General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-20 00:00

10 of the biggest political moments at the Rio Olympics
11 South African soldiers killed in road crash
12-year-old sets off social-media firestorm after posing with animals she hunted, killed
14 bizarre and beautiful places to see in India
1,500-year-old skeleton found adorned in golden jewellery
16th century Spanish booty discovered near Cape Canaveral
18 Jamaat activists arrested from Dhaka school
19 August 2016 – Noting that a United States federal appeals court has upheld the United Nations’ immunity from a damage claim filed on behalf cholera victims in Haiti, the Organization today said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deeply regrets the “terrible suffering” of the Haitian people and that the UN has a moral responsibility to the support the victims and the country in overcoming the epidemic.
19 August 2016 - This week's top stories from the UN News Centre, featuring: preventing maternal and neonatal deaths worldwide; “deep concerns” over humanitarian situation in Syria, and World Humanitarian Day. #WorldHumanitarianDay #ShareHumanity
19 August 2016 – With a record 130 million people worldwide now dependent on humanitarian assistance, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that though solutions to the crises that plunged these people into such desperate hardship are neither simple nor quick, “there are things we can all do – today, and every day. We can show compassion, we can raise our voices against injustice, and we can work for change.”
19 August &#150 New findings by the economic and social development arm of the United Nations in the Asia-Pacific have revealed that nearly 75 per cent of the region's broadband capabilities and access are concentrated in countries in East and North-East Asia while the Pacific subregion accounts for a mere 1.93 per cent.
19 August &#150 The United Nations human rights arm today expressed concern about the mounting constraints on the democratic space in Thailand – calling for a prompt return to civilian rule.
1-year jail for dad of Indian-American US lawmaker
2016 Olympics: India at Rio, Day 14
23rd Beijing International Book Fair from 24th to 28th August
2.4 mn in Libya need aid, UN says on World Humanitarian Day
2 Singaporeans planning to join ISIS detained
3 BSF jawans injured in militant attack
3 BSF jawans injured in millitant attack in J&K
3 Indian-American women in race to make history in Nov polls
3 Indian-American women look to make history in Nov polls
3 IndiGo pilots grounded for mid-air selfies
43 colleges under CBI lens for fraudulent recognition
50 years of golden words
5 waterfalls in India you need to see this monsoon
60-Second Science - 22 hours ago - By Cynthia Graber
628th SFS Airman Takes Helm, Steers into History
6 Olympians Who Have Celebrity Doppelgangers
7.3-magnitude quake in South Atlantic
786 accident zones on national highways to be fixed soon: Nitin Gadkari
8,000 stunning blue lakes spotted in Antarctica are a sign its giant ice sheet may soon collapse, researchers warn
800 accident zones identified on national highways across the country: Nitin Gadkari
80% of Indian doctors located in urban areas, serving 28% of populace: Report
83,000 power angels stop 1,172 child marriages in UP
86% of military ammunitions indigenously made under Make in India scheme: Subhash Ram Rao Bhamre
A 31-year-old autorickshaw driver, who is said to be involved in some criminal cases, was hacked to death in front of his wife and child near a petrol bunk at Moodshedde here on Friday afternoon.Acco...
A 32-year-old autorickshaw driver was stabbed to death by his relatives over a drunken brawl at Vinoba Nagar, Kadugondana Halli, on Thursday night.
A 45-year-old woman suffering from cardiac aliment was killed on the spot and four others injured when the ambulance they were in rammed into a bus near the tollbooth on National Highway 4 in Peenya ...
A 9-year-old Kansas City boy dies snuggled up to his older brother after bullets flew into his families home.
Aankhen 2: launch
A bacterium with a different genetic code to every other living things is in the pipeline. It will be resistant to all known viruses - and its inventor wants to alter humans in the same way
A bacterium with a different genetic code to every other living things is in the pipeline. It will be resistant to all known viruses - and its inventor wants to alter humans in the same way
Abandoned in Saudi desert camps, migrant workers won't leave without pay
Abandoned in Saudi desert camps, migrant workers won't leave without pay
A black man whose death at the hands of police spurred two nights of violence in Milwaukee was shot once in the chest and once in the arm, the Milwaukee County medical examiner said
Abolish zonal system, say staff unions
About 33.7 million units of feature phones were shipped in the second quarter this year, up 2.6 per cent over last year
About six and a half hours after launch the GSSAP spacecraft will separate from their carrier rocket. ULA confirmed this milestone on Friday.
A Britain-based senior North Korean diplomat directly flew to South Korea after expressing his wish to defect to the Seoul government, a source said Friday ...
A Britain-based senior North Korean diplomat directly flew to South Korea after expressing his wish to defect to the Seoul government, a source said Friday. Thae Yong-ho, who served as a minister at North Korea’s embassy in London, and his…
A British politician is calling for a ban on Coca Cola’s illuminated Christmas truck this holiday season, citing childhood obesity concerns.
Abrogating Article 370 that grants special autonomous status to J&K is not a sound idea
ABU DHABI, 19th August 2016 (WAM) - President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of greetings to President Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, on the occasion of his country's ...
ABVP members protest in front of Amnesty office
ABVP students protesting outside Amnesty international India office lathicharged
A cable that provided power to the hooks which latched IDA-2 onto PMA-2 was then removed, as those hooks will only be required during the attachment process of IDA-2 onto PMA-2.
AcadGild, IL&FS take programming courses to India's smaller towns & cities
AcadGild will launch courses in 20 centres in the next 3 months
A California woman has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for illegally exporting US military gear to China including jet fighter engines and a drone aircraft.
ACB sleuths arrest VRO
Accenture welcomes women in technology to Bangalore
According to Additional Director General of Police (intelligence) Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, Nand Lal was arrested from a hotel in Jaisalmer on Thursday. DH graphic. For representation purpose
According to tax details released by Hillary's campaign last week.
According to the Equilar '200 highest-paid CEO rankings,' Satya Nadella is the highest paid tech CEO in the US.
According to their Facebook page, Thaikkudam Bridge, the Kerala-based rock band, is set to premiere its all-Tamil set today, at University Centenary Auditorium. Govind Menon, the front man of the band...
A Centre’s green panel has deferred its decision on granting environment clearance to state—run Indian Oil Corporation’s Rs 593 crore Styrene and Ethylene project at Panipat in Haryana, for want of m...
