General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-06 digest

Indian-Origin Lawyer Among Controversial UK Peerages
Indian prisoner attacked thrice in Pak jail: Report
Indian prisoner attacked twice in Pakistani jail: report
Indian Prisoner Attacked Twice in Pak Jail: Report
Indian Railways announces cash awards for its athlete who wins medal at Rio Olympics
Indian reporters not allowed into SAARC meet venue in Pak: HM
Indians have higher workplace satisfaction: Survey
Indian smartphone makers warm up to Sony's camera sensors
Indians shared on Twitter
Indian students of Saint Joseph Degree college participate in an anti-rape protest in Hyderabad on September 13, 2013
Indian team eyes a bright future
Indian Wedding Market Has Evolved With Bollywood: Manish Malhotra
Indian women's archery team comprising, Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, finished seventh in the Rio Olympics, while individually all of them advanced for the Round of 32 here on Friday.
Indian workers' issue solved: Saudi envoy
Indian workers’ issue solved: Saudi envoy
India Post has received 5,500 orders in the city for delivery of holy water of the Krishna River during the auspicious pushkarams, according to Senior Superintendent of Post Offices (Visakhapatnam Div...
India, Russia Sign $300Mln Deal on Upgrade of 10 Ka-28 Helicopters - Indian Navy
India's Abhinav Bindra pauses during the Men's 10m Air Rifle competition practice session...
India’s biggest contingent is all set for Rio Olympics
India's biggest-ever contingent - which has grown from 83 at London to 119 in Rio de Janeiro - faces a formidable task to improve on the six medals won in 2012
India's Daughter banned by the government after its contents, including the interview of one of the rapists who showed no remorse, triggered outrage
India’s Home Minister in Pakistan: Take Action Against Terrorists and...
India's on Southeast Asia...
India's third International Internet Gateway (IIG) in Agartala through Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh has accelerated internet connectivity in the mountainous northeastern region, a BSNL official said on Friday.
India's Views on Terror Successfully Put Across at SAARC Meet: Swarup
India's women archery team 7th in ranking round
India's women's archery team, comprising Deepika Kumar, L. Bombayala Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, finished seventh to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the 31st Olympics here on Friday.
India to Experiment With Maglev Trains in Bid to Increase Current Speed by 10x
India to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cold-rolled steel products
India walk in Parade of Nations, Rio shows life in 3D
India welcomes Morocco's initiative to re-join African Union
Indira Gandhi National Open University is offering legal programmes - PG diploma in intellectual property rights and criminal justice in its July 2016 session.
Indonesia arrests 6 militants planning terror attacks against Singapore
Indonesia Arrests Man Accused of Planning Singapore Attack
Indonesia Foils Plot To Fire Rocket At Singapore
Indonesia foils plot to hit Singapore's Marina Bay with rocket from Batam
Indonesia’s economy grew more than expected in the April-to-June period, official data showed yesterday, thanks to a boost in consumer spending during Ramadan and surging state spending.
Information about the new satellite is very limited with some rumors pointing to an S-band mobile communication satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology and operated by China SatCom, being a descendant of the CMMB project.
Infosys seeks govt nod to set up IT SEZ in West Bengal
In geosynchronous orbit, the satellite will provide mobile communications services around to China and to the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
In his most extensive remarks about feminism, U.S. President Barack Obama wrote an essay for Glamour magazine in which he reflected on American women’s long fight for equality and called on men to fig...
Initial reports had highly exaggerated an isolated case, says Ambassador.
In maintaining that Delhi is just a Union Territory, the Delhi High Court has answered some major and unresolved questions about the constitutional status of the National Capital Region. The Court ha...
In May 2016, the Gujarat Government had announced to implement 10 percent quota in admission for students belonging to EBCs with effect from the academic year i.e. 2016-17. This quota was additional to the existing reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs. It had exceeding the cap set by the Supreme Court.
In pulses, arhar has been the top gainer with area under the crop around 55 per cent more than the year-ago period
In Punjab, compensation is enhanced from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh, AP, Telangana also increased amount to Rs 5 lakh
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In Rio, reminders of London for Deepika Kumari
In South Africa, the rule of the African National Congress may be coming to an end
Inspiring Olympic Refugee Team gets standing ovation
Interactive: The business of Olympics
Interim Brazil's President Announces Official Start of 2016 Summer Olympics
Internet Plus: Premier’s new tech tool
Inter-State team visits coffee plantations
Interview with President, Technology Solutions, Cognizant
In the last 100 days before the election the fight for political prisoners continues and the Green Party looks forward to significant growth.
In the lead up to National Handloom Day on August 7, a look at how traditional weaves and fabrics of Kerala are being reinvented to suit contemporary tastes
In the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party attacked the BJP-Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on corruption charges.In a debate on vario...
In the wake of low water storage in Bhadra reservoir, the Bhadra Command Area Development Authority (CADA) and Department of Agriculture have planned to launch a campaign to create awareness among fa...
In the wake of scanty rain in the district this year, the Shivamogga Zilla Panchayat on Friday has passed a resolution urging the state government to declare the entire district as drought-affected.
In this regard, the Court has declared The Gujarat Unreserved Economically Weaker Sections (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Ordinance, 2016 unconstitutional.
In this year's residential election, Americans should embrace their neighbors and embrace liberty, justice and freedom for all, writes Khizr Khan.
In Trump, some Obama backers see a new champion of hope and change
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IOA announces cash award of 50 lakh rupees for gold medal winning athlete in Rio Olympics
IOC chief urges unity in 'world of crises, mistrust'
Iqbal Hussain, attached with the Army's Para FD Coy in Agra, has been charged with robbery and hatching a criminal conspiracy against her, police said
Iran gas pipeline blast: A third official said a crisis management headquarter had been set up in Gonaveh.
Iran said those put to death were Kurdish Islamic extremists who were convicted of armed robbery, killing civilians and planning bomb attacks.
Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao said that arrangements for the launch of Mission Bhagiratha by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 7 were complete, and a warm welcome would be extended to him on...
Is alcoholism GENETIC? Scientists who bred booze-dependent rats for decades discover 930 genes linked to compulsive drinking
ISIS militants have captured up to 3,000 people displaced from their homes trying to flee conflict zones in northern Iraq, the United Nations said Friday, reportedly killing 12 of them.
ISIS militants have captured up to 3,000 people who were displaced from their homes fleeing conflict zones in northern Iraq, the UN refugee agency says.
ISLAMABAD, 5th August, 2016 (WAM) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said the federal government is in constant touch with the relevant authorities in Afghanistan and the state's ...
Islamabad, Aug.5 (ANI): A helicopter of Pakistan's Punjab province government crash-landed in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, following which the Taliban insurgents took the crew hostage before ...
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) All crew members aboard a Pakistani helicopter that crashlanded in Afghanistan were safe, Afghan Ambassador in Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal said on Friday. Six people, including ...
Israel on Friday strongly rejected an assertion by US President Barack Obama that Israel recognizes the efficiency of the Iran deal, comparing it to the 1938 agreement with Hitler.
I stand by my opposition to Metro Rail, says Chief Minister
Is the colonial-era prejudice against colonial-era 'criminal tribes' still intact?
Italian businessman and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to sell famous soccer club AC Milan to a Chinese consortium for 740 million euros ($820 million).
Italian PM: 2024 Olympics in Rome would defy extremists
It could come down to Elizabeth Holmes versus the Food and Drug Administration.
It doesn’t get bigger than the Olympics
It has neither history nor the connoisseur’s approval. And yet the Moradabadi variety is spreading its roots
It is again a star-studded field sans World ...
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It is fair to say that the emergence of “Trumpism” in America is the Republican Party’s own making (“Understanding the Trump phenomenon”, Aug.5). Its leaders have never reconciled to the election of ...
It is Pakistan's advantage when Delhi is not savvy enough to open lines of communication with people in Kashmir Valley
It is the second least expensive destination in the world to visit after Hanoi
It is widely expected that with inflation currently at 5.77%, outgoing RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will refrain from cutting rates at the August 9 monetary policy review
It said the motive behind killing Dey was that he wanted to expose Rajan as not being the self-proclaimed ‘patriot don’.
It’s important for men to be feminists, writes the President
Its net profit margin during the quarter notched up to 16%
It's one more historic barrier President Barack Obama has shattered.
Its operator is classing this spacecraft as an on-orbit spare, a task currently entrusted to JCSAT-RA. As is customary for the Japanese operator, JSCAT-16 will be rechristened after a successful launch, probably as JCSAT-RB.
It’s the 514th birth anniversary of Matthew Parker, an English archbishop with a fairly colourful career. Because of his inquisitiveness and interference in Church politics, Parker is one of the peop...
It turns out people's top priority in an airport, besides making their flight, is staying hydrated.
It was a meeting that K.V. Sivaramakrishnan was waiting for, but when he met Pravin Kumar Patel on Friday, he choked on his words.“How could I say anything?” he said, trying to regain composure. “No ...
It was a stunning reversal for Trump, a candidate who is known for his refusal to admit mistakes and whose general election campaign has been defined by his constant attacks on fellow Republicans.
It was recently found to have been turned into a door post by local farmers. They made it part of an enclosing wall of
Jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko has not been informed of any prisoner swap requests, his attorney Alexey Tarasov said.
Japan marks Hiroshima bombing anniversary
Japan Marks the 71st Anniversary of Hiroshima
Japan marks the 71st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima as its mayor urged world leaders to follow in U.S]]
Japan marks the 71st anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima today
Japan remembers Hiroshima, urges world to follow Obama and visit
Japan today marked 71 years since the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a US atomic bomb, as its mayor urged the world to unite in abolishing nuclear weapons.
Jason Bourne Movie Review
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Jason Bourne review: Snoop god
Javadekar to inaugurate IIT Jammu campus on Saturday
Javadekar to inaugurate transit campus of Indian Institute of Technology in Jammu today
J Dey case: CBI files supplementary charge sheet against Chhota Rajan
J Dey Case: CBI Files Supplementary Charge Sheet Against Rajan
J. Dey’s book showed Dawood as don, so Rajan killed him: CBI
JD(U) leader K C Tyagi said: Kashmir is a part of India and the Centre and the state government should address the prevailing anger and restlessness among the Kashmiris, but this is our internal matter.
Jeers for Brazil President Dampen Olympic Joy
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan did not like 'The Good Wife' finale
Jio effect: Bharti Airtel offers free voice calling under new plan
Job portal Babajob on the hunt for an ‘official Pokemon catcher’
John Kasich says he's no closer to endorsing Donald Trump for president, cementing his place as one of the most prominent holdouts in the Republican Party.
John Kerry speaks with Chinese FM, discusses provocative actions by North Korea
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski basically brought their entire closets to the Olympics
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Joseph Kahn, the infamous director of Taylor Swift’s music videos, tells the ugly truth
JSAT current fleet amalgamates fifteen active satellites from the original JCSAT fleet, the Space Communications Corporation Superbird series, the NTT DoCoMo N-Star satellites, the Horizons joint venture with Intelsat and the future DSN Japanese military network, plus some co-owned with other operators.
Judge criticizes secrecy rules surrounding FBI requests for companies’ data
Judge Miss Universe India & Win cash prizes
June CPI inflation was 5.8%, very near the upper limit set by the government.
June quarter results were disappointing; stock gained on expectations the worst is over
Jungle Book: Elephants Take to the Street in Russia
Just days after Facebook owned Instagram launched its 'Stories' that borrow more than a little form Snapchat, Facebook's own app has done the same.
Justin Gatlin is an an American sprinter competing in the Rio Olympics. Gatlin talks to CNN's Coy Wire about his rivalry with Usain Bolt.
Kalakshetra to celebrate golden jubilee on Aug. 24
Karnataka Bank Ltd has decided to issue equity shares on a rights basis to its shareholders. The bank informed BSE that the board of directors, which met on Friday, has decided to issue equity sha...
Karnataka Bank on Thursday launched ‘KBL POS Manager’ mobile app to leverage the technology to provide ease and convenience to its point-of-sale (POS) merchant establishments.KBL-POS Manager is an And...
Karnataka farmers demand Govt intervention
Karnataka women’s panel issues notice to college
Kashmir to Assam: Rajnath reviews internal security after attack in Kokrajhar
Kashmir to Kokrajhar: Rajnath reviews internal security
Kashmir to Kokrajhar: Rajnath Singh Reviews Internal Security
Kejriwal to announce plans to contest Gujarat polls
Kepler reveals the 20 worlds that look the most like Earth
Kerala ex-minister booked for ‘hate speech’ on Muslim call to prayer
Kerala minister's diplomatic passport to Saudi Arabia denied, Centre slammed
Kerry, Chinese foreign minister discuss Obama visit, North Korea
Kerry speaks with Chinese FM, discusses provocative actions by
Kids in Rio peek in on U.S. basketball practice — and players respond generously
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Killer mutant mosquitoes to swarm Miami: Officials approve release of genetically-modified insects that self-destruct in desperate bid to stop Zika
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Kipling Sahib: The Raj Patriot
Kiran Bedi directs officials to devote more attention to outlying regions.
Know Your Army Mela: 2016
Kolkata-based ICTEAS provides information technology and business analytics services to a global client base
KSRTC specials for Haj pilgrims
Lady police officers performing acrobats on bike during the rehearsal for the Indian Independence..
Lahore, Aug.5 (ANI): Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif has requested Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's assistance for the safe recovery of the abducted crew after its Punjab government's ...
Laju Cherian talks about meeting legends at the Olympic Village in Rio
Large land parcels in suburban and peripheral markets are being sold as plotted parcels to meet the demand for independent homes
Late July arrest reports show trend toward retirement-age drug dealers in D.C.
Launched five years ago on Aug. 5, 2011, NASA’s Juno mission maneuvered into orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016, joining a long tradition of discovery at the gas giant.
Laura Maurer said she is not the type to text while driving. Case in point: Two years ago, when she needed to send a text to a client who frequented her hair salon, she pulled over on a country road near her home in Brooklyn, Iowa, to send it.
Lawmakers on Friday appreciated Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's decision to skip an official lunch at the Saarc ...
Lawyers for Fethullah Gulen, the imam living in Pennsylvania whom Turkish authorities accuse of directing a coup last month in that country, said they fear for his life and may ask U.S. authorities to help protect him.
Leader of the Opposition M.K. Stalin on Friday sought to know from the State government in the Assembly the status of the 20-litre drinking water scheme for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families which wa...
Learning methods followed in the education system left a lot to be desired as the ‘learning outcome’ of children in the country is poor, according to M.P. Vijayakumar, member of National Council for T...
