- Germany's plan to defend Earth against space junk: Military expands efforts to deal with dangerous debris
- Get ready for drone-friendly tower blocks
- Get ready to move your feet because Wavlngth is back for their second international tour with Bradley Zero of the popular London dance property Rhythm Section and avant-garde sound artist Tansane. Hai...
- Gets provisional completion certificate for additional stretch of road project
- Gig: Bradley Zero and Tansane
- Ginko International Co (金可國際), which makes contact lenses and lens-care solution, on Tuesday forecast double-digit sales growth as it aims to elevate revenue contribution from Asian markets apart from China.
- Girl commits self immolation after being denied school fees
- Girl Immolates Self after Being Denied School Fees
- Giving the middle finger to protesters, Germanys vice chancellor loses his temper
- Glencore , the world's biggest thermal coal exporter, has also seen its shares soar from around 70 pence early this year to nearly 2 pounds
- Glimpses of a glorious heritage
- Global blocs are less relevant, says Foreign Secretary
- Global cues lifts silver futures by 0.74%
- Global food and nutrition giant Nestle today said it has regained leading market share after growth in India turned positive in June on good progress with re-launch of Maggi noodles. “Growth in India...
- Global icon Priyanka Chopra recently revealed that if given a chance, she would love to try her hand in Urdu language.In a recent question and answer session on Twitter, when asked, if she could speak another language what would it be? The former ...
- Global Internet and technology firm LeEco here today unveiled its content integrated ecosystem televisions, the Super3 series priced up to ₹ 1.29 lakh. After launching the latest range of smartphones...
- Global prices of SMP rise; exports have been unviable for a long time due to low global and high domestic prices of SMP
- Global smartphone sales grew 4.3 per cent to 344 million units in April-June of 2016 over the same period last year, affected by slowing demand in mature markets and decline in feature phone segment, research firm Gartner today said.
- GlobalWafers to be 3rd-largest silicon wafer firm on acquisition
- Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today held a meeting with doctors of Goa Medical College and Hospital to review the condition of state Assembly's Deputy Speaker Vishnu Wagh who continues to be on ventilator support.
- Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar wants to ensure that while the heads of the BRICS' states discuss serious world affairs, their wives should get something to cheer about besides global politics.
- Goa Forward Party today said the first list of its 20 candidates for the state Assembly polls, to he held next year, would be declared by mid-October.
- Goa Forward to announce 1st list of candidates for state polls
- Goa govt hopes to cover 1 lakh households under health scheme
- Goa to consult stakeholders on nationalisation of waterways
- God Save the Queen - lyrics of the British national anthem
- Gold demand may pick up in 2nd half of '16: Experts
- golden dream'
- Gold flattens after July Fed minutes show need for more data
- Gold futures up 0.40% on global cues
- Gold rises on weaker dollar as Fed minutes cool rate hike expectations
- Gold rose for a fourth straight session on Thursday, buoyed by a weaker dollar after minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s July meeting showed several members expressing caution over hiking interest ...
- Goldsmith commits suicide, two children hospitalised
- Gold up as Fed minutes cool rate hike prospects, weigh on dollar
- Gold up on weaker dollar as Fed minutes cool rate hike expectations
- Good Samaritans lift Olympic spirit
- Govt eyes 1M tons of rice imports for 2017
- Government services to become cheaper
- Government today said it has decided to set up a national steering committee to address issues related to feed and fodder development in the country.
- Government today said it is yet to decide on the level of India's participation at the SAARC Finance Ministers meeting later this month in Islamabad, amid indications that Arun Jaitley may skip the conference due to strain in ties between the two ...
- Governor to hold high-powered meeting today with officials of archaeology, tourism depts; to seek help of historians, conservationists and archaeologists.
