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Smartphone sales growth expected to slow in 2014: Gartner

Growth in global smartphone revenue is expected to slow this year as cheaper devices hit the market and weigh on average selling prices, research firm Gartner said on Thursday. With demand in mature markets such as North America and Europe easing, top smartphone makers Samsung and Apple are... read more »

HTC to launch cheaper smartphones to ret...

HTC to launch cheaper smartphones to return to profit

Smarting from growing losses, Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp says it will expand its range of cheaper products as it fixes off-target marketing for its premium smartphones. The company that has long prided itself as a purveyor of upscale, feature-loaded products says it needs to sell more mid-tier... read more »

Apple wins appeal in Google’s Motorola iPhone patent case
Apple buys back $14 billion in stock : T...

Apple buys back $14 billion in stock : Tim Cook

Apple has repurchased $14 billion worth of its stock in the last two weeks after disappointing first-quarter results, the Wall Street Journal reported quoting chief executive Tim Cook. Cook told the paper in an interview that Apple was “surprised” by the 8% decline in its shares on... read more »

Auto Expo 2014: Sachin Tendulkar unveils...

Auto Expo 2014: Sachin Tendulkar unveils BMW i8

Greater Noida: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar unveiled four cars from the BMW stable at the Auto Expo on Wednesday. Sachin, whose love for four wheels is a known fact, is also the brand ambassador for BMW. The four cars unveiled by the luxury automaker at the Expo are BMW i8, BMW M6 Gran Coupe,... read more »

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Nepal bus crash kills 14

KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said.   The bus was crowded with tourists and Nepalese... read more »

Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘hea...

Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, was asleep when a gang of armed men raided the Karachi slum building that serves as his residence and charity... read more »

Turkey facilitating transfer of Iraqi Kurdish fighters ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday that Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to Kobani to aid Syrian... read more »

Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US ai...

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Internatio...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts, drawing... read more »

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CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Indias back offices are evol...

CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Indias back offices are evolving into leadership hubs for global companies ## India’s Global Capability Centers Ascend: From Back Office to Leadership... read more »

China’s Third Plenum promises `decisive role` for markets in economy

Asia-Pacific markets rise, tracking Wall Street ga...

Asia-Pacific markets rise, tracking Wall Street gains, as AI-linked stocks rebound ## Asia-Pacific Markets Exhibit Cautious Optimism, Driven by Tech... read more »

Asia-Pacific markets rise, tracking Wall Street gains a...

China’s Third Plenum promises `decisive role` for markets in economy

Asia-Pacific markets rise, tracking Wall Street gains as AI stocks rebound **Asia-Pacific Markets Exhibit Cautious Optimism Amidst AI Sector Recovery and... read more »

Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai sees shares dro...

Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai sees shares drop 12% in Hong Kong debut **Autonomous Driving Firms Experience Mixed Fortunes in Hong Kong Market... read more »

Bitcoin Dives Under $100,000 as Crypto Traders Shed Ris...

Bitcoin Dives Under $100,000 as Crypto Traders Shed Risk October 26, 2023 By Senior Financial Correspondent Bitcoin, the world’s leading cryptocurrency,... read more »

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Ravi Shastri: I want to give something back for my country

It has been a hectic past couple of months for Ravi Shastri. He gave up lucrative assignments to work with the Indian ODI team in England as the ‘Director of Cricket’. Down and out after... read more »

Sehwag finally comes good as Kings XI roar

On Friday, Kings XI Punjab’s innings followed a similar pattern perfected by them during the IPL earlier this year: bat the opposition out of the... read more »

Former New Zealand all-rounder Cairns charged with perj...

Cairns confirms `still intends to appear` in boxing match with Doull despite `fixing` row

Former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns was charged in a north London police station on Thursday with perverting the course of justice. The charges stem from a... read more »

Ravi Shastri to Continue as Team India Director

It was on the cards and the script folded as expected. The BCCI working committee on Friday extended Ravi Shastri’s tenure as Team India director till... read more »

Veteran batsman Younis not named in ‘new and youn...

