I can’t remember the last time I was so infuriated. I had just heard the news of RK Pachauri being reinstated as executive vice chairman of TERI by its governing council. It was even more galling because the message that was being sent out to women in the corporate world was this: No matter what […]
North Korea has expanded a uranium enrichment facility and restarted a plutonium reactor that could begin recovering material for nuclear weapons in weeks or months, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday in delivering the annual assessment by intelligence agencies of the top dangers facing the country. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper also said Islamic
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Two commuter trains crashed head-on Tuesday in southern Germany, killing 10 people and injuring around 90 as they slammed into each other on a curve after an automatic safety braking system apparently failed, the transport minister said. The regional trains collided before 7 a.m. on the single line that runs near Bad Aibling in the
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After the recent spurt in natural disasters in the sub continent, Google has activated a public alert system that would offer valuable information on the water level across 170 areas in India. Through a tie-up with the flood forecasting network of India, Google users could now receive real time information on the water level of
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Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley on Wednesday continued his deposition for the third consecutive day before a court in Mumbai. Deposing from a undisclosed location Headley told the special judge GA Sanap that Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was helping different terror outfits in Pakistan by providing financial, military and moral support. He also revealed that
India is rooting for the Siachen soldier who is in coma and on ventilator support after a miracle rescue nearly a week after a deadly avalanche at the world’s highest battlefield. Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who was buried under 25 feet ice for six days, was pulled out by a rescue team on Monday. He
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Bernie Sanders won a commanding victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, and Donald Trump also scored a big win in a triumph of two candidates who have seized on Americans’ anger at the Washington political establishment. Both outcomes would have been nearly unthinkable not long ago. Sanders, a self-described democratic
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As poet Alfred Austin had once put it: “Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.” It is said that spring is sooner recognised by plants than by men. It is almost the end of winter, which means it’s time to prepare your garden for the new season. Saving and storing
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Give your positive children a happy and living space, where they can learn, play and nurture. Here are some creative yet budget-friendly accessories and decor options that will instantly give your little one’s bedroom a fairy tale makeover. BOOKS-BASED DECOR Instead of stacking your child’s story books and novels on a regular wooden shelf, use
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So lately you have been seeing that your lips have been turning black and losing its shine and luster. Although you may be taking healthy food, going for regular exercises and stocking up on expensive lip balms, but none of it is helping you. So how about going the home-remedy way. So, here are few
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Does olive oil prevent heart disease? Yes. Scientists have found that eating more olive oil lowers risk of coronary artery disease.A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra olive oil cuts risk of breast cancer. Does cough syrup work? No. Doctors now agree that most over-the counter cough medicines don’t work. Prescription cough suppressants such as levodropropizine,
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Jazz up your food with colours. Sticking to a particular coloured food could be depriving you of nourishment, and also keeping you from shedding that extra flab, say experts. Colourful food is much more than just plain pretty. It is super healthy! Doctors around the world are recommending the Rainbow Diet, eating as many colours
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Worried about how you eat? You should follow these healthy eating habits practised around the world JAPAN In Japan, a lot of emphasis is placed on food’s appearance. The Japanese eat small portions and use colourful, seasonal vegetables. This is a brilliant solution because the portion size reduces caloric intake and the vegetables provide those
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Bollywood actor Govinda had slapped commoner Santosh Ray on the sets of ‘Money Hai Toh Honey Hai’ at Filmistan Studio in 2008 for allegedly misbehaving on the sets. Now, following the order of the Supreme Court, the actor has finally apologized for his act, as reported by Times Now. Ray had filed a case against
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Actor Emraan Hashmi presented the first look of Azhar to cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, who celebrated his 53rd birthday on February 8. Emraan, 36, who will be playing the lead role in the film, wished him on Twitter: Happy 53rd Birthday @mpazhar. Here is my birthday present.Me as You in #Azhar! #HappyBirthdayAzhar @AzharTheFilm pic.twitter.com/0LWBie2GmT — emraan
It’s now happening to Indians in Sikh turbans. Earlier if you were a Khan you got questioned /detained /screened /scanned at airports. While Waris Ahluwalia is in the news for being barred from a flight for wearing a Turban, Irrfan Khan has gone through the ordeal on two occasions on American airports. He opens up
South African batsman David Miller was on Tuesday named as the captain of Kings XI Punjab team for the upcoming Indian Premier League season 9. Speaking about his new role Miller, who has been associated with Kings XI since IPL season 4, said: “I am honoured to lead the Kings XI Punjab squad this year.