- Governor to hold meeting with officials to decide future of the 150-metre tunnel discovered below Raj Bhavan
- Govt approves hike in minimum wage, CM asks PM to follow suit
- Govt. ends dual pension benefits payments
- Govt hits the excise gusher with petroleum products
- Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on cold-rolled flat steel items
- Govt may pay Rs 34,600 cr as arrears in August salary: Ind-Ra
- Highlighting sedition as the government’s choice weapon to choke dissent and free speech, Kudankulam anti-nuclear activist Dr. S.P. Udayakumar on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the wave of...
- Highly respected boxing coach Billy Walsh said that the standard of judging at the Rio Olympics was the worst he had seen since the notorious Roy Jones Jr scandal in 1988.
- Hike Messenger recently raised $175 million in a new round of funding at a valuation of $1.4 billion from investors
- Hillary Clinton has treaded cautiously since winning the Democratic nomination, carefully vetting the people she meets. She has a solid lead over Donald Trump in the polls, so the guiding mantra of her campaign has followed the Hippocratic oath: do no harm
- Hillary Clinton met with Paul McCartney while campaigning in Cleveland on Wednesday, according to an aide, talking with the former Beatle at the Quicken Loans Arena.
- Hillary Clinton said Wednesday Donald Trump's staff shake up wouldn't do much to alter the course of his campaign.
- Hindalco Industries was up 0.38% to Rs 156.50 at 9:16 IST on BSE after the company announced that its wholly owned US subsidiary Novelis Inc has completed refinancing of its $1.15 billion senior notes due 2024.
- Hindu Marriage Bill tabled in Pakistan’s National Assembly
- Hiranandani hospital kidney transplant racket: Bail granted to all five docs
- Hiroshi Ito, All-New Civic chief engineer
- His reaction came close on the heels of the Prime Minister's remarks that BJP has faced more adversities in independent India as compared to what Congress would have during the British rule. pti file photo
- Hogan, a former professional wrestler whose real name is Terry Bollea, sued over a tape posted by Gawker showing him having sex with a friend's wife.
- Holds Om Prakash responsible for ‘deteriorating law and order situation in the State’
- Homage paid to 2 jawans, 1 policeman killed in militant attack
- Homage were today paid to two army jawans, who were killed in a militant ambush yesterday in Baramulla, with Srinagar-based Corps Commander Lt Gen Satish Dua joining the other officers and men at a solemn ceremony here.
- Home Minister asks police officials to get cracking
- Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd (HKEx) chief executive officer Charles Li (李小加) said he believes the link with Shenzhen would help cement the territory’s status as the gateway to China’s multitrillion-dollar investor base.
- Honouring indigenous art
- Hoping to reignite the "political revolution" of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate, Ajamu Baraka, are set to participate in a live town hall event Wednesday on CNN at 9 p.m. ET.
- HostGator India, an Endurance International Group brand and leading provider of shared, reseller and Virtual Private Server hosting solutions, has announced its support for 'Make In India' with the launch of 'Host In India,' an initiative for ...
- HostGator supports Make in India with 'Host in India' initiative
- Hotels expect revenue rise by year’s end
- Housing.com appoints Vivek Jain as Chief Product & Technology Officer
- How a Chennai cop proved a case from scratch, literally
- How British firms built a pyramid scheme in China that lost millions
- How Climate Change Will Redraw Louisiana’
- How Climate Change Will Redraw Louisianas Flood Maps
- However, for this landing, SpaceX returned to a single engine landing burn, firing the center Merlin 1D engine for a longer duration, citing more control on the approach to the ASDS, but also – and importantly – reducing the stress on the stage during its landing.
