billion dollars, but any broad dilution of sanctions in the interim deal on... read more »

Army calls killing of Kashmiri boys a mistake, takes responsibility and orders probe

The Indian Army on Friday accepted responsibility for the killing of two teenage boys in Kashmir’s Budgam area admitting that it was a mistake and promised a transparent probe into... read more »

This Andhra Millionaire Likely to Become Union Minister

Rajya Sabha lawmaker YS Chowdary of the Telugu Desam Party or TDP may become a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet tomorrow. TDP President Chandrababu Naidu today confirmed... read more »

India and Bhutan signed MoU on establishment of Nalanda University

Highlights of the agreement The MoU states that the objectives and functions of Nalanda University includes the establishment of an international institution of learning that will bring... read more »

Can the decline of WI cricket be reversed?

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the withdrawal of the West Indian cricket team from the Tour of India, which should have been taking place now, is one of the most significant... read more »

Suresh Raina says ‘honoured’ by PM Modi’s Swach...

New Delhi: Cricketer Suresh Raina today said he was honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to join the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The left-hander posted tweets confirming his... read more »