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Virat Kohli moves onto 15th spot in ICC&...

Virat Kohli moves onto 15th spot in ICC’s Test batsmen rankings

Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli has moved up four places into the top 20 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, following the conclusion of the Melbourne test between Australia and India. Australian captain Steve Smith led the batsmen’s charge following the conclusion of Boxing Day... read more »

Government auditor CAG can investigate private telecom companies, rules Delhi High Court
Telcos in 2014: Mobile internet saves th...

Telcos in 2014: Mobile internet saves the day

As it inched closer to the 100-crore subscriber base, telecom industry identified mobile internet data as the next big thing for revenue generation even as consumers were burdened with up to 100% rise in charges for such services in 2014. From a subscriber base of nearly 91.5 crore at the end of... read more »

Bajaj Corp at new high on approval to ra...

Bajaj Corp at new high on approval to raise FII limit

Shares of Bajaj Corp touched a record high of Rs 367.20 on Wednesday, up 4.7 percent intraday after shareholders allowed the company to raise FII investment limit. In a extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday, shareholders of the hair care products manufacturer approved the proposal to raise... read more »

Modi’s New Year gift: With ATMs an...

Modi’s New Year gift: With ATMs and all, ‘Post Bank’ is r...

Things are fast progressing for India Post’s grand entry to banking industry. As the latest step, on Tuesday, the NDA-government amended the Post Office Savings Bank General Rules, 1981 to permit select offices of Department of Posts to issue ATM cards to savings bank account holders and issue... read more »

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Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice 'Kapalbhati' to manage stress for next 15 years

Cases are baseless, Cong pursuing political vendetta: Ramdev

Hitting back at Uttarakhand government, yoga guru Ramdev on Friday said that all 81 cases lodged against him by it were “baseless” and part of “political vendetta” by Congress. “Congress is... read more »

Congress in the habit of breaking promises, says Modi

Congress in the habit of breaking promises, says M...

Accusing Congress of being “arrogant”, Narendra Modi on Friday said that despite the Supreme Court ruling, its government did not distribute the... read more »

Footage not genuine, CD tampered with, says AAP

Stung AAP mulls defamation suit against media portal

New Delhi – The CD which showed one of its candidates allegedly accepting a donation without verification was not genuine, the Aam Aadmi Party claimed... read more »

Amar Singh, three other MPs discharged in cash-for-vote...

Not returning to Samajwadi Party, says Amar Singh

New Delhi – A Delhi court Friday discharged Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh and three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)... read more »

HC notice to Centre on child seeking free treatment

HC notice to Centre on child seeking free treatment

New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice on a minor boy’s plea that he was denied treatment by the AIIMS because his parents could not... read more »

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Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each passing day, as they pose the most... read more »

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

China assumes UN security council’s rotating...

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s... read more »

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt Sunday for the first time since the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in early July,... read more »

US drone attack in North Waziristan kills Pakistan Tali...

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

A US drone strike has killed Hakimullah Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban, in North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan. Security officials said Mehsud... read more »

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches to Al...

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches to Aleppo

Beirut – Syria’s armed forces said on Friday they had captured a strategic northern town at the eastern gates of Aleppo, the former commercial hub... read more »

We will support any BJP chief minister: Shiv Sena

MUMBAI: Further softening its stand after BJP emerged as the single largest party in the Maharashtra assembly polls, the Shiv Sena on Monday said that it is ready to support any leader... read more »

Japan likely to fund 20-km Shiradi Ghat upgrade

BANGALORE: Japan is most likely to fund a 20-km critical road project between Hassan and Dakshina Kannada districts — commonly called Shiradi Ghat stretch -to facilitate smooth movement... read more »

Serena Williams wins WTA Finals

SINGAPORE: Serena Williams beat Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 Sunday to win her third-successive title at the WTA Finals – and her fifth overall. Halep easily beat Williams just four days... read more »

PM Modi congratulates Sania for WTA Finals triumph

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated tennis ace Sania Mirza for winning the season-ending WTA Finals women’s doubles title, calling it a “proud... read more »

ISL: Trezeguet fires as FC Pune beat FC Goa 2-0 to record maiden ...

PUNE: A striker always remains a striker is what David Trezeguet showed when he rolled back all those years with an opportunistic strike to help FC Pune City register their maiden win beating FC Goa... read more »