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Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz ...

Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz as president

Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz as president ## Bolivia Shifts Rightward as Rodrigo Paz Claims Presidential Victory La Paz, Bolivia – Bolivia has elected Rodrigo Paz as its new president, marking a significant shift in the nation’s political landscape and ending two decades of... read more »

Two die as cargo plane skids off Hong Ko...

Two die as cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea

Two die as cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea ## Cargo Plane Incident at Hong Kong International Airport Claims Two Lives **Hong Kong –** A cargo aircraft arriving from Dubai went off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) early Monday morning, resulting in two... read more »

Kenya bids final farewell to Raila Oding...

Kenya bids final farewell to Raila Odinga

Kenya bids final farewell to Raila Odinga **Odinga Laid to Rest Amidst Tensions and National Mourning** KISUMU, Kenya – Kenya’s political landscape paused this week as the nation bid farewell to Raila Odinga, a towering figure in opposition politics for decades. The final rites, held in his... read more »

Bolivia: Centrist Paz wins presidency — ...

Bolivia: Centrist Paz wins presidency — preliminary results

Bolivia: Centrist Paz wins presidency — preliminary results ## Bolivia Elects Centrist Leader Amidst Economic Uncertainty **La Paz, Bolivia** – Bolivia has elected a centrist president in a landmark election that signals a potential shift in the nation’s economic trajectory. Preliminary... read more »

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Iran says nuke talks with world powers making 'slow progress'

Iran says nuke talks with world powers making ‘slow progres...

London – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said talks with world powers on implementing an accord on the country’s nuclear programme are making ‘slow... read more »

Thai protesters try to block election sign-up

Thai protesters try to block election sign-up

Thai opposition protesters have stepped up their campaign to disrupt upcoming elections, trying to block candidate registrations as part of efforts... read more »

Sri Lanka to evacuate its nationals from South Sudan

Sri Lanka to evacuate its nationals from South Sudan

Colombo – Sri Lanka has decided to evacuate some 75 migrant workers from South Sudan and said no new workers will be deployed in the politically troubled... read more »

Khobragade gets exemption from personal appearance in U...

Devyani's father Uttam Khobragade says diplomat rejected compromise offer

 India and the U.S. may be moving towards a resolution of the stand-off over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s case with the envoy getting exemption from... read more »

High treason case: Musharraf challenges judges appointm...

High treason case: Musharraf challenges judges appointment

Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Monday challenged the appointment of judges and a prosecutor to try him for high treason, just hours... read more »

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World Bank to commit $1 billion in clean India programme

World Bank today said it will commit $1 billion in the government’s Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign. World Bank’s country director in India Onno Ruhl said the World Bank is... read more »

‘New packaging practice helped in lifting of...

The European Union’s decision to lift ban on mango imports from India is a recognition of inspection process and new packaging practice now... read more »

India’s growth rate to surpass China’s in 2...

WASHINGTON: India is expected to grow at 6.3 per cent this year and 6.5 per cent in 2016 by when it is likely to cross China’s projected growth rate, the... read more »

Nifty hits record high; HDFC & Axis Bank up 3-4%, G...

The Nifty touched record high at 8628 today, up 68.55 points or 0.80 percent at 8619.25 while the Sensex rose 249.88 points or 0.88 percent to 28511.89. About... read more »

Air traffic rises 15% in December, SpiceJet registers h...

New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 15.29 percent in December to 64.40 lakh passengers — up from 55.86 lakh in the corresponding month... read more »

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Johnson may become fourth Oz bowler in history to collect 40 Test wickets in England series

Johnson says `intimidation factor` helped gain `mental hold` over...

Sydney – Ashes assassin Mitchell Johnson has said that his scare campaign has taken on a life of its own with England’s hapless batsmen now broken before they reach the crease, according... read more »

McDermott expecting Johnson to `bowl even faster` in `home` Perth Test

McDermott expecting Johnson to `bowl even faster` ...

Sydney – Australian bowling coach Craig McDermott expects express paceman Mitchell Johnson to bowl even faster when the adrenalin of a home... read more »

McGrath tips Johnson to `soon become` No.1 bowler in wo...

Johnson relishing England’s `hit-out approach` against his `chin music` regimen at Perth

London – Former Australian Test bowler Glenn McGrath has said tipped Mitchell Johnson to soon become the No.1 bowler in the world. According to the... read more »

Misbah says `playing away from home` taking `psychologi...

Misbah says `playing away from home` taking `psychological toll` on Pak players

Islamabad – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that playing matches constantly away from home is taking a psychological toll on his country’s... read more »

Botham asks England to `act fast, hit Oz hard with pace...