Ace shuttler P V Sindhu creates history by becoming First Indian Woman to grab an Olympic silver in Women's Singles Badminton
A cover that was placed over the front of IDA-2 during launch was removed, exposing IDA-2’s SIMAC docking collar.
Acquitted of obscenity charges, Urdu writer vows to fight British-era law
Activation of this ALG will improve response time for various operational situations, efficacy of air operations in eastern frontier
A Cyber Agency for Cyber Terror
Adani's project has been hampered time and again since its launch six years ago
A daylong workshop will be organised here on Tuesday by the British Council on School Programme Overview, covering principles of continuing professional development for teachers and leaders.The works...
Additional Commissioner of Police Bengaluru said police had to disperse protesters as they tried to burn an effigy in a residential area.
A defiant Mann has maintained that he did no wrong and his intention was to make people aware of the parliamentary procedures
A Delhi Police constable was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in outer Delhi on Friday evening, police said.
Adilabad trifurcation: blame falls on Minister Ramanna
Adil Kalyanpur and Siddhant Bhantia clinched the boys’ doubles title in the adidas-MCC junior National tennis championships here on Friday, defeating Sagar Bains and Aditya Vashisht 6-0, 6-2. The pai...
A director of China Aerospace and Industry Corp, headquartered in Beijing said the country is leading the world in the development of AI weapons.
A division bench of the Hyderabad High Court comprising Justices V. Ramsubrahmanian and A. Shankar Narayana on Thursday ruled that State governments should follow the rules prescribed by the NCC dire...
A father in Aleppo describes how he tries to explain the Syrian civil war to his children, including those who have known nothing but conflict.
A federal judge denied Friday a request by a conservative legal watchdog group to depose Hillary Clinton in person over her email server but says she does have to answer written questions.
A federal judge denied Friday a request by the conservative legal watchdog group Judicial Watch to depose Hillary Clinton over her email server.
A federal judge has ordered Hillary Clinton to answer questions in writing from conservative legal advocacy group Judicial Watch about her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state, but it's only a partial victory for the group
A federal judge sentenced a Navy sailor to one year in prison Friday for taking photos in a classified area of a nuclear submarine, after the seamen had pleaded for leniency by citing the government's decision not to indict Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information.
A former Deutsche Bank employee has turned down his share of a $16.5 million whistleblower award to protest a lack of punishment for the bank's top executives.<img
African Americans should vote Republican and abandon the failed educational, industrial and open border policies of the Democratic Party that had impoverished them, Donald Trump told a rally in the US state of Michigan.
After a day’s breather, the BSE Sensex resumed its downward spiral by taking a hit of over 46 points to 28,077 after investors locked-in gains amid weaker opening in European markets and a mixed clos...
After a normal spread of rains in the initial phase of the monsoon, Telangana is expected to witness a weak monsoon and dry spell till August 26.After analysing data from various sources including th...
After apology, questions about future loom for Lochte
After Booking DCW Chief For Naming Rape Survivor, Delhi Police Commit Similar Blunder
After days of confusion about what actually happened to Ryan Lochte, James Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, there's now video of the incident, which occurred at a gas station in the early morning of August 14.
After Dominican Republic trip, VP lauds Taiwan's foreign aid
After her selfie tweet on India's delegates to Rio, De's remark has really rubbed people the wrong way
After more than a year of refusing to budge as he moved from one firestorm to the next, the Republican nominee surprised everyone Thursday night by declaring that he lives with some “regret,” but he steered clear of the s-word: “sorry.”
After taking the first game off World No. 1 Marin, the Indian fails to make further inroads
After the carcass of a long-frozen reindeer released anthrax bacteria into the atmosphere in Siberia, scientists have expressed concern that other biological threats could be laying in warming permafrost. Smallpox, they suggest, which killed 30% of infected people before being cured in 1977, has a chance of again becoming a threat.
After the Olympic flame goes out, what happens to the athletes we've come to know and love over the last two weeks?
After two attacks claimed by ISIS and a mass shooting, Germany is renegotiating the balance between privacy and security. Officials are calling for more leeway to use cameras, a move that to some recalls the dark days of the surveillance state.
After winning silver in 2008 in Beijing, the Americans have claimed gold in two consecutive Olympics with Friday’s 12-5 win. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
After winning silver in 2008 in Beijing, the Americans have claimed gold in two consecutive Olympics with Friday's 12-5 win.
A funeral-home employee was fired after notifying her boss about a pending sex change and her plans to “return to work as my true self … in appropriate business attire.”
A German earthquake monitoring centre says that a 7.3 magnitude quake has occurred in the South Atlantic on Friday. The Potsdam-based German Research Centre for Geosciences, or GFZ, says the quake st...
A green panel has deferred its decision on granting environment clearance to Indian Oil Corporation’s Rs 593 crore Styrene and Ethylene project at Panipat in Haryana, for want of more information.Ind...
A group of 72 American lawmakers have asked US President Barack Obama to publicly support the right of the Dalai Lama
A group of taxi drivers in Taipei yesterday filed a complaint with prosecutors, accusing ride-sharing service provider Uber Technologies Inc of tax evasion. Taipei City Professional Drivers’ Union president Cheng Li-chia (鄭力嘉) said Uber is registered in Taiwan as an information
A group searching for a Nazi-era train purportedly loaded with gold and gems said their efforts have been fruitless but vowed to keep digging at Walbrzych in Poland.
Ahead of the nation-wide strike call on September 2, the central trade unions on Friday accused the Centre of trying to “divide” workers.Expressing dismay that the Group of Ministers (GoM) set up to ...
A high-ranking Chinese Army General has committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills...
A history of gallstone disease was linked to a 23 percent increased risk of developing coronary heart disease. Preventing gallstone disease may also benefit heart health, say researchers.
Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, is creating a fleet of flying taxis named CityAirbus (artist's impression pictured), as well as an electric, autonomous helicopter in a project called Vahana.
A large number of aspiring entrepreneurs joined by over 24 national and international angel networks, individual angels, HNIs and start-up ecosystem actors from across the country converged in Ahmeda...
