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2021 Maruti Suzuki Celerio India Launch ...

2021 Maruti Suzuki Celerio India Launch Highlights: India’s most fuel-effic...

2021 Maruti Suzuki Celerio Price in India, Features, Specifications Highlights: India’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, has launched the all-new Celerio in India today. The new 2021 Maruti Suzuki Celerio is said to be India’s most fuel-efficient petrol car with a claimed fuel efficiency of up... read more »

Tim Cook Invests In Crypto But Don’...

Tim Cook Invests In Crypto But Don’t Expect It On Apple Pay.

Tim Cook revealed that he personally invests in cryptocurrency, but that he has no plans to invest Apple’s cash in the asset. Apple Inc. chief executive officer Tim Cook said the company is looking at cryptocurrency features, but did not elaborate on what that might entail. Cook made the... read more »

Windows 11 SE, Surface Laptop SE Debut a...

Windows 11 SE, Surface Laptop SE Debut as Microsoft’s Latest Attempts to Ta...

Windows 11 SE has been released as Microsoft’s latest attempt to take on Google’s Chrome OS. The new Windows operating system is meant for entry-level laptops — targeted at students and educators. It is also optimised for Microsoft apps including the Office suite and Edge browser.... read more »

Nykaa Founder Becomes India’s Weal...

Nykaa Founder Becomes India’s Wealthiest Self-Made Female Billionaire...

Falguni Nayar’s beauty startup has jolted her to the ranks of the world’s richest. Nayar, who owns about half of Nykaa, is now worth about $6.5 billion as shares of the firm surged as much as 89% when they started trading Wednesday. She’s become India’s wealthiest self-made... read more »

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Preparations for upcoming Geneva II on track: UN chief

Preparations for upcoming Geneva II on track: UN chief

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Monday said that preparations for the Geneva II c! onference were “on track” while calling on all involved in Syria conflict to... read more »

Afghan army defuses 65 bombs in Kandahar

Afghan army defuses 65 bombs in Kandahar

Kabul – The Afghan army specialists have recovered and defused 65 bombs in the country’s Kandahar province, the defence ministry said... read more »

27 killed in Iraq attacks

42 killed in attacks in Iraq

Baghdad – At least 23 people and four suicide bombers were killed and 14 wounded in separa! te violent attacks across Iraq Monday, police said. In one... read more »

Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle’s relatives

Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle's relatives

Sydney – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has reportedly rounded up hundreds of people connected to the country’s former second in command and his... read more »

Iran says nuke talks with world powers making ‘sl...

Iran says nuke talks with world powers making 'slow progress'

London – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said talks with world powers on implementing an accord on the country’s nuclear... read more »

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Standard Chartered to Close Cash Equities, Cut 2000 Jobs

Standard Chartered Plc (STAN) is closing its institutional equities business, eliminating about 200 jobs ahead of plans to cut 2,000 more staff as Chief Executive Officer Peter Sands tries to turn... read more »

Oil dips below $50/barrel: Petrol car users can sa...

With global crude oil prices going below $50 a barrel, India’s finance and petroleum ministries find themselves at cross-purposes in a way that... read more »

SpiceJet denies receiving credit from oil companies

SpiceJet, the troubled budget carrier, said it has received no credit from oil companies, even as it scotched speculation about having failed to submit any... read more »

Renewed buying interest raises gold prices

2015 – Gold prices bounced back firmly after a two-day down trending mode at the domestic bullion market due to good demand from jewellery stockists as... read more »

Gold remains weak on low demand; silver recovers

NEW DELHI: Gold prices fell further by Rs 75 to Rs 27,025 per ten gram at bullion market here today on subdued demand even as the metal strengthened... read more »

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Cricket

South Africa win by 10 wickets, clinch series

South Africa win by 10 wickets, clinch series

South Africa won the second and final cricket Test in Durban on Monday by ten wickets. A 59-run quickfire opening partnership between Graeme Smith (27) and Alviro Petersen (31) ensured that the... read more »

India lead by 7 runs at lunch

India lead by 7 runs at lunch

South Africa’s Dale Steyn struck early on Monday to push India on the backfoot. India led by 7 runs and were 173 for seven in 68 overs at... read more »

Steyn strikes early; India 91 for 4; still 75 runs behi...

India lead by 7 runs at lunch

South Africa’s Dale Steyn struck early on Monday to push India on the backfoot. India still trails by 75 runs and were 91 for four in 46 overs. Ajinkhya... read more »

Johnson may become fourth Oz bowler in history to colle...

