General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-13 06

Trump said Americans are tired of lies from leaders of the Democratic party
Trump stood by his allegations that Obama was the founder of ISIS
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Two time Olympic champion in the badminton men's singles event Lin Dan faced a little difficulty defeating his Russian opponent Vladimir Malkov here at the ongoing Rio Olympics.
Uddhav Thackeray also gave a list of grievances and works to the chief minister
UK fracking revolution calls for national thinking
Uncertainty hovered over Indian team's halfback SV Sunil's participation in the quarterfinals after he sustained an injury during its last men's hockey Pool B game against Canada at the Rio Olympics here today.
Union ministers will visit birthplaces of freedom fighters and border outposts across the country
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates 'Independence...
United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan have a robust new mandate and thousands of additional troops despite government opposition to the move, raising the possibility of clashes between blue helmets and the country's armed forces.
Unless the Sarbananda Sonowal government in Assam makes a concerted effort to include Kokrajhar and nearby areas in the state's development plan, violence is unlikely to cease
UP region with lowest computer literacy gets some classes
Usain Bolt is perhaps the only man who can salvage a dismal year for athletics with one final flash of lightning
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Friday released her 2015 tax returns and stepped up pressure on her Republican opponent Donald Trump to make his tax returns public.
Users with Google Glass had a higher situation awareness and lower mental workload than people navigating with an iPhone
US military distortion of intelligence could explain why the Islamic State (Daesh) continues to survive despite frequent claims of progress made by politicians, former US Ambassador Chas Freeman told Sputnik.
US: Six people feared dead as small plane crashes in Virginia
US Vice President Joe Biden has urged Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko "do his part to avoid escalating tensions" with Russia in the Crimean peninsula, the White House said.
US women’s soccer heads home after early Olympic exit
Uzbek Boxer Dusmatov Defeats U.S. Opponent To Reach Rio Boxing Final
Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov quashed American Nico Miguel Hernandez's hopes of winning a gold medal at the Rio Olympics with a 3-0 win on August 12 that vaults Dusmatov into contention for a gold ...
Vegetable oil imports down 24% in July
Venezuela, Colombia agree to gradually re-open border
Venezuela first closed its border with Colombia in August last year after three members of the armed forces were shot
Veteran singer Dolly Parton says she has no plans to retire from music.
Vijay Goel is embarrassing India at Rio Olympics: Congress
Vikas a win away from medal, enters quarterfinals
Vikas Krishan a win away from medal, enters quarterfinals
Vikas Krishnan stood a win away from an elusive Olympic medal as the Indian outclassed Turkey's Sipal Onder 3-0 to comfortably advance to the quarterfinals of men's 75kg middleweight boxing at the Rio Games here.
Vikas said his form was way better than it was last year and he’s confident of getting past the Uzbek at the biggest stage.
Vikas stormed into quarterfinals with a one-sided 3-0 win against Onder Sipal of Turkey in men's 75kg middleweight
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
Wall Street opens lower on weak economic data
Wang's visit to India is part of the regular high level dialogue between the two countries
Warden was seriously injured in last night's explosion
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the atrocities being carried out on the people of Balochistan and Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by Pakistan at the all-party meeting on the Kashmir issue, Press Club of India (PCI) president Rahul ...
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong assertion at the all-party meeting on the atrocities being carried out on the people of Balochistan and Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by Pakistan, security expert Ajay Sahni on Saturday said the statement ...
West Indies' opener Kraigg Brathwaite has conceded that his side has been placed at the backfoot and will need to work extra hard to save the third Test against India here, after the visitors have taken an overall lead of 285 runs on day four.
West Indies were all out for 225 in their first innings, in reply to India's 353, on day four of the third cricket Test here today.
West Stops Supporting Ukrainian Authorities Unconditionally – Russian Senator
What people think Modi should speak about on Independence Day
What Tata AMC's Ritesh Jain read this week
Whether Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio) launches 4G services on August 15 is anybody’s guess, but the hype around the proposed commercial launch is resulting in a windfall for the company.RJio, the di...
