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US Missile System In South Korea Would Hurt China’s Interests: Beijing

The possible US deployment of a missile defence system on the Korean peninsula in response to Pyongyang’s ballistic missile programme would threaten China’s strategic interests, Beijing said today. Washington and Seoul will begin talks about the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence System (THAAD), they said a week ago following a surprise nuclear test and satellite

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Malaika Arora Khan And Arbaaz Khan Hinting On Their Split With These Pictures?

It was a big occasion for Salman Khan’s family as their sweetheart Arpita Khan Sharma is all set to welcome her first baby. Apart from many Bollywood stars, the entire Khan family was present at Arpita’s baby shower, held at a five star venue in Mumbai. Salman Khan’s most important family members, mother Salma, father

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Swachh Sarvekshan results: Mysuru is India’s cleanest city, PM’s constituency Varanasi among dirtiest

Karnataka’s Mysuru was on Monday voted as India’s cleanest city under the Swachh Sarvekshan campaign based on sanitation surveys done across Indian cities. Chandigarh, Tiruchirapalli and the New Delhi Municipal Council were the other three names topping the list of 73 cities surveyed for sanitation and hygiene conditions as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

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Launched: Honda Navi Price, Specifications, Mileage, Colors & Pictures

Honda Navi was finally launched in the country during the Delhi Auto Expo 2016. Priced at Rs 39,500 (ex-showroom, Delhi), the vehicle can also be booked with a token amount of Rs. 1,000 through an android application – Navi – that can be downloaded from Google Play store. Deliveries for the vehicle, however, will be

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Microsoft Lumia 650 With 5-Inch Display, Windows 10 Mobile Launched

Microsoft on Monday unveiled its latest Windows 10 Mobile device, the Lumia 650. Priced at a suggested retail price of $199 (approximately Rs. 13,500) before local taxes and subsidies, the smartphone will go on sale in select European markets starting Thursday. At the time of writing, the Microsoft Lumia 650 was also listed on the

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National Security Guard Withdraws 600 Commandos From VVIP Duties For Anti-Terror Operations

Taking the first step towards gradually reverting to its original role of undertaking counter-terror operations, the National Security Guard or NSG has pulled out over 600 commandos from its VVIP security unit and used them for the first time during the recent Pathankot attack. The plan has been in the making since the last over

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Family members of Shakir, who was detained Near Pathankot Air Base, say he’s mentally sick

The family of Shakir, who was detained on Thursday morning for moving suspiciously near Pathankot air base, rushed there on Friday. They said that he is suffering from mental illness. Shakir (26) was detained around 7 am after he was found roaming near the Indian Air Force base. He belongs to Colonelganj area of Kanpur.

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NIA to hand over photos of Pathankot attackers to Pakistan

The National Investigation Agency has decided to preserve the bodies of the four terrorists killed in an encounter at the Pathankot airbase for an “indefinite period” as it makes preparations to hand over their photographs to Pakistan. The bodies have been kept in deep freezers under “police protection.” They would be preserved till their identities

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Fabulous at 40: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis extend dream run with St Petersburg title

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis won the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday and extended their remarkable winning streak to 40 matches in the process. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair hardly broke sweat on their way to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over the Russian-Czech team of Vera Dushevina and

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Vishy Anand plays out 2 draws to maintain lead in Zurich Chess Challenge

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out two draws to keep his full point lead in the Zurich Chess Challenge. After two wins against Levon Aronian of Armenia and Dutchman Anish Giri, Anand wriggled out of problems against Latvian Alexei Shirov in the third round game and then played out a draw with Hikaru Nakamura

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Bacha Khan University re-opens one month after deadly attack, but staff demand weapons for protection

A Pakistani university attacked by the Taliban last month re-opened on Monday guarded by hundreds of police, highlighting a pervasive atmosphere of fear after the Islamist group vowed to continue to strike schools throughout the country. Meanwhile, the university has also demanded the government arm its staff as it seeks to boost security after the

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‘Paris terror attack was intelligence failure’: CIA boss says Islamic State now planning attack on US soil

The Paris terror attacks in November that killed 130 people were an intelligence failure, America’s top spymaster has said, warning that the Islamic State is planning an attack on the US. “Paris was a failure of intelligence. All but one of the eight terrorists were French citizens, trained by Islamic State in Syria. They returned,

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Turkey denies sending troops to Syria, says not keen on intervening in the war-torn nation

The Turkish government denied claims that it had sent troops into northern Syria, where the regime backed by the Russian air force has launched a major campaign, state-run Anatolia news agency said on Monday, quoting the defence minister. “It is not true,” Ismet Yilmaz told parliament on Sunday night when asked whether Turkish soldiers had

