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Selby overcomes Williams in decider to r...

Selby overcomes Williams in decider to reach semi-finals

Selby overcomes Williams in decider to reach semi-finals ## Selby Secures Thrilling Champion of Champions Semi-Final Berth After Decisive Victory Over Williams Leicester, England – Mark Selby delivered a masterclass in composure and tactical prowess to overcome defending champion Mark Williams in... read more »

Asia-Pacific stocks edge mostly higher a...

Asia-Pacific stocks edge mostly higher as U.S. House passes funding bill to...

Asia-Pacific stocks edge mostly higher as U.S. House passes funding bill to end shutdown ## Asia-Pacific Markets Display Cautious Optimism Following US Funding Bill Passage Asian-Pacific stock markets exhibited a generally positive, albeit measured, response in Thursday trading following the U.S.... read more »

House passes funding bill to end record-...

House passes funding bill to end record-long government shutdown, Trump set...

House passes funding bill to end record-long government shutdown, Trump set to sign ## Bipartisan Agreement Ends Government Shutdown, Divides Democrats **Washington D.C.** – After a record-breaking period of government closure, a bipartisan funding bill has passed the House of Representatives,... read more »

Tourists 'paid 70,000 to shoot peop...

Tourists 'paid 70,000 to shoot people in human safari hunting trip...

Tourists 'paid 70,000 to shoot people in human safari hunting trip' during war ## Allegations of “Human Safari” Hunting Trips Surface in Bosnian War Crimes Investigation Italian courts are currently examining disturbing allegations that wealthy foreign nationals paid... read more »

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Gold prices gaining by Rs 120 to Rs 30,120 per ten grams

Gold prices gaining by Rs 120 to Rs 30,120 per ten grams

Gold prices rose for the second straight day on Saturday by gaining Rs 120 to Rs 30,120 per ten grams in the national capital largely in tandem with a firming trend overseas. Silver too maintained... read more »

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s pay largely unchanged in 2013

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s pay largely unchanged in 2013...

Washington – Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has been reportedly paid 4.25 million dollars in 2013, as the tech giant has slightly cut down on the total... read more »

PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi amongst US’ ten `most humble CEOs...

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Washington – A latest research of US CEOs has reportedly tried to analyse how many of the business company chiefs are least narcissistic and found that... read more »

Sensex closes 119 points up, IT stocks gain

Sensex closes 119 points up, IT stocks gain

Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed Friday’s trade 119 points or 0.56 percent up, on positive global cues and buying by... read more »

China to be world largest economy in 2028

China to be world largest economy in 2028

Beijing – China is expected to overtake the US in 2028 to become the world’s largest economy while India is predicted to overtake Japan that year... read more »

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Want to pocket a cool $10,000 in US? Deliver court summons to PM ...

New York: The civil rights body behind a lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case has offered a reward of $ 10,000 to anyone who could serve... read more »

Population, capacity should dictate size of state allocation: Jayalalithaa

Jayalalithaa found guilty in disproportionate asse...

Bangalore: In a huge setback to J Jayalalithaa, a special court on Saturday held the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister guilty of amassing Rs 66.65 crore... read more »

Sheikh Hasina rules out mid-term polls in Bangladesh

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out holding mid-term polls in Bangladesh or the possibility of having a dialogue with the Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh... read more »

China, India vow to further bilateral ties

United Nations: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj agreed on Thursday to further develop relations... read more »

Chandigarh : Hooda files nomination, says Congress read...

Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday filed his nomination for next month’s assembly elections in the state and said they will form the... read more »

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Many had to wait, I am no different: Rohit Sharma

Many had to wait, I am no different: Rohit Sharma

Kolkata – Indian batsman Rohit Sharma, who struck a scintillating century on debut against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens here Thursday, said that he always believed in his abilities and... read more »

SC-appointed panel to speak to Sreesanth next

SC-appointed panel to speak to Sreesanth next

The Supreme Court-instituted three-member committee probing the IPL spot-fixing scandal will speak to banned pacer S Sreesanth, Rajasthan Royals... read more »

There was lot of pressure: Rohit Sharma

There was lot of pressure: Rohit Sharma

It was the perfect Test debut that Rohit Sharma had been dreaming of as he struck a hundred to rescue India from crisis in the opening Test against the West... read more »

Woods says was tested for drugs five times in 2013

Woods describes meeting Mandela in 1998 as `most inspiring time`

Edinburgh – World number one Tiger Woods has claimed that he might have been tested for drugs five times this year, adding that it is the usual number... read more »

Vettel hates `dominance` term despite current `era of s...

Vettel hates `dominance` term despite current `era of success`

Washington – Red Bull star Sebastian Vettel, who claimed seven straight successive race victories last weekend, has said that he does not like the word... read more »

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China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small... read more »

British boy, 16, jailed for life for killing teach...

LONDON: A 16-year-old British boy was on Monday jailed for life after he admitted stabbing to death his Spanish teacher in front of a horrified class... read more »

Potiskum Blast: 29 Killed, 80 Injured

At least 29 persons were yesterday confirmed dead and 80 others seriously injured after a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber targeted a religious procession... read more »

Suicide Blast Kills at Least 29 During Nigerian ShiR...

NIGERIA – Nigeria’s government announced last month that a cease-fire had been agreed with Boko Haram and that talks were under way in neighbouring... read more »

At least 24 dead as migrant boat sinks in Turkish strai...

At least two dozen migrants lost their lives today when a boat sank near Istanbul in northern Turkey, sparking a major air and sea rescue operation. Turkish... read more »

Plane passenger arrested after two baby APES found alive inside luggage

Plane passenger arrested after two baby APES found alive inside luggage ## Endangered Gibbons Discovered in Luggage at Mumbai Airport, Passenger Arrested **Mumbai, India** – Authorities... read more »

Woman stabbed 27 times by ex-boyfriend after he took off ankle monitor

Woman stabbed 27 times by ex-boyfriend after he took off ankle monitor ## Woman Dies Following Brutal Stabbing in Apparent Domestic Violence Incident **São Paulo, Brazil** – A... read more »

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Trump places Nigeria on watch list over claims of anti-Christian violence

Trump places Nigeria on watch list over claims of anti-Christian violence ## Nigeria Added to Religious Freedom Watch List Amid Concerns Over Violence Washington D.C. – The United States... read more »

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,346

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,346 ## Escalation in Eastern Ukraine as Conflict Enters Day 1,346 **Kyiv, Ukraine** – The protracted conflict between Russia and Ukraine... read more »

Republicans push back against Trumps call to end the Senate filib...

Republicans push back against Trumps call to end the Senate filibuster ## Republican Senators Resist Renewed Calls to Eliminate Filibuster Washington D.C. – A groundswell of Republican senators are... read more »