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Domestic car sales surged by 15.26 per c...

Domestic car sales surged by 15.26 per cent in December 2014 over 2013

Domestic passenger car sales rose by 15.26 per cent to 1,52,743 units in December 2014 as compared to 1,32,524 units in the corresponding month of 2013. Motorcycle sales in December last year declined by 3.52 per cent to 7,79,908 units from 8,08,389 units in 2013, according to data released by auto... read more »

Sensex down 120 points
Markets erase early gains; ICICI Bank, I...

Markets erase early gains; ICICI Bank, ITC & Infosys drag

Markets have erased early gains and have slipped into negative zone weighed down by selling in select index heavyweight shares like ICICI Bank, ITC and Infosys. At 12:13PM, the 30-share Sensex was down 64 points at 27,210 and the 50-share Nifty was down 20 points at 8,215. Top losers on the Sensex... read more »

Israeli general says not worried by Pale...

Israeli general says not worried by Palestinian move to join ICC

WASHINGTON – Israel’s top military officer said on Thursday he was disappointed rather than worried about a Palestinian move to join the International Criminal Court, calling it unnecessary because Israel could investigate complaints itself. Lieutenant General Benjamin Gantz, the chief... read more »

Thai caretaker PM refuses to step down
Thailand begins impeachment hearing of o...

Thailand begins impeachment hearing of ousted PM

Bangkok: Thailand’s military-appointed legislature began impeachment hearings on Friday against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a move analysts say is aimed at ensuring the ousted leader stays out of politics for the foreseeable future.The charges, dismissed by Yingluck’s... read more »

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'Cyclone Lehar' set to hit Andhra coast with full force by Thursday

‘Cyclone Lehar’ set to hit Andhra coast with full for...

Hyderabad – Cyclone Lehar is all set to hit the Andhra coast with full force by Thursday. Weather bureau reports said that the severe cyclonic storm has now become a ‘very severe cyclonic... read more »

Tejpal's anticipatory bail plea hearing at 3.30 p.m.

Tehelka persuades lawyers, activists to stay on pr...

New Delhi – Tehelka issued a statement Tuesday saying it is trying to persuade lawyers and activists to stay on a panel to investigate charges... read more »

Mumbai has fond memories of 26/11 victims

Mumbai has fond memories of 26/11 victims

Mumbai – Five years on since the dastardly 26/11 terror attacks, Mumbai remembered the martyrs, victims and survivors at various commemoration events !... read more »

Modi shortlisted by Time magazine for Person of the Yea...

Modi shortlisted by Time magazine for Person of the Year title

Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi is among 42 global leaders shortlisted by Time magazine for ‘Person of the... read more »

Court refuses interim relief to Tejpal

Goa Police summon Tejpal

The Delhi High Court which is hearing the anticipatory bail plea of Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case on Tuesday refused to grant interim... read more »

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UAE can be world's best in road safety: WHO

UAE can be world’s best in road safety: WHO

Abu Dhabi – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has all the potential to be the best country in the world in road safety or at least among the top five, said a senior official of the World Health... read more »

Time for nuclear talks 'not unlimited': France tells Iran

Time for nuclear talks ‘not unlimited’...

Paris – France warned Iran that negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme could not go on forever, ahead of a fresh... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Did top secret `spy hit squad` plot Princess Diana’s as...

British police reject Princess Diana murder claim

London – Princess Diana’s death in the 1997 Paris car crash was planned and carried out by a top secret `spy hit squad`, known by the codename UK/N, it... read more »

Mahatma Gandhi’s `charkha` sells for 110,000 pounds at ...

Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 66th death anniversary

London – Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi’s symbolic spinning wheel, also called ‘charkha’ in Hindi, has been sold at a UK auction for about... read more »

We are geared up for Korea: India captain

No Indian in ICC’s ‘Test Team’ while Dhoni leads ‘ODI’ side

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’ but none of the Indian players found berth in governing body’s ‘Test Team of... read more »

School bus crash in Egypt kills 16

At least 16 people, mostly children, were killed on Wednesday when a school bus crashed into three other vehicles on a desert road in the Nile Delta north of Cairo, state television... read more »

RIL shares up nearly 3%

RIL to sell 49.9% stake in US joint venture

NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries is looking to sell its 49.9% stake in a US joint venture that owns a 460 miles pipeline network for transportation of shale oil and gas. RIL, as well as its... read more »

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio to share infrastructure

Bharti Airtel calls off Rs 700 cr deal to buy Loop Mobile

Telecom major  Bharti Airtel  has called off its plans to acquire business and assets of Mumbai based Loop Mobile, for about Rs 700 crore, as the Department of Telecom is yet to clear the... read more »

Idea to challenge Rs 600 crore government penalty notice

Idea Cellular opposes extension of permits to Bharti Airtel, Voda...

NEW DELHI: In a rare instance of disagreement between GSM telecom companies, Idea CellularBSE 0.43 % has opposed the extension of permits for Bharti AirtelBSE -3.06 % and Vodafone India in Delhi... read more »