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World Cup 2015: Sourav Ganguly pleasantl...

World Cup 2015: Sourav Ganguly pleasantly surprised by India’s perfor...

HAMILTON: The surprise package in this World Cup has been the Indian bowling. Nobody gave this attack a chance going into the tournament, especially after the poor show in the ODIs last year and the tri-series in Australia. But all that has turned around in the last four games and former Indian... read more »

Gold near three-month low

Gold near three-month low

Gold edged up on Monday, but remained near a three-month low as the dollar hit an 11-year high after a strong U.S. jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve would soon hike interest rates. Spot gold rose to $1,172.41 an ounce by 0733 GMT, retaining most Friday’s near 3 percent... read more »

BHEL commissions 660 MW thermal unit in ...

BHEL commissions 660 MW thermal unit in Bihar

The public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) today said that it had commissioned the second 660 MW unit at the Barh Supercritical Thermal Power Project, Stage II, of NTPC Limited in Bihar. The first 660 MW unit of the project was commissioned earlier and dedicated to the nation by... read more »

Govt garners Rs 1.57 lakh crore on day 4...

Govt garners Rs 1.57 lakh crore on day 4 of second tranche of coal block au...

Strengthening the national auditor’s claims that allocation of mines over the years had caused considerable losses to the exchequer, the government has garnered Rs 5164 crore from the sale of two mines to Jaypee Cement and Ambuja Cement, with the cumulative proceeds from the auction swelling to... read more »

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Goa Police to file charge sheet against Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal

Tejpal case: Three witnesses depose in Goa court

Panaji – Three witnesses in the Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case Friday recorded their respective statements in a Goa court before a judicial magistrate, officials said. Ishan Tankha, G. Vishnu... read more »

Security tightened across UP on Babri demolition anniversary

Security tightened across UP on Babri demolition a...

Ayodhya – Security was tight in prominent cities and town of Uttar Pradesh on the 21st anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque in... read more »

SC agrees to hear CBI plea against Gauhati HC order

Ex-Justice Ganguly should resign if he has any morals left: Jagdambika Pal

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear CBI’s plea challenging the Gauhati High Court order declaring the agency as “unconstitutional”. A bench headed... read more »

Farooq Abdullah apologises for controversial remarks on...

Farooq Abdullah apologises for controversial remarks on women

New Delhi –  National Conference chief and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Friday apologised for his controversial comment against women. Abdullah had... read more »

Goa Police may seek extension of Tejpal’s remand

Goa Police may seek extension of Tejpal's remand

Panaji – Goa Police could seek another week’s remand for Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who was arrested last week on charges of sexually... read more »

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Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

UN to vote Dec 6 on Jordan joining security council

United Nations – The UN General Assembly is to vote Dec 6 over whether Jordan should fill a two-year term on the UN Security Council (UNSC) beginning Jan 1, 2014, the UN said Thursday. The... read more »

NATO can't slow down given complex threats

NATO can’t slow down given complex threats

Budapest – Given the complex threats of terrorism, wea! pons of mass destruction and cyber warfare, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General... read more »

Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace

Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the visiting Afghan High Peace Council President that his government will fully back the... read more »

Putin denies forcing Ukraine on EU integration decision

Putin denies forcing Ukraine on EU integration decision

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied pressurising Ukraine to halt its integration with the European Union (EU). “We are not against... read more »

30 killed, 50 wounded in Iraq violence

25 killed, 36 injured in Iraq violence

Baghdad – As many as 30 people were killed and some 50 wounded in separate incidents of shootings and bomb attacks in Iraq Thursday, including a deadly... read more »

Explosion in Auto-Parts Plant in China Kills 17, Xinhua Reports

An explosion at an auto-parts factory in southern China’s Guangdong province killed 17 people and injured 20 others, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Blasts were heard at about 9:30... read more »

IS Releases Interview With Captured Jordanian Pilot

Kasaesbeh’s jet crashed last week in a rural area in Syria’s Raqqa province, the group’s stronghold. Jordan is one of several Arab countries taking part in a U.S.-led... read more »

Chinese man jailed for 13 years for eating tigers

BEIJING – A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media reported. The man, identified as a... read more »

Man kills 8 people in Canada before taking own life

A man with a lengthy criminal record killed six adults and two young children before taking his own life in Edmonton, Alberta, in what the police chief on Tuesday called the city’s worst... read more »

2-year-old shoots, kills mom in US store

A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother Tuesday at a Walmart store in Idaho after taking a gun from her purse. Police identified the victim as Veronica Rutledge of Blackfoot,... read more »