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Gaza Crisis: Death Toll Surpasses 40,000...

Gaza Crisis: Death Toll Surpasses 40,000 Amid Devastating Bombings

In a shocking and tragic escalation of violence, the death toll in Gaza has now surpassed 40,000, with a staggering 70% of the casualties being women and children. Reports indicate that over 16,500 children have lost their lives in the relentless bombings, with more than 92,000 individuals... read more »

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Public Health...

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Public Health Emergency Amid Spread of New Virus...

In a significant move to curb the rising threat of mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing outbreak a global public health emergency. This urgent measure comes in response to the rapid spread of a newly identified and highly transmissible strain of the mpox virus, named... read more »

What is Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pre...

What is Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure: An Overview

Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure: An Extensive Guide What is Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure? Blood pressure is a vital sign of cardiovascular health, measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). It is composed of two numbers: Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP): The pressure in your... read more »

Two French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, ...

Two French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, One Pilot Rescued, Two Missing in E...

Eastern France, August 14, 2024 — In a shocking incident that has sent ripples across the global defense community, two French Rafale fighter jets collided mid-air during a routine training exercise in the skies over eastern France. The collision occurred at approximately 10:30 AM local time... read more »

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Petition questioning Musharraf's trial rejected

Petition questioning Musharraf’s trial rejected

Islamabad – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a ! petition challenging the constitution of a special court for the treason trial of former Paksitan president Pervez Musharraf, Online... read more »

Kashmir can trigger fourth war with India: Sharif

Kashmir can trigger fourth war with India: Sharif

Islamabad – Kashmir is “a flashpoint and can trigger a fourth war” with India, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said,... read more »

Hezbollah commander killed outside home in Lebanon

Hezbollah commander killed outside home in Lebanon

Gunmen shot dead a senior Hezbollah commander outside his home on Wednesday in southern Beirut, an attack that the Iranian-backed group quickly blamed on... read more »

Sharif warns delaying Kashmir dispute could lead to war...

Sharif warns delaying Kashmir dispute could lead to war with India

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has warned that failure to resolve the Kashmir dispute with India could lead to a fourth war between... read more »

Arafat’s widow challenges French scientists’ over ̵...

Arafat’s widow challenges French scientists’ over 'natural death' conclusion

Washington – Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s widow has challenged the findings of French scientists that the reason of her husband’s death... read more »

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IT companies to post strong Q2 growth

MUMBAI: Boosted by an improving demand environment, a stable US economy and increase in project awards, top software services companies are expected to maintain strong revenue growth for the... read more »

Controlling inflation remains RBI priority: Raghuram Rajan

Good time to invest in India: Rajan

NEW YORK: Underscoring the need for financial sector reforms, Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has stressed that the “time to... read more »

Bhel bags Rs 7,800 crore contract for power project

BHEL Q2 net profit dips 64 percent

NEW DELHI: State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd on Wednesday bagged a Rs 7,800 crore contract for setting up a 1,320 MW thermal power project in Tamil... read more »

Sachin and Binny of Flipkart apologise to disgruntled c...

On Monday, Flipkart announced its Big Billion Day sale and promoted it extensively in the media to generate a buzz around it. But when it came to the actual... read more »

Sesa expects Goa iron ore mining to resume by Jan/Feb

Sesa Sterlite Ltd said iron ore mining in Goa may resume by January to February, a later-than-expected start that will restrict the India’s exports of... read more »

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Justin Bieber urged to go to rehab after DUI arrest

Teen pop star Justin Bieber ‘retires’ 48 million foll...

Teen pop star Justin Bieber stunned many of his fans on Christmas day by tweeting that he is retiring. The 19-year-old singer tweeted on Tuesday, “My beloved beliebers I’m officially... read more »

Actress Jennifer Lawrence Named 2013's Entertainer Of The Year By The Associated Press

Actress Jennifer Lawrence Named 2013’s Enter...