LeEco Launches Super3 TVs in India, Eyes Number One Slot in Online TV Sales
LeMall to Introduce Special Shopping Carnival Day in India
LHC physicists say new particle was just a 'statistical burp'
Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson is vowing to keep fighting after a judge dismissed his lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson is vowing to keep fighting after a judge dismissed his lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Lieutenant Governor as head
Life around the LoC
link points to: The Transdniestria conflict: Foreign Minister Steinmeier in Moldova
Litter crew has hands full in Chilliwack with homeless debris ... - Chilliwack Progress
[LIVE] Day 2 - South Africa's local election results – 97% complete
Live Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony
Live Rio Opening Ceremony: Brazil shows 'birth of life'
livery on display Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in a Boeing hangar in Seattle. Amazon unveiled its first branded cargo plane Thursday, one of 40 jetliners that will make up Amazon&#039
Local man proved to his parents he could make the big leap to being a performer
Located approximately 22,000 light-years away in the constellation of Musca (The Fly), this tightly packed collection of stars — known as a globular cluster — goes by the name of NGC 4833. It is one of the over 150 globular clusters known to reside within the Milky Way.
Lockheed Martin is hoping to revitalise the use of blimps to deliver heavy cargo and passengers to remote locations around the world - and it will even come with a drone of its own.
London’s Metropolitan Police Service said 10 people were arrested at the demonstration near Heathrow, six of whom were “locked on” to one another.
LONDON, U.K. – The number of people in the U.K. securing a full-time permanent job has fallen, a monthly report says. The report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) showed ...
Long before Zika virus made it a household word, the birth defect called microcephaly puzzled scientists and doctors -- even as it changed the lives of the babies born with it during the pre-Zika era. But new discoveries may help explain what happens in the developing brains that causes babies to be born with small brains and heads.
Long March 2D lofts latest Tianhui-1 satellite
Low budget movies like 'Sharknado,' though they may be 'badly made' and 'embarrassing,' are often appreciated from an ironic standpoint, according to a new study.
Lower participation of blenders and subdued demand from exporters lowered the prices of several tea varieties at Kochi auctions. In sale no 31, the quantity on offer in CTC dust was 7,60,500 kg. The m...
Lt. Governor holds video conference with Yanam, Mahe residents
Lucknow teaches you that the essence of culture is to be considerate
Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India has appointed Michael Jopp as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, effective August 1, 2016.
MaB International Workshop: Biosphere Reserves branding through high quality food products and gastronomy
Magic Blood and Carbon-Fiber Legs at the Brave New Olympics
Mahad bridge collapse: 3 more bodies spotted in river
Maharashtra govt to reconsider 'no helmet, no fuel' decision
Maharashtra minister heckles journalist
Malabar Devaswom employees’ meet today
Malabar Devaswom Employees Sangh meetThe Malabar Devaswom Employees Sangh, affiliated to the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, will hold its maiden conference at Nalanda Auditorium here on Saturday.At a press ...
Malaysia's Permanent Representative Ramlan Bin Ibrahim, who presides over the Council this month announced that 11 candidate took part in the straw poll
Malaysia acknowledged for the first time that one of the pilots of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern Indian Ocean, where the missing jet i...
Malaysia admits MH370 pilot flew Indian Ocean route on flight simulator
Malaysia has confirmed one of the pilots of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern Indian Ocean.
Malaysia: new security act launched as corruption scandal deepens
Malcolm Gladwell thinks the Olympics breed inevitable corruption. He tells Fareed that the only way to fix the games is to break them up.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates new information portal 'Egiye Bangla'
Mamata Government Bids to take over Tagore Nobel Theft Probe
Managing bowlers' workload India's top concern
Managing bowlers’ workload India’s top concern
Man charged with Russell Square knife murder
Manipal printing unit only one in Asia to produce the latest Harry Potter book
Manipal Technologies Ltd., a company based in Manipal, has the distinction of being the only one in Asia to print “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child” which was released worldwide on July 31. A press ...
Mani will inaugurate the camp at 2 p.m. on Saturday. P.J. Joseph, working chairman, will preside.
Many Olympians go unpaid, while IOC aristocrats collect
Maoist Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal is poised to take over as Prime Minister in place of Oli. Till the time of writing no other leader has registered for election to the post of Prime Minister, though there were reports from the valley that the former Speaker Nembang may be put up as a candidate...
Maran and his airline had alleged that despite giving Rs 579 crore to SpiceJet, the carrier had failed to issue them the warrants
Margot Robbie rejects claims she is 'overnight sensation'
Market hits higher orbit, Sensex zooms 364 points
Marking the opening of Rio Olympics, Google introduced the 2016 Doodle Fruit Games
Masala bonds support Adani Transmission’s financial flexibility: Moody’s
“Masala bond supports Adani Transmission’s financial flexibility”
Massive search operation by NDRF with other agencies in Maharashtra's Raigad District is continuing on third consecutive day today. Four NDRF teams have been pressed into action to trace the missing victims in the Savitri River and its surroundings.
Mauritius to revive negotiations for CECPA with India
Mayhem the AI hacker wins $5m US military contest to create a 'robowarrior' that can launch (and defend against) cyberattacks
Mayur Uniquoters jumps on buyback plan
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Meanwhile in Russia: Elephants Walk Around Town
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Medical researchers have found that inhibiting a protein called BMI1 could inhibit the development of lung cancer.
Meet Donald Trump's 'Economic Advisory Council'
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Meet the armless ping-pong champion who says ’nothing is impossible’
Meet the Greek marathoner who didn"t realize he had qualified for the Olympics
Melco Crown trims loss, gaming revenues surge
Member of the A.P. Bar Council M. Subba Rao said that 40,000 advocates in the State abstained from work on Friday demanding that the Centre grant Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh.Addressing t...
Men not allowed inside these Indian temples
Mercedes-Benz is planning its own distinct line of electric vehicles, challenging BMW and Tesla Motors in a bet that alternative-fuel cars have the potential to become profitable.Mercedes will add two electric sport utility vehicles and two sedans, ...
Merino wool and synthetic nylon are being blended in new ways to create technical tees that block BO and keep you cool.
Metabolism in Mind: New Insights into the
M. H. Kasture spills the beans on what the big names of Indian politics love to have on table
Michael Jopp appointed Mercedes V-P, sales & marketing
Michael Phelps, the Olympic Refugee team and other athletes are recounting their Rio experiences in real time on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Microcephaly discoveries made in non-Zika cases help explain abnormal brain growth
Microchip all big cats in captivity, experts say, after hunt for escaped lynx takes three weeks and fears of lion on loose
Mike Pence was probably not expecting to see an orange roll under his feet on his campaign plane Thursday night.
Milk contamination: samples sent to lab for testing
Millions of liters of waste, including gasoline, PCBs, and nuclear coolant water lay buried beneath the ice sheet at an abandoned Cold War base in Greenland, and climate change could soon send it spilling into the ocean. Along with chemical and biological waste, there are thousands of tons of physical remnants from abandoned infrastructure that sit dormant at Camp Century - a site which covers an area roughly the length of 100 football fields. The US base was decommissioned nearly 50 years ago under the assumption that the waste would remain trapped underground forever, but a new analysis reveals that warming temperatures could unearth hazardous waste in just 75 years.
Millions of Thais will go to the polls Sunday to vote on a new constitution that gives dramatic extra powers to the country's military, which seized control of the government in a 2014 coup.
Milton Glaser Rated Every Olympics Logo Ever
Milton Glaser Rated Every Olympics Logo Ever. This Was His Favorite
Milton Glaser Rated Every Olympics Logo Ever. This Was His Favorite
Mineral veins found in Mars's Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian lakes, a new study has shown.
Minimum Alternate Tax liability on Indian companies may come down for their first time adoption of new accounting standard, Ind-AS, with a government panel recommending lowering computation of book pr...
Minimum import price extended on 66 steel products till Oct 4
Mining conglomerate Vedanta Resources will invest USD 30 million (about Rs 200 crore) in research and development (R&D) activities, its Chairman Anil Agarwal said today.
Mining conglomerate Vedanta Resources will invest USD 30 million (about Rs 200 crore) in research and development (R&D) activities, its Chairman Anil Agarwal said today.
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Minister of Finance and Economic Development Pravind Jugnauth has said that Mauritius would revive talks with India on CECPA
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today dedicated a “Rail Geet” (Railway Song) to the nation. The initial wordings of the
Minister of State for Finance said Rs 97,825 crore are pending due to proceedings for scrutiny assessment
Minister of State for Law P P Chaudhary told Rajya Sabha that there are vacancies in the Supreme Court and the 24 High Courts.
Minister orders seizure of mobiles to keep girls ‘safe’ at After Care Home
Minister reminds the need for immunisation of babies
Ministers’ panel may allay State’s fears over GST
Ministries told to seek FinMin nod for payments of over ₹5,000 cr
Ministry of Defence to review Iraq abuse cases in attempt to clear names of soldiers tarnished by Phil Shiner's legal claims
Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup also hit out at Pakistan, saying its "restrictive approach" of not issuing visas to journalists to cover Rajnath's visit is not helpful in promoting close ties between SAARC countries.]]
Ministry warns illegality of firing pregnant migrant workers
Ministry warns illegality of firing pregnant migrant workers
MithilAsmita, a space dedicated to Madhubani art form of Bihar is launching a crowdfunding exercise to give monthly stipend to its cluster of artists
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Mobile payments company Square has reported a 41.5% jump in revenue and diminishing losses as more large merchants make sales using Square's technology, a sign the company has moved beyond serving only pop-up shops and food trucks.
'Modi govt pushing its agenda of communal politics'
Modi govt to states: Ratify GST Bill this month
Modi picks Vijay Rupani as chief minister to stabilize Gujarat
Monday, Secretary-General begins official visit to Argentina…
Months after the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) made it mandatory for apartment complexes with more than 20 housing units to build a sewage treatment plant (STP) as well as ‘reuse’ t...
Months after the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) made it mandatory for apartment complexes with more than 20 housing units to build a sewage treatment plant (STP) as well as ‘reuse’ th...
Moody’s continues its review of Turkey’s long-term debt rating, which was launched after the failed military coup attempt in the country, the rating agency said in a statement.
Moody's Continues Review of Turkey Long-Term Debt Rating After Coup Attempt
More than a month after India lost its bid to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be visiting India on August 13.This will be the first high-lev...
Morocco's state-run news agency is reporting that two buildings have collapsed in a working class neighbourhood of Casablanca, killing at least one person and injuring 16.
MoS Y S Chowdary said on Tuesday that following assurance from Jaitley, his party has decided to adopt a wait-and-watch policy
Mounting concerns about terrorism, migration and relations with Turkey are eroding support among German voters for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she decides whether to run for a fourth term.
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Musician Randolph Correia and underwater photographer Bhushan Bagadia bring together a one-of-a-kind music video
Musicians recalled some of their most cherished meetings with carnatic musician M.S. Subbulakshmi on the occasion of her birth centenary celebrations organised by the Kalki group on Friday.After relea...
Musk told analysts the in-house term for the manufacturing advancement he hopes to introduce is 'alien dreadnought' and that people will be banned.
Muslim American couple evicted from US flight ‘for sweating, saying Allah’
Muslim cleric’s lawyers decry Turkey’s push for extradition from U.S.
Muslim couple forced to leave U.S.-bound flight
Muslim couple kicked off flight for 'sweating', saying 'Allah'
Muslim couple removed from flight for ‘sweating’, saying ‘Allah’
Muslim couple says 'Allah', kicked off flight
Must appreciate Vijay Rupani's courage to take on a 'sinking ship': Congress
Mutlu, after serving four years as Istanbul governor between 2010 and 2014, had been working with the Interior Ministry
My heart is racing," Earledreka White told a 911 dispatcher during a traffic stop in Houston. "I’m really afraid.”
My romance with the Olympic Games began in 1980. No, actually it began earlier, while was I studying in Class VI. There was a chapter on Olympics in our syllabus.That was the first time I was hearing ...
Mysterious light over Gateway Arch stumps St. Louis
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Nadda Launches Nationwide Breast Feeding Programme
Nadda, whose remark came as a veiled attack on the supplementary products for babies which has flooded the markets, launched the programme at a glittering ceremony with Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit also present as its celebrity brand ambassador.]]
Naidu knows how to go about the task: Minister
Naidu Meets PM, Raises Issue of Special Status to Andhra Pradesh
Naidu, who landed in the national capital on Thursday, has since met President Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.]]
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Narrow escape for driver as car lands in Bellandur Lake
NASA Charges Toward Greener Aviation With Novel Concepts
NASA exploration focuses on Deep Space Hab systems and crew health
NASA has selected five green technology concepts that have the potential to transform the aviation industry in the next decade by reducing aircraft fuel use and emissions.
NASA Rover Game Released for Curiosity’s Anniversary
Nasa's game marks Curiosity's 4th anniversary on Mars
National Affairs
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Member Rupa Kapoor has directed the officials to take all steps to implement the Laws and Acts framed for protecting child rights and organis...
National Handloom Day: All that’s made by hand
National youth award
Navin Patnaik said the state will have 879 multi-purpose shelter houses by end of this year
NAVSUP FLC Puget Sound Invites Reservists to Pacific Northwest
Navy band to treat Vizagites tomorrow
Navy changes uniform from NWU Type I to Type III, CNO and South Korean counterpart discuss security in the Indo-Asia Pacific.
Nearing the fourth anniversary of Curiosity landing on Mars, the rover works on collecting a 17th sample, while Earthlings can play a new social media game about Mars exploration.
NEC aast op Spaanse linksback Kevin Garcia Martinez
Neelakurinji blooms once in 12 years, but there are many sub-species whose flowering period range from a year to 16 years.
Neighbours rescue her; Govt. may admit her in old age home.
Nepal’s museums re-opening post-earthquake
Net profit rose marginally to Rs 39.3 cr
New energy policy also aims at air quality issues
Newly discovered 'blue whirl' fire tornado burns cleaner for reduced emissions
Newly elected CM of Gujarat Vijay Rupani to meet governor this morning to stake claim to form a new government
New pictures of Mars reveal exactly what covers the planet's surface
New Prime Minister Theresa May"s surprise move to delay a final decision on building a nuclear plant part-funded by China has prompted questions in Beijing about the U.K."s commitment to foreign investment and a “golden era” in ties between their capitals.
New research describes a protein created by the body's 'biological clock' that actively represses inflammatory pathways within the affected limbs during the night.
New research finds that major volcanic activity on the planet Mercury most likely ended about 3.5 billion years ago. These findings add insight into the geological evolution of Mercury in particular, and what happens when rocky planets cool and contract in general.
New research suggests that it is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining the properties of both.
New smartphone glass panel 7 times more scratch-resistant
New way to inhibit development of lung cancer
New Wounded Warrior Project CEO expects layoffs during restructuring
NEW YORK, New York - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign has roared back to life narrowing the gap with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton to just 3%. Trump on Friday took ...
NEW YORK, U.S. - Over the last few weeks, many officials from various American departments and walks of life have expressed their support and otherwise, for their favourite Presidential candidates - ...