While 14 bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha, 15 were passed. The Rajya Sabha passed 14 bills, while one -- The Maternity Benefit (amendment) Bill, 201 was introduced
While small cars use 140 kg aluminium on aNon-availability of land key reason for abandonment of road projects
No proposal to extend Income Disclosure Scheme deadline: Govt
Notwithstanding China not being in favour of India joining the NSG club and recent "transgression" by the PLA in Uttarakhand, a Chinese diplomat said today said Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit shows "maturity" of bilateral relationship between the ...
No untoward incident has been reported so far
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Nuvo-Grasim merger fails to impress investors
Odisha to host 'Make in India' event in December
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Often overlooked in male-only studies, these sex hormones are implicated in all biological processes, including sensitivity to fatty acids, or the ability to metabolise simple sugars. File photo
Oil prices climbed further on Friday as investors were digesting the latest remarks from Saudi Energy Minister.
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One more victory on Saturday will ensure India a silver medal while a defeat would give Sania and Bopanna a chance to fight for the bronze.
One win away from assuring themselves of an Olympic medal, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna today said they would have to keep their emotions aside and start afresh when they play the semifinals here tomorrow.
On Friday, Katie Ledecky took home gold in the 800-meter freestyle, swimming it in 8 minutes, 4.79 seconds, beating her own world record by nearly two seconds.
Only a few months ago, U.S. President told Fox News in an interview that America’s military intervention in Libya was his “worst mistake.” While such a public acknowledgement of a failure is a rare gesture from a U.S. President, Obama is…
Only Rs 1,764 cr subsidy saved by DBT scheme on LPG: CAG
On the occasion of 70th Independence Day, a two-day cultural programme titled 'Jashn-e-Azadi' would be held across Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Saturday.
Opening bout win a great confidence booster, says boxer Manoj after reaching pre-quarters
Organ Donation Day: Who can donate, when & how
Organisers booked for negligence after injury to 3 swimmers
Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) on Friday reported an over three-fold increase in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30 at Rs 100.69 crore. The public sector lender had recorded a net pro...
Over 100 civilians were killed and 700 were injured since the start of August as a result of shelling in the Syrian city of Aleppo, local authorities told Russian journalists.
Over 8-hour discussion on Water Resources Dept in Assembly
Overall consolidated revenue grew 23% to Rs 8,007 cr
Overall revenue of Cipla falls 6%; international business drops 14%
Paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar ripped apart the West Indies batting order in a sensational spell as India took command of the proceedings on day four of the third cricket Test, here today.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no current warning or advisory in the region
PAHAL savings: Auditor, Oil Ministry on different page in calculation
Pakistan's top counter-terrorism agency suggested extreme vigilance and heightened security measures
Pakistan to invite India for dialogue on Kashmir
Pak ready for nuclear non-testing agreement with India: Sartaj Aziz
Panama papers in April 2016 disclosed a list of 500 Indians who allegedly stashed money in offshore entities in tax haven Panama
Parents, take note! If you want your baby to love broccoli, you better like it too, because the little one is watching you to learn which foods are good and bad, researchers say.
Parole period proposed to be excluded while computing sentence
Phelps writes new page with four wins in same event
PM asks foreign ministry to expose Pakistan
PM Modi on Tuesday had said that a handful of misguided people are hurting the great tradition of Kashmir
PM Modi on Tuesday said that a handful of misguided people are hurting the great tradition of Kashmir
PM Modi's statement on PoK squarely puts Islamabad on mat: Security Expert
PM's statement on PoK squarely puts Islamabad on mat: Security Expert
PNBHousing Finance to expand institutional financing portfolio
PNB Housing Finance, which has 48 branches at 28 locations employing around 700 people, has filed draft proposal with SEBI to raise Rs 2,500 crore through an IPO. The housing finance company is upbea...
Pointing out the absence of state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during the passage of Assam Budget, former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta today said all ministers should be present when important documents like finance bills are ...
