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Kannada actor and film producer Raghavendra Rajkumar, son of thespian late Rajkumar, was today admitted to a city hospital for a brain clot. Raghavendra Rajkumar was brought to the hospital at 9:15 am. He was presented with an acute medical condition, Dr Medha Huilgol, Anesthesiology...
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As many as 164 detainees, including three Chinese, have been lodged in one of the world's most infamous prisons Guantanamo Bay, also known as Gitmo, in the United States. Of these detainees, 84 have been cleared for release to either their homes or to another country and President Barack...
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Hit by the twin calamities of cyclone Phailin and resultant floods, the Odisha government today sought immediate release of Rs 1,523 crore to expedite relief and restoration works in the affected areas.The demand was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan...
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Just In: CBI recovers Rs 25 crore of unaccounted money during searches at the HINDALCO office in Delhi
19:18
In a second such incident since last month, a Naval helicopter with three personnel onboard today made an emergency landing on a sand dune near Dhanushkodi, about 20 km from here, after its engine developed snag.The INS 481 helicopter left the INS Parundu naval base at Uchipuli near here at 6 AM...
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China today thanked India for rescuing 17 Chinese nationals from a cargo ship which sank in the Bay of Bengal due to Cyclone Phailin. We want to express our gratitude to the Indian side for their help, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. The Panama registered MV...
17:35
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no widespread tsunami warning issued. The quake hit at a depth of 58 kilometres at 8.31 pm (1031 GMT), 65 kilometres west of Panguna town on Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island, and...
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BJP patriarch L K Advani and party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi were today seen together at a civic body function here, after a bitter episode when the former opposed elevation of Modi. Earlier in the day, both of them were present during the meeting of Somnath Temple Trust,...
16:36
Pakistan Army indulged in 'unprovoked' shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir in the ninth ceasefire violation in less than a week.The Pakistani troops started firing shells towards Indian territory in Kamalkote area of Uri Sector at around 7.00 pm last night,...
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Passengers will have to shell out more for travelling in Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains from tomorrow as Railways has increased catering charges in these premier trains by about two to four per cent. The revision in food tariff, which is included in the total fare in premier trains,...
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His integrity might have been questioned several times ever since the IPL spot-fixing scandal broke out but BCCI President N Srinivasan says he is a very honest man, who was unfairly attacked at the peak of the controversy that shook Indian cricket.Srinivasan, who was recently given the go ahead...
15:13
Amid speculation that Harsh Vardhan may be made its Chief Ministerial candidate for the Delhi assembly polls, BJP today said nobody has been selected for the post and any decision on the issue will be taken by the party's Parliamentary Board.BJP has not selected any leader as its Chief...
15:08
The much anticipated initial public offer by microblogging site Twitter is likely to hit the US stock market on November 15, claims a research report. Twitter has disclosed plans to raise up to $1 billion from its proposed initial public offer (IPO) in its initial registration form (S-1)...
15:07
Our taste in music alters - softens even - as we get older, according to a new Cambridge study. The music we like adapts to the particular 'life challenges' we face at different stages of our lives, researchers have found. The study is the first to comprehensively document the ways...
15:06
BJP today attacked the Prime Minister following ex-Coal Secretary P C Parakh's remarks that he must be counted as a conspirator in the coal scam, wondering how can a person who gave final approval to the block allotments escape responsibility.The time has come for Parakh to speak up. He has...
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Surat police have sent a team to Delhi to gather evidence against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai, following a complaint of sexual assault registered by two sisters against the father-son duo. One (police) team has left for Delhi to gather evidence against Sai in connection...
12:04
In a major boost for India and other countries seeking details on suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks, Switzerland has agreed to automatic exchange of information and mutual administrative assistance in tax matters with overseas authorities.The development, which virtually pulls down the...
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The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol reached 110 today with only three people pulled alive from rubble. The three were rescued in nearby Cebu province hours after yesterday's quake shattered office buildings and homes and caused...
11:33
Zee News Reports: Former coal secretary PC Parekh has said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should be named as an accused in the coal blocks allocation case since he was the charge of the coal ministry during part of the period.Parekh's remarks came after he and Industrialist Kumar Mangalam...