- However, given some of his rhetoric in the past, his opponents urged the US government not to provide him with intelligence briefing
- However, Saudi Arabia has signalled that it could boost its crude oil supplies in August to a new record
- However, there has been a large amount of flooding along the route usually taken by stages in transit, which may delay its arrival at the Cape, although it will still be at the launch site in plenty of time ahead of the latest launch date target, with its static fire now showing on
- However, total income from operations decreased from Rs 1,225.7 crore in the year-ago period to Rs 1205.72 crore
- How Gandhi did not let S H Raza leave India after Partition
- How generous is your country? Burma ranked most charitable in world
- How 'grounded' Sakshi carved sporting history
- How India celebrated Sakshi Malik’s ‘golden’ bronze at Olympics
- How Muslim Women Are Rising Up Against Discrimination
- How Sakshi's family celebrated
- How Sophie Turner Wants Sansa Stark to Die on
- How to Pressure-Cook With Steam—and Good-Old Science
- How well you think your partner understands and cares for you is linked to how well you sleep, new research suggests.
- HP has entered into a partnership with Reliance Retail in an effort to allow its new and existing laptop and desktop customers to avail themselves of the Jio preview offer.
- HP India announces Jio Preview Offer in alliance with Reliance Retail
- HP ties up with Reliance Retail for Jio preview offer
- In middle age, Rio's golden oldies teach youth a lesson
- In North Kivu Province, soldiers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) armed forces, with support from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), continue tracking down armed groups in eastern DRC.
- In order to ensure smooth roll out of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has began meeting various stakeholders including representatives of telecom, banking and oil and gas sectors to understand their concerns and fine ...
- In order to further energize the world’s second-biggest economy and optimize the development model, China had rolled out lots of plans to deepen reforms in many sectors.
- In Pics: Sakshi Malik wins bronze at Rio Olympics
- In pics: World's most photographed tigress Machhli
- In response to the invitation from his Pakistani counterpart, Jaishankar said the talks should be focussed on cross-border terror as that was "central to the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir."
- In Rio, the go-to looks have been the French-braid-into-a-ponytail worn by Simone Biles and Madison Kocian
- Insecticides India: will tie-up turn fertile?
- Intel Corp. signaled it wants a bigger role in artificial intelligence, revealing plans to modify a line of chips to target a fast-growing market turning into a battleground for technology suppliers.
- Intel Unveils Plans for Artificial-Intelligence Chips
- InterGlobe launches Ibis in Hyderabad’s Hitec City
- Internet-connected wireless implanted devices in the offing
- Interscatter enables first implanted devices, contact lenses, credit cards to 'talk' WiFi
- INTERVIEW: 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people'
- Interview with Chairman & Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India
- Interview with Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes
- Interview with CIO, Franklin Templeton Investments-India
- In the first five months of 2016, Ukraine’s export volume to Russia fell by 36.2 per cent year-on-year and is expected to plunge further, Xinhua news agency reported.
- In the fourth month of random inspections by the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department, four hospitals including the administration block of the newest hospital in the capital...
- In the playoff bout, Sakshi defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan by 8-5 points. With this she becomes only the fourth woman athlete from India to win an Olympic medal.
- In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber stands on the tarmac while another plane lands at an air base near Hamedan, Iran.
- Investors across the globe are closely-watching the release of the US Federal Reserve's latest minutes
- In what could turn into a big box office clash, director Anees Bamzee has said that he may release his forthcoming film "Aankhen 2" next year in Diwali, a festive slot which will also see release of Rohit Shetty's "Golmaal Again".
- In what may give the ruling dispensation fresh ammunition to target the opposition, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Thursday used Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) for Kashmir while attempting to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ...
- Iran acknowledges Russia using its air base to strike Syria
- Irani visited the army base camp in Siachen and becaome the first woman minister to do that
- IRB Infra plans ₹6,000 crore mop-up through InvITs
- Is Air Force more attractive than Army and Navy?
- Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?
- ISKON to celebrate golden jubilee on Aug 21
- ISLAMABAD–The reported death of Hafiz Saeed Khan Orakzai, the ‘ameer (leader) of the Islamic State (IS) for the Khorasan chapter (which includes Pakistan and Afghanistan), in a US drone attack is the latest in a string of high-level Daesh commanders…
- Isotope research opens new possibilities for cancer treatment
- Is Stonehenge an 'ancient computer'? Study of standing stones across the UK confirms they were used as astronomical calculators
- Is the worldwide thyroid cancer epidemic down to overdiagnosis?
