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John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties
Iran nuclear deal: With deadline looming...

Iran nuclear deal: With deadline looming, US tells Iran to consider extendi...

The U.S. told Iran on Sunday that it’s time to consider extending nuclear talks, in the first formal recognition by Washington that frenzied last-minute diplomacy may not be enough to seal a deal by a rapidly approaching deadline. A senior U.S. official said that with the Monday evening cutoff... read more »

Kenya Says It Has Killed Around 100 al-S...

Kenya Says It Has Killed Around 100 al-Shabaab Fighters

Extremists hit in retaliation for the slaying of 28 travelers on Saturday Kenya says it has killed around 100 al-Shabaab militants after pursuing them into Somalian territory. The deaths are in reprisal for the slaying of 28 people on Saturday, when the extremist group stopped a bus in Kenya’s... read more »

Adani Power buys Avantha’s 600 MW ...

Adani Power buys Avantha’s 600 MW plant for Rs 4,200 crore

MUMBAI: India’s largest e-commerce player Flipkart has closed a $500-600 million fresh financing round led by its existing large investors at a massive pre-money valuation of $10 billion, giving it further ammunition to fight out rivals Amazon and Snapdeal. Tiger Global, South Africa’s... read more »

Flipkart raises $600 million in fresh fu...

Flipkart raises $600 million in fresh funding at pre-money valuation of $10...

MUMBAI: India’s largest e-commerce player Flipkart has closed a $500-600 million fresh financing round led by its existing large investors at a massive pre-money valuation of $10 billion, giving it further ammunition to fight out rivals Amazon and Snapdeal. Tiger Global, South Africa’s... read more »

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SC forms panel for probe charge against ex-judge

Maintain fixed tenure for bureaucrats: SC

In a path-breaking verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday said bureaucrats should not act on verbal orders given by political bosses as it sought an end to frequent transfers and suggested a fixed... read more »

SC issues notice to CBI on Lalu bail plea

Jharkhand High Court rejects Lalu’s bail ple...

Ranchi – The Jharkhand High Court Thursday rejected the bail petition of former Bihar chief minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad. The court said... read more »

Muzaffarnagar violence: Eight arrested, cases against 1...

Muzaffarnagar violence: Eight arrested, cases against 15

Eight persons have been arrested and cases registered against 15 people in connection with fresh communal violence in Budhana area of Muzaffarnagar district... read more »

AgustaWestland violated contract, government to follow ...

AgustaWestland violated contract, government to follow law: Antony

New Delhi – Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said AgustaWestland “violated the contract” for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian... read more »

NIA to probe Patna serial blasts: Shinde

NIA to probe Patna serial blasts: Shinde

New Delhi – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe the serial blasts in Patna, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Wednesday. “Chief... read more »

Pakistan’s suicidal desperation: Modi-led India rising evoke LoC attacks

It would be a mistake to simply dismiss Pakistan’s 11th violation of ceasefire norms in October, which killed five civilians in villages close to the international border in Jammu, as... read more »

Recipe: Methi Pulao

It’s a mouth-watering dish, to say the least. There are very few who don’t like methi pulao, it is good for your health and pretty easy to cook. Ingredients: Two cups of... read more »

Simple exercises to reduce eye strain

Do you find yourself squinting your eyes and rubbing them in irritation often? Owing to the exposure of the computer screens and mobile phones in our daily lives, a lot of people have... read more »

1,000 US academics to teach in Indian universities

NEW DELHI: After planning to rope in scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to take classes in schools and colleges, India is now looking at American... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage Alan Henni...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid convoy to Syria, has been beheaded by... read more »