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Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Hawaiz...

Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Hawaizaada’ to recreate history

To rekindle the Indian pride and spread the work of the legend Shivkar Talpade, the Hawaizaada team has decided to install the plane created by him. It is a lesser known fact that Shivkar Talpade, an Indian flew the first plane in the history of aeronautics. The unsung hero had his plane take off... read more »

India not planning further curbs on gold...

India not planning further curbs on gold imports – trade secretary

India is not planning to impose any further curbs on gold imports as the current account deficit is under control, Trade Secretary Rajeev Kher said on Wednesday. The South Asian country has imported 7 tonnes of gold so far in January, while 39 tonnes of gold was imported in December, Kher said... read more »

Sakshi Maharaj refuses to regret 4 kids ...

Sakshi Maharaj refuses to regret 4 kids remark, says raat gayee, baat gayee

Despite a massive uproar over his statement demanding that every Hindu woman in the country must produce at least four babies to protect their religion, BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj remains defiant. “Raat gayee, baat gayee (The night is over, let the matter end),” he said on... read more »

Canada vows to accept 13,000 more refuge...

Canada vows to accept 13,000 more refugees from Syria and Iraq

anada is opening its doors wider for refugees fleeing a Middle East civil war and the Islamic State’s reign of terror, announcing it will accept another 10,000 Syrians over three years and 3,000 more Iraqis in 2015. Ottawa is expecting private organizations, such as church groups, to shoulder the... read more »

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Police lathicharge DMK workers outside court premises in Dindigul

Police lathicharge DMK workers outside court premises in Dindigul

Police made lathicharge on a section of DMK workers who indulged in violence outside a court premises in Dindigul where party leader M K Stalin appeared on Monday in connection with a defamation case... read more »

Mizoram Assembly Elections: 50 percent votes cast By midday

Mizoram Assembly Elections: 50 percent votes cast ...

Aizawl – Balloting has proceeded peacefully Monday in the northeastern state of Mizoram for the 40-seat assembly elections. Polling till... read more »

NGO confederation revokes award given to Tejpal

Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpa breaks down, in custody for 6 days

New Delhi – An award ! given to Tehelka magazine founder and editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who! has been accused of sexually assaulting a junior... read more »

‘Headley betrayed all – his wives, US, ISI,...

'Headley betrayed all - his wives, US, ISI, LeT'

By Ranjana Narayan New Delhi – Lashkar-e-Taiba ! (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, who scouted targets for the 26/11 terror attack, was “never... read more »

Lalu Prasad moves apex court for bail

Lalu Prasad moves apex court for bail

New Delhi – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking bail in the multi-crore fodder scam case in which he has... read more »

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Seven Boko Haram militants killed in Nigeria

Seven Boko Haram militants killed in Nigeria

Abuja – At least seven Boko Haram militants were killed in the latest clampdown against the group in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, the military said here Tuesday. Vehicles,... read more »

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Beijing – A 27-year-old man, who made false bomb threats that affected flights in six Chinese cities in May, was sentenced to five years in... read more »

Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Madrid –  Spain and Britain have crafted a joint declaration on Gibraltar for presentation to the UN General Assembly, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose... read more »

Kerry in Israel to advance peace talks with Palestinian...

Kerry in Israel to advance peace talks with Palestinians

JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Tuesday afternoon in a bid to advance the peace talks between the Jewish country and the... read more »

‘Date for Syria peace talks not finalised’

'Date for Syria peace talks not finalised'

Geneva – The UN and Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said Tuesday that the tripartite meeting of the UN, Russia and... read more »

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced it has acquired 100 per cent stake in Wireless Business Services (WBSPL), a company founded by U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm. The company had acquired a 49 per cent stake in WBSPL in May 2012 for $165 million. At that price, the additional stake purchase would have cost Airtel an estimated $165 million, or Rs. 1,008.1 crore at Friday’s exchange rate. However, the company did not disclose the financial details of the deal. In a statement, Airtel said that it has “completed the acquisition of 100 per cent equity shares of Wireless Business Services Private Limited, which holds BWA Spectrum in the Indian telecom circles of Mumbai, Delhi, Haryana and Kerala”. Airtel acquired a majority stake in WBSPL in July by increasing its stake to 51 per cent from 49 per cent. WBSPL has spectrum that can be used for high-speed 4G services in New Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala. Airtel has the similar spectrum in Punjab, Maharashtra, Kolkata and Karnataka. Airtel has already launched 4G services in Bangalore, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. Shares of Airtel were trading at Rs. 353.80, up by 1.46 per cent, in the afternoon session at BSE.

Delhi users please note: Your Airtel postpaid bill will go up by 12% from Dec

EW DELHI: Country’s biggest telecom operator Airtel has announced an increase in its postpaid monthly charges by about 12% in select plans, effective December in Delhi NCR... read more »

Clashes in Srinagar over killing of youths in Army firing

Clashes broke out on Tuesday between protestors and security forces in Nowgam area of the city over killing of two youths in Army firing in Budgam district of Kashmir even as authorities... read more »

Pakistan using terrorists as proxies to counter Indian army:Pentagon

“Afghan-and Indian-focused militants continue to operate  from Pakistan territory to the detriment of Afghan and regional stability. Pakistan uses these proxy forces to hedge against... read more »

India, Pakistan spar over Kashmir at UNGA

New York: Sparring over Kashmir at the UN General Assembly, India and Pakistan have again exchanged verbal volleys over the issue with the Indian delegate dubbing the remarks of his... read more »

Delhi Likely to Vote in February

All three major parties – the BJP, the Congress, and Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party have said they currently are not in a position to form the government.That opinion was shared... read more »