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Twitter now has a ‘while you were away’ recap feature

Twitter has launched a new ‘while you were away’ service which recaps important tweets users may have missed since their last login. The new feature includes what the micro blogging site thinks to be the best tweets to the top of a user’s timeline the next time they open their Twitter... read more »

‘Bomb’ boat crew didn’...

‘Bomb’ boat crew didn’t look like fishermen: Coast Guard

Gandhinagar – Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday said suspicions were raised about the identity of crew of the explosives-laden boat intercepted by them, as they did not resemble fishermen from their dressing style and carried no nets. ICG said they followed the standard operating procedure... read more »

Jammu and Kashmir : Heavy firing on BSF ...

Jammu and Kashmir : Heavy firing on BSF posts in Hiranagar sector, one woma...

Jammu – One woman was killed and six injured in the fresh firing by Pakistan Rangers on BSF posts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hiranagar sector on Saturday afternoon. The fresh round of firing took place after three Pakistan Rangers soldiers were killed in a strong retaliation from India. The... read more »

Rescuers recover 22 bodies as hunt inten...

Rescuers recover 22 bodies as hunt intensifies for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

The wreckage and bodies of people on board the ill-fated AirAsia jet that mysteriously crashed on Sunday are spread over an area of 5 kms in the Java Sea, although search teams recovered 22 bodies and believe that many passengers are still strapped to their seats. Multi-national rescuers equipped... read more »

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Former allies will return to NDA: Gadkari

Former allies will return to NDA: Gadkari

Claiming that some of the United Progressive Alliance constituents were in touch with the party, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said several former allies could return to... read more »

Transform police system, says President

Transform police system, says President

New Delhi – President Pranab Mukherjee has called upon leaders of police and security forces to “transform the police system” to... read more »

Arrested Trinamool MP urges police to take Mamata’...

Arrested Trinamool MP urges police to take Mamata's help

Kolkata – Arrested Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh Saturday night urged police to take help ! of 12 people including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata... read more »

Saradha scam: Suspended Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh arrest...

Kunal’s bail plea rejected, remanded to custody

Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh was arrested on Saturday after the investigating authorities found prima facie evidence against him in connection... read more »

Goa police quiz Shoma

Goa police quiz Shoma

Goa police officials on Sunday questioned Tehelka magazine’s managing editor Shoma Chaudhury as part of an investigation into allegations that its... read more »

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Lebanon to join Geneva-II, Syrian opposition undecided

Lebanon to join Geneva-II, Syrian opposition undecided

Beirut/Cairo – Lebanon has confirmed it would join the Geneva II-preparatory meeting on the Syrian crisis, while the Syrian opposition coalition said it was still to decide. Lebanon’s... read more »

Indian origin man Tarun Asthana dies after assault in New Zealand

Indian origin man Tarun Asthana dies after assault...

Wellington – An Indian origin man in New Zealand died at a hospital Monday, two days after he was attacked by a sailor. Tarun Asthana, 25, a... read more »

No peace talks with Pakistan government: Taliban

No peace talks with Pakistan government: Taliban

Islamabad – Blaming the Pakistan government for the death of their chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone attack Friday, the Pakistan Taliban said they... read more »

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi arrives in courtroom ...

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi arrives in courtroom for trial.

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Monday arrived in the courtroom at Cairo police academy for the trial scheduled for today. Heavy security is in... read more »

Iran urges Pakistan to build its gas pipeline

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

Tehran – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has asked Pakistan to build its own section of natural gas pipeline. “Big volume of gas is... read more »

Wagah suicide bombing: Death toll rises to 61, 20 suspects arrested

Lahore: The death toll in the horrific suicide attack that shook Pakistan minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah climbed to 61 on Monday, even as security agencies... read more »

All units at VSP back in action: RINL

VISAKHAPATNAM: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) on Sunday said production has been restored at all units of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), which was affected by Cyclone Hudhud. In... read more »

Gold, silver likely to trade lower; copper may rise

Global markets traded mixed in the last fortnight as the US Fed’s decision to wind up its bond buying programme acted as a boost for equities wherein the Dow Jones gained by around... read more »

Tata Communications hits 52-week high after decent Q2 earningsTata Communications hits 52-...

Tata Communications rose 2.42% to Rs 412.25 at 10:42 IST on BSE after consolidated net profit rose 14.97% to Rs 92.39 crore on 4.87% growth in total income to Rs 5235.06 crore in Q2... read more »

Flipkart, Snapdeal Emerge Favourites in Campus Placements: Report

E-tailors such as Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon have emerged as the new favourites among thousands of engineering and B-Schools graduates looking for their first placement, a survey by industry body... read more »