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Priyanka Chopra promises Neel Sethi that the Hindi ‘Jungle Book’ will be epic

Priyanka Chopra, who has a fan in Neel Sethi — the Mowgli of Disney’s The Jungle Book — has asked the Indian-American child actor to brace up for an adventurous ride with the Hindi dubbed version of the international film. Neel, who is currently in Mumbai for the promotions of the film, in an interview […]

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World T20, India vs West Indies: Lt Col Dhoni has done the right thing by sticking to his troops

MS Dhoni’s party is not over. And he is a lucky General with skill to boot. He goes into the semi-final battle tonight against the West Indies drenched with the public’s advice and suggestions on whom to play in this crucial match. Buoyed by a gust of good fortune and a slice of personal last-ball

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Yemen rebels mount deadly counter attack against troops advancing on Red Sea coast

Yemeni rebels have mounted a deadly counterattack against government troops advancing down the Red Sea coast from the Saudi border ahead of a planned ceasefire next month, military sources said on Thursday. The rebels and their allies surrounded a government force that was attempting to recapture the coastal town of Midi and killed 45 loyalist

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Information on troop movement in Dantewada was leaked: CRPF on blast which killed 7 personnel

The CRPF believes that information regarding the movement of its troops, killed in a deadly landmine blast in Dantewada, was “leaked” and it has begun a probe to find out the mole who could be from “within or outside” the paramilitary. “It is certain that the information about their movement was leaked. Somewhere or at

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Donald Trump says women should be punished for illegal abortion

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has kicked off a political storm with his latest controversial comment that women should be punished for illegal abortions, drawing flak from political opponents who termed the remark “horrific” and “shameful”. “There has to be some form of punishment,” Trump said yesterday in an interview with MSNBC news channel after

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Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff Faces Coalition Collapse

Brazil’s largest political party looks set to quit the government of leftist President Dilma Rousseff today, in a move that would trigger the collapse of the coalition and push her closer to impeachment. The country’s largest party, the PMDB, is set to decide Tuesday whether to quit the leftist leader’s government, but top figures indicated

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Australia messed around with team selection too much: Shane Warne

Australian spin legend Shane Warne has slammed coach Darren Lehmann and selector Mark Waugh for keeping out Aaron Finch and John Hastings of their playing XI at various points during the ICC World T20. “Our selection was wrong … we messed around with it too much rather than sticking with what’s been a proven formula,”

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Suspended Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh to be quizzed by NIA again

Suspended Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh and his cook were on Thursday brought to the NIA headquarters for questioning even as the joint investigation team from Pakistan is here to probe the Pathankot terror attack. Singh has claimed that he, his friend Rajesh Verma and cook Madan Gopal were abducted by four or five

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Hrithik Roshan Breaks ‘Dignified Silence’, Names Kangana Ranaut in FIR Against Impostor

Like all Bollywood sagas, the one involving the legal tussle between actors Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut refuses to die down. It has now emerged that after over a year, Hrithik has broken his silence and named Kangana as the person who had been exchanging e-mails with his alleged impostor in the FIR, which he

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I love Sushant Singh Rajput, break-up rumours baseless: Ankita Lokhande

The rumours of Sushant Singh Rajput breaking up with his long-time partner Ankita Lokhande might be just that: Rumours. After a series of cryptic exchanges on Twitter, the odd, equally cryptic set of responses the two have been providing have added fuel to the speculation. But now, Ankita has commented on the situation clearly and

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Class XII chemistry question paper leaked, for the second time

Within a span of ten days the II year pre-university (PU) chemistry question paper has been leaked for the second time. The II PU chemistry re-exam was scheduled on Thursday from 9am, but due to leakage of question paper, the Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) has cancelled the exam. Earlier, the chemistry exam was scheduled

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We all want to ensure that ‘Jagga Jasoos’ turns out to be good despite hiccups: Siddharth Roy Kapur

‘Jagga Jasoos’ producer Siddharth Roy Kapur today said the film is progressing well despite some “ups and downs” amid reports that the film got delayed due to break-up between lead actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. Initially, ‘Jagga Jasoos’ was slated to hit screens sometime in October or November 2014, but due to prior commitments

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Jio to offer 40-80 times better mobile broadband speeds in India, says Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries took the stage at FICCI FRAMES 2016 and spoke about the future of digital media and Reliance Jio services. Addressing the audience, Mukesh Ambani mentioned the Indian media industry has grown by 9 times in the last 12 years. The total value, he says, is expected to hit $100

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North Korea In ‘Top-Speed Dash’ For May Congress, Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Policy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is poised to declare his signature ruling policy during a rare party congress in May and despite tough new U.N. sanctions, it is likely to be the twin pursuit of nuclear prowess and economic development. North Korea’s official media have carried almost-daily reports and commentary extolling the “sacred road”

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Bashar al-Assad says he can form new Syria government with opposition

President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree on a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents responded on Wednesday that no administration would be legitimate while he remained in office. Assad, bolstered by military victory in the desert city of Palmyra, was quoted by Russia’s RIA news agency as

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West Bengal Elections 2016: Rajnath Singh to address three rallies today

Ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will address three election rallies on Thursday in Bandwan, Purulia and Para districts. As many as 404 nominations have been found valid after the scrutiny of papers for the second phase of assembly elections. 56 constituencies spread over Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, North and

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Congress candidate selection runs into hurdle in Kerala

The Congress party’s selection of candidates to contest the upcoming Kerala assembly polls on Wednesday ran into an unexpected hurdle as Chief Minister Oommen Chandy desired to withdraw from the electoral fray. Chandy expressed the desire in the light of state Congress president V.M. Sudheeran raising issues of criteria for selection of candidates. A close

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Protest leave in Hyderabad

Dozens of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe teachers at the University of Hyderabad went on a day’s leave today to protest the actions of vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile, whose return to campus last week triggered a student backlash and a police crackdown. Varsity authorities, however, claimed classes functioned normally. A media release from the convener

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Rahane the popular choice but Pandey may replace injured Yuvraj in World T20 semi-final vs West Indies

It took a dodgy ankle to sideline a resilient Yuvraj Singh, who looked eager to justify his presence in the Indian team. Over the past couple of months, there have been several questions about the role of Yuvraj in a team brimming with talent. The fact that he came in the way of Ajinkya Rahane,

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Washington Nuclear Summit Kicks Off With North Korea In Focus

North Korea’s nuclear defiance will feature prominently during talks on the first day of a major security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington on Thursday. Obama will kick off the nuclear security summit by meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, followed by a separate sit-down with President

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‘We share your pain’: PM Modi expresses solidarity with Belgium

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden state visit to Belgium, expressed India’s solidarity with the European nation for the tragedy that struck Brussels on 22 March. Speaking in Brussels, Modi said, “India stands in full support and solidarity with Belgium.” He offered his sincere gratitude for the warm welcome he received despite it being

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