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Militant group Boko Haram killed around ...

Militant group Boko Haram killed around 2000 people in an attack in Norther...

A small city on the northern border of Nigeria witnessed an Islamic extremist attack by the jihadist group Boko Haram on January 9, 2015. The attack killed as many as 2000 people. The attack is said to be the deadliest in the history of Boko Haram in its ongoing five-year long insurgency in... read more »

Vedanta plans big investments in Rajasth...

Vedanta plans big investments in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: With trophy assets like Cairn India and Hindustan Zinc located in Rajasthan, the engagement of Vedanta Resources has grown deeper with the state, which is considered the mineral museum of the country. Chairman of the London-listed company Anil Agarwal who visited the city on Thursday told... read more »

Singapore trade minister to attend Vibra...

Singapore trade minister to attend Vibrant Gujarat summit

SINGAPORE: Singapore trade and industry minister will travel to India on Saturday to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, scheduled to start on Sunday, to boost economic ties and explore new business opportunities in India. Trade and Industry minister S Iswaran, who is also the second minister for... read more »

Indian Railways invite suggestions from ...

Indian Railways invite suggestions from Public for forthcoming Railway Budg...

The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has been emphasizing on the need to make Indian Railways citizen oriented, so that citizens can provide inputs on various aspects on railways to improve services in railways. It is also in line with the approach of Hon’ble Prime Minister on the... read more »

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Tejpal denied more time, may be arrested: Goa Police

Tejpal denied more time, may be arrested: Goa Police

Panaji – Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal’s request for two more days’ time to appear before Goa Police has been rejected and he could be arrested, a police officer here said... read more »

Fought election with confidence: Sheila Dikshit

Dikshit to ‘hangout’ with Delhi citize...

By Alok Singh New Delhi – With some opinion polls showing her trailing behind other contenders, Delhi Chi! ef Minister Sheila Dikshit is set to... read more »

Sushma Swaraj insists Congress backing Tejpal

Sushma Swaraj insists Congress backing Tejpal

New Delhi – A day after Law Minister Kapil Sibal blamed BJP leader Sushma Swaraj for drawing h! is name into the Tarun Tejpal controversy, the Leader of... read more »

Tejpal withdraws anticipatory bail plea from Delhi HC.

Tejpal withdraws bail plea in HC to move “appropriate” court

In a change of strategy, Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexual assault against a woman colleague, on Thursday withdrew his bail plea in the Delhi High Court, saying... read more »

Abu Salem gets seven-year jail in fake passport case

Abu Salem gets seven-year jail in fake passport case

Hyderabad – A special court here Thursday sent! enced gangster Abu Salem to seven years in jail in the 2001 fake passport case. The Central Bureau of... read more »

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John Kerry warns of violence if Israel-Palestinian peace talks fail

John Kerry warns of violence if Israel-Palestinian peace talks fa...

Amman – US Secretary of State John Kerry warned today of a return to violence if faltering peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians ultimately fail. He also rejected suggestions that he... read more »

Swiss scientists confirm abnormal presence of polonium in samples of Arafat's body

Swiss scientists confirm abnormal presence of polo...

LAUSANNE – Swiss scientists who analyzed samples from the corpse of Yasser Arafat Thursday confirmed the abnormal presence of radioactive... read more »

Syrian war cost tops $103 bn: UN

Syria rebel chief Liwa al-Tawhid Brigade killed in regime strike

Washington – The total cost of Syria’s almost three-year-long conflict has reached over $103 billion in the first half of 2013, the UN said. The... read more »

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Washington – President Barack Obama has for the first time offered an apology to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they... read more »

India seeks result based time line for UNSC reforms

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

New York – Asserting that the credibility of the UN Security Council is at stake, India has sought a results based time line for reforms in the decision... read more »

12 children feared drowned in boat capsize in UP

RAE BARELI : Twelve children were today feared drowned when their boat capsized in the Gangariver at Raalpurghat under Saraini police station area here, police said. The boat was ferrying... read more »

I am opposed to India, US policies, says Imran Khan

Imran Khan lauds Modi for anti-black money initiatives

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s opposition leader Imran Khan is all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks. “Whatever... read more »

Australia’s spy agency warns of G20 cyberattacks

SYDNEY: An Australian intelligence agency is warning that cyber-criminals will target the upcoming G20 summit in Brisbane, saying they could include state-sanctioned hackers, trade spies or... read more »

Nelson Mandela took history in his hands: Obama

Obama writes rare letter to Iran’s supreme leader

WASHINGTON: In a rare outreach to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Barack Obama has written a letter about the fight against Islamic State militants, a common... read more »

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

US air force believes fighter jet crashed in Gulf of Mexico

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE (Florida): US air force officials say they believe an F-16 fighter jet has crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. A news release from Tyndall Air Force Base says the jet was on a... read more »