Actress Jennifer Lawrence has edged out singer Miley Cyrus by one vote to be named 2013′s Entertainer of the Year by editors at The Associated... read more »

Top 3 beauty trends set by stars

Top four beauty trends set by stars

Los Angeles – Actress Blake Lively’s pink eye shadow and matching lip colour and Jessica Biel’s mint eye liner are some of the beauty trends... read more »

Actress Pamela Anderson is again blonde

Actress Pamela Anderson is again blonde

Los Angeles –  Actress Pamela Anderson has dyed her hair blonde after flaunting the brunette look earlier this month. The 46-year-old also debuted a... read more »

Anushka Shetty waiting to be part of ‘Gabbar Sing...

Anushka Shetty waiting to be part of 'Gabbar Singh 2'

Chennai – Having worked with stars such as Akkineni Nagarjuna, Nandamuri Balakrishna and Mahesh Babu, southern actress Anushka Shetty has expressed... read more »

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History behind common Christmas traditions revealed

Kolkata Christmas Festival to begin Dec 20

Kolkata – Scheduled to be inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Kolkata Christmas Festival beginning Dec 20 here is set to usher in the festive spirit with food, fun... read more »

Sinful doughnuts arrive in capital

Sinful doughnuts arrive in capital

New Delhi – Nothing beats the magic of soft, sweet and light doughnuts. Krispy Kreme, a US doughnut chain launched here Saturday, brings the... read more »

Alessandra Ambrosio hates plastic surgery

Alessandra Ambrosio hates plastic surgery

Los Angeles – Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio says she will never go under the knife again after she had a botched operation to pin back her ears when she... read more »

New age writings of love, confusion and erotica

New age writings of love, confusion and erotica

Fresh and complex, funny and erotic, this week IANS bookshelf is stacked with new age writings that are about today’s generation and their many ways of... read more »

Jenny McCarthy ditches her diet

Jenny McCarthy ditches her diet

Los Angeles – Model-actress Jenny McCarthy has ditched her dieting regime for Christmas. The 41-year-old says her weight often fluctuates by 20 pounds at... read more »

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Didn’t Testify in Court: Vasundhara Raje’s Defense to...

To justify that top BJP leader Vasundhara Raje does not need to resign as Rajasthan Chief Minister, the party is likely to present an argument from her legal team that she changed her mind at the... read more »

Leaked recordings in cash-for-vote case hits CM Ch...

Just hours before grand celebrations to mark his first anniversary in office, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu finds himself in a... read more »

Lalu, Nitish clinch deal : RJD, JD(U) join hands for Bi...

Bihar’s ruling JD(U) and Lalu Prasad’s RJD will contest the state assembly elections in alliance and a 6-member committee will be constituted for... read more »

Giriraj Singh apologises to Sonia and even trends on Tw...

Union minister Giriraj Singh was forced to apologise in the Lok Sabha today, as protesting Congress MPs refused to allow the house function over a comment he... read more »

Samajwadi Janata Party formed to take on Narendra Modi&...

The six parties that till now comprised the ‘Janata Parivar’ on Wednesday agreed to unify and create a new political front which will be called the... read more »

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Sonia was breathless when she reached hospital: Rahul

Sonia was breathless when she reached hospital: Rahul

Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday that his mother Sonia Gandhi was breathless when she was rushed from parliament to hospital two months ago. But... read more »

Decision on CHOGM after considering all factors: PM

Decision on CHOGM after considering all factors: P...

Chennai – India’s participation in the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka next month would be decided upon after considering all factors,... read more »

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari refutes Anna Hazare’s al...

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari accuses Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of following Maoist ideology

Mumbai – BJP leader Nitin Gadkari today refuted the allegations by social activist Anna Hazare in connection with auctions of cooperative sugar factories... read more »

Chandrababu Naidu says he is in favour of Telangana

Chandrababu Naidu says he is in favour of Telangana

New Delhi – Ending ambiguity over his stance on the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu has said he is in favour... read more »

Army to explain ‘lapses’ in Kashmir Ops : Home Minister...

Army to explain ‘lapses’ in Kashmir Ops : Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

New Delhi – The Indian Army may have called off a two-week operation to hunt down infiltrators at the Keran sector in Kashmir and the dead bodies of... read more »

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Kudankulam n-plant stops power generation

Kudankulam n-plant stops power generation

Chennai – The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Tuesday night stopped operations due to a feed water problem, states a report Wednesday. The 1,000 MW unit, which was... read more »

Google introduces 'invite-your-friend' programme to boost Glass sales

Google introduces ‘invite-your-friend’...