Alibaba Group launches ‘million books’ donation drive
Alibaba Group on a ‘million books’ donation drive
Alice Cooper has been running for president as a joke since 1972 and the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer is now bringing a dose of satire to the 2016 election.
A link between telomeres and a molecular signaling cascade called the Wnt pathway has been identified by researchers, which may point to a treatment option for dyskeratosis congenita patients. Dyskeratosis congenita, or DC, is a rare, inherited disease for which there are limited treatment options and no cure.
All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) will hold its sixth three-day State-level conference in Davanagere from August 26. Giving details to presspersons here on Wednesday, Mahesh Cheekalp...
All its companies to be consolidated under an umbrella company Minda Industries to achieve greater operational flexibility and economies of scale
Allocate Krishna water among four states, insists TS
Almost a month after deciding that the 2017 NBA All-Star Game would be moved out of Charlotte, North Carolina, due to the state's controversial transgender bathroom law, the league announced Friday that the game will be relocated to New Orleans.
Almost everyone has pulled an item of clothing from the laundry to discover it has emerged a quarter of its original size. But this trick is claimed to add those extra inches back to shrunken clothes.
A look at what is expected in the audit and what could be the implications if there are serious findings
also underlined the importance of bringing to justice all those guilty in Pakistan for the Mumbai terrorist attack of 2008 and Pathankot airbase attack (in January this year)&quot
A Magical Mushroom Powder Blocks Bitterness in Food
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A majority of countries on a UN-mandated panel today called on the UN General Assembly to consider launching multilateral negotiations on nuclear disarmament, voting in a process that has been boycotted by the world's nuclear-armed powers.
A man sleeps on a stone plaque inside a park in Mumbai, India...
A man who identified himself as half-Indian was escorted out of a Donald Trump rally on Thursday out of concern that he was a protester, but the man insisted he was a Trump supporter and said he feels that he was racially profiled.
A map has revealed the average erect penis sizes of men around the world. African countries such as Ghana and Congo top the list amidst stiff competition, while India and South Korea are near the bottom.
A maritime confrontation drill kicked off at waters of the Sea of Japan on Thursday between two Chinese naval taskforces.
A marwari success story
Ambitious growth plans helps Gitanjali Gems' stock soar high
A meeting to discuss measures to ensure availability of essential commodities at reasonable prices, especially of pulses, was held today under the chairmanship
A member of Union Minister Mahesh Sharma’s security team allegedly assaulted the guard of a housing society here for “delay” in opening the gate. The guard was assaulted on Thursday after he interc...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and University of Latvia on establishment of an academic chair in Ayurveda was signed today at AYUSH Bhawan, New Delhi. The MoU was signed by Vaidya K.S. Dhiman, Director General, CCRAS and Dr. Valdis Pirags, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Director of the Centre of Complementary Medicine, University of Latvia in the presence of Shri Ajit M. Sharan, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Shri A.K. Ganeriwala, Joint Secretary, AYUSH and Ms. Stella Ankrava, First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia.
American dominates Kazakh in semis, advances to final against Nouchka Fontijn.
American Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has aplogized for his actions last weekend, but the controversy hasn't stopped. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh and Hala Gorani report.
American swimmer Jimmy Feigen is free to leave Brazil after donating to Rio non-profit
A mission to bring back the glory days of Zanzibar's ancient past. "Inside Africa" airs only on CNN. Check your local listings for show time.
‘Amit Shah’s programme won’t have party flags, symbols or banners’
Amnesty India chief refutes allegations of sedition
Amnesty International India is facing the heat after pro-Azadi slogans were raised at an event in Bengaluru recently. Amnesty's...
Amnesty International India is facing the heat after pro-Azadi slogans were raised at an event in Bengaluru recently. Amnesty's executive director Aakar Patel responded to queries raised by Shemin Joy of DH.
A month after they booked the state women's panel chief for a similar offence, Delhi Police have given out details of a rape survivor.]]
A multi-party government led by South Africa's opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA) was formed in the administrative capital of Pretoria on Friday, the first time since 1994 when apartheid was brought to an end.
Amy Schumer is distancing herself from social media comments about rape victims made by "Inside Amy Schumer" writer Kurt Metzger.
An 8-month-old infant is in serious condition after a house fire in Baltimore. The family dog died protecting her with his body.
A naked statue of Donald Trump, complete with bulging belly and elaborate yellow hair, caused laughter and merriment in New York on Thursday until it was ripped up by park wardens.
Analysis of almost 3,000 pairs of Danish twins shows that they live longer than the general population. The authors believe it reflects the benefits of lifelong social support.
Anand Sharma said that the Prime Minister should in future avoid referring to the freedom movement and freedom struggle
A naval facility under construction in Djibouti shows Beijing’s ambitions to be a global maritime power and protect its expanding interests abroad.
Ancient Chinese BLING: 1,500-year-old skeleton found buried in golden jewellery and 5,000 beads
A nearby rocky planet could be the first found with OXYGEN (but it is too hot for alien life)
An eclectic mix of varied percussionists inspired the band 'Swaha'. A mix of beats with an Indian twist, this six-member band......
An encounter took place between army special forces and a group of Myanmar-based militants along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland today.
A neurodevelopmental disorder for which there was no known cause has been linked to SON, a gene that is involved in essential mechanisms a cell uses to translate DNA into protein, as well as in DNA replication and cell division, reports a multidisciplinary, international team of researchers from 10 institutions.
A new article explains how the country's environmental licensing is under threat from proposed laws and constitutional amendments. These have jumped into the forefront as anti-environment politicians rush to exploit the opportunity offered by Brazil's current political turmoil. Legislators are eager to stimulate the country's economy, as by removing environmental and social restrictions on proposed development projects.
A new militant outfit, aligned to the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), has prepared a list of local Hindus and secularists, and finalised plans to kill a Hindu doctor, police said. The members communicate with each other through a secured messaging application, police said.
A new way to display the 3-D structure of molecules
An exhibition at Marseille in France celebrates the versatile genius of Picasso
Angela Merkel said she and Francois Hollande were working "with all one's strength" to urge Ukraine and Russia to implement the Minsk ceasefire agreement despite all the difficulties.