Johnson may become fourth Oz bowler in history to collect 40 Test wickets in England series

Sydney – Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson may reportedly cap his impressive international comeback by being only the fourth Australian bowler to... read more »

Steyn, Morkel strike as India reaches 271 for 5 at tea

Steyn, Morkel strike as India reaches 271 for 5 at tea

Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel on Friday struck in the extended second session as they dismissed Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli... read more »

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Entertainment

Actress Kareena Kapoor looked wow in a red gown !

Actress Kareena Kapoor turned a drop-dead gorgeous lady in red for the shoot of a commercial in Mumbai. The 33-year-old was spotted filming a commercial for the cosmetic brand Lakme at Mumbai’s... read more »

Action and Romance this Friday’s big release...

Gear up for action and romance this Friday (February 14) as Bollywood’s newest heartthrobs Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor along with their lady... read more »

Salman Khan To Own A Team In Indian Premier League (IP...

Birthday wishes for Salman Khan, the 'biggest boss'

There is an interesting news for all die-hard fans of Salman Khan and cricket put together! Confused? Don’t be!!! Salman has offlate been doing a lot of... read more »

Ragini MMS 2: The former pornstar Sunny Leone does a Bi...

Ragini MMS 2: The former pornstar Sunny Leone does a Bipasha in 'Baby doll'

New Delhi –  Directed by Bhshan Patel, the film is going to be Sunny Leone’s third film as a heroine in Bollywood. The film also features Sandhya... read more »

Kate Middleton seen with famous Nizam of Hyderabad diam...

London –  Prince William’s wife Catherine dazzled onlookers at a dinner for London’s National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday with a diamond... read more »

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Health & Fitness

How sleep loss adversely affects immune system

How sleep loss adversely affects immune system

Washington – Researchers have identified the genes that are most susceptible to sleep deprivation and are examining if these genes are involved in the regulation of the immune system. Conducted... read more »

Women’s chronic pain more complex and severe than men’s

Women’s chronic pain more complex and severe than ...

Melbourne – Experts have claimed that women’s chronic pain is more complex and harder to treat than chronic pain in men. This means... read more »

Listening to favourite music can help relieve nagging p...

Listening to favourite music can help relieve nagging pain

London – Researchers have claimed that listening to favourite music can help you manage pain. A new survey by chemists at LloydsPharmacy has sown that... read more »

Older adults who use internet likelier to partake in ca...

Older adults who use internet likelier to partake in cancer-preventive behaviours

Washington – A new study has revealed that older men and women who are consistent internet users are twice as likely to participate in screening for... read more »

Drinking 3 cups of coffee a day reduces liver cancer ri...

Drinking 3 cups of coffee a day reduces liver cancer risk by over 50pc

Washington – A new study has revealed that coffee consumption can reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is the most common type of... read more »

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74 per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, says study

Seventy-four per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, according to a recent multi-state survey conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre and the All India Institute of Medical... read more »

Indian-American Scientist Develops Diagnostic for ...

In a breakthrough, an Indian- American scientist at the prestigious MIT has developed a simple, cheap, paper test that could improve cancer diagnosis... read more »

Asthma patients may be over-medicating themselves

If you have asthma, chances are you may be taking higher doses of medicines than actually required, say experts. People with mild asthma are advised to lower... read more »

Painful joints impact sex life

Painful joints have become a bigger and more real reason than the good old excuse of “having a headache” for people abstaining from physical... read more »

New therapies raise hope for a breakthrough in tackling...

In the summer of 2012, a year after his wife had died of lung cancer, Michael Harris scraped open an old mole on his back and it would not stop bleeding. The... read more »

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Haryana whistleblower Chaturvedi win Ramon Magsaysay award

CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s whistleblower IFS officer has been chosen for this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award for his exemplary integrity and courage in public life. A Haryana cadre IFS officer... read more »

Supreme Court Judges Disagree on Yakub Memon’...

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s petition to stop his hanging on Thursday was referred to the Chief Justice of India after sharp... read more »

Former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s Body Brought t...

GUWAHATI: The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who died on Monday in Meghalaya, has been brought to Delhi from Guwahati in Assam. The three service... read more »

APJ Abdul Kalam congratulated cop shortly before he col...

Former President APJ Abdul Kalam congratulated a policeman for remaining vigilant through the 100-km drive from Guwahati to Shillong shortly before he... read more »

Seven-Day State Mourning for Former President APJ Abdul...

The Government has announced a seven-day state mourning in honour of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, however, there will be no holiday. “As a mark of... read more »

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Politics

Not returning to Samajwadi Party, says Amar Singh

Not returning to Samajwadi Party, says Amar Singh

Lucknow – Former Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh has dismissed speculations about his return to the party fold. Pointing out that he will never... read more »

BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi is expected to sweep Gujarat

BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi is expec...