Wellington – In a bid to have expanded sales of its highly-anticipated wearable computing device, Google has reportedly launched an ‘... read more »

Why it’s healthier to give vent to your feelings

Why it's healthier to give vent to your feelings

Washington – A new research has suggested that a common emotion regulation strategy called “cognitive reappraisal” may actually be harmful... read more »

Specific molecules that can be targeted to treat Alzhei...

Specific molecules that can be targeted to treat Alzheimer's disease identified

Washington – Researchers have identified a specific set of microRNAs that detrimentally regulate protein levels in the brains of mice with... read more »

Breath test could help detect lung cancer

Breath test could help detect lung cancer

Washington – Lung cancer may be detected in patients by testing their exhaled breath, researchers have claimed. Preliminary studies by researchers at... read more »

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter is keen on helping India host the U-1...

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) have extended its support to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) by allocating around $38 million for the organization of the 2017... read more »

Sony Six moves Delhi HC over infringement of Fifa ...

New Delhi: MSM Satellite Pvt. Ltd, which owns Sony Six, the authorized broadcaster for Fifa World Cup 2014, on Friday moved the Delhi high court... read more »

A Central American Mouse Roars, Leaving Italy Trembling

Recife: There were less than 20 minutes left to play here Friday when a bundle of three balloons – red, white and green, the colors of Italy’s flag... read more »

FIFA World Cup 2014: Costa Rica break English hearts af...

Skipper and PSV Eindhoven striker Bryan Ruiz headed home the winner in the 44th minute as Costa Rica became the first team from group D to qualify for the... read more »

FIFA World Cup 2014 Match Preview: Japan v/s Greece

Following defeats to Cote d’Ivoire and Colombia respectively, head coaches Alberto Zaccheroni and Fernando Santos know nothing but victory will suffice... read more »

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Man Wins Payout Over Panda Bite, Says Lawyer

BEIJING: A Chinese man who sued local government officials over an attack by a wild panda has won more than $80,000 in compensation, his lawyer said today. The animals are renowned for their lovable... read more »

Pakistan mourns for victims of deadly Taliban chur...

LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan is mourning for the victims of a pair of Taliban suicide bombings that struck two churches the day before, killing 15... read more »

Disgraced Chinese general Xu Caihou dies of cancer

Beijing: The disgraced former Chinese general Xu Caihou, one of the highest-ranking officials to be netted in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption... read more »

Kerry says Syrian transition would have to be negotiate...

Kerry visits Israel amid reports of faltering Israeli-Palestinian talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and... read more »

John Kerry, Javad Zarif in critical round of Iran nucle...

LAUSANNE: Iran nuclear talks enter a critical week Monday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart in Switzerland seeking an elusive... read more »

Omicron fears Delhi to Mumbai; the border goes back before Christmas, the holiday season

Omicron warning: While the central government has issued state-specific guidelines after noting the “first signs of an increase,” states have also tightened restrictions in... read more »

After Twitter fights with Chetan Bhagat and mocks his books, R Madhavan offers a clear exp...

R Madhavan set the record shortly after excavating Chetan Bhagat and wrote in a series of tweets on Monday. Actor R Madhavan set the record shortly after his seemingly nasty argument with... read more »

Tiger Shroff gives insight into his eye injury when he shot for Ganapath: Part 1; Look at ...

Tiger Shroff has brought a pleasant surprise to his huge fans after announcing Ganapath: Part One. In addition to starring Kriti Sanon in the lead role, the action thriller will feature... read more »

ZeeSony Merger Approved by the Board of Directors; Sony will hold 50.86% of the capital of...

ZeeSony Merger Approved by the Board of Directors; Sony to own a 50.86% stake in tSony has accepted the appointment of Punit Goenka as chief executive officer and chief executive officer of... read more »

PM Modi to visit Varanasi again on Thursday, inaugurate multiple ...

Prime Minister Modi will visit Varanasi again on Thursday, inaugurate several projects Prime Minister Modi, who visited the holy city of Varanasi to inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor on... read more »