Angela Merkel sees no end to EU sanctions against Russia
Angel Investors’ meet kicks off in Ahmedabad for start-ups
Angolan president Dos Santos given the nod to lead ruling party into elections
Angolan president Dos Santos given the nod to lead ruling party into elections" Angolan president Dos Santos given the nod to lead ruling party into elections
An indirect comparison between lacosamide and Brivaracetam for epilepsy treatment is methodologically better and covers more outcomes than the previous indirect comparisons. However, an added benefit still cannot be derived, say investigators.
Ankara holds the group of Sufi leader responsible for July 16 coup attempt
Anti-graft activists seek probe into corruption in Dental Council
Antrix-Devas deal: Court grants time to CBI for getting sanctions
An unexpected finding: Rare iodine polymer discovery is key to starch-iodine mystery
A police officer stands before the remains of a bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 15, 2016 after police in the Midwestern city faced off with protesters August 13 and 14 following the death of 23-year-old Sylville Smith, who officials say was armed.
a police official said.
Apollo Tyres to invest around Rs 1,700 cr in current fiscal in India
A post on Twitter took people, especially those who were active on social media, by storm on Friday. Posted by @BloodDonorsIn with #Hyderabad, it sought Oblood for a 3-year-old child at a corporate...
Apple and Google join forces with phone firms and FCC to kill off 'scourge' of robocalls
Apple faces revenue decline even after iPhone 7 launch: Report
Apple hits roadblocks in cutting watch ties to iPhone
Apple said that Hon Hai, known as Foxconn Technology Group (富士康) outside Taiwan, is among its 14 final assemblers in
Apple will post the first annual decline in iPhone shipments despite the launch of iPhone 7 in September, said a study, adding that India has emerged as a hot smartphone market and Apple must look seriously into making further inroads into the country.
Applied Materials Inc, the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturing equipment supplier, on Thursday predicted revenue and profit might surpass estimates, banking on increased business from chipmakers upgrading their equipment and stronger demand from companies that produce flat-panel screens.
A profound new level of complexity and interaction among genes within specific tissues responsible for mediating the inherited risk for cardiometabolic diseases have been identified by researchers, including processes that lead to heart attack and stroke.
A prominent Russian analyst has said the state of the art Mi-35 gunships should be handed over to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) based on bilateral strategic ...
A publishing platform for new writers
Archaeologists discover the oldest human bone in the Middle East
Archaeologists unearthed the grave of a noblewoman though to belong to the mysterious Okunev culture. She was found clutching the skeleton of a child (pictured) and surrounded by stone carvings. Alongside the bodies, an incense burner covered in elaborate solar symbols was also unearthed. Similar depictions of the sun have been found in rock art in the region. Animal teeth that appear to have been strung into a necklace or decoration were also found in the grave.
A rebel describes the horrors of this summer’s intensifying battle for control of the key Syrian city.
A recipe contest saw a lot of excitement and now the winning entries are available for all to taste
A record 130 million people are dependent on humanitarian assistance to survive, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, calling on the world to unite to "leave no one behind".
A remarkable kid snagged the keys to the kingdom on Friday, just in time for National Aviation Day in the United States.
A research team has demonstrated a new carbon-based molecular sieve membrane that could dramatically reduce the energy required to separate a class of hydrocarbon molecules known as alkyl aromatics.
Are tiny BLACK HOLES hitting Earth once every 1,000 years? Experts claim primordial phenomenon could explain dark matter
Army appeals for calm in Kashmir, says 'no one will get away unhurt'
Army appeals for calm, says 'everyone needs to step back'
Army destroys insurgent posts in Myanmar
Army seizes weapons after encounter on Myanmar border
Around 100 migrants were rescued after their boats ran aground today off the coast of Greece, police said, while two Syrian girls, one of them a baby, drowned off the Libyan coast.
Around 20 students and ABVP workers were injured, some of them seriously, when the police resorted to lathi charge to disperse a...
Arsene Wenger believes Alexis Sanchez can be Arsenal's Luis Suarez after ditching plans to buy striker
Art of Living terms NGT panel report ‘unscientific’
Art Of Living terms NGT panel report 'unscientific'
Arunachal govt announces ex-gratia of Rs 30 lakh to wife of Hangpan Dada
As America grapples with the bizarre Olympic swimmers potential criminality story, southern Louisiana has found itself flooded once again, with lives lost and tens of thousands being forced to evacuate. And Obama? Playing on an organic golf course!
As a result, for some time NASA has been developing so-called “low impact” docking systems, that do not require such large forces in order for their capture mechanisms to engage.
As a result, the plan became to build the IDAs with the SIMAC system, in order to convert the APAS-equipped PMAs to the IDSS-compatible SIMAC-based NDS, which will be used on future commercial crew and exploration vehicles.
As China’s medal tally at the Olympic Games falters, introspection is falling upon officials and media used to touting sports prowess as a symbol of national strength.
As Christie's celebrates the last 100 years of Indian art with an auction in New York, 10 selected works will be exhibited in India
A selection of British national newspapers
A senior National Conference leader and former legislator escaped unhurt along with his family in a grenade attack by suspected militants at his house in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said today.
Ashton Eaton reaffirms his status as the best all-round athlete
As hundreds of people crowd the official Olympic Games store on Copacabana beach, some, like Joao Nicole, need neither billfold nor credit card because they can pay with a bracelet, a ring or a cellphone.
Asian fans of smartphone game Pokemon Go are hunting out the best telecom providers and network gear to overcome the hurdle posed by patchy network signals in their race to capture virtual cartoon characters.From Indonesia to Hong Kong and Cambodia, ...
Asian stocks fall on Fed officials’ hawkish views
Asian stocks retreated on Friday and the dollar edged up from a near eight-week low after some Federal Reserve officials reiterated the case for raising interest rates in coming months.MSCI’s broadest...
A sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade
AskMe shuts down, lays off 4,000 employees
Asks exchanges to ensure that even the employees of exchanges are not associated with any such marketing activities
As many as nine stocks may come under pressure following the NSE maintaining the trading ban on these scrips in the F&O segment. These are Bank of India, Ceat, Indiabulls Real Estate, Jindal S...
A sneak peek into the past with digitised photos
A soggy outfield prevented any play on the second day of the fourth and final Test between the West Indies and India at the Queen’s Park Oval here on Friday.
As part of a security crackdown, Microsoft limited the type of encoding webcams can use for video streams - and it is causing many to crash.
