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India Set to Introduce Landmark Waqf Act...

India Set to Introduce Landmark Waqf Act Amendments in Parliament

In a significant move, the Indian government is poised to introduce the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act in Parliament this week, aimed at amending the Waqf Act of 1995. The proposed legislation seeks to overhaul the management and administration of Waqf... read more »

Hamas Appoints Yahya Sinwar as New Leade...

Hamas Appoints Yahya Sinwar as New Leader, Signaling Shift in Gaza’s ...

In a significant development, Hamas has announced Yahya Sinwar as its new leader, replacing Ismail Haniyeh. Sinwar, a prominent figure in the Hamas, resistance group, is known for his hardline stance and military background.BackgroundYahya Sinwar, 58, has been a key figure in Hamas’s... read more »

Sheikh Hasina Seeks India’s Approv...

Sheikh Hasina Seeks India’s Approval for Asylum, Confirms Foreign Min...

New Delhi, India – In a dramatic turn of events, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested approval to seek asylum in India. This was confirmed by Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, amid the ongoing political upheaval in Bangladesh following a military takeover. Request for... read more »

Harris to unveil vice presidential pick ...

Harris to unveil vice presidential pick for US 2024 election

Washington D.C., August 6, 2024 — In a highly anticipated move, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to unveil her vice presidential pick for the upcoming election. The announcement, expected to be made at a special event in Washington D.C. later this week, has generated significant buzz and... read more »

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Asia

Thai opposition kicks off no-trust debate as street protests continue

Anti-government protesters occupy Thai finance ministry

BANGKOK – Thousands of anti-government protesters broke barricades and police lines on Monday to get inside the premises of the Finance Ministry in the Thai capital and occupy it. Following... read more »

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Japan’s remarks on air-defence zone ‘g...

Beijing – China said Sunday that it “firmly opposes” Japan’s remarks on the Diaoyu Islands, included in the East China Sea... read more »

UN- Syria peace talks to take place Jan. 22

UN- Syria peace talks to take place Jan. 22

Syria’s government and opposition will hold their first peace talks on Jan. 22 in Geneva, in an attempt to halt the nearly 3-year-old civil war that has... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

Spying row: Jakarta stalls cooperation with Canberra on...

Spying row: Jakarta stalls cooperation with Canberra on refugees

Indonesian police said on Monday that they had suspended cooperation with their Australian counterparts to combat people smuggling because of a dispute over... read more »

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Business

UCO Bank examining ways to declare Kingfisher Airlines wilful def...

State-run lender UCO Bank is examining its options on how to declare Kingfisher Airlines a willful defaulter, chairman and managing director Arun Kaul said on Friday. “We are examining the... read more »

Rupee erases all gains, trades flat at 60.84 per d...

Mumbai: The Indian rupee erased all its gains and remained barely changed from its previous close, tracking the weakness in other Asian currencies on... read more »

Alibaba’s IPO Priced at $68 a Share

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ‘s shares priced Thursday at $68 apiece, putting the Chinese company on track for an initial public offering that will raise... read more »

China hands drugmaker GSK record $489 mln fine, sentenc...

 China has fined GlaxoSmithKline Plc a record 3 billion yuan ($488.8 million) for paying bribes to doctors to use its drugs, the British company said on... read more »

Gold tumbles, dips to over 3-month low on global cues

Gold prices tumbled by Rs. 440 to hit over three-month low of Rs. 27,010 per ten gram in the national capital today on heavy selling by stockists, triggered by... read more »

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Entertainment

Bombay High Court asks Pak. Singer Adnan Sami to hand over his pa...

Adnan currently stays with his third wife Roya Faribi. In more trouble for Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, the Bombay High Court has directed him to hand over his passport to police probing a harassment... read more »

Sussanne denies Arjun Rampal’s involvement i...

Sussanne Roshan finally broke her on reports that actor Arjun Rampal was a reason behind her split with her husband, Hrithik Roshan. She says nobody... read more »

Indian box office, fix Dhoomsday prices for D: 3 ticket...

As Dhoom: 3 readies to make its stylised entry at the Indian box office this Friday, it seems that it will not just impact audiences visually but financially... read more »

Newcomer Sunny Leone beats Katrina Kaif, becomes most s...

Newcomer Sunny Leone beats Katrina Kaif, becomes most searched personality on Google 2013

New Delhi – More people searched online for Bollywood newcomer Sunny Leone than actors like Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and cricket maestro Sachin... read more »

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan : Dhoom 3 as important a...

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan : Dhoom 3 as important as any of my own film

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan said Tuesday that he treats all his films equally and his forthcoming release “Dhoom 3”, which is coming out Friday,... read more »

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Lifestyle

Now, `drink` your breakfast of bacon, baked beans, eggs, and sausages!

Now, `drink` your breakfast of bacon, baked beans, eggs, and saus...

London – Too busy in the mornings to cook a full English breakfast of bacon, baked beans, eggs, and sausages? Then you will be surprised to learn that a breakfast brand has created the... read more »

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may result in stronger babies

How hypnosis can make childbirth pain-free

Washington – Experts have claimed that a specific method of hypnosis, supposedly used by the likes of Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian during... read more »

Is your bedroom stressing you out?

Is your bedroom stressing you out?

New York – After a tiring day at work, bedroom is where you want to be in. But elements like bright room colours and harsh lighting can be the reasons... read more »

How to know if your child is ready to be sent to presch...

How to know if your child is ready to be sent to preschool

New Delhi – Experts have suggested that parents should analyze whether their child is ready for the big leap into the world of education or not before... read more »

Men `not gifted` at giving gifts!

