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Bajaj Auto turns volatile after December...

Bajaj Auto turns volatile after December sales

Bajaj Auto rose 0.11% to Rs 2,456.90 at 10:16 IST on BSE after the company said its total sales declined 3% to 2.89 lakh units in December 2014 over December 2013. The announcement was made during market hours today, 2 January 2015. Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 286.88 points or 1.04% at... read more »

DDA increases price of residential plots...

DDA increases price of residential plots by over 100 times

If beneficiaries of the jinxed Rohini Residential Scheme thought the allotment letter by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was to end their woes, a rude shock is awaiting them. The DDA has allegedly increased the price of residential plots by over 100 times while issuing demand letters. The... read more »

Spot the difference: Modi’s NITI A...

Spot the difference: Modi’s NITI Aayog looks like the Planning Commis...

The government has set up NITI Aayog, a think-tank that will replace the Planning Commission. According to a government press release, the new body is the result of “extensive consultations” the Centre held with state governments, domain experts and other relevant institutions. The move... read more »

AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hinders hunt...

AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hinders hunt for black boxes

International experts with sophisticated acoustic detection gear joined teams scouring the sea for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet on Friday, but bad weather was again hindering the hunt for the plane’s black box flight recorders. Strong wind and heavy seas have stopped divers... read more »

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Five Years After 26/11: A timeline

5 Years After 26/11: A timeline

It was a cold night of Nov 26, 2008, when 10 heavily armed Pakistani terrorists brazenly entered Mumbai thro! ugh the virtually unguarded Arabian Sea route. Shortly afterwards, they unleashed a... read more »

Five years after 26/11, memories fade

Five years after 26/11, memories fade

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai – Five years since the diabolic Mumbai assault by 10 heavily armed gunmen from Pakistan, an attack that shook India and... read more »

Ensure safety of women, PM tells DGPs

Ensure safety of women, PM tells DGPs

Against the backdrop of rape and other crimes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday favoured putting in place institutional mechanisms to ensure safety... read more »

Jayalalithaa seeks immediate release of TN fishermen

Jayalalithaa seeks immediate release of TN fishermen

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to secure immediate release of 80 fishermen detained... read more »

Terror threat to disrupt Lok Sabha, Assembly polls: PM

Terror threat to disrupt Lok Sabha, Assembly polls: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday warned that terrorist groups may try to disrupt the forthcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls and asked security... read more »

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New Oz burqa law makes lifting veil for women’s identification by police mandatory

New Oz burqa law makes lifting veil for women’s identification by...

Sydney – A new law has been reportedly introduced by the West Australian state parliament that would require Muslim women to remove their burqa or niqab to prove their identity to the state’s... read more »

'Europe's spies work together on mass surveillance'

‘Europe’s spies work together on mass ...

London – Spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic comparable to programs run... read more »

Pakistan Taliban appoints new chief

Pakistan Taliban appoints new chief

Islamabad – Pakistan Taliban Saturday appointed Khan Said Sajna alias Khalid as its new chief after a US drone attack killed its former leader Hakimullah... read more »

South Africa proposes BRICS youth development strategy

South Africa proposes BRICS youth development strategy

Pretoria – The BRICS National Youth Consultative Forum opened here Friday with host country South Africa proposing the development of a clear BRICS Youth... read more »

Germany makes third gender official

Germany makes third gender official

London – Parents in Germany will now have the choice to leave out the gender of their new baby on the registration form owing to a brand new ruling in... read more »

Kulkarni replaces injured Shami for Sri Lanka ODIs

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka beginning on November 2, a BCCI release said on Monday. He will be replaced by Dhawal Kulkarni in the squad... read more »

Federer beats Dimitrov in straight sets to move into Swiss Indoors semifinals

Federer targets number one spot as race for London heats up

PARIS: Roger Federer is taking his battle with Novak Djokovic for the world number one spot down to the wire as he arrives at the Paris Masters, which begins on Monday as the hottest player... read more »

Proud dad Djokovic already feels ‘number one’

PARIS: Novak Djokovic already feels ‘number one’ after becoming a father last week and says his battle with Roger Federer for the year-end top global ranking is no more than a... read more »

I hadn’t planned for India, says Nicolas Anelka

PANAJI: There has been some criticism that the Indian Super League has attracted ageing superstars but you cannot say the same about Nicolas Anelka. If not for the ban, Mumbai City... read more »

Missiles of ISIS may pose peril for aircrews

BAGHDAD: From the battlefield near Baiji, an Islamic State jihadist fired a heat-seeking missile and blew an Iraqi Army Mi-35M attack helicopter out of the sky this month, killing its two crew... read more »