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Rajinikanth Spoke Like PM Modi, Says RSS...

Rajinikanth Spoke Like PM Modi, Says RSS Ideologue

Chennai: RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy has welcomed Rajinikanth’s statements on joining politics, saying the Tamil superstar is making well thought out statements. “I think Rajini is making well thought out statements. It evokes memories of a time when, as newly elected Prime Minister, Narendra... read more »

Not in the race for PM’s post in 2019: N...

Not in the race for PM’s post in 2019: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar today emphatically said that he was not in the race for the Prime Minister’s post in 2019. “I am unnecessarily being targeted. We are a small party. I am not a fool… If I become the national president of my party, it does not... read more »

India’s Deepti Sharma slams 188, p...

India’s Deepti Sharma slams 188, puts on world record 320-run ODI sta...

Indian woman opener Deepti Sharma stormed herself into record books after slamming 188 against Ireland in an ODI match against Ireland on Monday (May 15). New Delhi, May 15: Indian woman opener Deepti Sharma stormed herself into record books after slamming 188 against Ireland in an ODI match... read more »

Rising Pune Supergiant, Gujarat Lions: S...

Rising Pune Supergiant, Gujarat Lions: Short but impressive journeys

Gujarat Lions finished top of the points table in IPL 2016 while Rising Pune Supergiant finished 2nd this year. Theirs will be a short journey but impressive nonetheless. For all it’s worth, the Indian Premier League has given immense joy over the years to the billions calling the game of... read more »

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Sharif assures US about reviewing ‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s case: Report

Sharif assures US about reviewing ‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s case: Repo...

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured US lawmakers that he will reconsider the case of Dr. Shakil Afridi jailed Pakistani doctor, who helped the CIA track Al Qaeda leader... read more »

Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-of Fukushima operator

Japan’s NRA urges Tepco to prevent mishaps at crip...

Washington – Japanese nuclear regulator has urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) to improve working conditions at the crippled Fukushima... read more »

12 Saudi Arabian women arrested for defying ban on fema...

12 Saudi Arabian women arrested for defying ban on female drivers

London – Saudi Arabian police have arrested 12 women and fined six others for deliberately defying the kingdom’s rules in a campaign against the... read more »

Cheney skeptical about U.S. negotiations with Iran over...

Cheney skeptical about U.S. negotiations with Iran over nuke programme

Washington – Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has expressed skepticism about the Obama administration’s ability to strike a negotiation with Iran... read more »

China anti-corruption activists on trial in Jiangxi

China anti-corruption activists on trial in Jiangxi

China has put three anti-corruption campaigners on trial, in what is being seen as part of a crackdown on activists under President Xi Jinping. The trial of... read more »

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Controlling inflation remains RBI priority: Raghuram Rajan

Rajan to remain RBI boss in Modi govt, says Goyal

The BJP has dismissed speculation that it would be looking to replace RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, known for his hawkish stance on inflation control, should the party form the next government.... read more »

Nokia names Rajeev Suri as new CEO

HELSINKI: Rajeev Suri will become the new chief executive of Finnish telecommunications gear maker Nokia, the company said on Tuesday, confirming... read more »

Nomura raises Ranbaxy to ‘buy’ on Sun Pharm...

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd gains 0.2 per cent to Rs 481 after Nomura upgrades the stock to “buy” from “reduce” and raises its target... read more »

Nokia names Rajeev Suri as new CEO

HELSINKI: Rajeev Suri will become the new chief executive of Finnish telecommunications gear maker Nokia, the company said on Tuesday, confirming what... read more »

Wal-Mart paid $334 million to end India partnership

Wal-Mart names Krish Iyer as India unit head

MUMBAI: Wal-Mart Stores Inc paid about $234 million in debt related to the purchase of a stake in its Indian joint venture with Bharti Enterprises, which the... read more »

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Deepika overwhelmed with Shekhar Kapur's compliment

Deepika overwhelmed with Shekhar Kapur’s compliment

Mumbai – Actress Deepika Padukone, who has been delivering back-to-back successful films in 2013, says the biggest compliment she ever got for her latest film “Goliyon Ki Raasleela... read more »

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‘Pizza 2: Villa’ slow and steady at th...

Chennai – Tamil horror-thriller “Pizza 2: Villa”, which released Nov 14, may not have had a grand opening ala its predecessor... read more »

How Karisma Kapoor stays fit

How Karisma Kapoor stays fit

New Delhi – Karisma Kapoor has revealed how she has kept herself fit even after giving birth to two children. The actress said in an interview to Parents... read more »

Shania Twain named country music’s most beautiful woman...

Shania Twain named country music’s most beautiful woman

Washington – Shania Twain has been named country music’s Most Beautiful Woman of 2013 by Country Weekly magazine’s readers. The ‘That Don’t... read more »

Taylor Swift `not afraid to feel and express raw emotio...

Taylor Swift `not afraid to feel and express raw emotions in songs`

London – Taylor Swift has confessed that she is fearless when it comes allowing herself to feel and express raw and real emotions in public. The ‘I... read more »

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world’s best whisky goes to Glenmorangie’s Ealanta!

world’s best whisky goes to Glenmorangie’s Ealanta!

