India’s most wanted person and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts mastermind Dawood Ibrahim is all set to celebrate his 60th birthday in Pakistan on Saturday and, as per reports, announce his retirement from D-company. If reports are to be believed, Dawood, a designated terrorist, will today bid adieu to the underworld and appoint his closest confidante […]
The second day of Ayutha Maha Chandi Yagam at Erravelli village attracted nearly one lakh devotees, especially women who participated in ‘Kunkumarchana’ at a special enclosure. The rituals began around 9.30 am with Guru Prarthana by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his wife Shobha. A representative from Sringeri Peetham Narahari Subramanya Bhat conducted the
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In the midst of a raging controversy over the VHP’s call to restart the Ram Temple movement in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday sacked party man Om Pal Nehra for suggesting Muslims should give up their claim on a mosques and lend a helping hand in rebuilding the Ram temple in
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How did PM Narendra Modi, who was supposed to only do Moscow and Kabul, end up in Lahore? After his address in the new Afghan Parliament, a speech which Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s president till 2014, told the PM brought tears to 30 million countrymen, Modi got into his car and dialled Nawaz Sharif to wish
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The recent killings allegedly perpetrated by Village Defence Committee (VDC) members have triggered calls for the shutdown of VDCs from opposition parties as well as separatists. “The ruthless killing of an innocent child and her mother by the VDC is the worst form of state terrorism,” Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani said, calling for
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Three Indian men, who were physically tortured by their employer in Saudi Arabia, returned to India early morning today after being rescued from a brick factory in Abha. A horrifying video of three Indians being beaten brutally by their employer had evoked strong reactions in Kerala. In the video, the Saudi man could be seen
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Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent UN-backed peace processes for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people. He denounced the “monstrous evil” and atrocities they have endured and praised the countries that have taken in their refugees. Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis issued
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked northeast Afghanistan late Friday close to the country’s borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan, leaving at least 17 people injured, according to the US Geological Survey. IANS reports that at least 37 people were injured. The quake, which measured 203.5 kilometres (126 miles) deep, struck about 280 kilometres northeast of the
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Former Bholath MLA and Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Friday joined the Aam Aadmi Party and hit out at party vice-president Rahul Gandhi for allegedly “compromising” on his “own principles” and ideology and called PCC chief Amarinder Singh a “corrupt” leader. Mr. Khaira joined the AAP here in the presence of AAP’s leadership including
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to stopover in Lahore has echoes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Pakistan diplomacy. It now appears that Nawaz Sharif had invited Modi to visit Lahore on his way back from Moscow and Afghanistan. The fact that Modi accepted, signals that he is as keen as Nawaz Sharif to
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Tinsel Town celebrities like Lata Mangeshkar, Frahan Akhtar, Anushka Sharma and Aamir Khan reached out to family, friends and fans via social media platforms to wish them a merry Christmas, love and happiness. While some stars seem very enthusiastic about the food and gifts, others have wished for peace and happiness. Here’s what the the
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Those six magical words that made Star Wars an existential exploration of the galaxy, ‘May the force be with you’, was uttered only once during the new breathtakingly awaited segment of the Star Wars franchise. And if the truth be told, Harrison Ford, looking wisened but agile and alert, didn’t seem very convinced about the
Sadly, though not entirely unexpectedly, common sense has lost out to politics. India and Pakistan won’t be playing any cricket against each other in 2015 (or presumably for the foreseeable future). That, it would appear, is a gift Santa Claus decided not to place under the Christmas trees of cricket-lovers across the globe. While Pakistan
Prime Minister Modi received a warm embrace and welcome by Afghan president Ashraf Ghani in Kabul where he arrived on Friday for delegation-level bilateral talks and for inaugurating the new Afghan Parliament building. Calling India and Afghanistan’s friendship antiquated and “bound by a thousand ties”, Ghani thanked India for its “valuable assistance” as Afghanistan weathers
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Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple has asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more. In court papers filed on Wednesday, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) owes nearly
