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Former Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmoha...

Former Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Passes Away at 92

Dr. Manmohan Singh, India’s 14th Prime Minister and a visionary economist, passed away on December 26, 2024, at the age of 92. Widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic liberalization, Singh’s tenure as Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996 ushered in transformative reforms that... read more »

Maharashtra Cabinet: Full List of 39 Mah...

Maharashtra Cabinet: Full List of 39 Mahayuti Ministers, Including 18 New F...

The Maharashtra Mahayuti government inducted 39 ministers, including 18 new faces, led by CM Devendra Fadnavis. The cabinet includes:BJP: 19 ministers (e.g., Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Pankaja Munde, Ashish Shelar)Shiv Sena: 11 ministers (e.g., Uday Samant, Dada Bhuse, Sanjay Rathod)NCP: 9... read more »

Biden Grants Largest Single-Day Clemency...

Biden Grants Largest Single-Day Clemency in U.S. History

President Joe Biden marked a historic day in clemency actions on December 11, 2024, by commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and granting pardons to 39 people. This large-scale act of mercy predominantly benefited those convicted of nonviolent offenses, reflecting the... read more »

Supreme Court Stays Fresh Suits and Surv...

Supreme Court Stays Fresh Suits and Surveys Under Places of Worship Act

The Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan, has stayed fresh surveys and legal proceedings concerning disputes over existing religious structures under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The... read more »

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In pointed moves, Pope prays at Bethlehem wall, invites leaders t...

BETHLEHEM (West Bank): Pope Francis made a surprise stop on Sunday at the wall Palestinians abhor as a symbol of Israeli oppression, and later invited presidents from both sides of the divide to the... read more »

One dead in Istanbul as anti-government protests f...

ISTANBUL: One person was dead and about 10 others were injured in Istanbul during violent clashes between police and protesters, officials said, in... read more »

Pakistan army launches major offensive against Taliban ...

Pakistani forces on Thursday launched their first major offensive in years against Taliban militants near the Afghan border after several rounds of... read more »

China beefs up security in Xinjiang after multiple blas...

Beijing: Stepping up security in restive Xinjiang province after a series of blasts in the provincial capital Urumqi, China has asked the local administration... read more »

25 killed in Yemen army clashes with Shia rebels

SANAA: Eleven Yemeni soldiers and 14 Shia Huthi rebels were killed on Tuesday during clashes in a stronghold of the insurgents in the north of the country,... read more »

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Tesla’s Q2 deliveries surge

Tesla’s second-quarter sales jumped 52 per cent, higher than the company had forecast, giving the Silicon Valley automaker important momentum ahead of the debut of its Model X sport-utility later... read more »

Aetna Agrees to Buy Humana for $37 Billion in Cash...

Aetna Inc. agreed to buy Humana Inc., the second-largest provider of private Medicare insurance, for $37 billion in cash and stock to broaden its... read more »

Revised railway ticket refund rules from today

The revised rules for refund of cancelled railway tickets, which are aimed at facilitating early confirmation of wait-listed passengers, have come into effect... read more »

Petrol price hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre, diesel Rs 2.71 p...

Petrol price was today hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre, the second straight steep increase in rates this month. The price hike, which... read more »

Suzlon Group installs 10,000th wind turbine generator

The Suzlon Group on Wednesday said it has installed its 10,000th wind turbine generator during the first half of 2015. “Suzlon Group… announced a... read more »

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IPL 2014: I love added responsibilities, says Ajinkya Rahane

Rajasthan may have scored a run less, twice, to beat Kolkata Knight Riders on a dramatic Tuesday night in IPL 7, but in the end they had hit enough fours and sixes to win on boundary count after a... read more »

Sunil Gavaskar hopes BCCI will be more open

Dubai: The figures are out there and cannot be disputed. What certainly can is how the IPL governing council and the BCCI had gone about cleaning the... read more »

IPL scam: BCCI opposes probe by Mudgal panel

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on constituting probe panel to investigate allegations against N. Srinivasan and 12 cricketers in the IPL... read more »

McCullum enjoying batting with ‘intelligent’...

Chennai Super Kings went into the IPL season with a fresh opening pair in Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith. So far, the two have responded with starts of 123,... read more »

Akram sees KKR in final four in IPL-7

Encouraged by the presence of many “team players”, Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Wasim Akram has expressed confidence that his side will make it to... read more »

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Sonakshi to take a break from Lingaa

The shoot for Superstar Rajinikanth’s next is on in brisk pace. The latest we hear is that one of the lead actresses of the film, Sonakshi Sinha has wrapped up the shoot of her portions of the... read more »

“Bombay Velvet” made Anushka Sharma pi...