New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Narendra Modi is expected to sweep Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh... read more »

Kerala : 3 CPM leaders, 9 others convicted for killing ...

Thiruvananthapuram – The special court hearing the murder case of Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leader TP Chandrashekaran has convicted 12 people for... read more »

Nandan Nilekani to be Congress candidate from Bangalore...

New Delhi / Bangalore – The Congress has reportedly decided that it will field Nandan Nilekani as its candidate from the prestigious Bangalore South... read more »

Government’s Republic Day headache: how to shift ...

New Delhi – Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s refusal to back down on his protest in the heart of the city has raised questions about Republic Day... read more »

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Sci - Tech

New drug target brings malaria cure closer to reality

New drug target to help fight malaria identified

Washington – A team of researchers has identified a key metabolic enzyme that is required by the common malaria parasites at all stages of its life cycle for survival in humans. Co-first author... read more »

Xbox consoles and iPhones sparking rise in sleeping problems among kids

Latest Xbox One offers plethora of porn too!

Washington – Microsoft’s latest gaming console Xbox One has been reportedly used by some users to watch porn apart from its touted role as... read more »

Xbox One users caught swearing in video clips face acco...

Xbox consoles and iPhones sparking rise in sleeping problems among kids

London – Users of Microsoft’s recently launched Xbox One gaming console have reportedly found their accounts suspended after caught swearing in video... read more »

Gene in brain’s reward system linked to childhood obesi...

Gene in brain’s reward system linked to childhood obesity

Washington – A new study has linked a particular gene in the brain’s reward system to childhood obesity and tasty food choices, particularly for... read more »

Soon, `implantable slimming aid` to help you fight the ...

Soon, `implantable slimming aid` to help you fight the flab

Washington – Researchers have developed an implantable genetic circuit, mainly composed of human gene components, which can constantly monitors the... read more »

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Bumgarner flirts with perfection in 3-0 Giants win

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner wanted to waste a two-strike curveball in front of Rockies cleanup hitter Justin Morneau. He left the ball up just enough for Morneau to get a... read more »

Bumgarner flirts with perfection in 3-0 Giants win

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner wanted to waste a two-strike curveball in front of Rockies cleanup hitter Justin Morneau. He left... read more »

Jordan in Federer’s box at US Open

Federer believes he can win 2014 Australian Open title

NEW YORK — “His Airness” is now a member of Club Fed. Michael Jordan was a special guest in Roger Federer‘s courtside box at the US... read more »

If we play like that we’re not going to win many games:...

Cook hopes Jonathan Trott will resume England’s No.3 position

Dejected after a 133-run loss (D/L method) against India in the second ODI on Wednesday, England skipper Alastair Cook said that his team has a lot of... read more »

Xabi Alonso announces international retirement

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso announced that he was retiring from football after making 114 appearances for Spain and scoring a total of 16 goals for his... read more »

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World

Japan says 3 killed, 3 hurt in Tunisia museum attack

TOKYO – Three Japanese were killed, and three others injured, in the militant attack on tourists in Tunisia, the Japanese government said Thursday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said... read more »

44 militants killed in Tirah

BARA: Forty-four militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter aircraft pounded their hideouts in... read more »

Singapore prepares for life after Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore’s ‘founding father’ Lee Kuan Yew is critically ill in hospital, and the island state he led for three decades is preparing for life without the... read more »

2 dead, many injured in Sweden restaurant shooting

Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said. Police said in a statement that... read more »

Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee remains crit...

Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, remains critically ill in intensive care, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday. Seen as the... read more »

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 tipped to feature ToF sensor

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G’s hexa-camera setup on both the front and back includes an additional Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor for 3D sensing and more accurate facial recognition. The sensor can... read more »

Yes Bank acquires 9.57% stake in Eveready by invoking pledged shares

Private sector lender Yes Bank Thursday said it has acquired over 9% shares of battery maker Eveready by invoking pledged shares following loan default by a group company. “Yes Bank,... read more »

Gujarat lawmakers vote for 2 Rajya Sabha seats today. BJP has an edge

By-polls for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat started on Friday with one candidate each from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress in the fray. The BJP has fielded external... read more »

SpiceJet Plane Stuck On Mumbai Airport Runway Pulled Out After Two Days

A SpiceJet aircraft, which was stuck on the runway at Mumbai International Airport since Tuesday, was finally pulled out on runway surface on Thursday night. The flight overshot the main... read more »

Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli spend some quality time together ahead...

Actor Anushka Sharma is currently in the UK, giving company to husband and cricketer Virat Kohli who has been leading Team India in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. Ahead of the India vs Sri Lanka... read more »