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India needs to develop electronics, telecommunication: PM
Shalibanda electronics showroom fire: On...

Shalibanda electronics showroom fire: One killed, eight injured; officials ...

Shalibanda electronics showroom fire: One killed, eight injured; officials examine explosion and car crash angles ## Fatal Fire Engulfs Hyderabad Electronics Showroom, Sparking Investigation **Hyderabad, India** – A devastating fire ripped through an electronics showroom in the Shalibanda area of... read more »

Assam Assembly winter session: Adjournme...

Assam Assembly winter session: Adjournment motion allowed to discuss Zubeen...

Assam Assembly winter session: Adjournment motion allowed to discuss Zubeens death ## Assam Assembly to Deliberate on Zubeen’s Death Following Adjournment Motion **Guwahati, Assam** – The Assam Legislative Assembly is poised to debate the circumstances surrounding the death of Zubeen, a... read more »

Sonali REACTS to backlash against her au...

Sonali REACTS to backlash against her autophagy post related to cancer cure

Sonali REACTS to backlash against her autophagy post related to cancer cure ## Sonali Bendre Addresses Autophagy Discussion Following Cancer Journey Mumbai, India – Actress Sonali Bendre has entered the ongoing discourse surrounding autophagy, a cellular process involving the body’s... read more »

When Dharmendra penned an emotional mess...

When Dharmendra penned an emotional message to wife Hema, daughter Esha

When Dharmendra penned an emotional message to wife Hema, daughter Esha ## Dharmendra Under Medical Observation in Mumbai Hospital **Mumbai, India** – Veteran actor Dharmendra is currently under medical observation at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, sources confirmed earlier today. The acclaimed... read more »

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Govt open to hiring Coal India chief from private sector: Piyush ...

The government is open to hiring chairman and managing director of state-owned Coal India from the private sector, coal and power minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. “I have also initiated a... read more »

BSNL to open call centre at Technopark

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 200 seat call centre facility to serve BSNL telephone service subscribers across the state would become operational at... read more »

Sensex posts biggest weekly loss since December 2011

Sensex opens on a positive note; Hindustan Zinc rallies 7%

Benchmark share indices which had rallied to all-time highs finally succumbed to profit taking amid lack of major reforms announcement in the Budget and the... read more »

Infosys, Under New Leader, Shows Big Profit Gain

Infosys board member V. Balakrishnan Resigns

The Indian outsourcing company Infosys reported a 15 percent increase in quarterly profit on Friday. The company said its April-June quarter profit of $482... read more »

Vodafone to go ahead with arbitration

Telecom major Vodafone, which is locked in a Rs 20,000-crore tax dispute, on Thursday said it will continue with the arbitration process as the government has... read more »

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I am single: Aditya Roy Kapur

I am single: Aditya Roy Kapur

Mumbai – Actor Aditya Roy Kapur has denied reports that he is dating his “Aashiqui 2” co-star Shraddha Kapoor. “Everybody asks me this question but I chose to keep mum or say... read more »

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Amy Adams wonders why people mistake her for Isla ...

Los Angeles – Actress Amy Adams says that people mistake her for actress Isla Fisher a lot and she doesn’t understand the reason behind... read more »

AbRam now healthy, has dimples: SRK

AbRam now healthy, has dimples: SRK

New Delhi – AbRam, Shah Rukh Khan’s third child, who was born through surrogacy and prematurely by several months, is now healthy, says the superstar.... read more »

We cherish each other: Bloom on Kerr

We cherish each other: Bloom on Kerr

Los Angeles – Actor Orlando Bloom says that he may have split from his supermodel wife Miranda Kerr, but he will always love her. “We’re a... read more »

Katy Perry can’t cook

Katy Perry can't cook

Singer Katy Perry says that she is a bad cook and cannot even boil an egg, if required. The “Roar” hitmaker also has some other negative habits like... read more »

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Users warned against wearing novelty contact lenses during Halloween

Users warned against wearing novelty contact lenses during Hallow...

Washington – The spooky or quirky contact lenses which are worn during Halloween could cause serious health issues if improperly sized or cleaned, according to an Indian origin... read more »

Cheater` wife mistakenly arranges blind date with daddy-in-law!

Cheater` wife mistakenly arranges blind date with ...

London –  A woman who was planning to cheat on her husband mistakenly arranged a blind date with her father-in-law. The daughter-in-law, Lili,... read more »

One in six married women don’t let hubbies see them nak...

One in six married women don’t let hubbies see them naked

Melbourne – A new survey suggests that one in six married women have not let their husband see them naked in over a year. Researchers quizzed 1,902 women... read more »

Women twice as likely as men to be offended by smartpho...