New Delhi – Much has been written about the interesting and unusual casting of Anurag Kashyap`s `Bombay Velvet`. The film still has some months... read more »

Riteish Deshmukh bags Bank Chor!

Riteish Deshmukh was recently announced as the new male lead of Y-Films’ ‘Bank-Chor’. YRF has decided to really scale up the Y-Films project... read more »

Shocking facts about Pamela Anderson

Blonde beauty Pamela Anderson is best known for her assets, her stint in Baywatch and for her sizzling pictures on the cover of Playboy. Be it going under the... read more »

Bollywood ‘Baby Doll’ Sunny Leone starrer s...

Sunny Leone is once again all the rage on YouTube with her latest video song ‘Pink Lips’. Bollywood ‘Baby Doll’ Sunny Leone-starrer song... read more »

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Health & Fitness

Alcohol use can lead to death, disability

Alcohol use can lead to death, disability

Toronto – Researchers have shown that alcohol abuse severely impacts health of addicts and has significant risks and minimum benefits. It has been linked to death and disability. Disorders... read more »

Key to healthy and happy old age: Exercise

Key to healthy and happy old age: Exercise

London – A new study has found that exercising just once a week makes a person between three and seven times more likely to be considered a... read more »

Eating high-fat diet during puberty ups breast cancer r...

Eating high-fat diet during puberty ups breast cancer risk later in life

Washington – A new study has revealed that eating a high-fat diet at puberty can accelerate the development of breast cancer and may actually increase... read more »

Morning-after pill `ineffective` when it comes to overw...

Morning-after pill `ineffective` when it comes to overweight women

London – A French contraceptive firm, HRS Pharma, has claimed that its morning-after pill doesn’t work for women weighing 80kg and above. The company... read more »

Obesity linked to higher risk of hearing loss in women

Obesity linked to higher risk of hearing loss in women

Washington – A new research has revealed that a higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waist circumference are each associated with higher risk of... read more »

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Health tips for cooking red meat

In this health conscious age eating non vegetarian food is close to taboo. Consuming red meat does not imply one will develop lifestyle diseases. It depends on the cut of meat, the quantity and... read more »

For young women, depression tied to risk of heart ...

Women under age 55 with suspected heart problems are twice as likely to have a heart attack, require artery-opening procedures or die if they also... read more »

5 simple steps to healthy nails

A few magic ingredients from grandma’s kitchen can give you strong, healthy and shiny nails! Step 1- Chip your nails to the length you want. Step 2- File... read more »

5 Cardinal Rules In Life Everyone Should Know About

5 cardinal rules in life : Make peace with your past, so it doesn’t spoil your present. Your past does not define your future – your actions and beliefs... read more »

What women actually want in men?

The findings contradicts a long-held view in evolutionary psychology that vouched that women are more likely to find highly masculine, dominant men more... read more »

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Two killed in Pak shelling along LoC in Rajouri district

This is third ceasefire violation along Indo-Pak border in J&K in past three days. Two persons were killed and three injured when Pakistani army fired mortar bombs and automatic weapons along the... read more »

Delhi: 17-year-old girl found living in house fill...

When the neighbours heard the girl crying Sunday, they grew suspicious and called the police. A 17-year-old girl, whose parents have been fighting a... read more »

NEET physics tough, tricky: Medical aspirants

UMBAI: For most of the 11.35 lakh candidates who appeared for the National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET) across the country on Sunday for admissions to... read more »

Kapil Mishra ‘shares evidence’ against Arvind Kejriwal ...

Mishra alleged that the investigation into the tanker scam that dated back to Sheila Dikshit’s tenure as CM was repeatedly delayed and influenced by... read more »

My tears are not my weakness: IPS Charu Nigam

HIGHLIGHTS Emotional IPS Charu Nigam today said that “her tears are not her weakness.” I am not weak because I had tears in my eyes. It was due to... read more »

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Politics

AAP releases manifesto for Thiruvananthapuram

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its election manifesto for Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, giving priority to basic infrastructure, mainly consistent supply of drinking water to all parts of the... read more »

25 km apart, Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar to add...