As part of the Government's initiatives for improving the Ease of Doing Business, several facilitation measures are being taken by the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) in last two years.
A special court today framed various charges including cheating and criminal conspiracy against former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, two public servants, private firm Vikash Metals and Power Ltd and two ...
A special window into the mind of the entertainer: Texting with Norm Macdonald
As scientists learn more about which genetic mutations are driving different types of cancer, they're targeting treatments to small numbers of patients with the potential for big payoffs in improved outcomes. But even as we learn more about these driver mutations, a new study suggests the science might be leaving racial and ethnic minorities behind.
Assocham says non-inclusion of electricity will lead to significant economic distortions
As the bourse’s efforts to turn around start fetching results
As the nation watches the Indian contingent at Rio with hope, SUSANNA MYRTLE LAZARUS turns the spotlight on the far-from-world-class facilities our athletes have to make do with
As The Olympics comes to a close on NBC, the network will tease the start of another great competition: "The Voice" Season 11.
A story worth telling: Biopic on PV Sindhu’s coach Gopichand planned
A streak of light described by locals as a 'fireball' is seen over San Diego. For the second time in three years, residents of the San Diego area were awed to the point that road traffic stopped when a fast-moving light teal blue flash appeared majestically over the horizon. While the National Weather Service was unable to offer up an explanation for the sighting, Dr. Ed Krupp of the Griffith Observatory said that it was most likely a meteor. Krupp dismissed the suggestion that the meteor was part of the Perseid shower, which extends from July to late August.
Asus Zenbook 3 has launched in India at Rs 1,47,990. Here is how it stacks up against Apple Macbook, Dell XPS 13 and HP Spectre
Asus Zenbook 3 vs Apple Macbook vs Dell XPS 13: Battle of the slim notebooks
At 82, journalist and writer Raju Bharatan has published his fourth book on Indian film music: Asha Bhosle – A Musical Biography
A tale of four books and the lessons
At a time when the whole nation was celebrating P.V. Sindhu's historic silver medal feat at the Rio Olympics, London games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal announced on Friday that she will go under the knife for her troublesome right knee on Saturday.
A team of researchers has found that Volkswagen stores secret keys in car components that leave almost all its vehicles since 1995 vulnerable to theft.
A teen organizes an international event where enthusiasts get access to usually restricted areas at airports and airline facilities on National Aviation Day.
A Texas-based internet cartographer and computer scientist has mapped millions of web devices around the world to create a map showing just how far the technology has spread.
A third of India’s districts, and 33 crore people, are affected by severe drought. With increasing food needs, the pressure on fresh water will only increase (“‘Time for a National Water Commission’,...
ATM-maker NCR India to provide tech solutions for retail, hospitality sectors
A truck was torched and many other vehicles were damaged by the blockade supporters in the last two days.]]
A Trump source said Manafort told Trump he was becoming a distraction and he wanted to end that.
At this point, both spacewalkers headed back to the airlock to conclude the EVA.
At this point, IDA-2 was fully installed and the ISS is now finally ready to accept commercial crew vehicles.
August &#150 New findings by the economic and social development arm of the United Nations in the Asia-Pacific have revealed that nearly 75 per cent of the region&#39
August has thus far been kind to Hillary Clinton's poll numbers both nationally and in some critical battleground states.
A U.N. acknowledgement that it played a role in introducing cholera to Haiti and vows to aid victims were welcomed Friday in the Caribbean nation, which has experienced the worst outbreak of the disease in recent history.
A US Navy sailor has been sentenced to a year in prison for taking photos of classified areas inside a nuclear attack submarine while it was in port in Connecticut.
Australia and Canada dominate The Economist’s most livable cities in the world rankings. Start our countdown to the most liveable city, with Hamburg, Germany, which is placed at number 10. (Pinterest)
Australian court rejects native title claim to Adani's Carmichael coal mine project
Australia Rejects China, Hong Kong Bidders for Power Grid
Australia’s anti-trust regulator yesterday said it would not grant the nation’s three biggest banks interim approval to collectively negotiate with Apple Inc to install their own electronic payments applications on iPhones.
Australia’s three biggest banks, including No. 1 lender National Australia Bank Ltd, last month lodged
Author Matthew Bissonnette, who wrote under the pen name “Mark Owen,” reached a deal with the government to avoid prosecution for not getting approval prior to publication.
Autorickshaw driverhacked to death
Autorickshaw driver’s son scores big in NEET
Autorickshaw driver stabbed to death by relatives
A walking tour of Lalbaug offers a glimpse into the Ganesh Chaturthi festival and the area’s culture
A Washington Post analysis underscores the extent to which the Clintons’ sprawling global charity has come to rely on support from corporate and overseas interests, and critics question why it would wait until after the election to put in place a self-imposed ban on such donations.
A woman committed suicide at her house in Subhashnagar in Malur taluk. The victim was identified as Amaravathi (35). She was allegedly being harassed by bank officials for loan recovery.Amaravathi ha...
A woman was electrocuted in Dharmarayanagar locality under town police limits on Friday.The victim was identified as Manjula (45).Ms. Manjula came in contact with a live electric wire when she was cu...
A year after treasure hunters alerted authorities to an underground 'Nazi gold train', a team started excavations in the hope of solving the WWII mystery.
Babulal Bera, a retired chemical engineer who emigrated to the US from India, was handed down the prison term on Thursday
Badminton and wrestling remained the top searched sports by Indians
Badminton - Flamenco queen Marin dances on Indian dreams
Ball Like an Olympian With This Official Gear
Ball Like an Olympian With This Official Gear
Bangladesh had banned Naik's Peace TV following the terror attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan Thana locality on July 1 in which 29 people were killed. ]]
Bangladesh has sought from India details about Zakir Naik's operations even as it said several prominent ulemas...
Bangladesh seeks details from India about controversial Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik's operations
Bangladesh seeks details of Zakir Naik’s operations
Bangladesh Seeks Details on Naik's Operations From India
Bangladesh seeks details on Zakir Naik's operations
Bangladesh to Balochistan: Pakistan Army’s Sordid Record of Ethnic Genocide
Bangladesh turns to Black Sea region for wheat as India supply fades
Ban Ki-moon expresses concern over Kashmir, calls for dialogue: Pakistan
Banned for four years and disgraced after being eliminated from the Olympics Village, dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav today vowed to take his battle to the Prime Minister's Office.