NGT Asks UP, Uttarakhand to Submit Management Plan on Forest Fires
NHAI raises first tranche of₹5,000 crore fromEPFOthroughtaxable bonds
NIH: Let us fund studies of stem-cell transplants into animal embryos
Nike Didn"t Design Its Insane $1,200 Sunglasses for Mortals
Nike Didn"t Design Its Insane $1,200 Sunglasses for Mortals
Nine-year-old B. Ashwanth, diagnosed with double-outlet left ventricle (DOLV), a rare congenital malformation in the heart which could have cut-short his life, has now crossed the first stage towards ...
Nissan plans to sell battery operations, in talks with Panasonic, others-Nikkei
Nissan plans to sell battery unit, in talks with Panasonic, others: Nikkei
Nita Ambani becomes first Indian woman member of IOC
Nita Ambani spearheads all sports initiatives of Reliance Industries’, notably cricket, football, kabaddi, basketball, tennis and golf either through company, foundation or its joint ventures.
NITI Aayog ready with draft national energy policy
NITI Aayog to unveil National Energy Policy
NITI Aayog to unveil National Energy Policy in 3 months
Nitinbhai Patel is Gujarat's Minister for Health, Medical Education, Family Welfare, Road and Building, Capital Project. He represents Mehsana in the Assembly. The 60-year-old leader from Patidar...
Nitin Patel is frontrunner for Gujarat Chief Minister
Nitin Patel set to be new Chief Minister of Gujarat
Nitish favours scrapping of Governor post
Nitish Kumar confirms the rising phenomenon of Maximum Populism in Indian politics. A consensus paving the road to disaster
N Korea may plant flag on moon
Nobel economist Stiglitz quits Panama Papers probe over 'lack of transparency'
Nokia to speed up cost savings after second-quarter loss
No matter where the President goes, this satchel is always just a few feet away holding the power to launch nuclear weapons. CNN's Brian Todd reports.
No new judges appointed to higher judiciary for 8 months
Nongovernmental groups slam World Bank’s rules
No organic or recyclable waste should go into the waste-to-energy plants being proposed as it is against the law of the land, National Technical Expert on Swachh Bharat Mission Almitra Patel has said.
Noted sports promoter and founder chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani was elected as an individual member of International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Notes excess cess burden financially unjustified, tells govt to discontinue it
Notion Ink Able review: ‘Able’ to do some things, not all
Not only is it wrong to armchair diagnose a politician, it is a perversion of what psychologial diagnoses are supposed to do.
Novo Nordisk premium will survive drug wars
Now Facebook copies Snapchat too: New 'selfie' mode automatically starts your camera when you open the app
Now that really IS a lighbulb moment! Scientists discover new form of light that could revolutionise quantum computing
Now, this is not nice. When you advertise a film as a trilingual (Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil), the viewer thinks it has been shot in all three languages. Okay, maybe production constraints may result ...
Nuclear disaster as seen by the Russians: Rare footage filmed by Soviet researchers shows the utter devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki shortly after US atomic bombs flattened the cities in 1945
Obama: US must try to partner with Russia to defeat Islamic State
Oberoi says that a successful real estate player follows a simple rule — offer good quality, good location, good price and deliver his project on time
Officially known as Navy Working Uniform Type I, the pattern has been mocked as a pointless use of camouflage, and bosses have admitted the only time it would help disguise is 'if you fall overboard'.
Officials released footage of the deadly encounter late last month between officers and Paul O’Neal, an 18-year-old car theft suspect.
Oh really? Scientists create a neural network that can spot sarcasm on Twitter
Oilmeal exports dip 47% in April-July
Oil prices fell on Friday as a crude and refined product glut weighed on markets and investors eyed a possible stutter in China’s imports, ending a two-day short-covering rally.
Old Tirunageswaram temple gets a facelift
‘Oli Ulla Idathil,’ the Tamil translation of Paramahansa Yogananda’s book, ‘Where There is Light,’ was released at a function organised by Yogoda Satsanga Society of India here on Thursday.Swami Suddh...
Olympia Group unveils office space projects
Olympic App to Be a Boon for Fans in Rio
Olympic cauldron lit and the Rio Games are underway
Olympic Games Rio 2016: How to Watch or Live Stream Without Cable
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Olympic opening ceremony: Bindra leads largest Indian contingent
Olympics 2016 opens with a glittering ceremony in Rio De Janerio, with the theme Peace and Environment
Olympics 2016: What Makes or Breaks Top Athletes
Olympics 2016: Who to Follow on Social Media in Rio
Olympics: Glittering ceremony launches Rio Games
Olympics: Spain leads record 34 NBA players out to topple USA
Olympic torch scales Rio's Sugarloaf Mountain
Once-shuttered schools offer refugees in Greece an alternative to dismal government camps.
One-and-half-year-old boy S. Eashwar, who suffered from Guillain-Barre syndrome and was under ventilator for 100 days, ascended on the dais with his mother S. Easwari and received a gift from Collecto...
One doctor available for 893 patients: Govt
One more child, severely injured in the school bus accident near Ajjampura in Tarikere taluk, died late night at a private hospital in Shivamogga on Thursday. The death toll is now two.The deceased h...
One of the attackers was killed in retaliatory action by security forces; It is suspected that three or four militants may be hiding
One of the biggest problems when studying black holes is that the laws of physics as we know them cease to apply in their deepest regions. Large quantities of matter and energy concentrate in an infinitely small space, the gravitational singularity, where space-time curves towards infinity and all matter is destroyed. Or is it? A recent study suggests that matter might in fact survive its foray into these space objects and come out the other side.
On July 5, MCOCA court Judge S S Adkar had directed the probe agency to file the charge sheet latest by August 5. According to CBI, the motive for killing Dey in 2011 was the book that he was writing on the underworld.
Online registration can be done from August 8 for the eighth semester BASLP examinations beginning August 30. Applications can be submitt...
Online trade in illicit drugs via the hidden marketplaces known as cryptomarkets is growing, with revenue having doubled and transactions having tripled since 2013, according to a study.
Only half of consumers in the PH are delighted with their digital experience
On the issue of repatriation of the Indians, he said Saudi government has conveyed to India that they will make necessary arrangements for those who want to return to India. PTI file photo for representation.
On the mysterious relationship of insects with Hindu mythology
On Thursday, the government announced an extension of minimum import price (MIP) on 66 steel products at the same rate for the next two months
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, the head of Middlesex University's Centre for Brazilian and Latin American Studies to discuss developments in the ongoing coup against suspended President Dilma Rousseff.
Opening Ceremony: What the Indians shared on Twitter
Oppn says total failure; CM claims many beneficial decisions
Oppose Centre’s move to privatise SSP: Vaiko
Opposition accuses Maharashtra Government of disrespecting Council over bill passage
Oracle India joins SBI to foster digital skills initiative
Organisers are hoping the start of the Games will erase months of bad publicity for Rio
Orioles overcome shoddy defense, shaky relief to beat White Sox
Oscar-winner Natalie Portman is all set to make her TV debut with HBO miniseries "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves".
Outgoing Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan is likely keep interest rates on hold on Tuesday, leaving it to his successor to decide if inflation is subsiding enough after the monsoon seaso...
Over 55,000 Indian villages don't have mobile coverage, says Minister of State for Communications
Over 700 engineering seats in 12 government engineering colleges are lying vacant after the second extended round under the Common Entrance Test (CET). A press release by the Karnataka Examinations Au...
Over a dozen Ph.D scholars from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) residing in a Bangalore University hostel at the Jnana Bharathi campus were denied breakfast on Friday morning over unpaid dues. The w...
Over a lakh devotees from various parts of Tamil Nadu participated in the festival of Our Lady of Snows Basilica held on Friday.Holy Mass was conducted continuously from 4.30 a.m. onwards, Bishop of T...
Overall, NHAI plans to raise₹20,000 crore of taxable bonds ...
Over the past few days, Mr. Trump had refused to endorse either Mr. Ryan and Mr. McCain fueling speculations that all is not well among the Republicans and the party is not united ahead of the crucial November general elections.
Oxford economist Vijay Joshi calls for 'more sweeping reforms of a deeper variety' for India to make a rapid ascent to prosperity. The billion-dollar question is how feasible this is even under ideal conditions
Pa. cleric’s lawyers slam Turkish demand for extradition as ‘absurd’
Pakistan can no longer expect ‘blank cheques’ from U.S.: experts
Pakistani-American couple thrown off US flight 'for sweating, allegedly saying 'Allah''
Pakistan is ready to hurt itself to harm India: RSS chief
Pakistan Ready to Hurt Itself to Harm India: RSS Chief
PALLAVI GOPAN Student, 20 What is your most prized possession?
PANAMAX 2016 Concludes at Naval Station Mayport
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Aram Tatoyan held a meeting with Associate Director, Europe amp; Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch Jane Buchanan and ...
Panel suggestions may lower MAT liability on Ind AS adoption
Panel to look into nominations at district and State levels
Paris's Eiffel Tower was evacuated in error after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident, a police source said in the increasingly jittery terror-hit country.
Party leaders, cadre hold rasta roko at several locations in Karimnagar
Party president Amit Shah's marathon meetings with MLAs continue at state headquarters
Party time in Rio after roller coaster run-up to the Games
Passing of the Constitution Amendment Bill for GST is welcome, but some features specific to pharma industry need clarity
Patients on social media cause ethics headache for doctors
Paul Nehlen, Paul Ryan challenger, said he'd consider deporting Muslims from U.S., echoing similar anti-American views that Trump, GOP seem increasingly comfortable with.
Payrolls power Wall Street to record high
Pending dues will be given, VK Singh assures stranded Indians in Saudi Arabia
People are using Fitbits, smartphones and other wearable technology to track leisure goals like limiting computer use and optimizing relaxation.
People who commit mass shootings in America tend to share three traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism, according to a new article that calls on the media to deny such shooters the fame they seek.
Permanent Link to Chinese Long March 3B launches Tiantong-1 satellite
Permanent Link to NASA exploration focuses on Deep Space Hab systems and crew health
pEver since the formation of SAARC in 1985, Indo-Pak relations have always overshadowed various other important regional issues. Pakistan’s obsession of Kashmir and its aggressive stance on that...
Pharma foot-soldiers in the line of fire
Photos: Olympic Games begin in Rio
Phrases All Couples In Love Use
Physicists mourn as hinted particle vanishes in leaked LHC data
Pita Taufatofua turned heads during the Parade of Nations.
PLA Navy holds summer camp to attract top high school students
Plane skids off runway
Planning a vacation? Pune might be the right choice!
Plantation workers to support nationwide strike on Sept. 2
Plan to build beach sports complex
Plea for special concession Members of the district wing of Tamil Nadu Differently-abled Welfare and Protection Association staged a demonstration in front of the Collector’s office here on Friday, ur...
Plea to register case against former Minister
Plunge for distance, tug of war: The Olympics' sad history of defunct medal events
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PM Modi to interact with nation in first-ever 'townhall' today
PM Narendra Modi to kick off 15-day exercise to mark 70th Independence day
PM to address a function today to mark second anniversary of citizen engagement portal MyGov(dot)in
PM to speak on GST on Monday in LS; In RS, govt scores moral victory on issue of money Bill
PM to speak on new tax regime in Lok Sabha on Monday
PM wishes all the athletes participating in Rio Olympics
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Police confirm role of banned militant outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)-Songbijit faction
Police have arrested a college student for allegedly murdering his abusive father.Police said retired Village Administrative Officer Chinnasamy (64) of Pallakku Road in Kovilpatti used to pick-up quar...
Police have rescued two people from a hostage situation in a US city, right outside the Newark International Airport. The suspect was still inside the building, local media report.
Police have rescued two people from a hostage situation in US city of New Jersey, at a warehouse near the Newark International Airport.
Police on the Indonesian island of Batam arrested six suspected terrorists Friday, including one they said had plotted with an Islamic State supporter to fire a rocket from the island into neighboring Singapore.
Police protection to woo dropouts back to Bareilly school
Police said an old enmity between two groups over some issue triggered the incident, adding further investigations are underway
Police Use Tear Gas Against Protesters Outside Maracana Stadium in Rio
Police yet to make official ‘nabbing’ of suspect
Policy will replace Integrated Energy Policy approved in December 2008 during the United Progressive Alliance regime
Popular Torrentz site mysteriously shuts down
'Porn is Passe': Gang Rape Video Trade Surges in India
Portugal’s former PM leading the race to become United Nation’s next Secretary General
Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres held the lead in the race to be the next UN secretary-general after a second straw poll held today that saw some shifts in support, diplomats said.
Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres maintained his lead in the second round of informal voting by the Security Council Friday for Secretary General, confounding expectations that a woman would ascend to the world's top diplomatic job.
Portugal's Guterres holds lead in race to be next UN chief
Portuguese ex-PM keeps lead in race for UN chief, women lag
President Obama gives shout out to first Refugee Olympic Team
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President Obama has broken one more barrier with his takedown of Donald Trump.
President of India condemns militants’ attack in Assam
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and offered any kind of assistance to nab the culprits behind the killing of civilians.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal separately and offered any kind of assistance that is required to nab the culprits behind the gruesome killing of innocent civilians.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing BJP-ruled states to give an early green signal for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to hold a 'town hall' style event at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in the Capital on Saturday. A new PMO app to enable mobile users to connect with the Prime Minis...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the nation today at an indoor stadium here, in a first-ever townhall by an Indian prime minister.The event marks two years of MyGov, the government's citizen engagement platform.A new app will be ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the new mobile app for Prime Minister’s Office at a function on Saturday to celebrate two years of the government’s online citizen engagement platform Mygov.i...
Primetime TV shows spice it up with liplocks and intimate scenes
Prisoners, teachers and state workers are being pressed into battle as President Assad"s regime tries to take advantage of Russian support.
Priyanka Gandhi: The indispensable
Probe of power producers ordered
Proceeds to be used in developing renewable energy projects
Prospects bright for seafood exports, says MPEDA chief
Protect child rights, officials told
Protests grow ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.
Protests were held in some towns where anti-India slogans were raised over killing of youth during clashes with security forces
Psychosocial support task force to help such families overcome post-conflict trauma..
Public sector fertiliser producer Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) incurred an ‘infructuous’ expenditure of ₹9.02 crore and loss of interest of ₹2.67 crore on leasing of land at Vizag Port T...
'Putin made Trump an unwitting agent of Russia'
Q2 net profit down 40% due to one-time remittance, revenue up 9.2% y-o-y
RAB claimed the gun battle took place while militants were trying to take Shafiul Islam away
Raids conducted in premises of Muthoot Finance, Muthoot Fincorp and Mini Muthoot, said official sources
Railways launches Rail Geet to connect with general public
Railways lost Rs 1,602 cr due to concessions
Railways provides concession in passenger fare in 24 categories
Railways suffers loss of over Rs 1,602 cr for concessional fares
Rajan killed J Dey over 'Dawood' book, says CBI
Rajan killed J Dey over 'D' book, says CBI
Rajan set to bow out, leaving India strategies for inflation, bank clean-up
Rajan unlikely to surprise at his final policy meeting
Rajasthan invites investment in farm sector
Rajiv Gandhi award presented to educationist
Rajnath Confirms Indian Media Was 'Denied Access' to His Speech in Pakistan
Rajnath's insult in Pak result of flip-flops of Modi govt:Cong
Rajnath takes a dig at Pakistan over SAARC meet
Rally creates awareness on organ donation
Rameshwaram: Chariot festival concludes with golden attire ceremony of deities
Ramps up selection on Crafted in India store
Ransomware hackers are targeting U.S. execs
Ray Bassil arrived at the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro as number one in the world in women's trap shooting. Ray tells CNN how she got there.
