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ACC and Ambuja Cements call off merger, for now
A limitation in transferring mining assets has led to ACC and Ambuja Cements (ACL) from dropping plans to merge their business, at least ...
Look how Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Patel wished YHM's Romi, Aly Goni on his birthday
Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Patel took to their social media accounts to wish their once Yeh Hai Mohobbateinco-star Aly Goni on his birt...
IIT-Kharagpur Student Develops Paper Battery Using Sewage Water
Kolkata: Two students of IIT-Kharagpur have grabbed worldwide attention for their innovation in developing ‘Paper Battery’ from sewage ba...
Former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian dies; tributes pour in
New Delhi: Former cabinet secretary, TSR Subramanian, died on Monday. The IAS association tweeted, "Extremely shocked to hear t...
WATCH: Pakistani anchors fight on camera, video goes viral
Infuriated anchor complaining about his co-anchor apparently to one of the production team members. The Pakistani anchors in the newsroom...
Iran, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Syria, Islamic republic
The Republican said the end of the Islamic Republic is in sight, saying the regime could be kicked out of power “in the blink of an eye”....
Vladimir Putin orders five-hour daily ceasefires in eastern Ghouta
Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily five-hour “humanitarian pause” in the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta, effectively replacing...
Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh rebuts 'alcohol traces in blood' theory, says Sridevi abhorred hard liquor
After an autopsy communique released by the Dubai Forensic Department said that traces of alcohol were found in Sridevi's body, poli...
Esha Gupta's tweet on Syria crisis goes viral—Check inside
New Delhi: Bollywood stunner Esha Gupta, who is quite an avid social media user recently tweeted about the ongoing crisis in Syria. ...
Sridevi passes away at 54 after a cardiac arrest in Dubai
NEW DELHI: Having a career which expanded for over four decades, Bollywood's Veteran actress Sridevi passed away at the age of 54. T...
Rajinikanth reacts to Kamal Haasan's new political party
After Kamal Haasan became the latest Tamil actor to crossover into politics, Rajinikanth — who did the same thing in December — had somet...
Trudeau's rough week in India ends with bear hug from Narendra Modi
The Canadian prime minister's first official trip to India was riddled by a series of controversies, drawing criticism by media in bo...
Nalapad case: The end of an angry, young, politically-powered man of Karnataka?
M ohammad Haris Nalapad has been in the news for anything but the right reasons. A man who was previously looked up to as a youth icon, h...
School principal strips minor girl on pretext of taking uniform's measurements, arrested
Highlights The principal of a Lucknow-based government school made a Class 6 girl strip and sexually harassed her . On the pretex...
Karnataka: Man builds temple dedicated to wife, worships her in it
While most husbands whine about how their wives are making their lives miserable, this farmer from Karnataka's Chamarajanagar distric...
Why #Kerala is no longer a God's Own Country ?
The death of Madhu, a 30-year-old Adivasi man who was assaulted by a self-righteous mob in Attappadi in Kerala, has left a wound in the c...
The trouble with China’s new found wealth and middle class is that they are not only eating every animal and fish in their own country
The trouble with China’s new found wealth and middle class is that they are not only eating every animal and fish in their own country, but...
Indian Hotels enters Bhopal with a 150-key hotel
Hospitality major Indian Hotels Company has announced its entry into Bhopal with the signing of a new 150-key hotel, Vivanta Bhopal, thro...
Delhi Chief Secy Assault: IAS Assoc Secy meets Hans Raj Ahir, Jitendra Singh
The Secretary of Indian Civil and Administration services (IAS) Manisha Saxena conducted a meeting on Friday with the Minister of State...
Canada FM meets EAM Sushama Swaraj in Delhi
Foreign Minister of Canada, Chrystia Freeland met Sushma Swaraj at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi. The ministers discussed iss...
Govt reboots eNAM to draw more farmers
In a bid to engage more farmers on the electronic National Agriculture Market (eNAM) platform, the government on Wednesday unveiled mob...
India to host 1st International Solar Alliance on 11th March
India will host the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit on 11th March, which will be attended by French President Emmanuel Ma...
ICAI issues show-cause notices to PNB, Gitanjali Gems auditors
Chartered accountants' apex body ICAI has issued show-cause notices to the auditors of Punjab National Bank and Gitanjali Gems in con...
‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ to begin in Madhya Pradesh from tomorrow
The Mahotsav will cover a profusion of art forms from classical and folk music and dance, theatre to literature and the visual arts and ...
PM Modi addresses ET Global Business Summit in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed ET Global Business Summit in New Delhi where he spoke in detail about India's growing ro...
