An officer of Indian Army, who was posted in Jammu and Kashmir, and had gone missing under suspicious circumstances while on a train journey, has been found, said police. Captain Shikhar Deep, 25, boarded Mahananda Express from Katihar to New Delhi on February 6. Reports say, Captain Deep was abducted after crossing the Patna station […]
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From boycotting classes, to having student body meetings, forming a petition expressing their concerns and taking to social media to express anger, students at The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) had no qualms about their resentment against the promotion of RK Pachauri as the executive vice-chairman of the university. “We strongly feel that Mr RK
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The vice-president of Bihar BJP and bahubali (strongman) of Bhojpur was killed on Friday, while a local party leader of Saran district was shot dead in Chhapra. Earlier, an LJP leader Brijnathi Singh was shot dead in Patna. The BJP has given 72-hour ultimatum to the Nitish Kumar government to arrest the criminals. BJP vice-president
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I start this piece with an anecdote going back to 2008-2009. The UPA government was in power and I was working with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Driving through Delhi’s VVIP area, I noticed over a period of several months a strange development — small cars and jeeps sporting yellow number plates of taxis with
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India on Saturday expressed disappointment over US administration’s decision to sell eight F16 fighter jets to Pakistan, saying it disagrees that such arms’ transfers will help combat terrorism. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will be summoning US Ambassador Richard Verma to convey India’s “displeasure”. “We are disappointed at the decision of the Obama Administration to notify
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What better way to pamper your skin than with fresh fruits that are free of toxins and not harmful to your skin? Unlike the chemical beauty treatments, seasonal fruits are cost-effective, natural and also bring a visible difference to your skin. Just use their pulp and mix it with few other ingredients to infuse fresh
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The health benefits of honey are immense – from treating coughs to healing wounds and fighting off infections. But, did you know that this magical golden treat is also a powerful ingredient for weight loss? Studies suggest that honey is a smarter choice than table sugar for people wanting to lose weight. But, people should
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It’s morning. You get up and walk towards your mirror. What do you see when you look at yourself? If the answer is ugly bags and dark circles under your eyes, then this one’s for you! Dark circles can occur because of various factors like ageing, dry skin, prolonged crying, working for long hours in
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Banana has a very staunch fan following. The people who go bananas over it claim that there is something about this fruit that never makes them tired of having it. Even if they go on eating banana every day, it never bores them. Mildly flavoured and mostly seedless, banana is among the healthiest snacks, easy
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The pleasant smelling herb, basil is normally used as a seasoning to enhance the taste of various tomato dishes. However, the humble herb which looks small is a mighty powerhouse of antioxidants. So apart from making a lot of dishes taste nicer, basil is also a health-giving herb. Use more basil in your cooking or
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Cluttered kitchens are calorie-inducing with chaotic environments likely to lead people to grab twice as many cookies compared to those in a cleaner kitchen, finds a new study. According to researchers, when stressed out females were asked to wait in a messy kitchen — with newspapers on the table, dishes in the sink, and the
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A major challenge for health care providers is how to help the veterans alleviate chronic pain that will last a lifetime. A new study suggests that practice of meditation may help veterans to relieve themselves from chronic pain. “Meditation allows a person to accept pain and to respond to pain with less stress and emotional
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The black spots on old banana peels may unlock a faster, easier diagnosis of human skin cancer, boosting survival chances, said scientists. When bananas ripen, their skin is covered in small, round black spots caused by an enzyme known as tyrosinase. The same enzyme is present in human skin, and in greater quantities in people
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Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will embark on a six-day official visit to India, beginning from 19 February, making his first foreign visit since assuming office last October. A cabinet meeting on Thursday night approved the dates for the prime minister’s India visit and assigned the task to prepare agenda and other necessary ground
India was among the top three most disaster-hit countries in 2015, with whopping economic damages worth $3.30 billion, a new analysis released by the UN office for disaster risk reduction (UNISDR) revealed, as it warned of severe droughts globally in 2016. The year gone by “2015 really was a year of drought. This is going
