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Nokia 3310 clones Micromax X1i & Dar...

Nokia 3310 clones Micromax X1i & Darago 3310 come at less than half the...

The popular Nokia 3310 handset has finally arrived in India, and it has come in a newly designed version. Here’s what its lookalikes Micromax X1i and Darago 3310 are offering. The iconic Nokia 3310 handset has arrived in India, and it has come in a newly designed avatar. HMD Global, which... read more »

IPL 2017: From influx of Englishmen to d...

IPL 2017: From influx of Englishmen to domination by pacers, 5 things we le...

Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by a single run in a gripping Indian Premier League (IPL) final on Sunday to claim their third title. Mumbai seemed to be struggling after openers Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons went in the third over to Pune paceman Jaydev Unadkat. Hardik Pandya smashed... read more »

Pro Kabaddi League 2017: 10 costliest bu...

Pro Kabaddi League 2017: 10 costliest buys from players auction

The players’ auction for the fifth edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) sprang up few surprises Day 1 on Monday (May 22). Here are the top buys.. New Delhi, May 23: The players’ auction for the fifth edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) sprang up few surprises Day 1 on Monday (May 22). As... read more »

Kumar Sangakkara to bid adieu to first-c...

Kumar Sangakkara to bid adieu to first-class cricket after ongoing county s...

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will retire from first-class cricket in September at the end of England’s county championship season. The Surrey batsman, who quit Test cricket in 2015 with 12,400 runs, is fifth on the all-time list of Test run scorers, averaging 57.40 in 134... read more »

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RBI warns of rising tide of NPAs

RBI warns of rising tide of NPAs

The Reserve Bank on Monday ruled out any major impact on domestic markets by the US Fed’s tapering its monthly bond buying programme from later this week, saying that India’s external sector has... read more »

FIPB approves Vodafone plan to fully own India business

FIPB approves Vodafone plan to fully own India bus...

New Delhi – The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) Monday approved a proposal of British telecom major Vodafone Group Plc to increase... read more »

Online shopping rises 85 percent in 2013: Survey

Online shopping rises 85 percent in 2013: Survey

New Delhi – Online shopping has risen by a whopping 85 percent in 2013 as compared to last year’s figure of $8.5 billion on increasing Internet... read more »

Gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams

Gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams

Snapping a two-day rising trend, gold prices fell by Rs 170 to Rs 29,950 per 10 grams in the national capital Monday on profit selling by stockists at existing... read more »

Telecom department defers spectrum auction to Feb 3

Telecom department defers spectrum auction to Feb 3

New Delhi – The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the dates of auction of spectrum in 1,800 megahertz (MHz) and 900 MHz bands. The... read more »

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Top Naxal commander killed in Jharkhand

In a pre-dawn operation, security forces on Wednesday killed a prominent Naxal commander operating in Jharkhand in the forests of Khunti district of the state. According to preliminary information... read more »

Delhi in ICU: Harsh Vardhan

Govt. to formulate new health policy: Harsh Vardha...

The government is in the process of formulating a new health policy, which will also address the issue of high cost of medical devices and equipment... read more »

SC rejects Subrata Roy’s bail plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to Sahara chief, Subrata Roy, for 40 days to negotiate with prospective buyers for the three hotels his... read more »

Maoists blow up rail track, pilot engine of Rajdhani de...

Maoists blasted a portion of a railway track between Ismailpur and Rafiganj section in Bihar, leading to derailment of a pilot engine running ahead of the... read more »

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Trial against Jayalalithaa in income tax case to continue: Supreme Court

Taking exception to the latest instances of arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sought Prime Minister... read more »

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Virat Kohli is Indian Sportsperson of 2013

Kohli becomes No. 1 ranked ODI batsman for first time

Islamabad – India’s Virat Kohli’s outstanding form in one-day internationals has lifted him to the top of the ICC Batting Rankings in ODIs, while Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal has... read more »

Tendulkar is much more than strokeplay and statistics

Tendulkar prepares hard for his final Eden outing

By Anurag Dey Kolkata – Preparing for his last outing at the iconic Eden Gardens, legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar was a picture of focus and... read more »

Chopra to participate in inaugural World Manila Masters

Chopra to participate in inaugural World Manila Masters

Manila – Sweden’s Daniel Chopra will be looking to land another victory in Asia when he returns to the region for the inaugural $750,000 Resorts World... read more »

Wax replica, confetti burst greet Tendulkar at Eden

Wax replica, confetti burst greet Tendulkar at Eden

Kolkata – Sachin Tendulkar was greeted by his real-life wax replica as he stepped into the Eden Gardens Monday for a net session ahead of the India-West... read more »

Sebastian Vettel wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Dubai – Reigning Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel captured the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch a seventh straight victory and... read more »

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The Real “Dirty Wars” in the Horn of Africa

When award winning journalist Jeremy Scahill landed at Mogadishu’s International Airport in the summer of 2011 Somalia was in the midst of its worst drought and famine in 60 years. Yet when Mr.... read more »

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire after talks fail

GAZA CITY: Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets and Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday after Egyptian efforts to mediate a... read more »

Saudi beheads 4 men for smuggling drugs

Four Saudi men have been beheaded by sword after being convicted of smuggling cannabis into the country, the interior ministry has said. The government-owned... read more »

39 militants killed in Khyber, North Waziristan strikes

Helicopter gunships strafed their targets in Dattakhel and Shawal tehsils of North Waziristan and in the remote Tirah valley of Khyber Agency, security... read more »

Israel’s surprise assassination attempt on Deif m...

It doesn’t matter whether Hamas fired the rockets that hit the Negev Tuesday evening, or knew who fired them, or was as surprised by the fire as Israel was.... read more »

Ajinkya Rahane honoured with life membership by CCI

Ajinkya Rahane, India’s most consistent batsman in the last couple of years, has been conferred with the honorary life membership by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) here on... read more »

MS Dhoni set to return after a long break with focus on World T20

India’s limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be back in the thick of things after a three month break as Indian selectors will be picking the squad for the upcoming T20... read more »

South Sudan fuel tanker explosion: Death toll rises to 183

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a rural South Sudanese state reached 183 on Friday, a regional official said, as medical staff and volunteers struggled to keep up with the... read more »

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces on `day of rage`

Jerusalem: Palestinians clashed on Friday with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank after the Islamist movement Hamas called for a “day of rage” over... read more »

Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire

Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel. The overnight air strikes targeted two training camps belonging to... read more »