Veteran batsman Younis Khan failed to find a spot in the ODI team as Pakistan announced the squads for the upcoming one-day and Twenty20 series with... read more »

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Vivek Oberoi says Rs 4,000 cr Ramayana films will be ‘India’s ans...

Vivek Oberoi says Rs 4,000 cr Ramayana films will be ‘India’s answer to Hollywood epics’; to donate his fee for playing Vibhishna: ‘I don’t want a penny’ ## Vivek Oberoi Commits to... read more »

‘I slept on the hospital floor’: Tina Ahuja recall...

‘I slept on the hospital floor’: Tina Ahuja recalls Govinda’s accidental gun injury and the panic that followed; how caring for a loved one can... read more »

Warner Bros Discovery explores possible sale

Warner Bros Discovery explores possible sale ## Warner Bros. Discovery Fuels Acquisition Speculation Amidst Industry Consolidation Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)... read more »

CJI DY Chandrachud Welcomes Aamir Khan to the Supreme C...

In a notable interaction, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud welcomed Bollywood actor Aamir Khan to the Supreme Court on August 9, 2024. During the... read more »

Plot to Attack Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concert Thwa...

Vienna, August 8, 2024— A major crisis was averted in Vienna last night as local authorities successfully intercepted a planned suicide attack at the... read more »

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Wayne Rooney tops Premier League's richest footballers list

Wayne Rooney tops Premier League’s richest footballers list

London – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has topped the latest rich list of English-born Premier League stars. Rooney is worth a whopping 45 million pounds, a poll by Wealth-X... read more »

Neymar scores first hat-trick as Barca crushes Celtic in Champions League

Neymar scores first hat-trick as Barca crushes Cel...

Johannesburg – Brazilian footballer Neymar has scored his first Barcelona hat-trick as the Catalans secured top spot in Group H of the... read more »

Dortmund’s late goal against 10-man Marseille pro...

Dortmund's late goal against 10-man Marseille propels them to last 16 of Champions League

Johannesburg – Borussia Dortmund has made it through to the last 16 of the Champions League. Dortmund scored a late win against 10-man Marseille to... read more »

Ex-soccer player Woodhouse claims football fixing `been...

Ex-soccer player Woodhouse claims football fixing `been going on for ages`

London – Former football star Curtis Woodhouse has said that he once got invited to bet on a club to lose by five or more goals and then saw them get... read more »

Keane says Fergie still wants `power, control` of Man U

Keane says Fergie still wants `power, control` of Man U

London – Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has claimed that Sir Alex Ferguson’s ‘massive ego’ is harming the club, according... read more »

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Gold & Metals

Gold edges lower for sixth session on Fed stimulus worries

Gold edges lower for sixth session on Fed stimulus worries

Singapore – Gold eased for a sixth straight session on Monday to trade near two-week lows as renewed uncertainty over when the U.S. Federal Reserve will scale back its stimulus measures weighed... read more »

Gold price posts biggest weekly loss in 7 weeks on Fed worries

Gold price posts biggest weekly loss in 7 weeks on...

London – Gold prices fell about 1 percent on Friday, posting its biggest weekly loss in seven weeks, as renewed anxiety about the US Federal... read more »

Govt hikes tariff value on imported gold

Govt hikes tariff value on imported gold

New Delhi – Amid short supply of gold in domestic market during the festival season, the government on Wednesday hiked the import tariff value of gold to... read more »

Gold prices dropped by Rs 420 to Rs 31,930 per ten gram

Gold prices dropped by Rs 420 to Rs 31,930 per ten gram

Gold prices dropped by Rs 420 to Rs 31,930 per ten gram in the national capital on Tuesday owing to slackened demand driven by weak global trend and investors... read more »

Gold prices dropped by Rs. 220 to Rs. 32,350 per ten gr...