Botham says England's `inability` to `finish off` Oz difference between two Ashes sides

London – Former England cricketer Ian Botham has said that their team must act fast and hit the Aussies with pacemen in Perth if they want to do anything... read more »

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Colors announces new season of popular reality show, ‘Khatron Ke...

Colors has announced the latest season of their popular reality show, ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’. The show, just like its international version – Fear Factor – is a platform where celebrity... read more »

Overwhelmed to be listed amongst most beautiful : ...

Mumbai – Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was ranked fourth in a recent poll of the world’s most beautiful women, says she is... read more »

Women who benefited from Bollywood Star Salman Khan

1. Daisy Shah made her debut in Bollywood with Jai Ho and feels that it was a great opportunity to work with Salman Khan. Daisy has apparently said that she... read more »

Sonakshi Sinha posts a selfie after workout!

New Delhi –  Shotgun Junior aka Sonakshi Sinha`s weight has been in the news every since the babe started her stint in Bollywood. While, her... read more »

I have no interest in being a mother : Kareena Kapoor

When pictures of Kareena Kapoor at a recent event appeared on the internet, they sparked pregnancy rumours. The actress was glowing in a cream and golden sari... read more »

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Health & Fitness

Your Guide to Running the Marathon

Your Guide to Running the Marathon

If you have registered for Mumbai’s annual January marathon, and are not a regular runner, don’t just strap on your shoes and hit the jogging track. You first need to check if you are fit to... read more »

Factors that diminish your sex drive

Factors that diminish your sex drive

A healthy sex life can be incredibly elevating. But if you’ve been experiencing problems related to your sex life, you need to figure out the... read more »

Everyday habits that are damaging your back

Everyday habits that are damaging your back

Back pain is one of the most common fallouts of everyday life. But even dumping your heels and stretching may not help your spine. New research shows that a... read more »

Taking 5 regular meals a day reduces risk of obesity in...

Taking 5 regular meals a day reduces risk of obesity in teens

Washington – A new study has revealed that eating five meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks- a day might protect adolescents from... read more »

Walking one hour per day cuts risk of developing breast...

Walking one hour per day cuts risk of developing breast cancer by 14 pc

London – A new study by an Indian origin researcher has revealed that women can cut their chances of developing breast cancer by walking for an hour each... read more »

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Women are most beautiful at 31

Women are most beautiful at 31

London – Women are at their attractive bets when they are 31-that’s the precise age when, according to a survey, they are considered most beautiful. The poll of 2,000 men and women,... read more »

Why mindfulness is good for you?

Most of us, in the hustle of day-to-day life, miss the state of ‘mindfulness’ in our being. In the rush to fulfil our daily necessary... read more »

Top five weight loss tips

Top five weight loss tips

You have been struggling for that trim sexy belly look, but yet to achieve it despite your hard work. Worry not, here are some best tips to help you lose... read more »

India: Tourism event celebrates the ancient culture of ...

Such festivals not only preserve the culture of the region but also promote tourism. A three-day long “Ethnique Festival” was held recently in the... read more »

Grammar of gender relations in India

The contemporary discourse credits the modern world exclusively with improving the status of women. But thousands of years ago, Indian women had enjoyed high... read more »

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BJP broke off alliance with Sena at my behest: Eknath Khadse

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse has publicly accepted that the BJP decided to snap ties with its over two-decade-old alliance partner Shiv Sena a fortnight before the Assembly polls in... read more »

Should Rathore speak more carefully on national se...

Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said on Sunday that India is always prepared to “neutralise” its enemies, more specifically the 1993... read more »

Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif warns India of ‘...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif has warned India of “unbearable damage” if it tried to impose a short or long... read more »

Defence veterans end fast-unto-death, protests to conti...

Defence veterans, who were on fast-unto-death, on Sunday called off their hunger strike following a clarification from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the... read more »

OROP: Parrikar says ‘small issues’ will be ...

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has said the “small issues” in the implementation of the one rank one pension (OROP) scheme will be addressed in... read more »

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Politics

10 big names who have decided to join hands with Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

10 big names who have decided to join hands with Kejriwal, Aam Aa...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) created a sensation with a stellar debut in the Delhi assembly polls and is increasingly attracting people from different walks of life. With the rookie party going strong... read more »

No need for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), we are the R...

Flays Modi for being Gujarat-centric, tells him to ditch regional parochialism. Raj Thackeray on Thursday accused BJP’s prime ministerial candidate... read more »

Aam Aadmi Party-Congress ‘jugalbandi’

Aam Aadmi Party-Congress 'jugalbandi'

New Delhi –  Mani Shankar Aiyar is a Congress MP in the Rajya Sabha When Bismillah Khan plays the shehnai and NG Jog the violin, the violin does not... read more »

Narendra Modi mocks Prime Minister at NRIs’ meet,...