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– India, Russia sign 16 MoUs – Joint manufacture of Kamov 226 military helicopters – Construction of 12 atomic plants – Kamov helicopter deal a first for ‘Make in India’ in defence sector – Anil Ambani controlled Reliance Defence signs $6 billion deal with with Russia’s Almaz-Antey, maker of an air defence system that sources
Recovery crews and utility workers began cleaning up widespread damage on Thursday left by severe storms that spawned tornadoes across six states in the US South and Midwest, killing at least 14 people and destroying scores of homes. Emergency declarations were issued in Mississippi and Tennessee, the two states hardest hit by severe weather on
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Syria is ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help it form a national unity government, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Thursday during a visit to Beijing. The U.N. Security Council last Friday unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syrian
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The exemptions announced for Delhi government’s odd-even vehicle policy have diluted the measure and it may not meet the goal of reducing air pollution by a significant amount, experts said. With restrictions being lifted for two-wheelers and single women driven cars, a big chunk of vehicles will continue to run on the road. Two-wheelers, in
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A labourer set his wife ablaze after an altercation over the quality of mutton curry at their house in Mailardevpally, the police said on Thursday. The victim, Sulochana, worked as a maid in Begum Bazaar and lived along with her family at Katedan. On Sunday, her husband, Shanker Rao Chinde (50), brought some meat home
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his warm wishes to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patriarch Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 91st birthday. Earlier, he also served as the Minister of External Affairs in the cabinet of Morarji Desai. He was conferred with Bharat Ratna award, India’s highest civilian honour on 27 March 2015. “This
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A senior Samajwadi Party leader who enjoyed the status of minister in Uttar Pradesh, Ompal Nehra, has been sacked after his comment that Muslims should give up their claims on mosques in Ayodhya and Mathura and help build temples there. Mr Nehra, an advisor in the state entertainment tax department, made the comment at a
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Yuvraj Singh’s dreadful innings of 11 in 21 balls in the World T20 final in Mirpur led to his exclusion and the stylish left-hander admits that it “always remained” at the back of his mind during past year and half. Back in the T20 squad for the tour of Australia, Yuvraj is confident that he
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In order to ensure strict implementation of the odd-even rule from January 1, the AAP government has given ‘special power’ to Delhi Police to impose a fine of Rs 2,000 on violators. The Arvind Kejriwal government has also authorised officers of Transport Department and Revenue Department to penalise the violators, a senior official said, adding
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In more concern for Indian security agencies, nine Islamic State inspired juveniles have been caught in Jammu and Kashmir, a report said on Friday. According to a report published in ‘Times of India’, the nine boys have been booked under Provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. All have been accused of hurling petrol bombs, throwing
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A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria on Thursday, killing more than 100 people lining up to refill their cooking gas cylinders in time for Christmas. The disaster took place in Nnewi, a predominantly Christian community in southeast Nigeria. By the time firefighters managed to put out
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Raja Krishna Menon had harboured dreams of making ‘Airlift’, the Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur-starrer based on the 1990 Gulf War, for over ten years and took two years to complete the script. Even though he has directed two indie films, ‘Bas Yun Hi’ (2003) and ‘Barah Aana’ (2009), ‘Airlift’ is widely mistaken to be
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Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra’s Bajirao Mastani has been spinning magic at the domestic box office ever since the film hit the screens. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the epic war drama has been performing exceptionally well at the ticket windows over the last few days. Bajirao Mastani was released in theatres alongside
The government has added 106 drugs including that for Cancer, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C to the list of essential medicines, taking the total number of items to 376. In a revision of the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), 2011 by the core committee constituted by the health ministry, 106 medicines were added while 70
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Tension gripped a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district on Thursday after police failed to arrest anyone more than 24 hours after the brutal gang rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl, allegedly, by a group of men from the area. Authorities deployed several teams after villagers assaulted two inspectors and constables when they reached
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