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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 »

France to discuss measures to avert Pari...

France to discuss measures to avert Paris-style attacks

Key members of the French government will meet on Saturday morning to decide on new measures aimed at thwarting a repeat of the attacks in Paris that culminated in a massacre of 12 people at a satirical newspaper, and a supermarket bloodbath that left four hostages dead. World leaders have... read more »

US trains Iraqis for house-to-house batt...

US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS

TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter and search it. For now, there are no militants inside, and American and Iraqi instructors are on hand to tell them how to position... read more »

Reflecting makes post break-up recovery ...

Reflecting makes post break-up recovery quicker

If you had a break-up recently, do not shy away from discussing it with friends or even research experts as repeated reflecting actually speeds up emotional recovery, new research at the Northwestern University in the US shows. “I would encourage a person, who recently experienced a break-up... read more »

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Tejpal never planned to join probe: Goa police officer

HC rejects Tejpal’s plea for interim protection from arrest

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim relief in the anticipatory bail plea of Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case. The court posted the case to... read more »

Hemraj's widow thanks judiciary for Talwar verdict

Hemraj’s widow thanks judiciary for Talwar v...

By Anil Giri Kathmandu – The Indian judiciary Wednesday got a ‘Thank You’ from the widow of the Nepalese domestic help whose murder... read more »

Appoint special prosecutors for sex crimes: Delhi HC

Appoint special prosecutors for sex crimes: Delhi HC

New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the state government to appoint special public prosecutors in each district court within three months... read more »

Cyclone Lehar moves towards Andhra

Cyclone Lehar moves towards Andhra

New Delhi – The cyclonic storm Lehar in the Bay of Bengal Wednesday moved further towards the Andhra Pradesh coast and could cross it Thursday causing... read more »

Supreme Court asks states to respond on Aadhaar validit...

SC notice to CBI on Gujarat cop Amin's bail plea

New Delhi – The Supreme Court has asked states to respond to petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar cards, and it being made... read more »

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China urges US to respect air defence zone

China urges flexibility on Iran nuclear talks in Geneva

Beijing – China Thursday called on parties concerned to adopt a flexible and pragmatic approach, as they began a new round of talks on the Iran nuclear issue in Geneva. Foreign Ministry... read more »

Dangerous operation to remove fuel rods about to begin at Fukushima nuke plant

Dangerous operation to remove fuel rods about to b...

London – Engineers are preparing to extract the first of more than 1,000 nuclear fuel rods from one of the wrecked reactor buildings at... read more »

`2Day FM` in soup on prank call which claimed Jacintha ...

`2Day FM` in soup on prank call which claimed Jacintha Saldanha’s life

Sydney – The 2Day FM has lost its bid to prevent the ACMA from looking into the infamous royal prank call last December that pushed Indian origin British... read more »

Pakistan claims nuclear facilities safe from cyber, oth...

Pakistan claims nuclear facilities safe from cyber, other threats for 40 years

Islamabad – Pakistan has given ‘highest importance’ to ensuring that the country’s nuclear programme is safe and secure, Ambassador Masood Khan... read more »

Tehran confirms India still part of Iran-Pak gas pipeli...

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – India is still part of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline officially as the modalities between Iran and India for the supply of gas, including... read more »

Australia visit will be special, historic: PM Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that his visit to Australia this month would be both “special and historic”. The Prime Minister is travelling to... read more »

4,000 Mumbaikars hit by dengue in October, admits BMC

MUMBAI: 4.000 Mumbaikars suffered from dengue fever in October alone, admitted BMC officials after two months of repeated denials. Presenting a clearer picture of the dengue sweep across... read more »

BSP a force to reckon with: Mayawati

Akhilesh Das offered Rs 100 crore for Rajya Sabha ticket: Mayawati

LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday alleged former Union minister Akhilesh Das, who quit the party a day earlier, had offered her Rs 100 crore for renominating him to the Rajya Sabha.... read more »

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio to share infrastructure

Frustrated Airtel snaps Loop deal

NEW DELHI: Disappointed at the lack of clearance to its bid to acquire the assets of Mumbai-based telecom operator Loop Telecom, Bharti Airtel pulled out of the deal, just weeks before the... read more »

Finance minister signals lower rate, cheaper funds

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday told industry captains that he expects the cost of capital to come down, a statement which CEOs read as a signal to a rate cut in the coming... read more »