Banning Hindu Jagarana Vedike won’t solve problem: Congress
Bansal says that while he has no emotional attachment to mobiles, he understands business well and that solutions to all problems lie close by
Bansal tells Arnab Dutta that while he has no emotional attachment to mobiles, he understands business well and that solutions to all problems lie close by
Barack Obama To Become First US President To Visit Laos
Barely a few weeks after admission, Madurai Kamaraj University College here has asked 11 M. Phil. (Computer Science) students to discontinue since their postgraduate degrees did not match the admissi...
Basavaraj Rayaraddy, Minister for Higher Education, has said that the State government was contemplating seeking World Bank assistance for improving facilities and amenities in degree colleges and po...
Based on a true story, War Dogs captures the absurdity of the war with a touch of humour
Basil! John Cleese takes refuge down under from the critics
Battery-operated cycle displayed in exhibition
BBMP demolition drive targets big builder" border
Behind India's largest-ever Olympic contingent is the hard work of a number of not-for-profit organisations run by men and women with a passion for sport
Behind the scenes of the Olympic matchups and rivalries that draw large crowds, there is a stealth competition taking place in the hallways and hotels of Rio de Janeiro worth tens of billions of US dollars. It is a bidding war that could rival the
BEL head bags top award
Bengaluru-based Cytecare Hospitals plans to bring Big Data to a cancer fight
Bengaluru: Cops cane activists storming Amnesty office
Ben Hur: Chariots of boredom
Ben-Hur review: God, they put Morgan Freeman in a Bob Marley wig
Berthing is generally used for cargo vehicles, as the station’s berthing ports have large 50-inch diameter hatchways, which allows for the transfer of large items to the ISS, and more efficient cargo operations.
Between shopping for fishing nets and trekking up to the scenic Nettukuppam Pier... SHONALI MUTHALALY explores Ennore, flagging off a MetroPlus team coastal relay to mark the run-up to Madras Day
Bhagwant Mann Parliament video: Panel probing issue gets another extension
Big bank whistleblower turns down reward worth millions
Big B takes a jibe at Shobha De over Olympics 'selfie' comment
Big B takes potshots at Shobha De for Olympics comment
Bihar hooch tragedy: 25 police officials, SHO suspended
Bill Clinton told foundation will only accept contributions from US citizens and independent charities if Hillary win the elections
Biological engineers have devised a way to record complex histories in the DNA of human cells, allowing them to store and retrieve memories of past events. This system could help scientists study how cells differentiate during embryonic development; experience environmental conditions; and undergo genetic changes that lead to disease.
BJP attacks Congress for criticizing PM&#39;s remarks on BJP&#39;s struggle in the past
BJP flays Opp parties in J&K, Criticise their joint meet
BJP national president Amit Shah’s programme on the Mangalore University campus on August 21 will be an apolitical one, according to Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament.Addressing media here on ...
BJP to use the 2014 Lok Sabha formula for Goa State Assembly polls, says Goa BJP president
Black money disclosure scheme: Immovable property to attract tax from acquisition date
Blockade in Manipur again
Body Slams and BMX: The Best Olympic Photos, Part Two
Boeing Awarded $2.8B for KC-46A Tanker Initial Production
Bogota has pushed for the United Nations to supervise Colombia's ceasefire with the FARC rebels, even before the country votes on a peace deal to end the long-running civil war.
Bollywood actress and model Sushmita Sen, who had played an important part in 2002-hit film "Aankhen", is happy that the sequel of the film is being made.
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Bolt says this is goodbye; Lochte says he’s sorry
Bolt takes Olympic 200 but falls short of record
Bolt takes second gold at Rio
Born prepared for global warming... thanks to their parents' songs
Brazilian cyclist Kleber Ramos and Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi were disqualified from the Olympic Games for having failed doping tests, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said.]]
Brazil's women's football team came away empty-handed in Rio Olympics, losing 1-2 to Canada in the bronze-medal match here on Friday.
Breaking point in Valley as curfew clocks 42 days
Break the golden rule and get chatting with a stranger in InkWeaver’s ‘Blindfolded Conversations Under The Trees’ this Sunday at Cubbon Park
Brewer: Jordan Burroughs has his Olympic dream crushed in Rio
Brian Lowry reviews NBC's 'Better Late than Never' starring Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, and George Foreman.
BRICS nations can cooperate for developing smart cities: Vasundhara Raje
British council to conduct workshop
British Politician Calls for Ban of Coca Cola’s Christmas Truck from City Over Obesity Concerns
Bronze Age grave of Siberian noble holds secrets of the Okunev people
BSE will shift the stocks of seven firms to the restricted trading category from August 26 for not complying with listing obligations and disclosure norms.In a circular, BSE said it would shift the s...
BSNL inks strategic enterprise biz deal with Microsoft India
Budget credibility, investor confidence top goals, says Indonesia minister
Bulk data collection important for security, says UK review
Buoyed by its successful first public offer of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) recently, housing finance firm DHFL has said it will raise another Rs 10,000 crore through the instrument within next ...
Buoyed by its successful first public offer of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) recently, housing finance firm DHFL today said it will raise another Rs 10,000 crore through the instrument within nex...
Burqas and the swimwear equivalent, burkinis are under more scrutiny in Europe this summer. Germany has announced plans to ban full-face veils in some circumstances, while in a small number of French towns burkinis were banned on beaches.
But the former Afghan president cautions against a proxy war.
By calling to their eggs, zebra finch parents may be helping their young prepare for a hotter world brought on by climate change.
By John Schwartz
By Kawun Kakar Similar to our many other national achievements, our Independence Day is a blend of celebration and mourning — on this day in 1919 Afghanistan won full independence ...
Bypass four-laning: first phase to be over in a year
By placing the order of two events into a quantum superposition, physicists have probed the nature of causality
by the UN News Centre, she speaks about the need to mobilize the world in the fight against climate change.
California-based SpaceX has managed to launch and land four rockets from space back on Earth, one on land and three on sea, with the latest successful sea landing on 28 May.
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - A Federal Judge on Thursday rejected Uber’s $100 million settlement with drivers in a case that challenged the treatment of drivers as contractors instead of ...