Pokemon Go is the first real success story of augmented reality technology
PoK is part of Kashmir, no compromise on India's security: PM Modi
Police recoveres bodies and vehicle that was washed away in flash flood while crossing river in Jashpur district of C&#39;garh
Posts Rs 227 cr profit; company's consolidated revenue jumps 18% to Rs 1,943 cr
Power trading solution provider PTC India on Friday reported 13.23 per cent increase in net profit at ₹56.45 crore in the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17 as against ₹49.75 crore in the same quarter la...
Priyanka Chopra wishes to be like her character Victoria Leeds from her Hollywood debut 'Baywatch Reboot' along with Dwayne Johnson.In a recent interview with Marie Claire, the 34-year-old superstar, while revealing the details about the flick, said ...
Protesters have taken to the streets in the Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region, a separate administrative unit in the northernmost administrative territory of Pakistan, against a crackdown by Pakistani security forces that saw incarceration ...
Protests against army, 'anti-Pak' slogans rock PoK
PTC India Q1 net rises 13.23%
Puducherry Scheduled Tribes People’s Federation on Friday staged a protest in front of the Head Post Office in Puducherry condemning the Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi’s comments on “ex-criminal” trib...
Puerto Rico's Monica Puig is one win away from a first-ever Olympic gold medal for the Caribbean island after stunning two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 here at the ongoing Rio Games in the women's tennis ...
Pushing back against the ‘anti-ageing’ fixation is a subculture that is self-assuredly at peace with growing old
Q&A with Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
Qualitative improvement of investigation process need of the hour: Rajnath Singh
Radhika Anand has planted 110,000 trees
Rajan found scheme that rescued Re in 2013 'idiotic'
Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari hailed the session as 'highly productive'
Rajya Sabha member and senior Bihar BJP leader Gopal Narain Singh today said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's regime is a "Super Jungle Raj".
Rapper Azealia Banks has slammed former One Direction star Zayn Malik with a transphobic comment.
Rate-cut transmission will happen over a period of time: SBI chief
Ravi Goyal is the Chairman and Managing Director of AGS Transact Technologies Ltd, a provider of payment solutions and technology productsMy favourite airportBeijing International Airport What I like ...
Raymond launches ‘Look Good, Do Good’ initiative with Goonj
Raymond Ltd, a top manufacturer and retailer of worsted suiting fabric, has launched a unique Trouser Exchange Programme- ‘Look Good, Do Good’ in association with Goonj, a social enterprise.The social...
RBI had also conducted an asset quality review and had given banks a deadline to clean up their balance sheet by FY17
RBI had originally expected to raise $10 billion but eventually raised about $30 billion under the scheme
RBI’s Executive Director Gurumoorthy Mahalingam was on Friday appointed Whole-Time Member of market regulator SEBI. He has been appointed to the post for five years, or till the age of 65 years which...
Ready to discuss issues in a ‘mature’ manner: COAI
Refining becomes unviable due to 2-4% price discount in India versus import; operating capacity falls below 25%
Reinventing regulation
Reliance Jio’s launch hype sees LYF phone sales spurt
Remains silent on the US Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into its accounting practices
Reports say power supply tripped around 3 pm on July 22 and thereafter interruption continued at regular intervals
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign has said that the American public wants to see the thousands of emails deleted by his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to keep authorities from untangling a corrupt scheme and not her tax ...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump today said that he would bring jobs back to the US from countries...
Republicans, in revolt, urge party to de-fund Donald Trump: Report
Republicans, in revolt, urge party to de-fund Trump: report
Researchers have developed a touchpad made of hydrogel, a network of hydrophilic polymers that are soft and very stretchable
Restrictions will be imposed from 6 am on 14th August till 2 pm on 15th August in view of the security measures
Revenue at China's biggest e-commerce company rose 59% to $4.8 bn in the three months ended June
Revenue down 8.2 percent at Trump Taj Mahal amid strike
Rihanna is all set to receive MTV's highest honour- the lifetime achievement award, known as the Michael Jackson video vanguard award, later this month.The 28-year-old singer took to her Twitter handle to share the big news, saying, "Honored to take ...
Rim Jong Sim of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea won her second Olympic gold with ease in the women's 75kg competition, becoming the first woman to win in both 69kg and 75kg at the Olympics.