RBI Governor calls on Jaitley ahead of monetary policy
RBI reviewing its policy to promote cashless transaction: Govt
RBS's grand relaunch in danger of running aground
Reacting to the denial of diplomatic passport to Mr. Jaleel, BJP State president Kummanam Rajasekharan has said the Minister had applied “for a diplomatic passport knowing very well that he is ineligi...
Read more about A Guide to Catching Up on China’s Politics and Military
Reallocation of resources to testes may increase the insect’s chances of reproductive success – even when its hind leg sparring weapons have been lost
Rebirth and regeneration. That was the message behind a vibrant Opening Ceremony that heralded the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Rebirth and regeneration were the messages behind a spectacular Opening Ceremony to the 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Reds hit the road, demand special status
Redskins" Ricky Jean Francois is focusing on defense"s weakness to prepare for season
Redskins lacking star power?
Refugee Olympians
Regulator Sebi is maintaining a constant vigil to check any market manipulation by banned stock brokers, Parliament was informed..
Reliance Jio 4G services to be at substantially lower rates than rivals: RIL
Reliance Jio to Have 1 Million Recharge Outlets at Launch
Remembering the victims of the mass shooting at Oak Creek Gurdwara four years ago, the White House has said the US government is committed to protecting all places of worship.
Renault aims to produce over 1 lakh cars this year
Renee Zellweger wants the media to focus on more important things than her physical appearance and rumors about plastic surgery.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday evening sought to end a high-stakes impasse with several members of his party’s leadership by delivering a formal endorsement of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s reelection after refusing to do so days earlier.
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump today attacked his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton...
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump today attacked his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by calling her 'queen of corruption' and predicted "destruction of this country from within" if she is elected as the president.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has termed the media as "dishonest" for turning into a negative story his joke on ejecting a baby from one of his election rallies early this week.
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. on May 6, 2016
Rescue workers help an injured woman to get in a ambulance on July 15, 2016, after a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice.
Research backs theories on the first dynasty of Xia.
Researchers at the universities of Lisbon and Austin, Texas have engineered what they call 'a deep neural network for automated sarcasm detection'.
Researchers carrying out a small scale study on the mental health of prisoners in an Oregon prison believe they can keep inmates calm by reconnecting them with nature.
Researchers found traces of illegal discharge into the river at night
Researchers found traces of illegal discharge into the riverat night
Researchers from the University of California Santa Barbara and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology studied human kindness and cooperation in Bolivia.
Researchers have observed a number of incidents in which humpback whales in the Arctic interfere with the feeding of orcas, by protecting seals from harm (pictured main, seal circled red). The evidence indicates that rather than acting out of altruism because saving a fellow marine animal is the 'right thing to do', the altruistic act may happen unintentionally from the humpbacks' own self interest. Researchers believe it may be an act of dominance over the killer whales, stopping them feeding on seals (pictured inset).
Researchers say their discovery of a type of fire tornado they call a 'blue whirl' could lead to beneficial new approaches for reduced carbon emissions and improved oil spill cleanup.
Researchers show how easy it is to hack a Tesla car in Autopilot
Researchers take one step closer to touch-sensitive prosthetics
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday called on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and is believed to have discussed the macroeconomic situation ahead of his las....
Reshuffle done to ensure that every school has a teacher
Residents of Oak Creek, Indian- Americans,members of Sikhcommunity and lawmakers today remembered the victims of the tragic mass shooting by a white supremacist four years ago that claimed the lives of six Sikhs at a Gurdawra in the Wisconsin ...
Responding to a report published in these columns, the district administration has arranged the clearance of garbage, removal of bushes and catching of snakes on the hospital premises. About 50 sanita...
Responding to criticism that he asked for a crying baby to be removed from a Virginia rally earlier in the week, Donald Trump told supporters in Des Moines, Iowa, that he loves babies and the media spun the story.
Results from the CMS and ATLAS collaborations were due today, but a paper accidentally posted last night reveals the Large Hadron Collider is yet to find new particles
Results from the CMS and ATLAS collaborations were due today, but a paper accidentally posted last night reveals the Large Hadron Collider is yet to find new particles
Revenue fell 5.29 percent annually to NT$8.14 billion in the
Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said that all decisions of the GST Council will be based on consensus, and that some give and take was necessary between the Centre and the States on the rates.“The po...
Revenues for the group decreased 8 per cent for the Q1 of FY 2016-17 against Q1 of FY 2015-16
Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Richard Quest packs up the car and goes on a classic American road trip. Join him as he explores Yellowstone Park, Mount Rushmore, the varied landscape of the Badlands and Devils Tower. Business Traveller airs only on CNN. Check your local listing for show times.
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Ricky Ma Wai-kay. from Hong Kong, built a robot resembling Scarlett Johansson and now plans on helping others to build their own android by creating a 'handbook'.
Right after getting off the plane, sweat beads will start to gather on your forehead. That’s just Rio de Janeiro’s ever-present humidity saying “hello.”
RIMPAC Builds Relationships; Relationships Make Strong Partners
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Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Ends at Maracana Stadium
Rio All Set to Host World's Greatest Sporting Extravaganza
Rio brings its samba style to the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The 31st Olympics, the first to be held in South America and only the third to take place in the southern hemisphere, were formally opened on Friday with a colourful ...
Rio de Janeiro police arrest Moroccan boxer over sexual assault allegation ahead of Olympic fight
Rio deserves better than what it's gotten so far from these Olympics
Rio Games: Archer Atanu fifth in ranking round
Rio Games: Archer Atanu finishes fifth in ranking round
Rio Games Open With Brazilian Flair and a Sigh of Relief
Rio Games open with 'Samba' dance
Rio Games open with 'Samba', global warming taking centerstage
Rio Games open with ‘Samba’, global warming taking centerstage
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Rio Olympic Games 2016 Live Updates
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Rio Olympics 2016: All you need to know about the mega event
Rio Olympics 2016 Begin With Glittering Opening Ceremony
Rio Olympics 2016: Indians in action
Rio Olympics 2016: India's Women's Recurve Team Ranked No. 7 for Pre-Quarters
Rio Olympics 2016 is special in many aspects and for India, these games hold significance as India is fielding its biggest contingent at Rio.
Rio Olympics 2016 Opening Ceremony: Brazil Puts Up a Spectacle
Rio Olympics kicks off with celebration of Brazilian culture
Rio Olympics kicks off with glittery opening ceremony
Rio Olympics: Opening ceremony
Rio Olympics open with 'Samba' dance
Rio Olympics Open With 'Samba', Global Warming Taking Centrestage
Rio Olympics: Vijender Singh extends best wishes to Indian contingent
Rio opens today 31st Olympic Games
Rio police arrest Moroccan boxer on sex assault allegation
Rio police fire tear gas at protesters outside Maracana stadium ahead of Olympics
Rio: South Korean archer Kim Woo-jin sets first record
Rio: South Korean archer Kim Woo-jin sets first record
Rio Water-Sport Venues Are Teeming With Fecal Viruses
RIP 'Torrentz.eu': Website Bids the World a Sentimental Farewell
River Krishna in spate, wreaks havoc on North Karnataka
River rage
RJio impact: Airtel introduces unlimited voice-calling plans for postpaid
Road safety slows growth in developing nations
Rolls-Royce to tap more ultra rich in India
Ronaldo, Bale and Griezmann Vie for UEFA Award
Rouhani due in Baku for Iran, Azeri, Russia tripartite summit
Rowing: Men’s single sculls (heats 5): Dattu Bhokanal (5 p.m.).Shooting: Women’s 10m air rifle (qualification): Ayonika Paul, Apurvi Chandela (5 p.m.); Final: 7 p.m.Men’s 10m air pistol (qualification...
Rs 1.23 lakh crore of income tax refund pending
Ruckus at JD(S) meet, district president’s removal sought
Rudroneel Ghosh: Kokrajhar attack shows defanging militants in Assam is an unfinished project
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), a NAVRATNA Central Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Power, was incorporated on Ju...
Russia Has Developed New Fabric to Electronic Equipment Harder to Detect
Russia has its first win of the Olympics.
Russia Invites NATO to ‘Play Open’ in Baltics, but Only on Quid-Pro-Quo Basis
Russian Champion Tetyukhin Carries National Flag at Rio Opening Ceremony
Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko
Russia says Will Not Impose Solutions on Karabakh Conflict Sides
Russia’s Defense Ministry has offered NATO the chance to discuss terms for open interaction in the Baltic region to avoid any further security incidents in the area, but only on a quid-pro-quo basis.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin says the loans will be meant to help Iran develop two key energy-related projects. "Russia intends to grant two state loans to Iran to the amount of 2.2 billion ...
Ruveda Salam, who became the first Kashmiri woman to crack the Union Public Services Commission examination and joined the IPS cadre last year, on Friday criticised the Mehbooba Mufti government over...
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Sahitya Akademi winner Mahim Bora passes away
Sales at local department stores are expected to hit a new high of NT$330 billion (US$10.45 billion) this year, as many operators have intensified efforts to diversify their product portfolios to attract consumers, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.
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Sarbananda Sonowal Urges PM to Deal With Assam Floods as National Problem
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Saudi Arabia has set up a crisis management group to address difficulties being faced by thousands of laid-off Indian workers while a separate panel has been ap...
Saudi Arabia sets up crisis management to resolve Indians' woes
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Save our son from Pakistani prison, bring him home: Hamid Ansari's parents
Says CPI(M) can’t shout the UDF down when it points out the govt.’s failures
Says her social media experiment with hashtag #IWearHandloom has been a success
Says, the state did much better than the national average growth of about 7% during the period
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School children form Olympics rings at Don Bosco school in Agartala on Friday ahead of the mega...
School field trips to creationist Ark? Sink that idea right now
Scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee C.N.R. Rao will interact with pre-university students to orient them towards research in basic sciences in the Rang Mandir in Bidar on Saturday at 11 a.m.Prof. Rao...
Scientist hits back at JK Rowling over study into the female orgasm
Scientists at Harvard University say that the results could have modern-day implications that go beyond sports. For example the same tendency can be seen between women at work.
Scientists at Purdue University have discovered 930 genes that drive alcoholism. They reached this conclusion after decades of breeding alcohol-dependent rats, who drank profusely.
Scientists at the Open University and the University of Leicester used the Mars Curiosity rover to explore Yellowknife Bay in Gale Crater to find out how the veins formed.
Scientists discover light could exist in a previously unknown form
Scientists discover new form of light
Scientists found a new method to reduce the heating errors that have hindered quantum computing.
Scientist slams JK Rowling over her sarcastic response to research on the origins of the female orgasm
ScinoPharm, CVie team up on drug development
ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd (台灣神隆), which makes active pharmaceutical ingredients, yesterday announced that it would team up with Hong Kong-based CVie Therapeutics Ltd (CVie, 中生醫藥) in the company’s first new drug development project with an external partner for a heart failure treatment.
SC to hear together AAP govt's civil suit, appeal on statehood
Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc unveiled its first branded cargo airplane, one of 40 jetliners that are to make up the e-commerce giant’s own air transportation network as it takes more control of its delivery process.
Seattle-based Amazon is unveiling its first branded cargo plane at the annual Seafair Air Show, one of 40 jetliners that will make up Amazon's own air transportation network.
Sebi keeping constant vigil to check market manipulation: Govt
SEBI releases discussion paper for regulations on algo trading
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) meets with the Olympic Refugee Team at the Olympic
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participates in the Olympic Torch Relay
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participates in the Olympic Torch Relay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement between European, African Union Commission, to Multi-National Joint Task Force Initiative Combating Boko Haram
Section 30 of the Police Act and Section 144 are in force in view of Prime Minister’s visit to Komatibanda.
Section 30 of the Police Act and Section 144 in force in view of Prime Minister’s visit to Komatibanda
Security analyst Rich Mogull said that limiting participation would save Apple from dealing with a deluge of 'low-value' bug reports
Security firm: Suspected Chinese malware targets PH
Security forces kill 3 in Kashmir as fresh protests erupt
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Senior CPC official cheers leading Chinese experts, scientists
Senior ex-CIA official: Putin made Trump 'an unwitting agent' of Russia
Senior ministers suggest to nine BJP-ruled states to call special sessions
Senior police officers said the woman drove the boy to hospital before surrendering
Seniors are getting locked out of Social Security ... because they don't text
Sensex up over 350 points led by financials
Sergey Chemezov named the signing of the first export contract for the Su-35 as the main business event of the previous year
Several teams of NDRF and SDRF have been pressed into service in the flood-affected districts for rescue and relief works
Sewage treatment plant to be ready before pilgrim season
Shami Chakrabarti, a former director of UK-based human rights pressure group Liberty, oversaw Opposition Labour party's recent anti-semitism inquiry and was nominated by party leader Jeremy Corbyn for a peerage soon after. ]]
Shannen Doherty thanks husband for support amid cancer battle
Shares of Eveready Industries will remain in focus on Monday, as Goldman Sachs has exited from the company. According to bulk deal data on the BSE, Goldman Sachs India Fund sold its entire holding of...
Shenaz Treasuurywala has turned into a travel junkie and she is giving us serious travel goals with her Instagram posts. Here, we see her on a Jamaican beach. (iNSTAGRAM)
She was asked if she misrepresented FBI's conclusions in her two recent interviews.
Ships of the PLA Navy, which have completed the sea phase of RIMPAC 2016, all anchored at the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Aug 3, local time, marking the conclusion of sea phase of RIMPAC 2016 participated by the PLA Navy.
Shivamogga ZP passes motion on drought-affected status
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Shooter Jitu Rai Carries India's Medal Hopes on Day 1 of Olympics
Shooters aim to launch medal haul, Jitu opens Indian campaign
Shoot-to-kill order issued against narco-politicians in Philippines
Shopping malls are hot property in the Arab Gulf states, but Sophia Al-Maria doesn't exactly warm to them in her new video installation
S.H. Raza is perhaps the first Indian artist to have catalogue raisonne, an exhaustive documentation of his works
Sibling rivalry could drive Team GB's gold rush as six pairs of brothers and sisters make it to Rio Olympics
Sicilia Integra - ESD as a tool for socio-economic integration of migrants
Silicon Valley has long enjoyed a reputation for technological innovation, while times may have changed as industry insiders are currently seeing China as further ahead.
