The US and China showed no sign of quelling tension in the disputed South China Sea as their top diplomats met in Washington on Tuesday. A leading US military officer told Congress that China was seeking to control East Asia. But there was progress on another front. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign […]
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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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A U.S. jury verdict linking regular use of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder to a woman’s death from ovarian cancer has spurred new concern from consumers, but scientists say the evidence of real danger is inconclusive at best. Jurors in St. Louis on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million in damages to
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of a report in The Tribune about rioters allegedly raping 10 women on Monday during the Jat quota stir in Sonepat, despite the Khattar government denying that any such crime had taken place. The court observed that the matter needed to be probed
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China has deployed fighter jets to the same contested island in the South China Sea to which it also has sent surface-to-air missiles, US officials said. Citing two unnamed US officials, Fox News said US intelligence services had spotted Chinese Shenyang J-11 and Xian JH-7 warplanes on Woody Island in the disputed Paracel Islands chain
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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
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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Today, Sanjay Dutt walks out of jail for the last time. And along with wife Manyata and a few close friends from the film fraternity, his ‘Munna Bhai’ franchise director Rajukumar Hirani will be waiting for him outside. But while the others will only be wearing welcoming smiles, Raju, as Hirani is fondly called, will
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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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Can spending excessive time on Facebook or other social media be as dangerous as addiction to cocaine or gambling? Well, yes, if researchers from California State University-Fullerton are to be believed. They say social media obsession may lead to something akin to classical addiction. Such use triggers two key parts of the brain associated with
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Here are five common causes of a bloated belly. The reasons could be trivial but it’s better to get a check-up. You’re not pregnant and you haven’t gained weight, but your jeans are straining at the waist. What’s going on? Irritable bowel syndrome Could be the cause if: You’ve been bloated on and off for
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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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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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It’s often said that birds of a feather flock together – now scientists are arguing they have the evidence to back up this claim. People who go on to develop friendships or romantic relationships with each other are already similar at the outset of their social connection, and their personalities, attitudes and values are unlikely
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A popular and easy to make Bengali style appetizer/snack. These fish fingers are well suited for any occasion, party or can also be served as an evening snack. Ingredients White Fish Fillets – 300 gms, skinless, boneless Eggs – 2 Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
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Long hours of festivities, erratic schedules, food binges and loads of heavy make-up — all this can take a toll on the bride’s skin. From sticking to the right food, regular skincare and work-out, you can regain the bridal glow in no time, says an expert. Sangeeta Velaskar, vice president and head, medical services and
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A controversial book penned by brother of Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, claiming Jesus Christ was a Tamil Hindu, is being relaunched 70 years after it was first published. The book, penned by Ganesh Savarkar, elder brother of V D Svarkar, will be relaunched here on February 26, the death anniversary of the Hindutva icon,
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Bollywood filmmaker-actress Pooja Bhatt is all set to make her acting comeback after a gap of 18 years in a film, written by her father Mahesh Bhatt. The 43-old-actress had made her acting debut in 1989 with “Daddy”, directed by Mahesh. The film was about a young daughter who decides to save her father from
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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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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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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
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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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
The Madras High Court on Wednesday ruled that money demanded by a man from his in-laws for doing business does not come under the category of ‘dowry’. Disposing off a petition filed by the man’s family against a complaint of dowry harassment, Justice C T Selvam of the Madurai bench said money demanded by a
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