Men `not gifted` at giving gifts!

Melbourne – A survey has revealed that men are clueless about giving gifts. The study, which was conducted by Officeworks, found that only 26 per cent of... read more »

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India, Sri Lanka sign four agreements during PM Modi’s visi...

India and Sri Lanka on Friday signed four agreements during Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to the country, the first bilateral tour by an Indian premier in 28 years, with the Prime Minister... read more »

K M Mani presents Budget amidst violent Oppn prote...

Kerala Assembly today witnessed unprecedented and ugly scenes as opposition members went on a rampage destroying Speaker’s podium and indulged in... read more »

Fisheremen issue will take sometime to resolve: Modi

India and Sri Lanka on Friday inked four agreements, including on cooperation in customs, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sri Lankan President... read more »

CBI arrests 3 people in corporate espionage case for le...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday night arrested three people in the corporate espionage case. The trio were detained in the case for... read more »

Masarat Alam’s activities under watch: J&K Go...

New Delhi: In a bid to douse the row over release of Masarat Alam, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said he would ensure the surveillance of the... read more »

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Sci - Tech

Steve Jobs `wanted to have tantric sex with ex in his garden shed`

Steve Jobs `wanted to have tantric sex with ex in his garden shed...

New York – Steve Jobs’ former girlfriend and high school sweetheart, Chrisann Brennan, has revealed in her new tell-all memoir that the Apple co-founder wanted to have tantric sex with her in... read more »

Why heart rate decreases with age

Why heart rate decreases with age

Washington – Researchers have tried to look into the age-old question as to why maximum heart rate (maxHR) decreases with age. According to... read more »

Soon, prosthetic hand to be touch-sensitive

Soon, prosthetic hand to be touch-sensitive

Washington – New research is laying the groundwork for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs that could convey real-time sensory data to amputees via a direct... read more »

Vegetable compound may offer protection against `lethal...

Vegetable compound may offer protection against `lethal` radiation doses

Washington – Researchers have said that a compound derived from cruciferous vegetable like cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli helps protect rats and mice... read more »

Unique blood-filled 46-mln-year-old mosquito fossil fou...

Unique blood-filled 46-mln-year-old mosquito fossil found in Montana

Johannesburg – US scientists have revealed that they have discovered an extremely rare 46-million-year-old mosquito fossil with traces of dried blood in... read more »

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IPL 2014 preview: MI must beat RR to keep playoff hopes alive

Ahmedabad: Their hopes of making the playoffs all but over, defending champions Mumbai Indians would look to upset the equations for Rajasthan Royals, who would be aiming to strengthen their position... read more »

I’ve got no time for Pollard – Starc

The hatchet has not been buried between Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Mitchell Starc and Mumbai Indians allrounder Kieron Pollard, who were... read more »

Ronaldinho, Messi to feature in Deco testimonial

Ronaldinho to play in World Club Championship

Rio De janeiro – Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho are among a host of current and retired stars invited to feature in a testimonial match for former Portugal... read more »

Nadal beats Murray to reach Italian Open semis

Rafael Nadal at Australian Open third round

Top seed Rafael Nadal of Spain beat Andy Murray of Britain in a three-set thriller to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open. Murray blew away a 4-2 lead in... read more »

Rafael Nadal sets up showdown with Andy Murray at Itali...

Rafael Nadal was pushed to three sets for the second consecutive match before ultimately prevailing to set up an Italian Open quarterfinal against Andy... read more »

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World

Jamaat leader sentenced to death in Bangladesh

A top leader of Jamaat-e-Islami party was sentenced to death on Wednesday by a special tribunal in Bangladesh for crimes against humanity during the independence war against Pakistan in 1971. Abdus... read more »

Sushma Swaraj insists Congress backing Tejpal

More reforms on the anvil: Sushma

The new Indian government will unveil more reforms in the coming days, including in the forthcoming budget this month to woo foreign investment and... read more »

Militants kill 4 Tunisian National Guards

Militants killed four members of the National Guard in the mountainous Kasserine region near the Algerian border, Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said on... read more »

Civilians recount `terrifying` attack on Myanmar aid co...

Lashio: Civilians fleeing bloody clashes between government troops and ethnic rebels in northeastern Myanmar on Wednesday described crouching in terror as a... read more »

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan surged in 2014, U.N....

More than 10,500 civilians were killed or wounded in the Afghanistan conflict in 2014, the United Nations reported Wednesday, the highest toll since the world... read more »

The Unforgivable Movie Review: Oscar Wins Starring Sandra Bullock

Unforgivable Movie Review: Sandra Bullock plays a powerful role in winning another Oscar for Netflix’s darkest drama after her imprisonment. The script will fail her. Unnecessarily... read more »

Maharashtra: Two days in Mumbai to impose Article 144 over Omicron and law and order threa...

Violators will be punished in accordance with section 188 of the Indian Criminal Code and other legal provisions, the ruling said. In connection with the steady increase in Maharashtra... read more »

Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah stars Dilip Joshi and Munmun Dut...

Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah stars Dilip Joshi and Munmun Dutta (also known as Jetalal and Babita) in a romantic relationship on stage. By Bollywood Hungama... read more »

Katrina Kaif marries Vicky Kaushal. Deepika Padukone wishes her newlyweds “love, lau...

After developing a far buzz approximately their hush hush affair and their huge fats Indian wedding ceremony, Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal have in the end tied the knot today. It become a... read more »

‘Chandigar Curry Aashiki’ review: A thoughtful drama ...

When she tells him what many of us have already guessed, he stands in front of her with a bare torso, partially showing off his musculature. In a movie about changes in the body, now is the perfect... read more »

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