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Afghan Taliban announce start of `spring offensive`

The Afghan Taliban announced on Tuesday the start of their “spring offensive” even as the government in Kabul tries to bring the insurgents back to the negotiating table to end their drawn-out conflict. The Taliban said in a statement they would “employ large-scale attacks on enemy positions across the country” during the offensive they have

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Need for heart-to-heart talk with China over Masood Azhar: Salman Khurshid

India should have a “heart-to-heart” dialogue with China to win its support at the UN to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar, former external affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said. “You cannot expect China to deliver unless we talk to them. This is not carrying a shopping list,” Khurshid said, days after China scuttled India’s bid

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ISRO to launch military satellite CartoSat-2C using PSLV in May

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch a new earth observatory named CartoSat-2C in May. The satellite built for military purposes will blast off using the renowned PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle). After the launch, India will join the ranks of China and USA who have their own spy satellites to monitor

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Virat Kohli Lauds Vijay Mallya, Says Royal Challengers Bangalore Stint Exciting

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli remembered former franchise director Vijay Mallya for picking him in the team and providing an opportunity to rub shoulders with the world’s best players. “My association with RCB has been special as it has been exciting from the first season. I was chosen to play for RCB by Mr

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Udta Punjab first look: Shahid Kapoor looks his GRUNGIEST BEST in this new avatar – watch video!

Just yesterday, the makers of Udta Punjab released the first poster of the film and we were hooked! The logo and poster gives us a clear idea of what to expect from the movie. It sure will be trippy as hell and will tell us the dark, intense story of drug abuse in the hinterlands

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Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s Jagga Jassos’ concept not original?

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif-starrer Jagga Jasoos is heading towards completion. The film has almost a month of shoot left before it wraps. The film has been surrounded with controversies from the day it was announced and now we hear that Jagga Jasoos isn’t an original idea. The film, which is about a young detective

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Lenovo Phab with 6.98-inch display launched at Rs 11,999 on Flipkart

Lenovo Phab a smartphone/tablet has been launched by the company in India at a price of Rs 11,999. This phablet with voice-calling is Flipkart exclusive for now. Lenovo Phab is the cheaper version of the Lenovo Phab Plus, that was launched last year at Rs 17,999. Lenovo Phab has a 6.98-inch HD IPS display, Qualcomm

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Nestle India Surges After Maggi Gets All-Clear From Mysuru Lab

Shares of FMCG major Nestle India on Tuesday surged as much as 5 per cent to Rs. 6,180 on Tuesday after the Indian unit of global food giant Nestle said that its popular Maggi noodles have cleared tests conducted by the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) “CFTRI has submitted analysis reports on Maggi noodles

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China expresses anger at G7 statement on East, South China Seas

China’s expressed anger on Tuesday after foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies said they strongly opposed provocation in the East and South China Seas, where China is locked in territorial disputes. “We urge the G7 member states to honour their commitment of not taking sides on issues involving territorial disputes,” China’s

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Brazil Impeachment Committee Backs Ousting Dilma Rousseff

A Brazilian congressional committee on Monday recommended impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, setting the stage for a crucial vote in the lower house to decide whether she should face trial. The committee voted 38 to 27 in favor of Rousseff’s ouster. Both sides yelled slogans and waved placards as the vote was completed after hours

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Leave Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma alone, says Harbhajan Singh to media

Harbhajan Singh has requested the media to leave Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma alone since any news about their relationship is their private life and it must not be discussed in public. On being asked if the entire matter about Virat and Anushkha’s relationship was stretched way too much, Harbhajan responded, “All I want to

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Murthal: After NRI files complaint, SIT adds gangrape section in FIR

THE Haryana Police on Monday informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the SIT probing the alleged Murthal sexual assault case during the Jat agitation has added the section pertaining to gangrape to the FIR after receiving an anonymous letter from Faridabad and one from an Australia-based NRI, which was forwarded by an electronic

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Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh has been murdered at Pakistan jail, alleges Sarabjit’s sister

Kirpal Singh, an Indian national imprisoned in Pakistan’s Kot Lakhpat jail, died on Monday under mysterious circumstances. Back home, Saranjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur has alleged that Kirpal, who has been languishing in the Pakistan jail since 1992, has actually been murdered. Dailbir, while speaking to media said, “Kirpal Singh ki hatya hui hai, maut

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West Bengal Elections 2016: History repeats itself, violence comes back in part 2 of first phase polls

History repeating itself, violence came back to parts of West Bengal on Monday, as 31 constituencies across West Midnapore, Bankura and Burdwan districts went to polls on the second day of the first phase of state assembly elections. The sporadic incidents were a deviation from the peaceful polling reported on the phase IA of state

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Ahead of IMD, government predicts normal monsoon rains

After two consecutive years of deficient rainfall (2014 and 2015), this year’s monsoon is expected to be normal and would boost farm production, agriculture secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said on Monday. “El Nino condition is declining. It is expected that La Nina condition will take over, and will perhaps favour a good monsoon this year,”

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Drought-hit Latur gets 5 lakh litres water, courtesy 10-wagon train

A special train carrying around five lakh litres of water for parched Latur in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, that is battling the worst drought ever, reached on Tuesday morning. The water train with 10 wagons left from Miraj in western Maharashtra at around 11 am on Monday and reached Latur at 5 am on Tuesday, taking

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‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ a manufactured debate, says Delhi L-G

Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung said during an interview to a television channel that he “forgave Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal” for calling him a dog, even as he attributed the comment to Mr. Kejriwal’s naiveté. However, he did concede that the clashes between him and the Chief Minister’s office arose out of “their different oaths of office”.

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Kerala temple fire: Blame-game begins in Kollam, but buck stops with netas

Till 2008, in a case of firecrackers mishap, the buck would have started and stopped with Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), responsible for controlling and administering the usage of explosives including crackers. But the “Explosives Rules 2008” which came as a 163-page gazette notification changed that. It passed the buck to district authorities in

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Siddharth Malhotra says , He and Alia can sing duet for film !

On March 16, addressing Mirror, Mahesh Bhatt who’d coordinated the first Aashiqui and who, alongside filmmakerbrother, Mukesh Bhatt and Bhushan Kumar, will be creating the third part in the establishment, educated that his girl Alia and Sidharth Malhotra have been drawn closer to play the lead. On the way Bangkok for a promotion shoot, the

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