Nawada: About 25 km and less than two hours apart, Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi will address rallies today in Nawada in the southern part of... read more »

Elections 2014: Mayawati to begin UP campaign tomorrow

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati would begin a whirlwind tour of Uttar Pradesh, her home state, from Thursday, a party leader said. The Dalit... read more »

Illiterate Rakhi Sawant has assets worth Rs 15 crore

Mumbai: Bollywood starlet Rakhi Sawant who is contesting from Mumbai North West seat has declared herself an “illiterate” with total assets of Rs... read more »

BJP’s only goal is to grab PM chair: Sonia Gandhi

In an oblique reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said... read more »

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Sci - Tech

Large impact crater could hold clues about moon’s mantle

Large impact crater could hold clues about moon’s mantle

Washington – Researchers sifting through data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper that flew aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter found a diverse mineralogy in the subsurface of the giant... read more »

Temperature mystery of planetary atmospheres revealed

Temperature mystery of planetary atmospheres revea...

Washington – Researchers have said that they have solved the atmospheric peculiarity that Earth shares with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and... read more »

Geminid meteor shower to peak on Dec 13

Geminid meteor shower to peak on Dec 13

Washington – Geminid meteor shower will be at their best after dark on Friday, December 13 and before dawn on Saturday, December 14, according to... read more »

Facebook develops `sympathise` button to avoid `awkward...

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg faces IPO lawsuit over misleading investors

London – Facebook has reportedly developed a ‘sympathise’ button to save users the embarrassment of hitting ‘Like’ even for sad statuses, solely... read more »

Bed bugs can survive freezing temperatures

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Washington – While it is suggested that exposing bed bug-infested clothing or other small items to freezing temperatures can help kill bed bugs, a new... read more »

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BCCI suffers losses, may claim damages from WICB

A livid BCCI has said it has suffered huge losses and that it will claim all the damages following the West Indies cricket team’s unprecedented move to pull out of the remainder of India tour... read more »

WICB will only have dialogue with WIPA

Kingston: In what seems to be a jolt to the Caribbean players, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has made it clear that it will have a dialogue... read more »

Akshar Patel eager to make mark against West Indies in ...

Akshar Patel who was selected in the Indian squad for the last ODIs and one T20I against West Indies has said that these matches will be important for... read more »

Can Chelsea emulate Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles&...

The surest measure of greatness is the shadow it casts. A decade on, the Arsenal ‘Invincibles’ side of 2003-04 are still regarded with a unique... read more »

Ajmal bowls with revamped action under Saqlain’s ...

Ajmal bowled a number of overs to experienced all-rounder, Muhammad Hafeez who has also resumed batting in the nets after having to return home from the UAE... read more »

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John Kerry asks Nawaz Sharif to take action against LeT, Haqqani ...

San Jose: US Secretary of State John Kerry has asked Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take action against terrorist groups like Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and the dreaded Afghan-based... read more »

Dalai Lama remains at Mayo Clinic for evaluation, ...

Rochester: The Dalai Lama remains at Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic after canceling his US appearances for the month of October. A Mayo spokeswoman... read more »

Another 17 refugees drown off Turkish coast

The boat was carrying 37 people, 20 of whom were rescued, when it sank in the Aegean Sea. The eight-metre boat had set off from the coastal village of... read more »

500 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, says Italian coa...

Some 500 migrants were rescued in seven operations launched over the weekend in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said. A spokesperson told AFP on... read more »

Maldives president escapes speedboat blast, wife injure...

Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was saved from an explosion on his speedboat unhurt but his wife and two aides were injured on board when the boat approached... read more »

Supreme Court to Hear Arvind Kejriwal’s Pleas on September 6: A Key Legal Battle Unf...

New Delhi, August 23, 2024: The Supreme Court of India has scheduled a crucial hearing on September 6, 2024, concerning Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s legal challenges related to... read more »

Microsoft Offers Free Online Courses to Everyone: No Fees, Subscriptions, or Registrations...

Microsoft is offering a wide range of free online courses designed to help individuals develop their skills in areas such as technology, business, and data science. These courses are... read more »

Breaking News: Sunita Williams Faces Critical Oxygen Shortage in Space, NASA Scrambles for...

In a startling development, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams may be facing a life-threatening situation aboard her spacecraft. Reports indicate that she has only 96 hours of oxygen... read more »

Rising Trend of Indians Renouncing Citizenship for Foreign Nationalities

In recent years, a significant number of Indians have been renouncing their citizenship to acquire foreign nationalities. This trend, which has seen a marked increase post-pandemic, raises... read more »

Kamala Harris Gains Strong Endorsements from Barack and Michelle ...

At the recent Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris received major endorsements as she gears up to lead the party in the 2024 election. President Joe Biden quickly threw his... read more »