Silver futures down at Rs 47,557 per kg
Silver rates
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Since 1985 they have launched from Atlas IIAS, Ariane 4 and Commercial Titan III rockets, used
Singapore, a former British colony, is ultimately playing a reversed role in the history of Euro-Asian relations. Now its investments could contribute to underpin the struggling European countries that had forged those political and economic ties centuries ago Temasek Holdings,…
Singapore forms bureau to investigate air, marine accidents
Singers Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are reportedly planning to get married.
Singer Zayn Malik has covered up the tattoo of his former girlfriend Perrie Edwards.
Sirens blaring, an ambulance peels out of the parking bay of a firehouse in southern Rio de Janeiro -- our car in hot pursuit.
Situation has improved in Kashmir, Home Ministry tells SC
Six Indonesian militants, including an ISIS fighter, were arrested today for plotting a missile attack at Singapore’s Marina Bay, Indonesian police said.The men, aged between 19 and 46, were arrested ...
Six suspects were arrested in a raid Friday morning on Batam, an Indonesian island near Singapore, police said.
Sizing up the Olympics: The scale of the courts and equipment in Rio
Sleuths of the Central Crime Branch have arrested a 20-year-old college dropout from Bihar, who used to dupe unemployed youth by promising them jobs in reputed companies in Bengaluru.The accused Prem...
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Small initiatives that B. Nagaraj took every morning for the last few years on East T.V. Samy Road has taken him today to New Delhi. The Union Government’s Ministry of Urban Development will felicitat...
SML Isuzu board approves Punjab plant capacity expansion
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s new defense minister of recklessly misrepresenting history after she declined to say whether Japanese troops massacred civilians in China during World War Two. Tomomi Inada, a 57-year old lawmaker known for her&#8230
Social activist Piyush Manush on Friday re-submitted the complaint with the Judicial Magistrate No. III A. Shanmuga Priya demanding a CB-CID probe into the alleged torture meted out to him when he was...
Social activist re-submits complaint in court
Social media has a big problem with racist and misogynistic harassment and human intervention isn"t working. Time to bring in the bots
So far, the biggest complaint has been against Reliance General Insurance, which was fined ₹20 lakh: Minister of State for Finance Santosh Gangwar
Solid job market gains are nudging us towards full employment
Some clauses in GST Bill depart from Committee decision, says Kerala Finance Minister
Son of former CAR president arrested in Bangui
Son of former CAR president arrested in Bangui" Son of former CAR president arrested in Bangui
Sonowal sought Modi's help in strengthening the embankments as "a strong network of embankments and dykes" were prerequisites for the state's economy to flourish.
Sorry, Folks. The LHC Didn"t Find a New Particle After All
South Canara District Central Cooperative Bank president M.N. Rajendra Kumar on Thursday said that the late Molahalli Shiva Rao, who founded the bank, had been a doyen of the cooperative movement.He w...
South Korean Kim Woo-jin scored 700 in the 72-arrow ranking round to set the first world record of the Rio Olympics. In London 2012, another South Korean, Im Dong-Hyun, had set the previous record by scoring 699. The ranking round ...
South Sudan accepted the deployment of a regional intervention force after escalating violence put a fragile peace deal in danger, the head of the East African bloc IGAD said.
South Sudan refugees see Olympic participation as sign of hope
South Sudan: UNICEF sounds alarm on "catastrophic" food insecurity in country
South Sudan: UNICEF sounds alarm on ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in country
Soviet Union researchers captured the harrowing footage of the flattened Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki around a month after the US bombings took place in August 1945. The black-and-white video, which is around five minutes in length, was presented to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in June this year by the chairman of the Russian State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin. It is the first time the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have obtained footage of the aftermaths captured by the Soviet Union.
Soweto, South Africa—A disabled woman casts her vote at a polling station August 3. South Africa's ANC was on track for its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid on Friday as voters vented anger about high unemployment and corruption in municipal elections that herald a sea change in politics and society. The African National Congress has ruled virtually unopposed since it ended white-minority rule in 1994 with Nelson Mandela at its helm, but has lost support - particularly in cities - among voters who feel their lives have not improved and accuse President Jacob Zuma of mismanaging the economy.
S&P 500 hit a record intra-day high with financials, which benefit form rising interest rates, leading gains
Space Station Scientists, Astronauts to Visit Philly; Available for Interviews
SpaceX is lining up its next two missions, with Falcon 9 hardware currently in pre-launch preparations for launch. In Florida, the Falcon 9 tasked with the JCSAT-16 launch is preparing for a Static Fire test on August 10, while at SpaceX"s test center in Texas, the Amos-6 first stage has been static fired on the test stand ahead of shipping to the Cape.
Special kids who just want an ordinary school life
Spectacular Costumes From Past Olympics Opening Ceremonies
Sports authorities say they will soon start testing athletes for genetic enhancements. But gene doping is going to be impossible to detect, and it is counterproductive to outlaw it
Spot pepper prices continued to stay steady on limited activities as direct despatches from the primary markets by rail were covering the good internal demand, market sources told BusinessLine. Conse...
Spot turmeric prices at Erode markets increased today despite heavy arrival. “More than 1,200 bags of local hybrid varieties arrived for sale and 70 per cent were sold,” said RKV Ravishankar, Presid...
Sprite Ad Campaign Criticized For Overtly Sexist Tone
Srijan Pal Singh tells R.KRITHIKA that he hopes to fulfil the dreams Dr. Abdul Kalam had for the nation
Sri Lankan Naval personnel rescued three fishermen of Kottaipattinam who were stranded the mid-sea following a snag in their engine on Friday.The fishermen, V. Murugesan (45), C. Balasundaram (55) and...
Sri Lankan Navy rescues three fishermen
Stalin questions govt. on drinking water scheme
Standing crops in around 500 acres of land in several villages of Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district were damaged after the Krishna waters entered agricultural fields following heavy discharge from th...
State Council’s series of policies on manufacturing, consumer goods
State-run banks outperformed their privately run counterparts amid worsening macroeconomic conditions in the first half of the year, and their margins are expected to remain resilient going forward, CIMB Securities Ltd said in a research note.
Statistics reveal China’s all together 146 high-tech innovation zones contributed to 12 percent of the national GDP.
SteamVR Tracking license will allow developers to use 3D tracking elements of the Vive headset, to integrate in their own hardware
Steel Strips Wheels bags export orders from US-based Elio Motors
Steel Strips Wheels has bagged export orders from Elio Motors in Shreveport, Louisiana, US. The orders would be executed from SSWL’s Chennai plant, the company said in a notification to the exchanges ...
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Steven Woolfe being investigated for electoral fraud over drink drive conviction
Stiglitz quits an advisory panel to Panama's government set up after Panama Papers scandal
Strip prime ministers of the right to give honours to their friends, says ex-mandarin who ran honours system under David Cameron
Strong: U.S. economy adds 255,000 jobs in July
Strong U.S. employment report brightens economic outlook
Students and people from various walks of life participated in a rally to create awareness on organ donation in the city on Friday.The rally was conducted by the Manipal Hospital Salem in association ...
Studies are providing basic new understanding about 'heat shock proteins,' also called'chaperone proteins.' Researchers presented data that show how heat shock proteins break apart protein complexes.
Studying or working miles from home, Kashmiris in Delhi say they are at the receiving end of hostility and suspicion from fellow Indians
Suburban train services on Western Railway, Central Railway and Harbour Line ran 15-30 minutes late
Sugar prices ruled flat on Friday on back of normal demand and supply. On the Vashi market, due to heavy rains brokers and retailers stayed away from fresh buys resulting in lower local dispatches. ...
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Sunil Grover leaves audience in splits with his act in the Mohenjo Daro special episode
Superintendent of the prison Masoodur Rehman confirmed the incidents but insisted they’re of minor nature and that such incidents did happen in prisons, the Dawn reported on Thursday.
supersonic missiles, main battle tank 'Arjun' among others was organized at Parliament Pre...
Support for the only black volunteer firefighter in an upstate New York town continues to pour in after he lost his home to suspected arson within days of receiving a letter containing racial slurs.
Supreme Court to hear together AAP govt's civil suit, appeal on statehood
Surender Kumar, DCP (South-West), said the woman driver...
Surge in apple prices & imports, after huge crop loss
Suvarna Krishi Grama Yojane launched
Suzlon Energy Ltd's shares rose as much as 8.3 per cent after the company's chairman said Suzlon would exit debt restructuring by March 2017.
Syrian rebels storm Aleppo artillery base, army says attack repelled
Syrians stranded at a sealed border with Jordan have received life-saving food and other supplies from the United Nations in a unique operation that saw aid hoisted by crane and monitored by drones across the closed frontier.
Syria Regime Drafts Prisoners, Teachers to Bolster Depleted Army
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Taipower president takes over as chairman
Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) president Chu Wen-chen (朱文成) yesterday formally took over the company’s chairmanship from his predecessor, Hwang Jung-chiou (黃重球), as the state-run utility faces multiple challenges.
Taiwan's VP to attend Dominican Republic's presidential inauguration
Takata Q1 profit slides after $35m special loss over air bag lawsuits
Take a loot at our exclusive Rio poster!
Takehiko Nakao re-elected as ADB President
Taking Tamil ebooks to the world - for free
Taking weak cues from overseas markets, silver prices fell 0.25 per cent to Rs 47,557 per kg at the futures trading today, as participants cut down their bets.
Talent-spotting and training are receiving urgent attention from sports administrators
Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes running -- this time with the Olympic torch.
Talon spells agenda for continent as African governors caucus kicks off in Benin
Talon spells agenda for continent as African governors caucus kicks off in Benin" Talon spells agenda for continent as African governors caucus kicks off in Benin
Tamil Nadu State Minority Commission Chairman M. Prakash will visit Theni district and meet heads of minority communities and representatives of various minority organisations and discuss about implem...
Tanzania and Mozambique battle for investors on natural gas reserves
TASMAC employees stage protest
Tata Chemicals has reported 32 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at `279 crore (`211 crore) on the back of higher realisation and lower operational cost.
Tata Chem net up 32% on lower cost
Tata Coffee, Amara Raja results on Saturday
Tata Projects, Chinese firm bag project to rejuvenate Rajasthan river
Tata Projects Ltd and Shanghai Urban Construction Group have joined hands to rejuvenate the Dravyawati River in Rajasthan. The 47-km-long river is located between Jaisalya village on the foothills...
Tata Sons’ Harish Bhat speaks about the ‘four Ps’ at 7th Indian Management Conclave at IIM-A
Taxi drivers must up game
Team GB athletes ban Brazilian cleaners from rooms at Olympic Village after series of thefts
Technology: Apple Music comes to Korea before Spotify
Technology: Apple Music comes to Korea before Spotify
Telangana: 5,000 cops drafted in for PM Modi's security during his visit to the state
Telecom companies wary of Trai move to review IUC charges
Telemedicine start-up iCliniq to raise funds for technology development
Temporary halt for train at Karwar
Ten athletes will march in the Opening Ceremonies as the Olympic Refugee Team.
Tendering an apology, CM Devendra Fadnavis said, "the government had no intention of showing any disrespect to the Legislative Council. Also, there was no constitutional deadlock (on the issue)."
Tennis ace Leander Paes has termed the reports that he had refused to share a room at the Olympic Games Village here with his doubles partner Rohan Bopanna as "false" and said that his timing of arrival at Rio was according to plans and known to the ...
Ten police officials were suspended in Bihar on Friday for failing to impose the stringent new excise and prohibition law effectively. The suspended police officials will also not be given field post...
Tension flared at the end of a protest against the Olympic Games on Friday evening.
Terrorist for one nation can't be martyr for another: Rajnath
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Terror Threat Looms in Rio
Tesla, led by entrepreneur Elon Musk, said it was still on track to deliver about 50,000 new Model S and Model X vehicles during the second half of 2016
Tesla Motors discloses $1.1 billion in third-quarter cash needs
Tesla posts 13th straight quarterly loss, but says on track for future deliveries
Tesla's Autopilot can be HACKED: Experts reveal how easy it is to sabotage the feature on a Model S
Tesla's Model 3 production line will be an 'alien dreadnought': Elon Musk reveals humans will be banned as they will slow progress to 'people speed'
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah for reposing faith in him, state party chief Vijay Rupani, who was appointed as the new Gujarat Chief Minister, asserted that his team is fully committed to ...
Thank PM Modi, Amit Shah for reposing faith in me: Vijay Rupani
The 11-year-old who made national headlines this week for questioning Mike Pence about Donald Trump's rhetoric said on Friday that he "wasn't trying to be hostile" and emphasized his support for the Republican presidential nominee.
The 2017 DB11 sees Aston Martin finally stepping into the 21st century
The 31st Olympiad will begin in Brazil on Saturday with action from sporting venues across the country after the a glittering opening ceremony declared the games 'open'. With the first Olympics being held in the South American country, Brazil gave a great account of itself in a colourful and vibrant affair. More than 10, 000 athletes are participating in the Games. India is sending its largest ever contingent to the Olympics with 119 athletes. India will be eager to improve on its medal tally of six from the London Olympics. The opening ceremony saw Abhinav Bindra play role of flag bearer for India in what are his final Olympics. The archers, men's hockey team, wrestlers and tennis players stayed away owing to packed schedule.
The 31st Olympics, the first to be held in South America and only the third to take place in the southern hemisphere, formally opened on Friday with a colourful ceremony, dedicated to history and the Earth and depicting Brazil's vibrantly diverse ...
The 31st Olympics, the first to be held in South America and only the third to take place in the southern hemisphere, were due to formally open on Friday with a colourful ceremony, dedicated to history and the planet Earth, at the Macarana stadium ...
The 31st Olympics, the first to be held in South America, formally opened on Friday with a sparkling ceremony drawn from Brazil's vibrantly diverse culture and dedicated to its history and the environment and followed by a colourful procession of ...
The advisor wrote about the state of 'medical emergency' in J&K that has developed as a result of 'Indian brutalities against unarmed and defenseless civilians'
The agency stated Rajan got Dey killed because he was writing two books ‘Zero Dial’ and ‘khallas’ that were showing Rajan in a bad light.
The All India Plantation Workers Federation has expressed its support to the one-day nationwide strike on September 2 to protest against the unilateral amendments in labour laws and said that all the ...
The Amount of Work Time Wasted During the Rio Olympics Will Be Staggering
The ancient Charode Palace with its mysterious subterranean passage was once as important as the palaces in Eraniel and Padmanabhapuram
The ancient Chinese legend passed down through generations could be based on a catastrophic Yellow river flood that we now know happened 4000 years ago
The ancient watch tower (stone mantap) atop Chamundi Hills will soon be fully restored, with the district administration reaching out to the Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums to do so. A...
The Andhra Pradesh Cloud initiative was formally launched here on Friday by State IT Minister P Raghunadha Reddy and two other ministers - Ayyanna Patrudu and K Mrinalini - at Andhra University engin...