Rio 2016: I'm Ready to Retire, Says Michael Phelps
Rio 2016: India's Manish Singh finishes 13th in men's 20km race walk
Rio 2016: I Want Nothing Less Than a Gold, Says Vikas Krishan
Rio 2016: Vikas Krishan a Win Away From Medal, Enters Quarterfinals
Rio’s Diving Pool: Still Finding It Too Easy Being Green
The death toll from a multi-vehicle pile-up involving two buses, a car and a motorcycle, in China's eastern Shandong Province has risen to 11, officials said.
The decision was kept secret from senior employees who followed Twitter as long-standing commitment to free speech
The Delhi High Court today upheld the Centre’s decision to impose service tax on food and beverages served in air-conditioned restaurants and hotels across the country.
The diarrhoea outbreak in Kaliveru, a remote village under the Peddipally Gram Panchayat in Charla mandal, was brought under control with a medical team providing treatment to the ailing villagers at ...
The draft bill to establish an Office on Missing Persons (OMP) was passed with amendments in Parliament without a vote
The exchange has already started marketing the concept to its members; first road show in India was held in Ahmedabad
The fall in July was attributed to global slowing, particularly in the Chinese economy, leading to a decline in commodity prices
The finance ministry said achieving fiscal deficit target of 3.5% of GDP in current fiscal will be difficult
The firm net profit stood at Rs 48.38 crore in the corresponding quarter last year
The first month of a strike against Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino helped push its revenue down by 8.2 per cent in July.
The French resort of Cannes has banned full-body, head-covering swimsuits from its beaches, citing security reasons, a measure some are decrying as a discriminatory anti-Muslim move that only worsens religious tensions.
The General Officer Commanding of the Pakistan Army's Southern Command, Lt. Gen. Aamir Riaz has reportedly claimed that some countries, including India, are involved in acts of terrorism in his country.The Dawn quoted Lt. Gen. Riaz, as saying that ...
The head of Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Afghanistan was killed in a US drone strike last month, the Pentagon said on Friday.
The index of industrial production (IIP) grew 2.1 per cent in June with a sharp growth in electricity but negligible activity in manufacturing.“The cumulative growth for the period April-June 2016 ove...
The Indian-American community here has donated USD 60,000 to the family members of the Dallas police officers killed by a sniper during a recent protest against the fatal police shootings of black men.
The Indian contingent's schedule on August 14 at the Rio Olympics here:
The Indian contingent’s schedule on Saturday at the Rio Olympics here:
The Indian hockey team's march to the Olympic quarter-finals may be the start of something truly special
The Indian men's hockey team, who have already qualified for the quarterfinals of the ongoing Rio Olympics, ended their group stage with a 2-2 draw against Canada here at Olympics Hockey Centre in Deodoro last evening .After a goalless first-half, ...
The Indian pair wilted under pressure to lose the game 16-21 in 19 minutes against the Dutch pair
The Islamic State group's leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed Khan, was killed in July in a strike in the border region between the two countries, a US defence official said today.
The Krishna pushkaram - a river fete observed once in 12 years for a period of 12 days - began in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Friday, with both the Chief Ministers inaugurating it in Krishna and M...
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The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
The latest outlet is located at Mysuru Road in Bengaluru and will serve the needs of business...
The Latest: Russians complain about torn flags at Olympics
The Madras HC has dismissed the petition of Aircel Cellular, upholding the DoT's rights to claim share on adjusted gross revenue, including the non-telecom activities income
The men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy suffered a straight game loss to China's Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the second match of Group D to draw curtains on India's badminton doubles campaign at the Rio Olympics here today.
The merger of HLP with BJP is expected to be announced at the 'Maha Sammelan'
The mills said the abrupt withdrawal of the exemption would hurt their finances
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Wang Yi, Mr. Wang Yi calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on August 13, 2016.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, which is the process of carving the new education policy, has now extended the deadline for receiving suggestions and public comments till September 15, 20...