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US sale of F-16s to Pakistan: To solve 20th Century problems, India must adopt 21st Century mindset

News of the Barack Obama administration’s decision to sell Pakistan eight Block 52 F-16 C/D fighter jets for around $700 million was met with dismay in Delhi. Technically, however, the announcement does not mean that the sale has been concluded. By law, the White House is required to inform the Legislature of its intent which

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Justice Dhirendra Waghela sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court

Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela was sworn-in as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Monday. At the swearing-in ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya read out the warrant of appointment of Justice D H Waghela as the Chief Justice of the

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Pachauri misused his power as TERI head, says chargesheet in sexual harrassment case

On 3 September, 2013, the complainant accusing RK Pachauri, ex Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) of sexual harassment had received an SMS, allegedly from Pachauri. The SMS had read “From now onwards I shall call you LIFE: Lovely Inspiration of Excessive Fondness,” reported an Economic Times article. This is one of

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Play World T20 in India or face legal action: ICC to PCB

If the Pakistan cricket team fails to play in the World T20 tournament, scheduled in India for March this year, it could face legal action, International Cricket Council (ICC) sources have said to Mail Today. The ICC believes that the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) security concerns are baseless, and that the security arrangements made by

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Specialist coach has helped my fitness: Jwala

Her long-standing demand for a specialist coach fulfilled, India’s doubles badminton player Jwala Gutta says she has become physically fitter and mentally stronger heading into the Asia Championship starting here tomorrow. Jwala said she and her partner Ashwini Ponnappa — currently ranked world number 13 — needed consistent support which they have got with specialist

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Under-19 World Cup: We put ourselves in a difficult spot, says Rahul Dravid

It must have been heart-breaking to stumble at the final hurdle but coach Rahul Dravid, while commiserating the boys, reflects on the bigger picture and how defeat could spur them on to gaining senior stripes. Excerpts from his media interaction. Spoken to the boys after the defeat? Not yet. I am disappointed for them. It’s

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Vizag T20I: Pied Piper Ashwin leads Sri Lanka to doom as India win series in a canter

For the second time in the three-match T20I series between India and Sri Lanka, the game was decided by top-order batsmen’s failure to read the true nature of the pitch while batting first and the inability of the middle order to recalibrate the par score. In Pune, India’s much-vaunted batting line-up paid the price for

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Will Saif Ali Khan be jealous seeing Kareena Kapoor Khan kissing Arjun Kapoor in the latest Ki and Ka poster?

The sizzling chemistry of handsome hunk Arjun Kapoor and the sexy Kareena Kapoor Khan has been doing rounds on social media platforms since sometime. The images that were been shared of this much awaited rom-com showed the amazing bond of this new onscreen pair. But we were taken aback, when a lovey-dovey picture of Kareena

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Protestors show no love for Bollywood’s King Khan on Valentine’s Day

It has become a film marred by controversies and protests. After attracting trouble in Bhuj a few days ago, the Ahmedabad leg of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees shoot has also been in the news for all the wrong reasons. In Kutch, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal’s workers protested against SRK – his statements

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Sanam Re box office collections: Pulkit, Yami film has a super weekend, earns Rs. 17.05 cr

Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam may not have the big stars element in the film but the love story set in a small town has definitely more power than its contemporary Fitoor. The film has done well at the box office on its first day as it earned Rs. 5.04 cr on the first day itself.

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Earthquake in New Zealand: Dramatic cliff collapse in Whitewash Head as 5.8-magnitude quake rocks Christchurch region

Earthquake in New Zealand: A magnitude-5.8 earthquake shook the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of serious damage, nearly five years after a deadly, more powerful quake destroyed much of the city center. A cliff near the city of Christchurch collapsed on Sunday after the quake struck the

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Refugees, Euro and Brexit: Multiple crises challenge EU ahead of summit that starts on Thursday

If the European Union were a patient, its survival would be seen as threatened by multiple organ failure. That’s the view of many experts as EU leaders prepare for a Brussels summit that starts Thursday. Analysts believe the combined strain of challenges including a refugee crisis, threats facing the euro currency and Britain’s plan to

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North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un promises more satellite launches

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has promised to launch more satellites into space amid widespread condemnation of last week’s long-range rocket launch, the media reported on Monday. At a banquet on Saturday, Kim congratulated the scientists, technicians, workers and officials who contributed to the successful launch of the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite on February 7, noting that

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British rock band Viola Beach reported killed in car crash in Sweden

Britain’s Foreign Office said five men, which Swedish media reported were the four members and manager of the rock band Viola Beach, were killed when their car crashed in Sweden early on Saturday morning. Police confirmed the men found dead in a canal in Sodertalje near Stockholm were aged between 20 and 35 and were

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