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of tenure of Dr. Sekhar Basu, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission for a period of one year beyond 19.09.2016 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The Association for Democratic Reforms report says 113 ministers from State Assemblies have declared serious criminal cases, including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, and crime against women.
The athletes have arrived, the venues are ready and expectation is palpable as the sporting world awaits the commencement of the 31st Olympic Games, the first ever Olympiad to be staged in South America.
The AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) clinics, which were inaugurated on July 27 at Railway Hospital, are functioning from the first floor of the new out-patient de...
The bad guys of "Suicide Squad" are looking to save the world this weekend, and not just in a narrative sense, but also in many ways literally for Warner Bros.
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has assured people who lost allotted plots in Arkavathy Layout due to de-notification that at least 800 alternative sites will be allotted by September-end.B...
The Bank of England’s stimulus plan lifted British equities to one-year highs on Friday, while world stocks inched up and sterling recouped some of its losses after tumbling to a one-week low.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that Akhilesh Yadav is one of the unsuccessful Chief Minsters of Uttar Pradesh, adding that under his leadership law and order has failed miserably in the state.Commenting on the deplorable state of ...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the oath taking ceremony of Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively, will take place on Sunday at Mahatma Mandi here.BJP leader Bharat Pandey told ANI that ...
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The board's counsel had said, "In India, we are still following the battery caging system -- small wire cages -- for housing egg-laying hens," which was abandoned by the European Union long back.
The Board of Directors of Credit Analysis and Research Ltd (CARE Ratings) has appointed Rajesh Mokashi as the Managing Director & CEO of the company, subject to approval at the ensuing Annual Gen...
The board of directors of SML Isuzu has approved a proposal to invest ₹30 crore to expand capacity of its Punjab plant to 24,000 vehicles a year from 18,000 units now. In a notification to the exchang...
The boy's body bore injury marks due to sever caning and a medical examination was done, he said.
The brutal murder of Pakistani model and social media star Qandeel Baloch drew so much international
The brutal murder of Pakistani model and social media star Qandeel Baloch drew so much international attention that Islamabad is finally taking steps to prevent such “honor killings” by removing legal loopholes which help culprits to escape punishment or receive…
The bureau will be independent of and separate from any judicial or regulatory proceedings
The centre has accepted the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission to enhance the Ex-gratia Lumpsum Compensation from Rs. 20 to Rs. 45 lakh in the event of death occurring in enemy action in war or...
The Centre has decided to extend the last date to August 10 for enrolling in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, aimed at enabling farmers to avail insurance cover against crop loss due to natural cala...
The Centre on Friday dismissed speculation about differences in perception within the government on the purported blackout ...
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The city is the most budget-friendly in the country, followed by Jaipur
The club said that his foreign policy would wreak havoc on the established world order
The Coimbatore Corporation is in so much financial distress that it owes contractors around Rs. 90 crore. Sources familiar with the civic body’s financial position say that the civic body had cleared ...
The Command and Control Centre is located seven kilometers south-west of the launch pad, providing flight and safety control during launch rehearsal and launch.
The company matches software solutions from both large and second tier vendors with the needs of small companies while taking into account their budgetary constraints
The company reported 56% growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 62 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016
The Comptroller and Auditor General has found that delays in implementing renovation and modernisation of its power plants has had a financial impact of ₹ 1,911.16 crore for NTPC Ltd. In a report tabl...
The conservation of the mangrove ecosystem celebrated in Jakarta
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The consumer price index (CPI) increased to 1.23 percent last month from a year earlier, as food costs picked up in the wake of Typhoon Nepartak and travel became more expensive in the summer, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics said yesterday.
'The consumption of adulterated milk and adulterated milk products is hazardous to human health,' the bench, also comprising Justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit, said
The corporation is joining hands with the Regional Science Centre and Planetarium to improve science education in city schools.The new project is expected to help students of government and aided scho...
The court, while issuing a slew of guidelines to curb milk adulteration, said infants are 'traditionally' fed milk and hence, stringent steps are needed
The crew of a Pakistani helicopter that crashed in a lawless region of Afghanistan is being held by insurgents, an Afghan official and a Pakistani Taliban commander said today.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday took over the investigation of the case booked against former Minister K.J. George and IPS offices A.M. Prasad and Pronab Mohanty for allegedly ...
The Culture Ministry has been tasked with holding of various events for six to seven days on Rajpath. A special song for the occasion will also be released.
The CZ-3B features enlarged launch propellant tanks, improved computer systems, a larger 4.2 meter diameter payload fairing and the addition of four strap-on boosters in the core stage that provide additional help during the first phase of the launch.
The CZ-3B launch pad is located at 28.25 deg. N – 102.02 deg. E and at an elevation of 1,825 meters.
The death of a medical representatives has triggered a discussion on promotional practices, targets and, perhaps, the need for counselling the reps
The decision was taken here on Friday at the BJP Legislature Party meeting. It was chaired by national president Amit Shah, with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and party leader Saroj Pandey as observers.
The Delhi government on Friday said that it would announce a “big” hike in minimum wages on the 70th year of India Independence on August 15.Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Delhi Labour ...
The Delhi High Court may be technically correct and might have rightly interpreted the law as far as saying that the Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head in Delhi (“Blow to AAP as HC says L...
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to interfere with the ban on telecast of BBC documentary India’s Daughter on the December 16 gang rape, saying the issue was pending before the trial court which...
The Delhi High court said since the matter is pending before the competent court of law and more particularly the investigation is still in progress, the interference by this court is not warranted.
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has sought feedback from all stakeholders, including industry, to further improve ‘ease of doing business’ in the country.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has told stakeholders, including industry bodies, to submit their inputs on further improving ease of doing business in India.“We need constan...
The differences between men's and women's events at the Olympics
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has extended the minimum import price (MIP) on 66 steel products till October 4. The MIP ranges between $341-752 per tonne.
The Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, is obliged to debate any petition that gets 100,000 signatures
The Dutch Cemetery in Fort Kochi is as an important legacy of the historical vicissitudes of our colonial past
The Edinburgh-based Harry Potter writer is locked in a battle of words with scientists from Yale University and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
The editorial “Work in progress” (August 5) shows that passing of the GST Bill in the Rajya Sabha is a triumph of the collective will to put nation above party interests. The Bill has many advantages...
The efforts of two individuals from either side of the India-Pakistan border have helped in creating the first museum brochure in Braille
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The entire neighbourhood of New Street and Atlas Gym where Sathish had his early training are excited about his participation in the Olympics.
The entire stretch from Begumpet airport to L.B. Stadium would turn a fortress on Sunday afternoon minutes before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival to participate in a BJP meeting at the stadium...
The Erdogan government’s claim that Fethullah Gulen masterminded last month’s coup attempt are “crazy allegations,” said defense attorney Reid Weingarten.
The event, known as the Cyber Grand Challenge, concluded Thursday evening in a Las Vegas convention centre ballroom after a digital battle among software programs.
The event marks two years of MyGov, the government's citizen engagement platform
The FDA says the first US trial of GM mosquitoes for preventing diseases like Zika can go ahead but final approval depends on the result of a referendum in November
The FDA says the first US trial of GM mosquitoes for preventing diseases like Zika can go ahead but final approval depends on the result of a referendum in November
The Finance Minister had announced in his Budget Speech for 2016-17 the Government’s intention to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (RBI Act) to provide for a statutory and institutionalised framework for a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The Preamble in the RBI Act, as amended by the Finance Act, 2016, now provides that the primary objective of the m
The first launch from Xichang took place at 12:25UTC on January 29, 1984, when the Chang Zheng-3 (Y-1) was launched the Shiyan Weixing (14670 1984-008A) communications satellite into orbit.
The first podium places of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be decided in shooting, swimming and cycling, as many other sports get underway Saturday.
The first pro-independence rally in Hong Kong history took place Friday in the shadow of the city's main government complex, with at least a thousand people braving the subtropical humidity for the small but politically momentous, and peaceful, gathering
The flight attendant also claimed that Faisal tried to hide his cell phone and that she had heard the couple use the word 'Allah'.]]
The follow-on mission with JCSAT-16 will be a near-repeat of the May mission, with the SSL-1300 spacecraft again sporting twenty-six C-band and 18 Ku-band transponders and heading to GTO.
The Force Gurkha RFC India, held last week in Goa and considered the toughest off-road motorsport race in the country, was won for the very first time by an Indian duo
The forest cover in over 1.8 lakh hectares diminished due to deforestation in various parts of Karimnagar district, said Minister for Forests Jogu Ramanna. Participating in the plantation of two lakh...
The former Olympic figure skaters are making their new jobs as commentators look fierce.
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The Games open after weeks of protests and problems in Rio.
The GOAT, Lightning Bolt and a World No. 1 desperate to strike gold
The golden gun of notorious Nazi Hermann G\F6ring is up for auction.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a “hugely beneficial reform” which will cut both transaction costs and double taxation and its long-term benefits far outweigh the likely short-term impact such as...
The Government district headquarters hospital which was upgraded as Medical College hospital four years ago has emerged as a premier hospital with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa inaugurating a new buildi...
The Government issued a monetary policy framework agreement with the Reserve Bank fixing inflation target at 4 per cent with upper tolerance level of 6 per cent and lower limit of 2 per cent.
The government is to promote its Beidou Navigation Satellite System as the standard configuration for vehicle navigation
The Government of India is extremely concerned about the old age income security of the working poor.
The green panel also hauled up the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Agra Development Authority and Agra Nagar Nigam for not ensuring cleanliness.
The GST Bill, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on August 8 for which the BJP has issued a whip to its members in the Lower House to ensure its...
The Gujarat high court has quashed 10 percent reservation quota for the economically backward classes (EBCs).
The health agency wants to end its ban on research into the controversial practice that yields “chimera” organisms.
The High Court on Friday directed authorities to maintain status quo with regard to the compound wall, which was allegedly built blocking a road linking Haraluru through Somasundarapalya by the Sobha ...
The High Court on Friday ordered issue of notice to the State government on petitions challenging the State’s communication asking civic authorities in the city to ensure that buffer zones from the pe...
The Hindu In School I-Day competition
The Hindu InSchool Independence Day contest
The Hindu In School will organise Chess Competition-2016 at P.B. Siddhartha Arts & Science College auditorium at Mogulrajpuram on Saturday.
The Hindu inter-school chess tourney today
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has taken up work on conservation of an ancient temple dedicated to Sri Abathsahayeswarar at Thukkasi, an interior village located amid fields ...
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has taken up work on conservation of an ancient temple dedicated to Sri Abathsahayeswarar at Thukkasi, an interior village located amid fields...
The human rights model of disability perceives disability as an inherent human condition. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 has endorsed the inherent dignity to perso...
The iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris has been evacuated, according to reports on social media. Visitors have been posting pictures online of police cordoning off the entrance area.
The idea of a National Defence University was first conceived in 1967. It was later recommended by Kargil Review Committee and Group of Ministers in 2000. Land for setting up of the Defence University was acquired at Manesar in Dist Gurgaon in September 2012.
The idea of a portal to watch illegal deposit schemes is good, but it needs to be taken to the people to be effective
The Imperial College team say the coupled light and electron would have properties that could lead to circuits that work with packages of light - photons - instead of electrons.
The increasingly tense situation on the frontline between government forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine has resulted in a spike in civilian casualties, according to new figures released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Indian boxers will have it tough if they are to follow up on the Olympic medals won by Vijender Singh and Mary Kom in the last two editions.For a start, there are only three Indian boxers who hav...
The Indian School of Business (ISB) will be conducting a three-day executive education programme for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professionals to help them manage CSR investments more effec...
The Indian Space Research Organisation has commissioned what is touted to be South India's first C-Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar (C-DWR) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) here.
The internal struggle between America's party of war, represented by "supreme hawk" Hillary Clinton, and its opponents is going on in Washington. The US "party of peace" is seeking a détente with Russia to de-escalate tensions and resolve regional crises.
The International Business Council (IBC), New Delhi, has presented the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award to Montessori Educational Institutions founder and correspondent V. Koteswaramma.The award was pres...
The investigation examined whether Gianni Infantino had violated FIFA"s code of ethics when he accepted private flights paid for by sports officials and World Cup organizers in Russia and Qatar.
The investigation was handed over to the CBI which after three years of fruitless probe, closed the case in August 2007]]
The Japanese automaker wants to sell its 51 per cent stake in Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) went on a day-long strike on Friday against the suspension of Associate Professor Ashish Agnihotri over financial irregularities. Highlig...
The JCSAT-16 spacecraft will be operated by Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation. The Japanese telecommunications behemoth formed through mergers and acquisitions that have amalgamated almost every Japanese commercial operator except B-SAT.
The Kerala High Court on Friday declined to stall the proceedings initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement for attaching the properties of lottery agent Santiago Martin in connection with the char...
The last two reporters working on Fleet Street filed their final stories today, ending more than 300 years of journalism on the London thoroughfare synonymous with Britain's newspaper industry.
The leader of an Islamic State affiliated group in Egypt's restive Sinai province and 45 other militants have been killed in an army operation.
The left and right embankments of the Addanki Branch Canal (ABC) of the Nagarjunasagar project developed breaches at Komminenivaripalem, near Ballikurava in Prakasam district on Friday.
The Madras High Court on Friday directed the city police to file a status report on the implementation of the its direction banning fish carts fitted with motors in the city.The First Bench of Chief J...
The Mahad bridge collapse tragedy is turning out to be huge one with 17 bodies having been recovered from Savitri river so far during search operations.
The major benefit of the increase in the price of subsidised LPG cylinders will accrue to the central government while public sector oil marketing companies will benefit marginally, the rating agency ...
The Malpe Youth Organisation will be raising funds for soldiers who either died or were injured on the border in exchange of fire, through Huli Vesha dance performances during the Krishna Janmashtami...
The man accused of killing an American woman and wounding five other people in a London knife attack has been charged with murder, London's Metropolitan Police said Friday.
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The meeting took place in the backdrop of the government on Friday notifying 4 per cent inflation target for the next five years, based on which the new interest rate setting panel would take its monetary policy decisions going forward.
The members of Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Disabled and Caregivers (TARATDAC) staged a demonstration on Friday demanding implementation of Government Order No. 27 that relaxe...
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) was the growth engine of the State and the promised policy by the government would soon be in place, said Additional Commissioner (Industries and Commerc...
The minister landed in a soup after his alleged jibes at Muslims and Christians at a Nair Service Society (NSS) meeting — an organisation of the forward Hindu Nair community — were condemned. ]]
The Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation and Rural Development, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, today, addressed
The Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste addressing at the launch of the “MAA- Mother’s Absolute Affection” a nationwide programme to promote breastfeeding, in New Delhi on August 05, 2016.
The Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel addressing at the launch of the “MAA- Mother’s Absolute Affection” a nationwide programme to promote breastfeeding, in New Delhi on August 05, 2016.