California wildfire challenges fight to stem its progress
Calling Andrews a movie critic is a bit like calling Arnold Schwarzenegger a bodybuilder
Call to grow patriotic approach to fight divisive forces
CAL plane damaged by bird strike in Philippines
Canadian Army Takes Delivery of First TAPV Armored Vehicle
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a bilateral meeting with US President Barack Obama (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila on November 19, 2015.
Canara Robeco AMC launches new fund
Canara Robeco Asset Management Company has launched Canara Capital Protection Oriented Fund, Series-7.
Capital gains tax on future sale of immovable property disclosed under the black money disclosure scheme will be levied from date of its acquisition, while for other assets, it will be computed from ...
Carbon molecular sieve membranes could cut energy in hydrocarbon separations
Carolina Marin (ESP) of Spain reacts during her match against P.V. Sindhu (IND) of India...
Carolina Marin fends off brave PV Sindhu to win gold at Rio Olympics
Carolyn Hax: Protective oldest sibling’s world is upended by a diagnosis: Cancer
Carvings found in the 4,500-year-old grave of a Siberian noblewoman could reveal some of the mysterious migrations of the Okunev people
CBI court will take cognizance of chargesheet filed against ex-ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair and other officials on 29th September in the Antrix-Devas case.
CBI has taken over investigation in the Bulandshahr gangrape and dacoity case in which a woman and her minor daughter were assaulted by a gang in July. The incident had taken place when six members of a Noida-based family were travelling to Shahjahanpur in western UP.]]
CBI takes over Bulandshahr dacoity and gang-rape case
CBI takes over investigation in Bulandshahr gangrape case
CBI Takes Over Investigation in Bulandshahr Gangrape Case
CBI takes over investigation in the Bulandshahr gangrape case
CBI to take cognizance of chargesheet filed agains ex- ...
Centre finalising norms for judges' appointment
Centre to set up panel on innovation to improve India’s global ranking
Centre, UP asked to file action plan within two weeks
centre vs judiciary
Centrum WealthAIA Engg (Buy)CMP: ₹1,270.80Target: ₹1,490AIA Engineering (AIAE), on a consolidated basis, for Q1FY17 reported weak numbers. Revenue and net profit declined by 8 per cent y-o-y to ₹500 ...
CEO Amitabh Kant said that monetisation of land must come with development of cities
CGS, a US-based enterprise learning and outsourcing services firm, has expanded its operations here. The firm, which has 7,500 professionals globally, has about 100 employees in its India centres. The...
CGS to hire 100 employees for Hyderabad centre
CGS to hire 100 for India operations
Chariots of boredom
Chart Check: Bharti Airtel, Bata India, ONGC, Asian Paints
Chaunte Lowe, her priorities in order, hopes to high-jump to the medal stand
Chief Justice of India (CJI) T S Thakur recently made strong observations against the government, saying the recommendations of 75 names by the Collegium were not being finalised and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also failed to make any mention of the vacancies in his Independence Day speech. File photo
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday assured the Dahi Handi Coordination Committee members that Maharashtra’s Advocate-General will represent the State in the Supreme Court at the next hearing.T...
Chief whip of ruling Congress in State Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza said banning the Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV), whose activists allegedly BJP worker Praveen Poojary to death in Udupi, will not ...
China and India on Friday held their eighth high-level Financial and Economic Dialogue here to strengthen trade and economic cooperation, with the two fast-developing nations underlining the need for...
China defeat Malaysia for badminton men's doubles gold
China developing next generation flexible missile based for combat situations
China developing next generation flexible missile based on AI
China eyes artificial intelligence for new cruise missiles
China Investment Corp (CIC, 中國投資), an US$814 billion sovereign fund, is leading a Chinese investor group in talks for a multibillion-dollar iron ore streaming deal with indebted Brazilian miner Vale SA, people familiar with the matter said.
China on Friday vowed to play "a constructive role" in promoting Myanmar's peace process after the country's iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and sought Beijing's support for negotiations with armed ...
China releases organ donation guideline
China Rethinks Gold Medal Pursuit at Rio Olympics
China's 'death drones': Nation is eyeing killer cruise missiles powered by artificial intelligence
China seen as most threatening, most helpful economy to Taiwan
China seen as most threatening, most helpful economy to Taiwan
China's First Overseas Military Outpost Shows Its Global Ambitions
China's government establishes $30 billion VC fund: Report
China’s organ donation cases rise 45 percent in H1
China transgressed border twice: Rijiju
China urged not to block Taiwan's international participation bids
Chinese army trangressed Arunachal's border twice last month: Kiren Rijiju
Chinese army 'trangressed' Arunachal Pradesh's border twice last month
Chinese firms push up India smartphone shipments to 17% in Q2
Chinese handset maker Huawei has launched its flagship smartphone, P9, in India on Wednesday, and priced it at Rs at Rs 39,999.
Chinese navy carries out drills in Sea of Japan
Chinese navy holds drills in Sea of Japan
Chinese tomb housing 1,500-year-old skeleton found buried in golden jewellery and beads
Chinese vendors drive smartphone sales in India
Chinese warships conduct drill in Sea of Japan
Chintan Modi would be present himself for the ED investigation on Monday
cholera vaccination campaign in Haiti
Chong Wei beats Lin Dan to advance to Badminton final in Olympics
Cinemalaya 2017 finalists named
Cipla, Godrej features in Fortune ‘Change the World’ list
Cipla, Godrej recognised in Fortune ‘Change the World’ list
Cipla, Godrej recognised in Fortune Change the World list
CJI inaugurates Hostel Block of H.P. Judicial Academy in Shimla
Claiming to be the world’s largest building by floor space, the 1,760,000m2 of the New Century Global Center (新世紀環球中心) are a monument to growing Chinese consumer power, packed with shoppers — and beach bathers 1,000km from the coast.
Claressa Shields continues charge to second consecutive boxing gold medal
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Classical with a dash of patriotism
Clinton Foundation health project still mulling foreign donations
Clinton Foundation: Republicans Sniff at Policy Change
Clinton Foundation will not accept foreign donations if Hillary wins general elections
Clinton has led Trump in the poll throughout most of the 2016 campaign, and has maintained her advantage following the Republican and Democratic conventions.