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday expressed disappointment over the recent episode of Shah Rukh Khan's detention at the Los Angeles Airport in the United States and sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was denied visa by the United ...
The new Director-General hopes to makes the most of his private-public experience
The next RBI Governor's job will be larger and far beyond mere management of targets
The opening portion of the Culture Ministry's over one- minute video celebrating '70 years of Independence' featured an animated sequence of the two JF-17 flying with the Indian flag. Picture courtesy Twitter
The other day, my 64-year-old cook proudly brought a new acquisition for me to see. It was a mobile phone gifted to her by her grandson
The pilots were flying on international routes and were found drunk once they landed in India
The plane hit trees while trying to take off and burst into flames with the six passengers inside.
The port staged a revival in cargo throughput this fiscal compared to FY16 when its total cargo was down 5%
The post-modern way: seeing the world through tinted glasses
The proposed merger saw a sharp market reaction on Friday, with shares of Aditya Birla Nuvo slipping over 22%
The rating agency says this is the first time investors in India have had to forgo interest on a bank capital instrument
The report also stated that technology will form the backbone for this transformation, acting as both an enabler and disruptor
The Republicans said Trump's chances of being elected president are evaporating by the day
There's enough in pitch to get Windies out again, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The reshuffle downgrades the former deputy PM to special envoy for transportation and environment
There was a shortfall of 61 per cent and 39 per cent respectively during 2013-14 and 2014-15, against the internal audit target fixed by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) for the 28 au...
There will be no fourth straight gold medal for the United States.
The Rubber Board’s recent entry into the social media world is proving beneficial to growers, going by the Board’s measures to check a fungal disease. It was through WhatsApp messages that the Board ...
The rupee was trading a tad weak at 66.86 in the evening session on mild dollar demand from importers. The domestic recovered by 2 paise to 66.83 against the dollar in early trade today on mild se...
The Russian military said it had delivered its most advanced air defence system to Crimea after pledging last month to deploy it to the disputed region.
The session saw an unprecedented cooperation between the govt and the Congress party
The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and Heather Watson of Britain in straight sets here.
The state-run bank had earned a net profit of Rs 129.7 cr in the April-June quarter of last financial year
The Tamil Nadu Government today announced a series of road projects, covering different parts of the state, running into several crores of rupees.Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa proposed Rs 744-crore wo...
The three-time defending champion US women's football team were eliminated from the 2016 Rio Olympics after losing to Sweden on penalties in the quarter-finals.
The top seed in the open section is 18-year-old Vladislav Artemiev from Russia, who's currently rated 2665
The two big tests awaiting the Prime Minister's 'Mayconomics' agenda
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar addressing at the Musheerabad Government Girls High School, at Musheerabad, in Hyderabad on August 13, 2016.
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar interacting with the School children’s, at Musheerabad, in Hyderabad on August 13, 2016.
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) will provide a financial assistance of £4.5 million over a period of 4 years for the smart cities mission, a statement from the Min...
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold next round of straw poll to select the next UN secretary-general on August 29, the council President announced here Friday.
The US government today declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico as a result of a Zika epidemic.
The U.S. swimming team got victories from unlikely winners: A consultant-to-be in her first and last Games and a 35-year-old sprinter who last won gold 16 years ago.
The Uttar Pradesh government has made a provision of Rs 200 crore for the second and third phase of construction works pertaining to Agra's Ring Road, an official said on Saturday.
The Uttar Pradesh Police, which successfully recovered missing buffaloes of state cabinet minister Azam Khan, has now got one more case to solve-abduction of a high profile animal of former union minister Ram Shankar Katheria.Agra MP Katheria has ...
The week ending Wednesday left a rainfall deficit of -46 per cent over the South Peninsula, and forecasts signal a largely subdued monsoon for the region during the rest of August. An extended range ...
The West Bengal government is planning to introduce a new solar policy to meet the Centre’s revised target of generating 4,500 MW solar energy by 2022 in the state.
The World Health Organisation has said the confirmation of two new cases of polio in Nigeria was "a disappointing development", and the cases turned back eradication clock in the West African country.