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Amid uproar over an event in JNU to mark the anniversary of hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, AAP leader Kumar Vishwas on Friday said the Centre should take “stern” action against “anti-nationals” and set an example. A “right-of-the-centre” voice in the party, Vishwas also targeted Delhi Police, saying it is often quick to
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The Punjab Police arrested a Moga resident for alleged links to Irshad, the alleged ISI agent who was recently arrested for passing on photographs of strategic army installations in Pathankot to his alleged handler Sajjad Hussain. Sandeep Malhi (27) alias Sunny, a resident of Talwandi Mallian village in Moga district, has been booked under the
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Sonam Kapoor-starrer Neerja, based on real incidents during the hijacking of the Pan Am Flight 73 at the Karachi airport in 1986, has been banned in Pakistan allegedly for showing the country in poor light. In an unusual case the film has been banned here without even being submitted to the censor boards. The Ram
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Actor Aditya Roy Kapoor, who is known for essaying romantic roles on screen, says his first heartbreak happened when he was in the 9th standard. “My first break up happened when I was in standard 9th. I remember being very lost and for me it was like the end of the world and I will
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will win the Punjab assembly elections next year, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday, adding he expected the Congress to be the main opponent and not the SAD-BJP ruling combine. “We are winning (in Punjab),” Kejriwal told a group of journalists at his residence. “Delhi will be repeated
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The closure of a factory park in North Korea jointly run by both Koreas has robbed the impoverished North of a rare source of legitimate hard currency. Seoul says it shut the Kaesong complex in response to the North’s recent long-range rocket launch to keep its impoverished neighbor from using the money factories provided to
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In a landmark discovery scientists have detected gravitational waves, hypothesized by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago. Announced on Thursday, this opens a new window for studying the cosmos. “Ladies and gentlemen, we have detected gravitational waves. We did it,” said California Institute of Technology physicist David Reitze, triggering applause at a packed news conference
Fitoor Director: Abhishek Kapoor Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Tabu, Katrina Kaif, Aditi Roy Kapur, Rhaul Bhat Rating: 2/5 Noor (Aditya Roy Kapur) loves Firdaus (Katrina Kaif) but has never been able to quite express himself. He meets the lady after years and discovers that the intensity of his feelings have not reduced and she plays
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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay trial court proceedings against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case but it exempted them from personally appearing in the hearing scheduled for February 20 in a Patiala House court. A bench headed by Justice J S Khehar, however, expunged remarks
French President Francois Hollande on Thursday broadened his cabinet to include the heads of two smaller left-wing parties, looking beyond his Socialist party in a bid to improve his faltering chances of re-election in 2017. Dogged by deep unpopularity and public anger over unemployment, Hollande hopes the reshuffle will widen his voter appeal and discourage
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Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has not been invited to any of the ‘Make in India’ week events to be held in Mumbai where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside, including the gala dinner of February 13, though he will be a part of other programmes. Modi will be arriving in Mumbai on Saturday to
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Actor Anupam Kher says his father celebrated his success and failure with equal enthusiasm, on his fourth death Anniversary. Rather than hosting a typical “special white dress code” Bollywood brigade mourning day, Actor Anupam Kher along with mother Dulari Devi and brother Kailash Kher ‘celebrated’ the fourth death anniversary of his father Pushkarnath Kher with
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Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to secure a complete ceasefire or an end to Russian bombing. Following a marathon meeting in Munich aimed at resurrecting peace talks that collapsed last
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The Indians were taken aback by what skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni described as an “English” track in Pune. Now that he will be leading in his own backyard before his home fans here, Dhoni can hope to get a bone dry sub-continent wicket at a ground that is hosting its first ever Twenty20 International. Ahead
Actor Pulkit Samrat, who is gearing up for the release of filmmaker Divya Khosla Kumar’s romantic drama film ‘Sanam Re’, says he does not see any difference between a male or a female director. Pulkit, who has mainly starred in films directed by male director till now, has been directed by a female director for
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