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Southwest Monsoon hits Kerala, North Eas...

Southwest Monsoon hits Kerala, North East ahead of schedule

Highlights The normal onset date for monsoon to hit the Kerala coast is June 1 Monsoon has also hit the North East EW DELHI: The Southwest monsoon, which brings seasonal rain to the Indian subcontinent, hit Kerala and the North East on Tuesday, two days before its normal onset... read more »

Yogi Adityanath seeks explanation from S...

Yogi Adityanath seeks explanation from Swati Singh for inaugurating beer ba...

“Taking note of the media reports, CM Adityanath Yogi has asked Minister Swati Singh to explain her position on the entire issue,” an official release from the government said New Delhi, May 30: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sought an explanation from his minister Swati... read more »

IAS trainee drowns in swimming pool whil...

IAS trainee drowns in swimming pool while trying to rescue woman officer at...

IAS and IRS trainees had gathered for a poolside party at Foreign Service Institute in south Delhi’s Ber Sarai when a woman officer slipped into a swimming pool. A 30-year-old trainee IAS officer drowned at a swimming pool in Foreign Service Institute in south Delhi’s Ber Sarai around midnight... read more »

In Babri Case, LK Advani, Uma Bharti, MM...

In Babri Case, LK Advani, Uma Bharti, MM Joshi In Court Today: 10 Points

The Supreme Court had directed that BJP leaders including LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, would face trial for conspiracy charges in Babri case. LUCKNOW:  Senior BJP leaders LK Advani today arrived at a court in Lucknow for the framing of conspiracy charges related to the 1992... read more »

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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) unit in Japan to pay $50 million over Libor

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) unit in Japan to pay $50 million ove...

New York – A Japanese investment banking unit of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc was ordered on Monday to pay a USD 50 million criminal fine after pleading guilty to wire fraud over its role... read more »

CBI files two more fresh FIRs : Coal scam

CBI files two more fresh FIRs : Coal scam

New Delhi – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed two FIRs against two companies in the coal block allocation scam that... read more »

Economy heading towards better times, no reason to desp...

Economy heading towards better times, no reason to despair : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday sought to dispel apprehensions of the Indian diaspora on the state of the economy, saying the country... read more »

Tata Steel fined over accident in UK plant

 Indian giant Tata Steel has been fined 25,000 pounds and ordered to pay 8,320 pounds in legal costs over a worker’s injury at its plant in Wales. Tata... read more »

Hindustan Motors seeks shareholder nod for Tiruvallur p...

Hindustan Motors seeks shareholder nod for Tiruvallur plant sale

Observing that the business of the company was under “strain”, C K Birla Group company Hindustan Motors has sought shareholder approval, through a postal... read more »

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Youth held for rape of seven-year-old in Bangalore

A man in his late twenties was arrested on Wednesday on charges of raping a 7-year old girl at her house in Kamakshipalya. The accused Srinivas was apparently the son of the domestic help, who was... read more »

Law Commission recommends fixed tenure for CJI

Same retirement age of 65 for Supreme Court and High Court judges, a “cooling-off period” for judges after retirement and a fixed tenure for... read more »

Curfew partially lifted in riot-hit Saharanpur

Situation remained calm in the riot-hit Saharanpur area of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, the day of Id-ul-fitr. Curfew was partially lifted in the ‘old city’... read more »

Flood threat in North India

Moderate to heavy rain lashed most parts of north India triggering landslips and causing rivers across the region to flow close to the danger mark at several... read more »

1.8 lakh people forced to drink unsafe water in Odisha:...

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India said 1.80 lakh people were forced to consume unsafe water supplied under 73 rural schemes due to the absence of a... read more »

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Arsenal upset Dortmund in Champions League

Arsenal upset Dortmund in Champions League

Berlin – Aaron Ramsey’s header smoothed the way for Arsenal’s 1-0 triumph over Borussia Dortmund at a sold-out Signal Iduna Park in Group F of the Champions League. The Gunners had... read more »

Lunch scoreboard: India vs West Indies

Lunch scoreboard: India vs West Indies

Kolkata – The following is the scoreboard at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test between India and the West Indies at the Eden... read more »

India 120/5 at lunch against West Indies

India 120/5 at lunch against West Indies

Kolkata – Despite a steady start, India finished 120/5 at lunch following a middle order collapse on day two of the India West Indies Test match at the... read more »

Ronaldinho to play in World Club Championship

Ronaldinho to play in World Club Championship

Brasilia – Two-time World Player of the Year, Ronaldinho Gaucho, has confirmed he is winning his race to be fit for the World Club Championship in... read more »

Nadal seals year-end world No. 1

Nadal beats Berdych to enter semi-finals

London – Rafael Nadal sealed the year-end No. 1 ranking for the third time by edging Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) at the ATP World Tour Finals... read more »

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China bus-truck collision death toll rises to 15

The death toll in a massive head-on collision between a truck and bus in northwestern China has risen to 15, with 48 other people being treated for injuries, the local government said on Wednesday.... read more »

Pakistan safe haven for terrorists: U.S.

The pentagon has said Pakistan continues to be a safe haven for terrorists while lauding the efforts of the country’s military to eliminate... read more »

UN chief welcomes Gaza truce deal

“A brighter future for Gaza and Israel depends on a sustainable ceasefire. It is up to the parties to live up to this responsibility,” Ban’s... read more »

Alleged Serial Stowaway Marilyn Hartman Arrested for 3r...

Repeat stowaway Marilyn Hartman was arrested today at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on a criminal trespass charge, according to police. It was the... read more »

Palestinians celebrate as long-term ceasefire begins in...

Celebrations erupted in Gaza on Tuesday as a long-term ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Palestinians began, ending 50 days of the deadliest violence in a... read more »

Can the UN protect the planet and humanity?

When world leaders met in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa in July there was great enthusiasm for developing practical sustainable development goals (SDGs) that would eliminate income equality,... read more »

On US visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping seeks to reassure on trade, security

Chinese President Xi Jinping, facing a skeptical audience on the first day of a week-long U.S. visit, sought to reassure business and government officials on Tuesday over a long list of... read more »

EU holds emergency summit after forcing through migrant deal

Brussels: European Union leaders will gather for an emergency summit on the migration crisis on Wednesday, a day after ministers forced through a controversial deal to relocate 120,000... read more »

US backs India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat

The US has said it is committed to India’s inclusion as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, days after the General Assembly adopted a negotiating text for the long-pending... read more »

Somnath Bharti an embarrassment to party, should surrender: Kejri...

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday described his former law minister Somnath Bharti as an “embarrassment” to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and said he should surrender in a case... read more »