Celebrities React To Carrie Fisher's Untimely Death
Countless celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to Carrie Fisher after she died on Tuesday. The 60-year-old actress suffered a heart attack on a plane from London to LAX just a few days...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Mamata Banerjee And Rahul Gandhi Unite Against...
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View ArticleSundar Pichai To Hold An Event On 4 January With Information Technology Minister
NEW DELHI -- As India aims to embrace the digital era, Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichai is set to heat up the domestic technology market in the new year with a focus on small and medium businesses...
View ArticleSuresh Prabhu Orders Probe Into Ajmer-Sealdah Derailment Tragedy
NEW DELHI -- Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday ordered a thorough probe after the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning. "Personally monitoring the situation in...
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Cuba Bans Naming Statues Or Public Places After Fidel Castro
HAVANA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Cuba's National Assembly approved a law on Tuesday that bans commemorative statues of Fidel Castro and naming public places after him, in accordance with the wishes of the...
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Why You Might Still Have A Cash Withdrawal Limit In Banks After 30 December
Even as we inch closer to the 30 December deadline to deposit old currency notes of ₹500 and ₹1,000, the government might not lift the cash withdrawal restrictions it has imposed following its decision...
View ArticleBihar's Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav Backs Mamata's 'Super Emergency'...
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has backed Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's assertion that the present situation in the country after the...
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Cheetahs Are Far Closer To Extinction Than We Realized
A major conservation group is urging environmental leaders to list cheetahs as an endangered species, warning that populations of the big cats have crashed dramatically across the African continent in...
View ArticleTwo Killed, 43 Injured As Ajmer-Sealdah Express Derails Near Kanpur
KANPUR -- Two passengers were killed and 43 injured after 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed on Wednesday morning near Rura Railway Station in Kanpur Rural district, the second rail...
View ArticleFormer MP Chief Minister Sunder Lal Patwa Dies At 92
BHOPAL -- Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Sunder Lal Patwa passed away on Wednesday. He died at the age of 92 after suffering a heart attack. Patwa was the chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh twice,...
View ArticleCurrency Printing Press Workers In WB Take Ill Under Pressure Post...
SALBONI (WB) -- A section of employees of the currency printing press at Salboni in West Bengal has informed the authorities that they will not be working beyond nine-hour shifts from tomorrow,...
View ArticleJapanese PM Shinzo Abe Offers Condolences In Historic Pearl Harbor Visit
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joined U.S. President Barack Obama for a symbolic joint visit to Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, commemorating World War Two dead and...
View ArticlePM Modi Sacrificed Common Man In 'Yagna' Against Black Money And Corruption,...
NEW DELHI -- Upping the ante on the government's demonetisation drive, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sacrificed the common man in yagna against...
View ArticleModi Expected To Make Another Major Announcement On 2 January: Report
Citing senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, The Economic Times reported today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to make a major announcement at a BJP rally in Lucknow on 2 January...
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Official Who Called Michelle Obama 'Ape In Heels' Won't Keep Job After All
A West Virginia official who called first lady Michelle Obama an "ape in heels" in a widely shared Facebook post has been permanently removed from her position. Pamela Ramsey Taylor will not continue...
View ArticleTeam India Celebrated Christmas By Taking Up The Mannequin Challenge And It's...
Earlier this month, Team India won the 4th test match comprehensively against visiting team England after Karun Nair struck an unbeaten 303 and Sir Ravindra Jadeja put in a magical spell of 7/48,...
View ArticleIAF Better Prepared Post Pathankot Attack, Says Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
NEW DELHI -- Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, on Wednesday backed his predecessor S.P. Tyagi presently in dock in connection with the Agusta Westland case and said that he must be given...
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WATCH: These Men Took 47,786 Photographs Of Jaipur To Create A Stunning...
One of India's most photogenic cities, Jaipur has always been a favourite with photographers and cinematographers. So it's not exactly novel that Delhi-based digital producers, Girish Jain and Rahul...
View ArticleAfter 31 March, You Could Face A Four-Year Jail Term For Owning Old ₹500 And...
In a fresh crackdown on black money, the government has passed an ordinance which makes it illegal to hold old ₹500 and ₹1,000 currency notes post 31 March. The ordinance called the 'The Specified Bank...
View ArticleFor The First Time, An All-Indian Crew Is Travelling To A Place That's Almost...
Last year, three Indians were short-listed among the 100 applicants for the one-way trip to Mars in 2024. This time, for the first time, an all Indian crew is set to travel to Mars. Well, not really...
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