Jobs on the line as gold sector suffers under curbs

Gold and silver prices fell in the national capital on Monday on emergence of profit selling by stockists at prevailing higher levels amid weak global... read more »

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Diet rich in meat and animal products as bad as smoking

Diet rich in meat and animal products as bad as smoking

Washington – A new study has revealed that smoking, diets rich in animal products, and alcohol have the strongest correlations with cancer incidence rates. This study is an ecological study in... read more »

Bacteria dodging antibiotics? Not any more

Bacteria dodging antibiotics? Not any more

London – Not many know that there are few stubborn bacteria that become dormant when exposed to antibiotics, only to awaken later to begin... read more »

Casual sex not satisfactory for women: Study

Casual sex not satisfactory for women: Study

New York – This is something men would always find themselves turned on – causal hook-ups. For women, however, one-night stands aren’t that... read more »

Surgery more effective for herniated discs than nonsurg...

Surgery more effective for herniated discs than nonsurgical treatments

Washington – A new study has revealed that for patients with herniated discs in the lower (lumbar) spine, surgery leads to greater long-term improvement... read more »

Golden rules for staying fit and healthy in old age rev...

Golden rules for staying fit and healthy in old age revealed

London – Experts have jotted down five golden rules for a healthy lifestyle which according to them are a key to staying healthy and fit during old... read more »

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Gold prices on monday fell by Rs 15 to Rs 30,200 per ten grams

Gold prices declined by Rs 250 to Rs 30,680 per ten grams

Gold prices declined by Rs 250 to Rs 30,680 per ten grams in the national capital on Monday on reduced offtake by jewellers and retailers at existing higher levels amid a weak global trend. Silver... read more »

Gold steady after two-day fall, economic optimism weighs

Gold price posts weekly gain of Rs 430 per 10 gms

New Delhi – Both the precious metals, gold and silver, ended higher at the bullion market during the past week on fresh buying by stockists and... read more »

Gold prices fell by Rs. 110 to Rs. 31,040 per ten grams

Gold Market Update : Gold Hit High Of $1262

Gold prices fell by Rs. 110 to Rs. 31,040 per ten grams in the national capital today on profit-selling by stockists at existing higher levels amid a weak... read more »

Gold prices slipped by Rs. 30 to Rs. 30,725 per 10 gm.

Gold prices slipped by Rs. 30 to Rs. 30,725 per 10 gm.

Snapping a six-day losing streak, silver prices surged by Rs. 830 to Rs. 44,300 per kg on Tuesday on buying by industrial units amid a firm global trend. Gold... read more »

Gold rebounded by Rs 255 to Rs 30,755 per ten grams

Gold-hungry traders tap NRIs to cater to humongous demand

Snapping its two-day losing streak, gold rebounded by Rs 255 to Rs 30,755 per ten grams in the national capital on Monday on low level buying by stockists and... read more »

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Recipe: Chatpate chane

Preparation time: 10 minutes + soaking time Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups Bengal gram 2tbsp Oil 1 Bay leaf 1 Black Cardamom 1tsp Cumin seeds 2tbsp Coriander... read more »

Stay fit at any age

Although fitness in reality means being physically, mentally and spiritually fit, yet most of us relate it only with physical fitness. If we are... read more »

India’s first mental health policy being develope...

We will make Delhi graft-free, says Harsh Vardhan

Agra: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Tuesday said that the government is in the process of developing India’s first mental health policy to curb the... read more »

Recipe: Red pepper tart

Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 2 hours 20 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 large tomatoes 2 red peppers 1 sprig thyme (or ½ tsp dry thyme) 10 ml... read more »

Super benefits of ginger you did not know

Ginger is one condiment which not just spices up your food and gives it the punch; it also comes with a lot of health and beauty benefits. Here are some of... read more »

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5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The citizens who have been evacuated from... read more »

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a... read more »

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5 Kille...