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by former Indian cricketers Kirti Azad and Bishan Singh Bedi demanding a court-monitored investigation by the CBI into alleged criminal offences committed by DDCA officials. Justice Manmohan refused to entertain the plea, saying the petition was “premature” while noting that the Central Bureau of Investigation
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Boosted by their 3-0 clean sweep of Australia Down Under, a confident India would seek to continue their winning momentum when they take on a depleted and new-look Sri Lanka in the first of three T20 Internationals in Pune on Tuesday. After the comprehensive series triumph in Australia, these three matches would certainly act as
The excitement for the next film in the Hollywood franchise ‘XXX’ skyrocketed in India ever since it was announced that Deepika Padukone will be a part of it. While a few Bollywood actors have played cameos in Hollywood flicks, Deepika has landed a meaty role in the film. The first look poster featuring the film’s
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Relationships in Bollywood have always been unpredictable. After Ranbir-Katrina, Farhan-Adhuna, Virat-Anushka, yet another couple has decided to go separate ways this year. Veteran actor Om Puri and wife Nandita have decided to end their 26-year-long marriage. Om and Nandita’s differences came out in the open just before Nandita launched the actor’s biography titled ‘Unlikely Hero:
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Two trains crashed head-on in southern Germany today, leaving at least two people dead and around 100 injured, police said. More than two hours after the crash, emergency services were still trying to reach people trapped in the wreckage. Police spokesman Stefan Sonntag told The Associated Press the two regional trains crashed near Bad Aibling,
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Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who was miraculously found alive after remaining buried in snow for six days, was on Tuesday flown to the Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi from the Siachen glacier. His condition is critical but stable and he is undergoing various tests in the hospital, army sources said. Earlier, he was evacuated
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A chopper carrying Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and a BJP MP on Tuesday made an emergency landing at Hindon airbase near here following engine trouble after being airborne for nearly 20 minutes. “We are all safe,” Rijiju told PTI over phone. The Minister, along with Lok Sabha member from Tehri-Garhwal Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, had
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Facing opposition attack ahead of Budget Session, BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday held a meeting with allies for better floor coordination in Parliament and also decided to hold one-to-one meeting with them, some of whom complained against lack of coordination. Shah will meet Akali Dal and TDP leaders tomorrow and hold similar meetings with
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BJP general secretary Ram Madhav is likely to hold talks with PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti next week as the party makes fresh efforts to break the impasse over formation of government in Jammu and Kashmir following the death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Madhav, who had played a key role in forging alliance with PDP, may
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Former prime minister Sushil Koirala, who spent 16 years in exile in India, died here on Tuesday. He was 80. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has lost a valued friend. Koirala, who was also president of the Nepali Congress (NC), died at his residence in Kathmandu’s Maharajgunj area. Doctors told the media
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Actress Sonam Kapoor says her younger sister Rhea was judged when she started out as a producer because she was a woman. “My sister went through it (discrimination). She was 21 when she produced her first film. And my father (Anil Kapoor) unfortunately was not here, he was in shooting in Hollywood, and my sister
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s wife Amruta has come in for flak from rationlists after accepting a necklace, apparently produced from thin air by a self-styled godman. The incident occurred during an awards event organised by a Pune-based educational institute. In visuals aired non-stop by Marathi channels, the godman, Guruvanand Swami, is shown giving Amruta,
Hong Kong riot police fired warning shots on Tuesday during angry clashes that erupted when authorities tried to remove illegal street stalls set up for Lunar New Year celebrations, the worst street violence since pro-democracy protests in 2014. Protesters prised bricks from the sidewalk to hurl at police, while others toppled street signs and set
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