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3 die as gelatin sticks explode in Satar...

3 die as gelatin sticks explode in Satara

KOLHAPUR: Three men were killed and six others injured after gelatin sticks kept for road construction work exploded at a windmill site in Satara district on Friday. The intensity of the blast was such that a five-foot ditch was created at the spot. Abhinav Deshmukh, superintendent of police,... read more »

Congress distances itself from Aiyar’s r...

Congress distances itself from Aiyar’s remark on Paris attack

NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday distanced itself from Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remark calling Paris massacre a backlash against the war on terror, saying the party’s stand was reflected in the unqualified condemnation issued by Sonia Gandhi immediately after the attack. Aiyar’s... read more »

PM Modi represents development, AAP repr...

PM Modi represents development, AAP represents drama: BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday said the people of Delhi have to choose between development represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and drama represented by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). What did the people of Delhi get by electing AAP? Only drama, and now the... read more »

British cleric sentenced to life in pris...

British cleric sentenced to life in prison on terror charges

A 56-year old British cleric has been sentenced to life in prison by a court here after being convicted of 11 terror-related charges, including providing material support to Al Qaeda and conspiring to establish a terrorist training camp in the US. Abu Hamza, also known as Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, was... read more »

Pentagon says Iraq operations have cost $560 million so far

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said Friday that military operations in Iraq have cost more than $560 million so far, including the surveillance flights and airstrikes that began on June 16. Rear... read more »

Obama Weighing Delay in Action on Immigration

WASHINGTON — President Obama is considering a delay of his most controversial proposals to revamp immigration laws through executive action until after the midterm elections in November,... read more »

John Walker, Spy For Soviet Union, Dies in North Carolina Prison

RALEIGH, N.C. — A former American sailor convicted during the Cold War of leading a family spy ring for the Soviet Union has died in a prison hospital in North Carolina, officials said... read more »

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill

Obama, in Estonia and at NATO summit, to send strong message to Putin

U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Estonia and attend a NATO summit in Wales next week to send a strong message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his incursion into Ukraine must... read more »

Easy ways to healthier eyes

We tend to ignore the health of our eyes more than any other part of our body. But having healthy eyes is more essential than we imagine and consider, after all it’s your way of looking at the... read more »