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5Killed

Mohamed Shattah, Lebanon’s former finance minister, has been killed by a car bomb that exploded in the centre of the capital Beirut along with at least... read more »

UN mission in DR Congo launches attack against rebels

UN mission in DR Congo launches attack against rebels

Kinshasa – The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) Thursday confirmed attacks on rebels who reportedly killed at least... read more »

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in... read more »

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BJP's BS Yeddyurappa Can Take Floor Test Tomorrow, Suggests Supreme Court: 10 Facts

Chandrayaan-4 to take off in 2028, says ISRO Chairman V. Narayana...

Chandrayaan-4 to take off in 2028, says ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan ## India Sets Sights on Lunar Samples with Ambitious Chandrayaan-4 Mission Targeted for 2028 The Indian Space Research Organisation... read more »

Work begins to lay first ring road to connect remo...

Work begins to lay first ring road to connect remote tribal hamlets atop Yelagiri Hills ## Yelagiri Hills Set to Benefit from New Connectivity... read more »

Two youths killed in road accident on Chennai-Bengaluru...

Two youths killed in road accident on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway ## Fatal Collision on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway Claims Lives of Two Young Men **Kancheepuram,... read more »

Union Minister Pemmasani launches development works in ...

Union Minister Pemmasani launches development works in Vatticherukuru mandal **Union Minister Pemmasani Inaugurates Infrastructure Projects in Vatticherukuru,... read more »

Anganwadi workers to stage indefinite strike from tomor...

Anganwadi workers to stage indefinite strike from tomorrow ## Anganwadi Workers in [State Name] Prepare for Indefinite Strike Over Unmet Demands **[City,... read more »

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77 IAS officers transferred in Madhya Pradesh

In a major administrative reshuffle, Madhya Pradesh government has transferred 77 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including two divisional commissioners and 24 district collectors, a... read more »

Dhoti Bill passed in Tamil Nadu Assembly

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a Bill that imposes a one-year jail term and Rs.25,000 fine on those who deny entry to persons wearing... read more »

Amar shares dais with Mulayam three months before end o...

Not returning to Samajwadi Party, says Amar Singh

Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh who was expelled by the Samajwadi Party (SP) four years ago shared the dais with its president Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday and... read more »

RJ(D) MP tore newspaper in Lok Sabha

RJD MP, Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu Yadav) tore up a newspaper and threw the bits in the air in front of Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s chair in the Lok Sabha on Friday,... read more »

Manmohan Singh backs Sonia Gandhi, says no files were s...

New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday came out in defence of Sonia Gandhi, after former union minister Natwar Singh made a series of... read more »

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Tone deaf can become musical geniuses too!

Tone deaf can become musical geniuses too!

Washington – Researchers have suggested that a little bit of neural tweaking in adulthood, the part of brain that makes understanding music so tough can be fixed. In the study, researchers gave... read more »

Now, tent that doubles as solar charger

Now, tent that doubles as solar charger

Wellington – A company has brought out a new tent that has a solar charger. Eddie Bauer’s Katabatic tent has a Goal Zero solar charger up... read more »

New drug could help hard-drinkers quit alcohol in Japan

New drug could help hard-drinkers quit alcohol in Japan

Tokyo – A new drug to treat alcoholism has enhanced the chances of hard-drinking Japanese addicts quitting alcohol, it has been revealed. While... read more »

Cell that worsens rheumatoid arthritis discovered

Cell that worsens rheumatoid arthritis discovered

Tokyo – A team of researchers from Japan have identified a new immune cell that intensifies rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory... read more »

Mars Express flybys `within touching distance` of Red P...

Mars Express flybys `within touching distance` of Red Planet’s moon

London – Mars Express made its closest fly-by yet of Red Planet’s moon, Phobos, skimming past at only 45 km above its surface, on Dec. 29. However, the... read more »

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New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday defended his decision to travel to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka this week after two lawmakers from... read more »

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government...

Dhaka – Bangladesh government ministers have submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as... read more »

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border cea...

