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India was sixth biggest military spender in 2015: SIPRI

India moved up one spot in the global rankings to reach the sixth position in 2015 for military spending, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). SIPRI monitors developments in military expenditure worldwide. According to the study released on Tuesday, India had 3.1% share of world military expenditure of the […]

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Donald Trump Wisconsin loss in fuels hopes of Republican opponents

Donald Trump’s Republican rivals, reinvigorated by his loss in Wisconsin’s primary, doubled down on Wednesday on their efforts to block the billionaire front-runner from capturing the party’s presidential nomination. Ted Cruz’s emphatic victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday night dealt momentum to his once long-shot bid to force a contested convention in July by blocking Trump

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Highest recorded number of executions since 1989; Iran, Pakistan top list: Amnesty

The number of known executions worldwide went up by more than 50 percent last year to at least 1,634, the highest figure recorded since 1989, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The surge was largely fuelled by Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the London-based human rights organisation said in its annual report on death sentences and executions

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Mumbai blasts case: 13 years later, 3 get life imprisonment

In a significant judgment aimed at giving the convicts a taste of the suffering caused to the victims and dependents of the deceased, a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court, hearing the 2002-03 triple blasts case, on Wednesday, sentenced Muzammil Ansari, who planted the bombs, to suffer life imprisonment until death. This is the

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SC/STs, Dalits, disabled to get 100% fee waiver at IITs

Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday promised a fee waiver for all SC/ST, Dalit and physically challenged students of the 23 branches of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). A formal announcement to this effect will be made soon. “Besides a complete fee waiver for these students, those with a family income of

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Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone signed in Kabir Khan’s next movie

Deepika Padukone continues to be attempting to use the Salman Khan for your greatest period. The actor was within the race for starring Khan. For the best period lovers have been dying to determine Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone discuss the identical framework and seem like the delay is not under. Following the super-successful Bajrangi

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Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli recalled over floor mat issue

A recall of a large number of Maserati vehicles sold in Australia is underway after it was found the floor mats could pose a danger. Affecting both Maserati Quattroporte and Maserati Ghibli vehicles, the recall is being overseen by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC recall notice advising that the accelerator pedal

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Militants killed in Shopian encounter were close associates of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani

The Army on Thursday claimed to have killed two Hizbul Mujahideen militants in Shopian district, South Kashmir. Among the slain militants one has been identified as Naseer Ahmad Pandit. He was a former police constable and was deputed as a guard at the residence of former Roads and Buildings Minister, Altaf Bukhari. He escaped along

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Pandit Ravi Shankar honored with Google doodle on his 96th birthday

Google’s doodle on its homepage today pays tribute to sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. Designed by Kevin Laughlin, the doodle remembers the sitar virtuoso on his 96th birth anniversary. Describing the concept behind the doodle design, Google writes, “It has two bridges, one for the “drone” strings and the other for the melody strings. Laughlin’s

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Nita Ambani, SBI’s Bhattacharya on Forbes Asian women power list

Reliance Industries director Nita Ambani and State Bank of India chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya have been ranked top two in Forbes’ “Asia 50 Power Businesswomen 2016” list, which acknowledges the inroads women are making in the business world, despite gender inequalities. Including Ambani and Bhattacharya, eight Indian businesswomen have made the cut in the latest list

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JKNPP, JPPF call for Jammu bandh today over NIT Sringar clashes

Several organisations including JKNPP, JPPF and Sri Ram Sena called for Jammu bandh on Thursday in protest against the alleged police action on outstation students at NIT in Srinagar. “We unanimously decided to observe complete Bandh in Jammu on April 7,” said Jammu Province People’s Forum (JPPF) Working President M S Katoch. Katoch appealed to

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‘No proof I consumed alcohol’: Six statements made by Salman Khan in SC affidavit

Details from Salman Khan’s 83-page affidavit filed in the Supreme Court with regard to his 2002 hit-and-run case, were accessed by media houses on Wednesday. Their reports reveal that Salman has contested all the charges against him, and further, accused the state of tampering with evidence to incriminate him. The superstar’s affidavit raises some very

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‘Wil miss the laughs, intensity and the kohl’: Shah Rukh Khan announces wrap of ‘Raees’

The shoot for director Rahul Dholakia’s upcoming film Raees starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Pakistani talent Mahira Khan and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been wrapped up. The Chennai Express star says he will “miss the laughs, intensity and the kohl”. He even praised his unit from the film. Finished Raees. Maybe a bit of patchwork

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Road to Rio: India to kickstart preparation for Olympics with Sultan Azlan Shah Cup opener vs Japan

Eyes firmly set on a much-improved performance in Olympics, an experimental Indian men’s hockey team will kick start its preparation for the quadrennial event with the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, where it will meet Japan in its opening match on Wednesday. Eight-time Olympic gold medallist, India’s tune-up for the Rio Games will get underway tomorrow

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IPL 9: Ashish Nehra’s comeback motivated me to get back to training, says Zaheer Khan

Former India fast bowling great Zaheer Khan feels that IPL should not be used as a yardstick to select bowlers for the rigours of Test cricket and also ODIs as they require different skills set. The 37-year-old, who has 311 Test and 282 ODI wickets, made it clear that for Test series bowlers should be

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India takes up Masood Azhar’s veto case with China ‘at a fairly high level’

New Delhi has taken up with Beijing at a high level the issue of China vetoing a UN bid to declare Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad’s leader Masood Azhar a terrorist. “We have taken it up with the Chinese at a fairly high level,” Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said at the launch of Carnegie India, the sixth international

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Rajnath Singh greets UP girl who is part of Zika virus decoding team

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today congratulated a doctoral student hailing from Uttar Pradesh who is part of a team in the US which successfully decoded Zika virus, saying the entire country was proud of her achievement. “Congratulations to Ms Devika Sirohi from Meerut, who is part of the US team that has successfully decoded Zika

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‘Just go out there and smash’: Gujarat Lions captain Suresh Raina on his goal for IPL 9

Suresh Raina, appointed captain of the new Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Lions, has made his intentions for the upcoming season clear: He just wants to go out there and ‘smash’. Raina did not have the best of times in the recently concluded World T20, scoring just 41 runs from four matches at an average

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3 Pak terrorists in Swift Dzire may target Delhi, Mumbai, Goa

Three terrorists from Pakistan, allegedly traveling with explosives and a suicide belt in a Maruti Swift Dzire car, are on the move and may target Delhi, Mumbai and Goa, police have alerted. According to reports, the car has the license plate, JK-01 AB-2654. A ‘local’ from Punjab is also allegedy believed to be traveling with

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