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US to boost South China Sea freedom of navigation moves: Pentagon official

The United States, which is worried by China’s military buildup to assert dominance in the South China Sea, will increase freedom-of-navigation operations there, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday. “We will be doing them more, and we’ll be doing them with greater complexity in the future and … we’ll fly, sail and operate wherever

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Fijians urged to immediately bury those who died in cyclone

Fijians in remote places were being urged on Thursday to immediately bury loved ones who died in a powerful cyclone rather than waiting for autopsies. Government spokesman Ewan Perrin said that many remote islands and isolated communities still do not have electricity or refrigeration, and so the government is asking people to bury the dead

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Maharashtra Sadan scam: ACB files charge sheet against Chhagan Bhujbal

The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday filed its charge sheet in the Maharashtra Sadan scam against senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal in a court. Other than Bhujbal, who swas the PWD minister during the previous Congress-NCP regime in the state, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer, as well as 14 others have also been

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Meenakshi Lekhi: Left parties are witches in the fairy tale of India’s growth story

BJP member Meenakshi Lekhi attacked left parties in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday calling them as the “witch”in the fairy tale of India’s growth story. Lekhi stated that while the Modi government was making efforts towards development, the Left parties are acting as roadblocks. “When we were children, we saw some witch or some demon

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Grave doubts about Afzal’s involvement in Parl attack: Chidambaram

Former Union minister P Chidambaram has said there were “grave doubts” about the involvement of Afzal Guru in the 2001 Parliament attack and that the case was “perhaps not correctly decided”. Chidambaram was Union home minister when Guru’s mercy plea was rejected by the previous UPA government in 2011. Guru was hanged two years later.

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Deepika Padukone’s ‘XXX: The Return of Xander Cage’ has a releasing date

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s Hollywood debut XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, in which she stars opposite Vin Diesel, will hit theatres on January 20 next year. The 30-year-old actress is currently shooting the DJ Caruso-directed action film in Toronto, Canada. Paramount Pictures announced the US release date of the third XXX movie, which is

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US envt group slams WTO for ruling against India’s solar programme

A top American environmental group slammed the WTO on Wednesday for its ruling against India’s solar localisation policies for US firms. Alleging that almost half of US states have a programme like that of India, the top environmental group urged the US to drop its case against India. “The WTO ruling is a step in

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‘Meri jaat bataa kar dikhao’: Smriti Irani takes Opposition to school in Lok Sabha, impresses party principals

By the time Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani finished with her speech in Lok Sabha on Rohith Vemula’s suicide and the JNU issue, she impressively justified her aggressive posturing throughout the day including her face off with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati in Rajya Sabha. In her response to over four-hour-long discussion, Smriti nonchalantly

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Railway Budget 2016: 10 things you can expect from Suresh Prabhu today

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will announce the much anticipated Railway Budget on Thursday at 12:00 pm in the Lok Sabha. Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha and board members will also be present on the occasion. Here are ten things likely to be addressed by Prabhu: 1. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu faces a stiff

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Mercedes-Benz E-Class completes 20 years in India; ‘Edition E’ launched

Mercedes-Benz India, on Wednesday, launched a special edition of its top-selling sedan E-Class. Called the Mercedes-Benz ‘Edition E’, the special edition marks the 20th anniversary of the E-Class in the country. The country’s top-selling luxury sedan – Mercedes-Benz E-Class – was also the first luxury car to be ‘Made in India’. Available in 3 variants

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Everyday mindfulness may keep glucose levels healthy

Those who score high on mindfulness — the ability of being aware of one’s present thoughts and feelings — are significantly more likely than people with low scores to have healthy glucose levels, suggests new research. Elevated glucose levels may increase risk of Type-2 diabetes. The researchers also sought to identify factors that might explain

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Alcohol during pregnancy may affect many generations

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy may affect not only your child but also increases the chances in next three generations of developing alcoholism, warns a study conducted on rats. “Our findings show that in rats, when a mother consumes the equivalent of one glass of wine four times during the pregnancy, her offspring and grand-offspring —

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Xolo Era X With 4G Support, 5-Inch Display Launched at Rs. 5,777

Xolo on Wednesday launched its Xolo Era X smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 5,777. The smartphone is already available to buy exclusively from Amazon India. The Xolo Era X is a dual-SIM (4G+4G) supporting smartphone running Android 5.1 Lollipop, which the company claims is upgradeable to Android 6.0 Marshmallow – we’d not hold our

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Mithali Raj stars as Indian women to beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to claim T20I series

The Indian women’s cricket team survived a mid-innings collapse to beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second Twenty20 International for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, in Ranchi on Wednesday. After restricting Sri Lanka to 107/8 in 20 overs, the Indians endured some anxious moments before coming through in 19 overs.

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Asia Cup preview: Doubts persist over Dhoni’s fitness as India take on Bangladesh tigers in grudge opener

With the lack of India vs Pakistan clashes in the recent past, it won’t be an overstatement to say that the green of India’s fiercest rivals (on and off the cricket field) has been replaced to a large extent by the green of Bangladesh Tigers, on the cricket field. When these two sub-continent teams renew

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South Korea military warns of ‘stern punishment’ for Pyongyang

South Korea’s military warned North Korea on Wednesday to halt all “provocations”, saying its reckless actions would only speed up the “collapse of its dictatorial system.” The verbal volley comes a day after North Korea’s military supreme command, angry over upcoming joint US-South Korean exercises, threatened to attack Seoul’s presidential Blue House. “We strongly urge

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Surgeons at HN Reliance Hospital successfully treat 10-year-old African girl for rare spinal deformity

Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital (RH) successfully performed a rare surgery on a 10-year-old girl from Djibouti – a country located on the Horn of Africa – to treat the serpentine curvature of her spine. With no adequate healthcare facilities available in her country, the patient (she did not wish to be named), a fifth

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