They account for 39.08% of all complaints reported by banking ombudsman in its annual report for 2015-16
This is the third time in 7 years that he has been stopped by US immigration officials
This swimmer missed his shot at Rio. Now, he's peddling coffee. Here's why.
This undated photo shows a Russian-made MI-17 Pakistan Army helicopter landing in Islamabad, Pakistan
Three ages of Olympic logos
Three prisoners lodged in jails of Himachal Pradesh would walk free while the sentences for 428 others would be remitted on the eve of Independence Day, an official said today.
Tighter policies to regulate soaring housing prices in some red-hot cities are in the pipeline, industry analysts said.
Today's Venus is a hellish world with temperatures reaching 462 degrees Celsius at its surface and almost not water vapour, but for up to two billion years of its early history, the planet could have hosted life, a NASA study says.
To focus on India and Malaysia; moves into other travel segments
To honour the legacy of India’s Carnatic music legend M S Subbulakshmi, the UN will issue a stamp to mark her birth centenary next week, coinciding with the celebrations of India’s 70th Independence ...
Total income decreased to Rs 5,392.70 crore for the quarter under review
Total income from operations at Rs 1,008 crore, up 25%; expenditure during this period grew by 18.4%
Total income of the bank declined to Rs 6,662.6 crore as against Rs 7,098.99 crore in the same period last year
Total revenue of Infibeam also increases 22% on a year-on-year basis
Total standalone income of the company rose by 45% to Rs 2,494.22 crore in April-June quarter this fiscal
TPP was formally signed by ministers from 12 countries in February after more than five years of negotiation
Trade gloom: exports fall in July on weak global demand
TRAI-operator tussle should not affect consumers, says Minister
Tram driver helps deliver baby in Poland
Treasurer Scott Morrison announced that he intends to block Chinese state-owned State Grid Corpverage in developed markets, consumption in India is only 40 kg
Who is AAP MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar? All you need to know
Wholesaler Metro Cash & Carry has opened its sixth wholesale outlet in Bengaluru and 22nd in India.
Why Facebook can't replace face-to-face interaction
Will aspirational India bail out upcoming Apple iPhone?
With a view to prevent the occurrence of 'Dengue' in Kalinganagar and its nearby areas in Odisha's jajpur district, Tata Steel has expanded its Dengue preventive measures to more villages.
With Independent Day celebrations having begun across the nation, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit birth place of Birsa Munda at Ulihatu village in Khunti district of Jharkhand today to remember the sacrifice of the freedom fighter.This ...
With one win away from a medal, Sania-Bopanna duo looks to start afresh
Without Thalassery, there may not have been any Steppenwolf — neither the bestselling novel from a Nobel winner nor the world’s first heavy metal band
With the much-awaited month of August finally here, people have been packing their bags and are getting ready to enjoy the holidays. The occasions of Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami all come with one long weekend each.Thanks to this ...
With the Supreme Court expressing unhappiness over Centre's failure to implement the collegium's decision on the transfer and appointment of judges and chief justices of high court, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday said it has been a ...
Women rip of their burqas as residents of Syrian city of Manbij celebrate rescue from Islamic State
Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins has responded to an anonymous letter, from someone claiming to be a former Warner Bros employee, calling the film "another mess" for the studio.
'Wonder Woman' director responds to claims of it being a mess
Work has begun on returning the water in the diving pool at the ongoing Rio Olympics to its blue colour, according to Games officials.
World record as athletics begin amid doping scandal
Writing new music like a therapy: Perrie Edwards
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 leak hints at 6GB RAM and dual curved edge display
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 leak hints at flagship specifications and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge like dual curved display
Xiaomi plans to add a couple more factories in India to ramp up smartphone capacity
Yoga classes for govt. school teachers
Yoga guru Ramdev will participate in the annual 70th Independence Day Parade to be held in New York this month and hold yoga camps in the US city of Houston.
Zambia awaits vote result as opposition claims fraud
Zambia's main challenger to President Edgar Lungu today alleged electoral fraud, accusing the election commission of colluding with the ruling party to delay announcing the election results, a day after voting.

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