CM for industrial corridorin Hamsaladeevi area
CNN's David Chalian explains how August thus far has been kind to Hillary Clinton's poll numbers both nationally and in some critical battleground states.
CNN's Ivan Watson visits a Philippines jail that is overflowing with men arrested in President Duterte's new War on Drugs.
CNO Adm. John Richardson and MCPON Mike Stevens visited U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, U.S. 10th Fleet at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The Navy updated the time-in-grade waiver policy. Military Sealift Command's MV Ocean Glory rescued an Indonesian fisherman in the vicinity of the Bali Strait.
Coal industry, feeling cornered, peeks at big tobacco playbook
Coalition jets scrambled to defend U.S. forces from Syrian bombing
Coal scam: Special Court frames charges against H C Gupta, 2 others
Column: Burroughs’s Olympic dream gets crushed in Rio
COLUMN | The swimmer’s so-called apology was a lame, crisis-crafted statement that showed zero sincerity, or any awareness of his affront to Brazil, and, if anything, only added to the insult by continuing to suggest he’s somehow this country’s victim.
Combination of public spending and FDI inflows expected to spur private sector activity next year
Companies that traditionally have made most of their money selling computers, chips, servers, routers and other equipment are especially vulnerable, analysts say, as mobile applications and cloud computing become increasingly important
Company denies closure moves, says it is working on alternative plans
Company's capex in Hungary plant in FY2017 would be Euro 200 million
Concert preview
Concrete work to mark the beginning of NH widening work began at Thovalai on Thursday in the presence of the Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan.The fou...
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will be hosting a conclave on higher education titled ‘Innovate, Lead and Share: Redefining delivery of Quality Education’, here on August 23.The idea is to bri...
Congratulate Sindhu for Olympics silver medal
Congress asks Modi to get history correct
Congress said that BJP had faced more adversities in independent India as compared to what Congress did during the British rule.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by reading out a prayer to 'lead him...
Cong. seeks delimitation of wards
Contact Lenses Can Cause Serious Harm if Misused, CDC Says
Court asks errant Delhi pvt schools to surrender land
Court frames charges against former Coal Secretary
Court frames charges against former coal secretary, five others
Court throws out lawsuit filed by transgender embalmer who was fired by funeral home
Crews of small artillery ships of the Russian Caspian Flotilla have performed shooting exercises at sea, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Southern Military District said in a statement on Friday.
Cricket Heritage Tour a big success
Crimea was incorporated into Russia in 2014 following a referendum, which was recognised by Moscow but rejected by Ukraine
Critics have called Aryanna Gourdin, the young sharpshooter, an “animal hater,” while others call her a child who doesn’t deserve the flak.
Crops failures would hit rural economy hard which is grappling with high inflation
CR Sasikumar says customers of State Bank of Travancore are aware of the fact that the bank is a subsidiary of SBI
CSTO doesnt mind cooperation of member states with other blocs
CT attenuation measurements can be used to distinguish untreated osteoblastic (bone-related) metastases from enostoses (benign bone lesions), a team of researchers has found.
Cyberabad Commissionerates launch mobile app to involve people in curbing crime
Daaru to dating, what young India thinks
Dandavathi project being opposed for political reasons: Yeddyurappa
Days after former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, accused in several coal scam cases, said he was ready to "face trial from inside the jail" and withdraw his lawyers owing to financial difficulties, the ex-bureaucrat today took a partial u-turn and told a ...
Dead or alive? Social Security misclassified some
Decoding the Hidden Meanings of Olympic Symbols
Dedicated group to be formed for implementation of government&#39;s steps: Nirmala Sitharaman
Dedicated team to look at repositioning India's innovation drive: Sitharaman
Deep-sea squid cannibals battle it out in a fight to the death
Defining Gender Has Become a Hot Olympic Issue
Delhi HC asks Omar Abdullah's Ex-wife to 'Gracefully' Vacate Govt Bungalow
Delhiites will be able to pay DTC bus fares using their metro smart card from October with the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) launching a trial run on this ambitious project.
Delhi Metro Phase-III to have 9 multi-modal stations
Delhi Police faces criticism for 'revealing' name of rape victim
Delta 375 began to climb away from its launch pad, initiating a series of pitch and yaw manoeuvres eight seconds into its flight to attain the proper trajectory for its ascent to orbit.
De Maiziere told public television that the full face veil does not belong in our cosmopolitan country
Demands fresh probe by an 'unbiased' panel
Demerger to unlock value of both the businesses, says senior management
Dental Council of India (DCI) president Dibyendu Mazumder is occupying the post illegally and has failed to check several cases of corruption...
Design free flowing, well-connected spaces for senior citizens, says Nandhini Sundar
Design tips worth stealing
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Vijayakant has approached the Madras High Court Bench here with a plea to quash criminal defamation cases filed against him by the State government in...
Determination is her hallmark
Devastated at CAS verdict, will prove innocence: Narsingh Yadav
'Devastated with CAS decision'
Developments in PoK and the Kashmir Valley: An Analysis
DHFL plans to raise Rs 10,000 cr from NCDs by August next
DHFL plans to raise Rs 10,000 cr more from NCDs
Dhoni predicts bright future for India under Kumble
Dhoni said Virat has the experience of leading his team and he has a very bright future when it comes to being the captain
Didn’t stall judicial appointments: Govt.
Dignified Saina Nehwal replies to Twitter troll, gets apology
Dinesh studied in Kannada medium till SSLC, before joining Channabasaveshwar Gurukul for PUC.
Director-General condemns killing of journalists Mubarak Al-Abadi and Abdulkarim Al-Jerbani in Yemen
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Disputes in the pool? Protesters in the stands? There was some drama in Rio.
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Doctors Without Borders accuses the coalition of “indiscriminate bombings” and says it has lost confidence in the coalition’s ability to prevent attacks on its facilities.
Doddanekkundi lake revival work to finish in 4 months
Does SBI really benefit from the merger or is the government trying to sweep the dust under SBI's carpet?
Does this book need an index? Is Mycroft a monster? What's up with J.E.D.D.? Join us for our second sensayer session on Ada Palmer's
Does this finger prove our ancestors left Africa earlier than believed? 90,000-year-old human bone discovered in Saudi Arabia

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