The moment 12-year-old Ian Thayer asked his mom to go outside for Pokemon hunting, Stephanie Barnhill was struck with wonder and excitement.
The monuments to Donald Trump"s charitable giving: A chair. A bench. And now….another chair.
The move of the Centre to privatise the Salem Steel Plant (SSP) is shocking and the State Government should oppose the same tooth and nail, said Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Va...
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised ₹5,000 crore from retirement fund body, EPFO, NHAI sources told BusinessLine.
The nation’s foreign exchange reserves totaled US$434.087 billion last month, an increase of US$535 million from June, the central bank said yesterday. The bank attributed the increase to a successful management strategy, even though the depreciation of the euro and other
The Navy will ditch the unpopular, blue camouflage uniforms that have been called blueberries or aquaflage, in favor of green camouflage.
The new defense minister and Tokyo mayor are both bad news for Korea Déjà vu. That Maggie Thatcher moment, all over again. You know how it is. In case you don’t, I’ll tell you. It’s 1979. As a male sociologist…
The new national energy policy, likely to be finalised over the next ten weeks, also factors in concerns about the air quality in the country that has triggered judicial interventions such as the ban ...
The next round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations is being held in Vietnam between August 15 and 19. RCEP is a regional trade agreement being negotiated between the 10...
The official announcement will be made by BJP legislative party in the evening
The Olympic Games began Friday with a cool opening ceremony that included samba, lasers, the country's famous supermodel and plenty of dancing.
The Olympic Opening Ceremony 2016 kicked off in Rio with a stunning celebration of Brazilian culture.
The Opening Ceremonies kick off the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
The Opposition today termed the BJP-led Maharashtra government as insensitive and said it had failed on all fronts during the monsoon session of the state legislature which concluded today.
The Orlando medical examiner's office also released reports on more than two dozen of the victims and said more autopsy reports would be released next week.
The Palestinian Prisoners Club said in a statement that 80 prisoners stopped eating on Friday, joining 325 who have been fasting for the past two days
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee on Friday, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games opening ceremony, said the French capital promises to host a spectacular and engaging Games.
The parks are to be set up under the Logistics Efficiency Enhancement Programme (LEEP) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for an integrated goods and services tax, is undoubtedly a watershed moment in the economic history of India. However...
The Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today claimed that Vijay Rupani, who has been chosen to replace Anandiben Patel as Gujarat Chief Minister, was a loyalist of Amit Shah and that all the work in the state will now be carried out on the ...
The Philippine central bank today imposed a 1 billion peso (USD 21 million) fine, its largest ever, on a local commercial bank which became embroiled in the laundering of USD 81 million stolen by hackers from a US Federal Reserve account belonging ...
The police have arrested six persons, including two women and a local magazine owner, from different parts of the city on charges of reportedly operating and selling the banned “single digit” lottery.
The portal will provide e-services of various kinds, tender information, contacts of state departments and their officials
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee interacting with Probationers of Indian Forest Service (2015 batch) from Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 5, 2016.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee with Probationers of Indian Forest Service (2015 batch) from Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 5, 2016.
The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said that it was important not to deprive the chance for the Russian athletes to prove their innocence despite the damaging McLa...
The President said it was the responsibility of the probationers to preserve and protect forests and conserve the depleting resources.
The president’s appearance before reporters followed an hours-long meeting with military leaders at the Pentagon on the fight against IS group.
‘The Prime Minister is in favour of considering all demands,including SCS’.
The Prime Minister reportedly told Chandrababu Naidu that his government would ensure "justice" for the residual State of Andhra Pradesh.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed sadness and strongly condemned the attack in Kokrajhar, Assam.
The protest was the latest unwelcome distraction for Brazilian authorities and Olympic organizers ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.
The Queensland Supreme Court will on Friday review Indian minining giant Adani’s controversy—hit 21.7 billion dollar Carmichael coal mine project in Australia after a green group challenged the state...
The Rayalaseema Rashtra Samiti (RRS) on Friday said that both the Congress and the BJP-TDP combine cheated the people over the issue of Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh after coming to ...
The REAL reason we get road rage: Experts reveal why normal people become aggressive behind the wheel
There is a stone monument from the Qing Dynasty in Nantou’s Jiji Township (集集) inscribed with the phrase “Enlightening the savage.”
There’s an action sequence in Jason Bourne that is a thing of such cinematic beauty that nothing the director Paul Greengrass could have shown later on would have made me regret watching the film. In...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in its quarterly statement yesterday predicted annual growth of 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent through
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a website (sachet.rbi.org.in) to curb illegal and unauthorised pooling of funds by unscrupulous firms.
The results remained too close to call in the country’s largest city, Johannesburg.
There was a report of an unexpected water hazard in Rio.
The Rio 2016 Olympics kick off in style with the opening ceremony at the iconic Maracana stadium. Let the Games begin...
The Rio Olympics
The Rio Olympics organisers have launched a mobile app that allows fans to follow the competition results and check out the details of their favourite disciplines in real time -- at the touch of a button.]]
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The rocket is capable of launching a 11,200 kg satellite to a low Earth orbit or a 5,100 kg cargo to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The rocket structure also combines all sub-systems together and is composed of four strap-on boosters, a first stage, a second stage, a third stage and payload fairing.
The ruling African National Congress has suffered its worst electoral result since the end of apartheid, ushering in a new era of coalition politics and raising the prospect of a truncated second term for President Jacob Zuma.
The rupee depreciation and increase in raw materials cost have impacted our overall costs, the company said.
The rupee strengthened further by 14 paise to end at 66.77 against the US currency on the back of sustained dollar selling by exporters amid weak overseas tone.
The rupee was trading strong at 66.77 in the evening session on increased dollar selling by banks and exporters. According to forex dealers, besides strong foreign fund inflows, weakness of the do...
The Satanic Temple Is Asking Schools for Permission to Hold "Satan Clubs" After Class
The satellite mobile communication system application subsystem was developed by Henan Communication Technology Co., Ltd., Xinxiang.
The search for the remains of the two buses and private vehicles swept away in Mahad has slowed down because of adverse weather conditions coupled with high currents in the Savitri river, a senior ND...
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The secret of Sharknado's success: Researchers say people who love trashy movies 'enjoy deviation from mainstream media'
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) maintains a cons...
These projects are coming up at Guindy, a central bus...
The seva is performed inside the famous hill temple of Lord Venkateswara for the month of October.
“The siege of Aleppo means a real risk that a new and terrible chapter of the Syrian tragedy is about to commence,” says Foreign Minister Steinmeier.
The six, including an IS fighter, had planned to launch a rocket from Batam to Marina Bay.
The Southern Railway will not be cancelling the Mass Rapid Transit System services between Velachery and Chennai Beach on Sunday. The Southern Railway had earlier announced that 25 services on both di...
The spirit of St Louis? Mysterious light appears over the city's Gateway Arch and EVERYONE is puzzled
The State associations are not sure whether to follow their respective constitutions, or go by the recommendations of the Lodha Committee.
The State Council issued a circular on Aug 5, giving series of financial supports for rural migrants’ urbanization.
The State government has, in collaboration with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), launched an ambitious project, Suvarna Krishi Grama Yojane, in 105 villages...
The State government has sanctioned Rs. 13.58 crore to encourage mechanisation in agriculture operations in the Krishna district, said Agriculture Department Joint Director U. Narasimha Rao. Mr. Rao h...
The State government should not use its administrative powers to take vindictive action against members of rival employee unions, Communist Party of India (CPI) district secretary G.R.Anil has said. H...
The Sugar loaf mountain and Guanabara bay at dawn ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de...
The Summer Olympics kicked off in Opening Ceremonies with a gutted budget but a soaring feel, as a stadium nestled below a hillside pulsed with lights, fireworks, circus-like acrobats and a samba singalong typical of this nation’s fun-loving style.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union government to consider amending the law to make the offence of milk adulteration...
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the central government to consider to suitably amending the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Indian Penal Code to incorporate penal provisions making adulteration of milk with chemicals - adversely ...The suspects, who belong to Katibah Gigih Rahmat network, had planned to launch a rocket from Batam to Marina Bay, an Indonesian police spokesman said.
The Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled & Caregivers conducted a State-wide protest on Friday.The protest, conducted across 37 locations and in which over 4,000 per...
The team finds the photometer—the camera onboard the Kepler spacecraft—powered off. The photometer was turned on again and commanded to resume science operations.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday issued a consultation paper seeking to tighten the benchmarks for measuring the quality of service offered by telecos.While the regulator has sough...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday has released a consultation paper on 'Review of network related Quality of Service standards for Cellular Mobile Telephone Service' to calcu...
The Telugu Desam Party, Telangana unit, has demanded that the State government drop Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari and Health Minister C. Lakshma Reddy from the Cabinet for their “criminal negl...
The theme of the Olympic Games ceremony called on Earthlings to replant and save the planet
The three women archers wayward performance will affect their medal prospects in the team event where they got a ranking of seventh.
The toll in the school bus accident has increased to two. Chaya (6), a Class 1 student of Sandeepini International School succumbed to the injuries she suffered in the accident, at a private hospital...
The Torrentz torrent engine has mysteriously shut down without any notice.
The traffic police have earmarked 12 major roads as no parking-zones.R. Hitendra, Additional Commissioner of Police (traffic), said that the order was issued following a decision taken in a coordinati...
The tragedy occurred Tuesday night at Mahad when two state-run buses and some private vehicles fell into the swollen river following collapse of a bridge on Mumbai-Goa Highway.
The trains on the Central Line were running late by 30 to 40 minutes while on the Western Line, the suburban trains were delayed by 10 to 20 minutes, he said.
The TTD, which is seriously contemplating to improve the facilities at Kalyanakatta, is also toying with the idea of interlinking the monolithic structure with the old free meals complex which at pres...
The two leaders also discussed the next month's China visit by US President Barack Obama, his spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.
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The Union government has invited applications for National Youth Award for 2015-16.Individuals and youth organisations can apply before August 17. For details contact the office of Deputy Director, De...
The Union Home Minister told Parliament on Friday that he did not go there to have an "elaborate meal."
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda addressing at the launch of the “MAA- Mother’s Absolute Affection” a nationwide programme to promote breastfeeding, in New Delhi on August 05, 2016.
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda releasing the “MAA- Mother’s Absolute Affection” State of Breastfeeding in India, in New Delhi on August 05, 2016.
The United Nations Children"s Fund (UNICEF) said today that it is responding to a growing food security emergency causing malnutrition in children in both rural and urban areas of crisis-gripped South Sudan.
The United Nations human rights chief today deplored the execution of 20 people in Iran this week for purported terrorism-related offences.
The Universal Higher Education Trust (UHET) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Aspire Systems (India) Private Limited, Chennai, to impart skill enhancement and employment programme in Informati...
The UN refugee agency reported today that aid convoys have reached conflict-affected populations in the non-government controlled area of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine – the first delivery in five months for thousands of people who had their homes damaged or destroyed during the conflict.
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The U.S. Air Force has declared an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35A fighter jets ready for combat, a move experts slammed as a publicity stunt.
The US Air Force is looking to upgrade its close-air support (CAS) mission, and possible options include augmenting and replacing the service’s ubiquitous Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II jet.
The US Food and Drug Administration gave its final approval for a field trial releasing the genetically modified insects in the Florida Keys on Friday.
The US military has killed three Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in a strike in Yemen, officials said.
The U.S. Olympic swim team is so ready for Rio.
The Velampalayam police are inquiring into a complaint of corporal punishment meted out to a three-year-old girl in a private school in Sirupooluvapatti by her teacher.The girl’s father complained tha...
The wait for Pokemon GO's official launch in India continues to be filled with super-long walks and cautionary tales
The way we define humanity can affect how we feel about human rights – especially when we see ourselves as biological machines, finds sociologist John H. Evans
The websites have been shut down on govt orders
The website was launched by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It will help people obtain information about entities allowed to collect deposits.
The weekly grind is coming to an end and the Rio Olympic Games are about to begin.
The widespread availability of electricity powered social, economic and political change in the state
The World Bank on Thursday approved new rules that aim to expand protections for people and the environment in projects financed by the bank while making it easier for borrowers to comply with its standards.
The world's largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4, after more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.
The world will be watching his rivalry with Usain Bolt, but Justin Gatlin just wants to have a good time at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Thirteen people were killed and over 20 critically injured when armed militants opened fire in a local market in Assam's ...
This 5.4 ton spacecraft is the second implementation of the AMOS-4000 platform (previous was AMOS-4). It has a power generation capacity of around 10kW and will use electric propulsion for station keep for the first time in the AMOS family.
This Bengaluru facility will serve as a global development hub for iOS apps and will work with existing design locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Cupertino and Toronto
This comes after Vinod Rai, the former CAG chief, stepped down after serving on the board for a year
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This song will reflect the commitment and dedication of lakhs of railway employees, said railway minister Suresh Prabhu.
This Woodbridge home is an outdoor paradise on the river
This year's U.S. women's Olympics gymnastics team doesn't have a nickname -- yet. But if this group wins team gold in the Rio Olympics, like the "Magnificent Seven" did in Atlanta in 1996 and the "Fierce Five" at London in 2012, then these women are going to need their own moniker.
Thomas Cook firms up on robust Q1 earnings
Those workers in TASMAC-run liquor outlets who are affiliated to the Coyamuthur Mavatta TASMAC Uzhiyar Sangam staged a protest here on Friday demanding permanent employment and deployment to other arm...
Though the police have taken the suspect in the murder of a pregnant woman into custody, they are yet to make it official.According to sources, this is a unique case wherein the police identified the ...
Thousands denounce Turkey coup in Cyprus' breakaway north
Thousands join anti-Olympic protest in Rio before Games begin
Thousands of Indians are facing severe food crisis after they lost their jobs due to slowdown of the economy in the Gulf
Three years after Ravindra Kalakshetra completed 50 years, the government has decided to mark the occasion on August 24.Though the government had in July planned a year-long cultural programme, the i...
TN: Chariot festival concludes
“Today will go down as the day on which five crore people of Andhra Pradesh were insulted and as a day of treachery in the history of the State,” Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president N. Raghuve...
To eliminate clickbait from the site, Facebook created a system that identifies and classifies such headlines
To further strengthen its pre-trade risk management framework in the currency derivative segment, BSE plans to use a more effective method for price discovery from August 8.
Togolese athletes eye personal records in Rio
To meet the demand of international satellite launch market, especially for high power and heavy communications satellites, the development of Long March-3B (Chang Zheng-3B) launch vehicle was started in 1986 on the basis of the fight proven technology of Long March launch vehicles.
Top Pakistani foreign advisor on Friday requested Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - commonly known as "Doctors Without Borders" - to immediately provide medical assistance to thousands of people injured in the Kashmir Valley due to "state aggression ...