11:31
Nearly half a million people have died from war-related causes in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, according to an academic study published in the United States on Tuesday. That toll is far higher than the nearly 115,000 violent civilian deaths reported by the British-based group Iraq...
11:30
Yahoo's so-called 'revamped' email service is apparently putting off its users, who are finding the redesigned overall appearance of the service, similar to that of Google's Gmail. The makeover, which went live on October 8, has been touted as a total disaster by many frustrated Yahoo users,...
11:30
Sean Edwards, a promising British racer and son of ex-Formula One driver Guy Edwards, has died in a crash during training. He was 26. Edwards, the Porsche Supercup Championship leader, was in the passenger seat as an instructor for a private training session at Queensland Raceway at...
11:29
Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian reporter who broke many of the stories about secret US surveillance programs, has said he is leaving the British daily for an unspecified dream project.Greenwald, an American who lives in Brazil, declined to offer details of his plans, saying they were leaked...
04:08
Indian-American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri lost out on the Man Booker Prize to Eleanor Catton, who has become the youngest writer to win the prestigious literary prize here. At 832 pages, Catton's 'The Luminaries' was the longest novel and described as an extraordinary 19th century gold rush...
04:07
A feared organised crime syndicate based in Brazil has threatened to launch terror-style attacks during the World Cup and presidential elections next year. The so-called First Command of the Capital gang, which is led from inside prisons in Sao Paulo state, vowed to unleash a World Cup of...
03:08
Brazil's Federal Police and a Senate investigative panel said today they want to question National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden to learn more about the spying programme that targeted Latin America's biggest country. According to information leaked by Snowden, President Dilma...
03:07
The United States is trying to persuade a key Syrian opposition group to drop its refusal to join planned peace talks, saying its participation is essential, a US official said today. The Syrian National Council, which is the biggest bloc within the Syrian opposition coalition, said at the...
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Youth and heft triumphed at the Booker Prize on Tuesday, as 28-year-old New Zealand author Eleanor Catton won the fiction award for The Luminaries, an ambitious 832-page murder mystery set during a 19th-century gold rush.The choice should give heart to young authors of oversized tales. Catton is...
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The assassination of Logar Governor Arsala Jamal today is just the latest reminder that the Taliban remain a power to be reckoned with in Afghanistan after 13 years of war. Meanwhile, talks on extending the US presence in the country beyond next year are going nowhere fast, in part...
00:56
Defined by two rail lines and the outer ring highway, Moscow's Biryulyovo district is home to a factory making reinforced concrete slabs, a brewery, a cracker bakery and the city's largest wholesale produce market, which is staffed by more than 1,000 migrants, drawn from the Caucasus Mountains by...
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Saudi Arabia said today that around 1.98 million pilgrims are performing this year's annual Muslim pilgrimage, the hajj, sharply fewer than last year due to reduced quotas. The Public Statistics Department said in a statement cited by the official SPA agency that 1.38 million pilgrims came...
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With a list of festivities lined up for Eid Al Adha, a large number of residents and visitors from across the world, and especially from GCC countries, have travelled to the UAE to celebrate the special occasion.The 10-day 'Eid in Dubai'Eid Al Adha' celebrations, which will run until October 19,...
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Seventy-three people have been confirmed killed in a powerful earthquake that struck the central Philippines, authorities say.At least 57 people died on the island of Bohol, where the 7.1-magnitude quake's epicentre struck on Tuesday, according to Bohol police chief Senior Superintendent Dennis...
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Speaking in English and using PowerPoint, Iran's foreign minister outlined a new proposal to six big powers on Tuesday to constrain his country's nuclear program in return for a right to enrich uranium and an easing of the sanctions that have been battering the Iranian economy. The proposal...
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Jawan killed in yet another Pak ceasefire violation along LoCTales of despair from Odisha: 'Our children and elders are hungry'Terrorists mint money from Eid's sacrificial lambPakistan troops violate ceasefire again!Exclusive Interview: Manohar JoshiPrison break, letters to Pakistan: A...
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