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AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hampers reco...

AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hampers recovery of bodies

Efforts to locate victims and wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia on Sunday are being hampered by stormy weather and strong tides. Indonesian officials have confirmed that remains and debris found in the waters off Borneo are from the plane. The... read more »

Include pumpkin in your diet to lose wei...

Include pumpkin in your diet to lose weight

To utilize pumpkin as a weight loss food, you will need to substitute it for a food in your diet that is higher in calories. Take for instance, if you are having a high-protein salad for dinner as a part of your weight loss regime, you can replace it with a healthy pumpkin soup. Not only is this... read more »

Recipe: Mutton stew

Recipe: Mutton stew

When raindrops are falling pitter-patter and you are in a mood for something really nourishing and hot, nothing can beat the aroma and taste of home-made mutton stew. And just in case, you think it takes hours to make this delicious stew, you couldn’t be more wrong! It’s a simple dish... read more »

Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads ...

Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads for release

AMMAN (Jordan): The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son’s release. Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, speaking to reporters in the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday, also urged the militants to show “hospitality” toward his... read more »

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Tehelka case: Shoma Chaudhury reaches Goa Court

Will address all issues raised’: Tehelka Managing Editor on sexua...

New Delhi – Tehelka Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury on Thursday said she would address all issues that have been raised regarding allegations that the founder of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal, sexually... read more »

How can Modi make history when he doesn’t know Mahatma Gandhi’s first name: Sibal

How can Modi make history when he doesn’t know Mah...

Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) – Communications and Information Technology (IT) Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday mocked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)... read more »

PM calls for more autonomy for state-run firms

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New Delhi – Prime Ministe! r Manmohan Singh Thursday favoured granting greater functional autonomy to state-owned companies and not shield them from... read more »

Action should be taken against Tejpal as per law: Shazi...

Action should be taken against Tejpal as per law: Shazia Ilmi

New Delhi – Former journalist and now Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Shazia Ilmi said on Thursday that she was not all surprised about the news of Tehelka... read more »

No anti-incumbency factor in Madhya Pradesh: Jaitley

No anti-incumbency factor in Madhya Pradesh: Jaitley

The BJP on Thursday claimed that there is no anti-incumbency factor this time in Madhya Pradesh where the party is fighting the Assembly polls on the... read more »

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UN Human Rights chief criticises Maldives Supreme Court

UN Human Rights chief criticises Maldives Supreme Court

Geneva – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Wednesday criticised the Maldives Supreme Court for “excessively” interfering in the country’s presidential election... read more »

Myanmar president meets Indian Army chief

Myanmar president meets Indian Army chief

Naypyidaw – Myanmar President U Thein Sein met visiting Indian Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh here Wednesday, media reports said. Gen. Bikram... read more »

Suicide bomber hits Tunisian hotel, no victims

Suicide bomber hits Tunisian hotel, no victims

A man blew himself up on Wednesday outside a luxury hotel in the eastern Tunisian coastal city of Sousse in the first suspected terrorist attack in years on... read more »

Hollande most unpopular French president

Hollande most unpopular French president

Paris – A new opinion poll has revealed that Francois Hollande has become France’s most unpopular president on record, Press TV reported... read more »

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely fals...

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely false`

Washington – The National Security Agency head, Gen. Keith Alexander has reportedly said that the allegations about the US snooping on telephone and... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of buying fake votes, to complain EC

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged that the BJP MLAs in Delhi have been directed by a top leader to buy 5000 fake votes in each constituency. Kejriwal,... read more »

Putin lashes out at U.S. as warmonger that has ‘deformed’ world order

Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at the United States on Friday, accusing Washington of provoking armed conflicts and undermining global security in a quest to lord its power... read more »

Iran accuses Israel of benefiting from strife in Egypt, after attacks in jihadist-ridden S...

Iran has condemned violence in the Sinai Peninsula that left dozens of Egyptian security personnel dead on Friday, accusing Israel of benefiting from insecurity in the volatile region that... read more »

David Cameron declares 'mission accomplished' in Afghanistan

Furious Cameron refuses to pay EU bill

British prime minister David Cameron’s troubled relationship with the EU plumbed new depths yesterday as he said Britain would not be paying more than €2.1bn in ‘top-up’ EU budget... read more »

Mumbai airport on high alert after threat of bomb explosion or su...

The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai has been put on high alert following a specific threat of possible bomb explosion or suicide attack on an Air India flight from... read more »