To reduce congestion, Railways plan more double discharge platforms
Torrentz.eu shuts down just two weeks after Kickass Torrents was taken down and its founder Artem Vaulin arrested in Poland
Torrentz had shut down a few hours ago. In a note on its front page, Torrentz said: "Torrentz was a free, fast and po...
Tournament was recently renamed in honour of local tennis icon - Sarnia Observer
Towards the GST rollout
Toyota says its tech bets aren"t just about self-driving vehicles or fuel cells, but also about a “taxi of the future” it plans to put on the road next year in partnership with a taxi-driver organization that recently had harsh words for the car maker.
Toyota 'Taxi of the Future' Set to Roll
Traders said overproduction in crude and refined products left onshore storage tanks filled to rims; tankers sell unsold fuel
TRAI floats consultation paper to review quality of services
Trai’s planned review comes as telcos increasingly switch over to internet protocol-based networks using optic fibre from systems that were built with copper cables.
Trai to review inter-connect usage charges
Transport company staff found guilty of murder
Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran has said the KSRTC will operate special AC low-floor bus services from Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Thalassery depots to the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbasse...
Transport Minister Sidda Raghava Rao on Friday said that he was ready to make any sacrifice to protect the interests of the State.
Troops loyal to the UN-backed administration launched a ground offensive to dislodge ISIL in May, and this week the United States chipped in ...
Tropical Storm Earl made landfall on the coast of Mexico’s Veracruz state late Friday night after gaining strength as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump"s bad week was thanks largely to Republicans, not Democrats
Trump backed off a false claim Friday morning, admitting he had not seen a video of a $400 million payment being unloaded from a US plane in Iran.
Trump campaign has alleged that the US government is engaged in a "cover-up" of its Iranian cash deal, notwithstanding the....
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Tuesday, UN marks International Day of Indigenous Peoples…
Tunisia issues $500 million Eurobond with USAID guarantee
Turkey’s purge marks endgame in Islamist civil war
Turkish anti riot police officers detain a Turkish soldier who allegedly took part in a military coup as they are leaving in a bus the courthouse at Bakirkoy district in Istanbul on July 16, 2016
Turning a town square into a sea of red and white Turkish flags, several thousand demonstrators rallied in the Turkish Cypriot half of ethnically divided Cyprus' capital Nicosia to denounce the July 15 failed coup in Turkey and show support for ...
Turning back the clock on Venus with computer simulations suggests it might have once looked like early Earth and even been hospitable to life
Twelve in an encounter between security forces and the militants at busy market place in Kokhrajar district of Assam.
Twin-pad rink could be known as Progressive Auto Sales Arena by next week - Sarnia Observer
Twitter CEO's mobile payments company Square reports jump in revenue
Two employees of Reliance Communications, died after they were hit by a train in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.
Two New Chinese Railway Lines to the Indian Border
Two Reliance Communications employees killed in Andhra Pradesh
Two works on Allahabad suggest that the confluence of three rivers in the holy city is a myth whose history is not very old
Uber, Ola locked in high-stake battle for India market
UHET signs pact with Aspire Systems for skill development course
U.K. Delay on Nuclear Plant Strains Relations With China
U'khand tops in industry, service sectors growth: Assocham
Unable to holdback her tears ever since knowing that her son Hamid Ansari, who is in a Pakistani Jail, was attacked, his mother Fauzia Ansari has been pleading to the government to do everything in its power to bring her son back.Hamid's parents ...
UN chief takes part in Olympic Torch relay as global Games kick off in Rio
UN convoys reach thousands affected by conflict in eastern Ukraine
Under IAMWARM scheme on an outlay of Rs. 90 crore
UN experts ask China to stop ill-treatment of hunger striker
UN human rights chief deplores mass executions in Iran
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday said that his Ministry has decided to extend the July 31 cut-off date for submission of proposals for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana up to...
Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda on Friday said that breastfeeding should be promoted at all levels, as it is the most natural and cost effective intervention of human development.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had earlier clarified in Parliament that he went to Pakistan not to have lunch, but to deliver a firm message on terrorism at the seventh SAARC meet.
Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu would be the chief guest at the inaugural function of the screening camp scheduled for August 7.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir has directed the National Disaster
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participated in the Olympic Torch Relay in Rio de Janeiro this morning as the historic torch, after having made its journey from Greece, is just hours away from lighting the Olympic Flame.
UN peacekeepers abandoned their posts and questioned an order to use force to repel heavily armed soldiers who stormed their base in South Sudan six months ago, according to the findings of a UN board of inquiry released.
Unprocessed waste should not go into energy plants: Expert
UN rights official criticizes Iran for executing 20 people
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UN statement on Kashmir ‘serious’, India must expedite diplomatic effort, says JD(U)
UN team in Jordan uses cranes to hoist relief aid to Syrian refugees at sealed border
Upbeat developments in the biz
Upen Patel appears as guest judge in 'India's next Top Model'
Uphill task for the Indian hopefuls
UP making millions from Taj Mahal, yet unable to protect it: green panel
Urbanisation among reasons for rise in diseases like cancer, says government
USA Olympians in their own words talk about competing in Rio.
USA Olympic athletes discuss their diet during training and some of the unusual things they eat as they prepare to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic games.
U.S. Assigns 1,000 Spies to Protect Olympics
U.S. athletes heading to Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games share their Olympic ink.
US endorses India's anti-terror stand, asks Pak to act against groups targeting neighbours
Use this interactive to understand the story behind how the Olympics are financed. Or just play our quiz
US finds GMO mosquitoes won"t harm environment
US government covering up Iran cash deal: Trump campaign
US govt covering up Iran cash deal: Trump campaign
US gymnast attends a practice session of the women's Artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 4, 2016.
US Involvement in Argentine Dictatorship and Hezbollah Fool Israeli Officials
U.S. locks in hot-rolled steel dumping duties on seven countries
US Navy to dump 'blueberry' camouflage
US Navy to dump 'pointless' blue camouflage uniform
US Navy to dump the 'blueberries': Bosses reveal 'pointless' blue camouflage uniform to be replaced by standard green pattern
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accepts the nomination on the last day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the recent "provocative actions" by North Korea and the upcoming G-20 Summit in China.
USS Frank Cable Concludes Successful Port Visit to Goa, India
USS Frank Cable Hosts Indian Admiral
US Stocks Hit Record Levels as Employment Figures Grow
US to keep troops in Afghanistan till next year to tackle ISIS
US warns citizens to avoid travel to 20 Nigerian states
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Uttarakhand govt launches all-out search for Hanuman’s sanjeevani booti
Valid politics beyond parliamentary norms
Valve opens up Vive 3D tracking technology to developers for free
Varsity relieves Dean of Students’ Welfare from post
Vedanta gains after retrieving import permit
Vedanta is among the resource firms hit by a collapse in commodity prices and it is also facing legal action and activist protests over its operations in Zambia
Vedanta Resources aims to close merger with Cairn India in early 2017
Vedanta to invest $30 mn in R&D: Agarwal
‘Vehicle did not meet required standards of a school bus’
Vehicle will now also be available in anniversary edition (SE), executive variant (E) and Sdiesel automatic version
Vice-premier meets with IOC president in Rio
Vice-premier visits Olympic delegation
Vignan University bags ‘Emerging Star’ award
Vignan University, Vadlamudi, has been awarded ‘Emerging Star,’ for the year 2016 by Cambridge English Language Assessment of the University of Cambridge, at the annual coordinators workshop held at H...
Vijay Goel said opening ceremony is a bonanza and players keep standing for hours as the march past goes on
Vijay Rupani: A 'clean, non-controversial' masterstroke by BJP
Vijay Rupani: From Reluctant Candidate to Gujarat Chief Minister
Vijay Rupani Named Gujarat Chief Minister, Nitin Patel is Deputy CM
Vijay Rupani new Guj CM, Nitin Patel deputy
Vijay Rupani's to take oath as Gujarat CM on Sunday
Vijay Rupani: The 'strongman' of Saurashtra
Vijay Rupani to be Gujarat Chief Minister
Vijay Rupani to meet Governor Kohli to stake claim to form new government
Vijay Sampla: ‘If you follow law, no gau rakshak will cross your path’
Vikas Oberoi tells Raghavendra Kamath that a successful real estate player follows a simple rule - offer good quality, good location, good price and deliver his project on time
Vincent Orange to resign from D.C. Council after fury over Chamber of Commerce job
Virginia governor says state is "in very serious negotiations" for a Redskins stadium
Visitors to Rio Olympics will find all senses triggered
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VK Singh assures assistance to stranded, jobless Indians in Saudi Arabia
VK singh has assured the Indian workers, saying in their concerns would be addressed at the earliest.
Vodafone India is to offer a free 10-minute talk-time to all customers when calls gets dropped or interrupted for any reason. The free talk-time credit is provided for a month and is applicable only ...
Wait, Did The Wright Brothers Just Get Dissed at the Olympics?
Wang's visit also comes just days after Chinese troops 'transgressed' the border on land and by air in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand last month. PTI file photo
Wanton destruction of natural resources poses grave threat: President Pranab Mukherjee
WASHINGTON, U.S. – A Labour Department report released on Thursday revealed that the number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits had increased for a second straight week. ...
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Watching nature documentaries can make prisoners more peaceful
Watch the U.S. Olympic Swim Team Crush Carpool Karaoke
Watch the 'world's first tattoo by an industrial robot'
Weak defence mechanism, low frustration tolerance are reasons for incidents: experts
Weather woes hit apple produce in Northern bowl
We both wander into the HBO drama The Night Of by mistake. “What’s this?” squawks Bins, from his corner of the big room we use for socialising and movie watching. “There’s something wrong with my scr...
We bring you the final two sets of high achievers today: Midas touch and Startup of the year
Wednesday, UN spokesperson briefs press at Headquarters…
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Weightlifter’s family waits for gold
Welcoming the chargesheet filed against former Lokayukta Y. Bhaskar Rao by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Jan Sangram Parishat and National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPN...
“We live in a visually-dominant world today, not a textual world. So, it is important to make sense of a visual representation of M.K. Gandhi in the last seven decades, since he still occupies a large...
We live in unusual times. Since 2008, Central bankers of the developed world are ruling the world and affecting lives, more than elected leaders. They have pursued a policy of pumping money into the ...
Wendy’s Co, the fifth-largest US fast-food chain by revenue, is to quit using chickens raised with antibiotics important to human health by next year, the company said on Thursday. Concern has been growing among public health experts, consumers and shareholders that the
were prerequisites for the state's economy to flourish.
We see tremendous opportunity as the government is trying to promote cleaner fuels, says Rajeev Mathur
Western governments, alarmed over allegations that a representative of World Vision siphoned millions of dollars in aid to Hamas, sought more information from Israeli authorities who leveled the charges.
Westlife Development Q1 loss narrows to Rs 2.9 cr
Westlife's same store sales grew by 3.4 per cent on a negative 5.3 per cent in same quarter last year
What do millennials decorate their homes with? What hues and prints do they prefer? Designers give SUBHA J RAO the lowdown on what’s in
What drove social media on August 5? Nita Ambani, India’s first woman member of the IOC; Vijay Rupani to be the next Gujarat CM; 13 killed in a militant attack in Kokrajhar, Assam, and more...
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When it comes to personal finances, impulsiveness and materialism can lead to bad decisions and a failure to save enough, but new research suggests that when people focus more on the future, they tend to be less impulsive, regardless of their level of financial literacy.
When I took to the stage to speak at the Democratic National Convention last week, I did so to honor my son, Humayun, who was killed 12 years ago while serving in the U.S. military in Iraq. But I also spoke to remind the American people that American Muslims are an integral thread of the American tapestry.
When Mahasweta Devi died last month, the first person I thought of was Byapari. Tracing him down on Facebook, I called him, demanding a new story
When she was admitted to hospital, the Congress chief was also suffering from dehydration and fever
When you are driving, how often do you see other drivers checking their phones while behind the wheel? And, be honest, how often do you do it yourself?
Whether it was a wheelchair-bound archer leading her country's contingent, or one who stood out by dying her tresses in national colours, woman athletes were in the forefront as the Rio Olympics got underway at a glittering ceremony on Friday night.
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Which countries have never won an Olympic medal?
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Which Rio you will see will depend on ticket
While many companies have long promised that their brain-training products can sharpen aging minds, only one type of computerized brain training so far has been shown to improve people's mental quickness and significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to new research.
While many Team USA athletes live meagerly, these IOC royalty members take in thousands just to watch the Olympics
While the result is below the government’s annual target, analysts said it could indicate that Southeast Asia’s biggest economy
Who has the better economic plan for America -- Clinton or Trump? Economists Steven Moore and Paul Krugman butt heads on the state of the U.S. economy.
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Windows 10 updates planned for 2017
With colorful Brazilian flourishes, the strains of samba, and a collective sigh of relief, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games officially opened Friday evening in this photogenic but stressed-out tropical city.
With Najeeb Jung as administrative head, AAP uncertain over role of CM
With rockstar manager Simon Napier-Bell on August 9 as he lifts the lid off the creativity and madness in the music industry
With the dynamically changing corporate governance environment, the company secretaries need to adapt themselves to not only stay relevant but to assume leadership roles, said S. Subbiah, Vice-Chancel...
With the government seeking to bring taxi aggregators players under its ambit, both firms are spending hundreds of millions to win customers
With the school authorities suspending the Headmistress, Mangaiyarkarasi, the relatives on Friday received the body of P. Rajeshwaran, the plus one student of RC Higher Secondary School in Moonjikkal...
With this, she becomes the first Indian woman to join the prestigious body which governs Olympic sports in the world.
Wockhardt gets import alert from US FDA
Women, Peace and Security: Bringing personal experiences to RIMPAC
Women will outnumber men on Team USA's roster at the Rio Olympics for the second time in history. But there are still some small differences in the events in which they compete.
Won't be West Indies' T20I captain anymore: Sammy
World"s fastest man warns foes: You will feel my full wrath
World class in the recent past, the Indians will need to handle the moment to compete with the best.
World Premeire of Antoine Fuqua's 'The Magnificent Seven' to open 41st Toronto International Film Festival
World's oldest killer whale is spotted off the coast of Washington
Would YOU get tattooed by a robot? French designers build machine to give 'world's first tattoo by an industrial robot' to recipient who is strapped to a chair
Wowprime Corp (王品), the nation’s largest restaurant chain operator, yesterday reported that net profit in the first half of the year contracted 31.64 percent year-on-year to NT$166 million (US$5.26 million), or earnings per share of NT$2.15.
Wowprime sees a pickup after a slow first half
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Yang Maodong was arrested in August 2013 for taking part in a public protest against official censorship of a Guangzhou newspaper
Yaroshenko Not Informed of Any Prisoner Swap Requests, Attorney Says
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You won’t mind being stuck at this signal where Head Constable M. Kumar regulates traffic with dance-like movements
Zakir Naik, the Islamic evangelist with rock star ratings, could be only temporarily in trouble. Come November and he may be able to find apologists in the NDA government. What has November got to ..

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