Women twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use in workplace

Washington – A new study of business etiquette and smartphones has shown that mobile manners vary by gender, suggesting that women are twice as likely as... read more »

‘Bigg Boss 7’: Contestants get their faces read by Jana...

‘Bigg Boss 7’: Contestants get their faces read by Janardan Baba

Mumbai – The producers of ‘Bigg Boss 7’ are leaving no stone unturned in making the show spicier. The Bigg Boss house played host to Janardan Baba, a... read more »

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Chinese submarine docking in Karachi no threat to India

Playing down its submarine’s docking in Pakistan’s Karachi port in May, China has said the movement of Chinese vessels was not directed against any third party and the PLA navy’s activities in... read more »

India to ink agreement with Myanmar, Thailand

In the wake of an agreement between India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan for unhindered vehicular movement, a similar accord with Myanmar and... read more »

Jawaharlal Nehru’s Wikipedia page edited from a g...

The woes of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government are far from being over with the Congress now alleging that Wikipedia pages... read more »

Time of the ‘mute Prime Minister’ has gone

Taking a jibe at former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the Congress has forgotten the time of the... read more »

Congress furnishes new documents on Dholpur Palace owne...

The party also demanded an independent probe into the entire controversy. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh produced documents, allegedly showing that... read more »

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Afridi gets injury scare ahead of Asia Cup

KARACHI -Shahid Afridi on Thursday suffered a minor injury scare ahead of the Asia Cup when he received a cut on his cheek while facing a Junaid Khan delivery during a training session in Lahore. The... read more »

De Villiers becomes first player in Test history t...

Port Elizabeth: South African batsman and ODI captain AB de Villiers has become the first player in the history of Test cricket to make a... read more »

UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 2-0 i...

There was a blistering start to the European tie – a year on from their last encounter in North London – and the holders could have snatched an... read more »

Indian interest over: Himanshu Thakur finishes 72nd

India’s only Olympic Alpine skier Himanshu Thakur finished last in the men’s giant slalom on Wednesday and cannot wait for the Sochi Games to end. Not... read more »

Zaheer must think hard about his future:Rahul Dravid

Former captain Rahul Dravid feels it is time for Zaheer Khan to start deliberating on his future as it would be difficult for the senior pacer to survive the... read more »

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Palmyra’s Baalshamin temple ‘blown up by IS’

Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists say. Syria’s head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple was blown up... read more »

North Korean troops ordered onto war footing by Ki...

Korea Central News Agency has issued a lengthy rant about South Korean “puppet war maniacs,” Julian Ryall in Tokyo writes. The statement... read more »

Bangkok bomb: Thai TV apologises for bomb re-enactment

The re-enactment on Thursday evening sparked outrage among Thais at the shrine and online. Executives at Nation TV have since acknowledged it was insensitive... read more »

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe takes office as new Pri...

Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Friday as the island nation’s two major political parties signed an agreement to... read more »

India ‘advises’ Pakistani NSA Aziz not to m...

India has advised Pakistani NSA Sartaj Aziz not to meet separatist Hurriyat leaders before talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, raising a question... read more »

Hong Kong IPO boom offers lifeline to China-invested private equity firms looking for exit...

Hong Kong IPO boom offers lifeline to China-invested private equity firms looking for exits ## Hong Kong IPO Market Thaw Offers Exit Opportunities for China-Focused Private Equity Hong... read more »

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

Asia-Pacific markets close mostly lower after Wall Street declines on tech-led sell-off

Asia-Pacific markets close mostly lower after Wall Street declines on tech-led sell-off ## Asia-Pacific Markets React to Overnight Tech Sector Weakness in US **Sydney, Australia** –... read more »

Hasina's party fears Zia will change Bangladesh's name

WW3 fears as NATO fighters scrambled after Putin unleashes deadly strike

WW3 fears as NATO fighters scrambled after Putin unleashes deadly strike ## Intensified Russian Airstrikes Target Kharkiv, Raising Humanitarian Concerns **Kharkiv, Ukraine** – A surge in... read more »

LIVE: 13 killed in Israeli air attack in Lebanon; air strikes in Gaza

LIVE: 13 killed in Israeli air attack in Lebanon; air strikes in Gaza ## Casualties Reported in Southern Lebanon Following Israeli Airstrike **BEIRUT, LEBANON** – Airstrikes attributed to... read more »

Dangerous trend of using cinnamon, spice to provide cheap highs emerges

A dangerous tipping point? AI hacking claims divide cybersecurity...

A dangerous tipping point? AI hacking claims divide cybersecurity experts ## AI Hacking Claims Spark Debate on Cybersecurity’s Future The cybersecurity landscape is facing a potential paradigm... read more »