Narendra Modi mocks Prime Minister at NRIs' meet, hints at 'better times' after polls

New Delhi –  Narendra Modi today mocked at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while addressing overseas Indians at the ongoing ‘Pravasi Bharatiya... read more »

Coal scam : ‘Yes, something had gone wrong,’...

New Delhi –  The Centre today accepted for the first time that “something has gone wrong” in the allocation of coal blocks, at a hearing in... read more »

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How your brain helps you make up your mind

How your brain helps you make up your mind

Washington – Researchers have claimed that the lateral habenula – one of the oldest regions of the brain, evolution-wise – a region of the brain linked to depression and avoidance... read more »

New targets to help treat Parkinson’s disease identified

New targets to help treat Parkinson’s disease iden...

Washington – Researchers have used RNA interference (RNAi) – a natural process occurring in cells that helps regulate genes – to... read more »

How whales successfully adapted to oceans

How whales successfully adapted to oceans

Washington – Researchers have claimed to have found how whales successfully adapted to ocean environment. Whales roam throughout all of the world’s... read more »

Gene expression in male and female brains explains sex ...

Gene expression in male and female brains explains sex differences in brain disorders

Washington – Researchers have shown that there are widespread differences in how genes, the basic building blocks of the human body, are expressed in men... read more »

Sheryl Sandberg denies Facebook has `teenager problem`

Sheryl Sandberg denies Facebook has `teenager problem`

Washington – Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg has reportedly denied that the company is experiencing any sort of ‘teen problem’ following CFO David... read more »

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Serena has ankle re-taped in U.S. Open doubles loss

Serena Williams took a medical timeout to have her right ankle re-taped and later double-faulted on the last two points as she and sister Venus lost in the doubles quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. The... read more »

Eugenie Bouchard loses to Ekaterina Makarova in U....

Wilting in high heat and humidity, Eugenie Bouchard became the latest top woman to lose at the U.S. Open, ending her streak of making the semifinals... read more »

Manpreet named Asia’s Junior Player of the Year

Rising Indian midfielder Manpreet Singh was named the ‘Junior Player of the Year’ by the Asian Hockey Federation in its Congress held in Kuala Lumpur,... read more »

Sania advances in U.S. Open women, mixed doubles

Sania Mirza made it to the quarter-finals of women’s doubles and the semi-final of mixed doubles at the U.S. Open tennis event in New York. The top seeded... read more »

Manchester United signs Falcao in another transfer coup

A week after signing Angel Di Maria, Manchester United persuaded striker Radamel Falcao to join the faltering club in European football’s most eye-catching... read more »

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Saudi Arabia: Fire at oil workers’ residential compound kills at ...

A large fire broke out Sunday in the basement of a sprawling residential complex in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich east, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 200, officials in the kingdom... read more »

Thai woman wearing Islamic head-scarf named as sus...

Bangkok police have named a Thai woman wanted for questioning about the lethal shrine explosion as they said they were seeking two new suspects after... read more »

Thai police question Uighur trio over Bangkok blast

Bangkok: Thai police on Friday said three Uighur Muslims, among dozens detained in the kingdom for illegal entry last year, have been questioned over the... read more »

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Says Nuclear Might Seal...

POCHEON, South Korea — Nuclear weapons secured the deal with South Korea and ended a dangerous military standoff, according to North Korean leader Kim Jong... read more »

Austria Now Says 71 Bodies Thought to Be of Migrants We...

VIENNA — The legions of desperate migrants fleeing war and mayhem in the Middle East and Africa have long known they were risking harm from unscrupulous... read more »

U.S. Calls on Israel to Address “Catastrophic Conditions” in Gaza, Urges Immediate Action ...

United Nations, October 9, 2024 – The United States, a close ally of Israel, has urged the Israeli government to urgently address the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the... read more »

Ratan Tata Dies at 86: A Legacy of Integrity and Leadership

Ratan Tata, one of India’s most revered business leaders and the former chairman of Tata Sons, passed away at the age of 86 in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. He was admitted following... read more »

Netanyahu Under Fire: 'Helpless' Biden Abuses Israeli PM Over Gaza War Strategy

Biden Slams Netanyahu’s Gaza War Strategy: Tensions Rise as U.S. President Calls Israeli P...

In a significant diplomatic rift, U.S. President Joe Biden has reportedly unleashed a barrage of criticism against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the ongoing Gaza conflict.... read more »

Meet the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners: Pioneers in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine

These are the biographies and achievements of the Nobel Prize winners of 2024: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E.... read more »

BJP’s Record Hat-Trick in Haryana, National Conference-Cong...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a strong victory in the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections, winning 48 out of 90 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the win, linking it to the... read more »