Bangalore’s heli taxis start flying next week; 90 helipads are projected to come
Bangalore’s much-awaited heli taxi service is all set to take off some time next week, though the exact date is yet to be announced. Thum...
CBI busts child porn racket on WhatsApp, one arrested
According to a news story published in Mint, The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday busted a child pornography racket in D...
Google AI can predict heart disease risk from eye images
Researchers at Google have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can accurately predict the risk of heart diseases by scann...
Congress Leader Accused Of Sprinkling Petrol In Office
A Congress leader is seen sprinkling what could be petrol inside a government office in Bengaluru and threatening an officer in a video...
Donald Trump Jr. Arrives in India to Promote Trump-Branded Luxury Apartments
NEW DELHI — The eldest son of President Donald Trump has arrived in India to help sell luxury apartments and lavish attention on wealthy ...
Finger lickin' gone: KFC in Britain has no chicken
"The chicken crossed the road, just not to our restaurants." So said an announcement Saturday that tried to find humor in KFC...
IAS society condemned attack on Delhi Chief Secretary
The IAS association has lodged a protest against the Delhi Chief Minister against attack on Ans Prakash by AAP MLAs. #Anshu Prakash The rul...
CBI arrests Vipul Ambani and four other senior executives of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi's companies in Rs 11,500 crore #PNBScam
CBI has arrested Vipul Ambani who is president-finance in (Nirav) Modi’s flagship firm, Firestar International, since April 2014. He is a...
Was #DelhiChiefSecretary assaulted at the behest of CM @ArvindKejriwal ?
In an early morning development that soon spiralled into a major face-off, Delhi government’s top bureaucrat on Tuesday claimed to have b...
Imran Khan married again: Party confirms former Pakistani cricketer has tied the knot for the third time
On Sunday, the official Twitter account of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) tweeted that Imran Khan had got married. They wrote on Twi...
Why is the Quit India movement of rich gaining momentum ?
A billionaire jeweller whose diamonds are worn by top Hollywood stars including Kate Winslet and Naomi Watts is accused of being behind a...
Cong MLA’s son, friends assault man at hotel; expelled for 6 yrs
A Congress MLA's son, himself a Congressman, and his friends allegedly assaulted a man at a restaurant here, following which he was e...
Prostitution services through Linkedin profiles
According to a report published in Linked in , The world’s oldest profession is thriving on the world’s largest professional network. Linke...
Manohar Parrikar not diagnosed with cancer: Lilavati issues official statement
The Lilavati Hospital, on Sunday, released a statement negating all reports of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been diagnosed with ...
BJP, Congress blame each other for PNB fraud, trade barbs on Nirav Modi
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress on Thursday blamed each other for the Rs11,400 crore fraud case involving th...
How transparent is Modi's 360-degree appraisal system?
In August, after being denied a secretary-level position in the Union government, Indian Administrative Services officer Vineet Chawdhary...
Who is Priya Varrier ? The girl that has become internet sensation in few hours
A beautiful girl suddenly became the National Crush in Valentine Week. Though everybody has a crush, but this has happened for the f...
Shahid Kapoor begins shooting for Batti Gul Meter Chalu in Uttarakhand.
After enjoying the success of his latest film Padmaavat, Shahid Kapoor has moved on to shoot for his next, Batti Gul Meter Chalu. The act...
Tiger Shroff-Disha Patani's Baaghi 2 trailer to release this month & here's how you can unveil it
The trailer of Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani starrer Baaghi 2 is all set to release on February 21. To add to the adventure, the team wil...
India has its work cut out to woo global electric vehicle-makers
India has its work cut out to woo global electric vehicle-makers. The India units of Renault, Ford Motor, Hyundai and Mercedes Benz are n...
Your Permanent Account Number could soon serve as the unique ID for your business
Extending the PAN ambit would help check fake entities and keep a tab on illegal activities, Economic Times reports , quoting an unnamed ...
The billionaire brothers behind Fortis Healthcare are under a scanner
Bloomberg reports that founders Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh allegedly took out about ₹500 crore from the hospital chain last ye...
Nearly a fourth of all children in urban India are malnourished
An IndiaSpend report covering the country's 10 most populous cities — including metros like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai — ...
The headcount at major IT firms has shrunk for the first time in two decades
The headcount at major IT firms has shrunk for the first time in two decades, Mint reports. Total workforce at India’s top seven outsourc...
Power Minister launches portal, mobile app for fly ash utilisation
NEW DELHI: Power Minister R K Singh today launched a web-based monitoring system and a fly-ash mobile application which would act as an...