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border ceasefire

New Delhi – Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz here Sunday and pressed for... read more »

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on all parties concerned in the Maldives to complete the presidential election process... read more »

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – The Maldives Supreme Court Sunday blocked a second-round run-off to elect the new president of the republic and postponed it till Nov 16 as the... read more »

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Scotland's McGinn 'was thinking about play-offs in 91st...

Scotland's McGinn 'was thinking about play-offs in 91st minute' ## Scotland Secures World Cup Berth Despite Self-Critical Assessment **GLASGOW, Scotland** – Scotland’s national... read more »

'I've been in bits – I couldn'...

'I've been in bits – I couldn't get Jota out of my head' ## Robertson Dedicates Scotland’s World Cup Qualification to... read more »

Stenson plans to return to DP World Tour from LIV

Stenson plans to return to DP World Tour from LIV ## Stenson Eyes DP World Tour Return After LIV Golf Stint Henrik Stenson, the 2016 Open Champion, has... read more »

Why Raducanu v Osaka whets the appetite for 2026

Why Raducanu v Osaka whets the appetite for 2026 ## Anticipation Builds as Raducanu and Osaka Set for Perth Showdown in 2026 Perth, Australia – Tennis... read more »

'Scotland's shackles of past must be shaken i...

'Scotland's shackles of past must be shaken in World Cup pursuit' ## Scotland Faces Defining Moment in World Cup Qualification Bid Against... read more »

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Twisted female killer cut off her friend's head an boiled it...

Twisted female killer cut off her friend's head an boiled it in a pan ## Investigation Widens into Alleged Serial Murders in Russia **Khabarovsk, Russia** – Law enforcement officials in Russia... read more »

'Chessboard killer' had a sinister expla...

'Chessboard killer' had a sinister explanation for twisted murders ## The Checkered Past: Chess Prodigy Turned Serial Killer Haunts Russian... read more »

Bride's chilling last six words as she drowned in ...

Bride's chilling last six words as she drowned in harrowing wedding dress tragedy ## Newlywed’s Post-Nuptial Photoshoot Turns Fatal A celebratory... read more »

I decided Id die: Indonesias flood victims recount stor...

10 big names who have decided to join hands with Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

I decided Id die: Indonesias flood victims recount stories of survival ## Catastrophic Flooding Claims Hundreds of Lives in Indonesia, Death Toll Expected to... read more »

Indias sky-high fares crash dreams to make flying acces...

Indias sky-high fares crash dreams to make flying accessible to all ## Aviation Accessibility in India Faces Turbulence Amidst Consolidation New Delhi –... read more »

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Canadian astronaut calls for global cooperation with China

Canadian astronaut calls for global cooperation with China

Toronto – Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is calling for cooperation with China in space and wants it to be part of any international effort to return to the moon, Canadian... read more »

Acupuncture boon for breast cancer patients

Acupuncture boon for breast cancer patients

New York – There’s good news for breast cancer patients suffering from side-effects of estrogen-lowering cancer drugs. Scientists have now found that acupuncture is effective in... read more »

Snapchat plays down threat of hackers accessing users’ phone numbers

Snapchat plays down threat of hackers accessing users’ phone numbers

Washington – Snapchat has reportedly downplayed the security issue with its service, as reported by Gibson security experts, that exposed users’ phone numbers based on their... read more »

Hens lay more eggs when listening to `soothing classical music`

Hens lay more eggs when listening to `soothing classical music`

London – A farmer has found that hens lay more eggs when they listen to opera music. Steve Ledsham played classical tracks and was shocked to find that a group of chickens laid almost... read more »

Google Doodle celebrates astrologer, astronomer Johanes Kepler’s 442nd birthday

Google Doodle celebrates astrologer, astronomer Johanes Kepler’s ...

London – Google is commemorating 17th century astrologer, astronomer and mathematician Johanes Kepler’s 442nd birthday with its latest doodle. Kepler was born on 27 December 1771 and took to... read more »