- Italy: Government rules out burkini ban, wants home-trained imams
- Italy interior minister said that France's restrictions on Islamic clothing is counter-productive because of the potential backlash it could provoke.
- It's Left-Handers Day! Here's 13 facts about the wonderful left
- It cautions Centre against sanctioning special package instead
- ITC's next task: Chasing Deveshwar's growth vision
- It has somewhat become a tradition for leading Social Democrats in Germany.
- It is appalling that the human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has been charged with sedition by the Bengaluru police (“‘Action against Amnesty only if sedition charge is proved’,” Aug.17...
- It is a shame that India has not won any medal in Olympics, not even a bronze, 12 days after the Games began...
- It is important that we love and serve people. But we neglect our parents and elders when they need our help, but observe all the rituals after they are dead, said Malayaman, in a discourse. Of what ...
- It is now clearer than ever that EU member states prioritise domestic political imperatives over common rules - and Europe's common good
- It is the wearer alone who will know how the shoe pinches (“An avoidable war of attrition” Aug.17). There is no dearth of excellent legal minds in the country, so what we require are honest efforts b...
- It is unfortunate that in the name of preserving “cultural heritage”, dumb animals are sought to be subjected to all sorts of pain, humiliation and torture (Some editions, “Maneka’s remark on jallika...
- It offers Trump's team a chance to return to the "let Trump be Trump" style practiced by former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in winning the Republican presidential nomination.
- It said the authorities should consider enhancing public communication on macroprudential policies
- It's a result of 12 years of hard work, says Sakshi Malik
- It's day 13 of Rio 2016 and Usain Bolt goes for gold again over 200 meters while Brazil hope to start a beach party with volleyball gold.
- It's goodbye to 'mass hiring' strategy, IT cos are becoming extra selective when hiring freshers
- It's official! NOAA confirms July was world's hottest ever month - and warns it was the FIFTEENTH record breaking month in a row
- It’s taking over headlines around the world – people being injured playing Pokémon Go, a location-based augmented reality game. A new study says much of the danger in playing the game is similar to the hazards of texting, a subject he has studied in the past.
- It's the get-rich-quick scheme that keeps on giving.<img
- It takes billions of years to produce a natural diamond, but a laboratory can grow one in days and to the untrained eye they look the same. In an attempt to...
- It tore through canyons and flew over ridges in every direction with astonishing speed, sending flames 80 feet skyward and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. The Southern California wi...
- It was a pleasant surprise for Minister for IT and Municipal Administration K. Taraka Rama Rao as there were no vinyl posters in any part of Karimnagar during his visit on Wednesday. During his last ...
- It was decided that anyone who wins a medal will be automatically considered for Khel Ratna
- It was hotter than normal in Vienna when US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived there late last month. He flew straight from an international meeting with 45 countries on IS-related terror in Washington to the meeting with more than 190 countries ...
- It would be the first ever visit to Cuba by a Japanese prime minister.
- I’ve always voted Republican. Until now.
- I've lived and worked in the Middle East for a decade, providing medical care, emergency relief and economic opportunity for refugees.
- Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to the U.S. as Brazilian authorities continued their investigation into a report that four U.S. swimmers were robbed at gunpoint over the weekend.
- Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to United States by Brazilian authorities, said Patrick Sandusky, spokesperson for US Olympic Committee
- Jack Stewart
- Jager collects silver in steeplechase
- Jain will focus on strengthening the product and engineering aspects of the business to help it become a full-service transaction player
- Jaitley: No decision yet on RBI governor
- Jaitley: We'll let you know on RBI governor
- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt admitted he will need to improve himself in order to break the world record in Thursday's 200m final at the Rio Olympics.
- Jamaican sprint power on show as Thompson completes double
Thursday, August 18, 2016
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