North Korea today sentenced a detained Korean-American, Kim Dong-Chul, to 10 years hard labour on charges of subversion and espionage, China’s official Xinhua news agency said. The announcement, which comes at a time of elevated military tensions on the Korean peninsula, followed an even harsher sentence of 15 years hard labour passed last month on […]
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A helicopter carrying Statoil workers from an offshore rig in the North Sea crashed on Friday on an island off western Norway, killing all 13 people on board, rescuers said. The Airbus EC-225 helicopter shattered into pieces as it slammed just after noon into the rocky shoreline of Turoey, a tiny island outside Bergen, Norway’s
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Ahead of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, members of Parliament have recommended a hike of 100% for themselves, saying they deserve it for their ‘good conduct’. A joint committee on salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament (MPs) under BJP MP Yogi Aditya Nath has recommended doubling of MPs salaries and perks. According
A flurry of activity marked the last day of filing nominations for Assembly polls in Kerala with a total of 1,647 candidates completing the formality in the 140 constituencies across the state on Friday. Of this, 734 nominations were received on the last day alone. Scrutiny will take place today. Candidates can withdraw nominations until
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A day after the Central government on Friday declassified 25 more files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, it has emerged that a key file had been destroyed by the Centre decades back as part of a ‘routine’ exercise. The file in question is – File No 12 (226)56-PM – as per The Times of
After wooing the viewers with his last year’s comic caper ‘Sardaar Ji,’ Punjabi film superstar Diljit Dosanjh will now be back with ‘Sardaar Ji 2.’ The teaser of the film has released and it unabashedly shows off Diljit’s chiseled body. It is probably the first time when the superstar has gone all topless for a
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The legendary Viv Richards has lashed out at ICC for its official reprimand of the World T20 champions West Indies, stating that it has one rule for the Darren Sammy-led outfit and another for Indian cricket team. Top cricketers like T20 captain Darren Sammy, all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels had come down heavily on West
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Gujarat Lions wrestled it back in the 24th game of the Indian Premier League against Rising Pune Supergiants in their own den and emerged victorious by three wickets. The injury to GL’s in form batsman, Aaron Finch, in the 19th game against Royal Challengers Bangalore paved way for Dwayne Smith to open the innings for
The Supreme Court will on Saturday hear the pleas of automobile companies like Mercedes, Toyota, Mahindra and General Motors that their high-end diesel cars with engine capacity of 2000 cc and above be allowed to be registered in the National Capital Region (NCR). The pleas by these companies is part of the scheduled full-fledged hearing
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“We direct the Union of India to forthwith demolish Adarsh building,” began Justice R G Ketkar, wasting not a second after he took a seat next to Justice R V More in the Bombay high court on Friday . His words came as a wrecking ball exactly at 3pm for the team of Adarsh cooperative
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Stung by all-round criticism, the government has rolled back its decision to lower interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.7% for 2015-16 and agreed to fix it at 8.8%, the third EPF-related roll back since March. “I am happy that our Finance Minister has agreed for 8.8% interest to be given for EPF workers
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The makers of ‘Sultan’ have already created huge buzz by unveiling the smashing look of the male lead Salman Khan. His intense avatar as a wrestler left many speechless. Fans even expected to get a glimpse of Anushka Sharma through posters but that did not happen so easily. The teaser too released but we just
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A day after her world record equalling feat, Deepika Kumari made a shock quarter-final exit on a forgettable day for the Indians in the individual events of the Archery World Cup first stage at the Yuanshen Stadium in China on Thursday. The top seed Deepika, who got a bye into round three following her world
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Two national records were shattered with 100m sprinter Dutee Chand hogging the limelight on the opening day of the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Thursday. Odisha athlete Dutee clocked 11.33secs in women’s 100m dash to win the gold and erase Rachita Mistry’s 16-year-old earlier national record of 11.38 secs. Another Odisha
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We’ve reached that phase of the IPL where Mumbai Indians make a miraculous recovery following a series of losses. Just like it happened in the last couple of seasons, the defending champions again started poorly but have since turned things around with three wins in their last four games. As much as I do not
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A local court today issued a notice to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s production house in response to a suit filed by the son of the gangster Abdul Latif, claiming damages for defaming his late father. City civil court judge R T Vatsani issued notices to Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited, Khan’s production house, and
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Tiger Shroff made his Bollywood debut with Sabbir Khan’s Heropanti opposite Kriti Sanon. Tiger’s debut film was loved by the masses for the actors killer action moves and his hot bod. Jr Shroff has teamed up with the filmmaker for the second time for Baaghi which also stars Shraddha Kapoor. The expectations from this action
Lava International Limited launched two entry level 4G smartphones, aimed to give a faster mobile browsing experience. The A72 and the A76 are launched, while the A89 is announced. All these phones have 1.5 GHz Quad Core Processor and 1 GB RAM. Lava A72 is priced at Rs 6,499. It has a 5 inch display.
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China and Russia urged the United States on Friday not to install a new anti-missile system in South Korea, after Washington said it was in talks with Seoul in the wake of nuclear arms and missile tests by North Korea. The United States and South Korea have begun talks on possible deployment of the Terminal
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Army said on Friday said that a bullet-riddled body of a militant was recovered from Putshai village in Lolab of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, “The militant was killed in the exchange of fire last night between the security forces and the militant in the area, and the body recovered early morning today,” an army official
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Hailing the successful launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1G, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday named the new system as ‘NAVIC’ (boatman) as he dedicated it to the people of the country and said SAARC countries can also take advantage of its services. PM Modi gave the expanded form of ‘NAVIC’ as ‘Navigation with Indian Constellation’.
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China passed a law Thursday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move officials say will help the groups but critics charge is the latest attempt by authorities to clamp down on perceived threats to the ruling Communist Party’s control. The law, adopted by the national legislature, states
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A major earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu early on Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning that was cancelled after locals reported no significant damage. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.0-magnitude quake — originally reported as 7.3, struck at a relatively shallow depth of 35 kilometres, some 209 kilometres from the capital
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Air strikes destroyed a hospital and killed dozens of people in rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Thursday, including children and doctors, in an attack that a US official said appeared to be solely the work of the Syrian government. The city of Aleppo is at the center of a military escalation that has undermined peace
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The FBI arrested three people on Thursday, including the older brother of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, on charges of marriage fraud and lying to investigators, authorities said. Syed Raheel Farook, 31, was arrested in the early morning at his home in the California town of Corona, along with his wife Tatiana Farook, also 31.
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The White House is in talks with Indian officials on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the US, a presidential spokesman said on Thursday after House of Representative Speaker Paul Ryan announced that Modi has been invited to address a joint meeting of the Congress on 8 June. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest,
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Amid ongoing nationalism debate, the Centre has reportedly asked the Urdu writers to refrain from writing highly inflammatory anti-national content. According to a ToI report, the Centre has issued a new circular informing writers affiliated with the National Council for Promotion of Urdu (NCPUL) advising them not to produce content ”against national interest” or that
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It will be the celebration of Indian cinema in Spain when Bollywood stars like Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha will perform at the 17th Edition of The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) in June. To be held in Madrid, capital of Spain, the four-day cinematic celebration will start on
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The reported failures come ahead of a major North Korean ruling party meeting next week at which leader Kim Jong Un is believed to want to place his stamp more forcefully on a government he inherited after his dictator father’s death in late 2011. The launches were believed to be the second and third attempted
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Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) led by Kuldeep Bishnoi on Thursday merged with the Congress in the presence of party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. However, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was conspicuous by his absence. The HJC was floated by Mr Bishnoi’s father and former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal in 2007 after parting
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