London – A single malt, which has been matured for 19 years and released earlier this year as a limited edition, has been voted as the world’s best whisky in the world. “borderline... read more »

And the `best Indian restaurant in the world` title goes to `Gaggan` in Bangkok

And the `best Indian restaurant in the world` titl...

Washington –  ‘Gaggan’, an Indian restaurant located in Bangkok, has landed the 66th spot on ‘Restaurant’ magazine’s “best in the... read more »

New dot-to-dot version of Kama Sutra sex guide launched

New dot-to-dot version of Kama Sutra sex guide launched

London – A team of designers have introduced a new dot-to-dot version of the ancient Kama Sutra sex filled with incomplete illustrations of recommended... read more »

Kids who sleep more less prone to putting on weight

Kids who sleep more less prone to putting on weight

Washington – A new study has found that kids who tend to sleep more, may actually be eating less. The study by Chantelle Hart, associate professor of... read more »

Wives matter more than hubbies in calming down marital ...

Wives matter more than hubbies in calming down marital conflicts

Washington – A new study has found that, when it comes to keeping the peace, it’s more important for wives than for their husbands to keep their cool... read more »

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Anjali Damania, Preeti Menon resign from AAP posts

State Convener Anjali Damania, who contested and lost the Lok Sabha election against Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur, and State Secretary Preeti Sharma Menon quit citing personal reasons. It may be recalled... read more »

Population, capacity should dictate size of state allocation: Jayalalithaa

Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to r...

Jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will have to stay in prison for at least six more days as the Karnataka High Court Wednesday... read more »

Me and Barack Obama have same interest in e-governance:...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he and US President Barack Obamahave the same level of interest in e-governance and thus are implementing... read more »

Jayalalithaa bail plea adjourned to Oct 7

A special bench of the Karnataka High Court Wednesday adjourned to Oct 7 hearing of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s petition... read more »

Thank you America: PM Modi hard sells India but will th...

With Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi hard-selling India to US businessmen, the general sentiment is that the country is back on the global investment radar even... read more »

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Ashwin says `players to blame` for India's ODI series loss in South Africa

Ashwin says `players to blame` for India’s ODI series loss ...

Johannesburg – The Indian team’s poor record away from home in Test cricket is the fault of the players and not the coach, spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin said recently. According to... read more »

A-Rod `optimistic` about favorable ruling in doping case

A-Rod `optimistic` about favorable ruling in dopin...

New York – Alex Rodriguez scored big in court on Friday when a federal judge dealt a huge blow to the 211-game doping suspension Major League... read more »

Botham says England’s `inability` to `finish off`...

Botham says England's `inability` to `finish off` Oz difference between two Ashes sides

London – England cricket legend Ian Botham has said that the team’s bowlers made it too easy for Australian all-rounder Steve Smith on Day 1 of the... read more »

Tiger Woods’ half-brother arrested for making `bo...

Tiger Woods' half-brother arrested for making `bomb threat`

London – Tiger Woods’ half-brother, Earl Dennison Woods Jr., has been arrested in Phoenix for allegedly making a bomb threat at the government... read more »

Federer believes he can win 2014 Australian Open title

Federer believes he can win 2014 Australian Open title

Sydney – Roger Federer insists he is a better player now than when he won the first of his four Australian Opens a decade ago, and thus remains capable... read more »

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I will take back entire Kashmir from India: Bilawal Bhutto Zardar...

ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the ‘Gen Next’ politician of Pakistan, has said that his Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would get back entire Kashmir from India. Bilawal, in his... read more »

Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese...

9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese... read more »

MH17 crash: 225 victims now identified

Around 225 victims of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have now been identified. The Dutch ministry of security and justice Friday said that out of 14... read more »

France conducts first airstrike in Iraq, destroys logis...

PARIS: France says it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State group. The office of President... read more »

Three ‘attackers’ involved in Thai island m...

Thai police believe at least three “attackers” were involved in the vicious murders of two British backpackers whose semi-naked bodies were found... read more »

Thousands left homeless by giant Chile quake

SANTIAGO: More than 9,000 people were left homeless after a powerful earthquake hit northern and central Chile last week, officials have said, dramatically increasing previous estimates.... read more »

Fury after Saudi Arabia ‘chosen to head key UN human rights panel’

The United Nations has been criticised for handing Saudi Arabia a key human rights role – despite the country having “arguably the worst record in the world” on freedoms... read more »

Nepal in turmoil, protest against new Constitution rages on; 1 person commits suicide, bom...

Protests against the new Constitution in Nepal have intensified with one member of Sadbhavana Party even committing suicide. Nepal Police has also increased its presence along the... read more »

Alexis Tsipras returns to power to secure Greek debt relief

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras will return as prime minister on Monday determined to secure debt relief from the country’s creditors in his “first and most important... read more »

Dr Reddy’s settles patent litigation on Kuvan tablets

he California-based BioMarin Pharmaceutical has entered into a settlement agreement with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to resolve patent litigation in the US regarding Kuvan, the former’s 100mg... read more »