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China is willing to work with all parties to build roads, railway lines, air and sea route networks in East Asia to improve regional connectivity and trade flows, said commerce minister.
China joins Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan in security alliance
China, Russia to enhance cooperation on energy
China says its nuclear cooperation with Pakistan under NSG norms
China’s crackdown raises familiar specter of foreign forces
China seems to be shooting itself in the foot with its latest efforts to bolster its military capabilities and subvert the global system that regulates access to international waters and maritime space. By militarizing Pacific waterways, it has provoked widespread outrage among littoral nations across
China’s financial market undergoing big transformation
China stands ready to work with ASEAN in railway construction, IT improvement, and agriculture, said Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng in Laos capital, Vientiane, on August 4.
China's worst nightmare: Impressive video shows the enormous US-led naval fleet which is patrolling the Pacific
China to conduct world's 1st gene editing trial on humans
Chinese government takes measures to encourage private investment
Chinese Vice FM Visits Turkey to Discuss Cooperation, Coup Attempt
Christened ‘Alakananda Riverfront’, it will be positioned as the gateway of the Amaravati capital region
Chun Man Tse's family and some elected officials are calling for murder charges after the fatal encounter in Queens. He died after spending more than a week in a coma.
Cite disruption of schedule caused by traffic blocks
Claims have now been below 300,000, a threshold associated with a strong labor market, for 74 consecutive weeks
Clamour for single agency in Gurgaon
Clarify definition of 'agriculturalists' in GST: Experts
Clean Ganga Fund: Over 132 crore donated to clean the river
‘Click Kovai’ photo contest
Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous waste at an abandoned camp thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research has found. Camp Century, a United States military base built within the Greenland ice sheet in 1959, doubled as a top-secret site for testing the feasibility of deploying nuclear missiles during the Cold War. When the camp was decommissioned in 1967, its infrastructure and waste were abandoned.
Clinton-Backed Iraq War Worse for Muslims Than Trump Rhetoric
Clinton broadens campaign effort to target wary Republicans
Clinton gets 15-point national lead over Trump: Polls
Clinton gets soaring 15-point national lead over Trump: polls
Clinton Gets Soaring 15-Point National Lead Over Trump: Polls
Clinton said she has been hearing stories from so many people who did work for Trump and one of his buildings, and then he wouldn't pay them.
Clinton's double digit lead is considered to be significant as it is outside the margin of error
Clinton's national lead over Trump touches double digit
Clinton’s 'Super Hawkish' Stance Will Only Extend Syrian War
Clinton to Favor Saudi Energy Sector if Elected Due to Their Generous Donations
Closing EU Door To Turkey 'Serious Foreign Policy Mistake': Jean-Claude Juncker
Cloud Initiative inaugural today
Cloudnine Group of Hospitals is collaborating with the government to create awareness about breastfeeding practices at primary health centres, a press release said.During World Breastfeeding Week from...
CMS Info Systems appoints Sheen Akkara as chief human resources officer
CNN's Shasta Darlington talks with Brazilian sailing champions and Olympians Torben and Lars Grael after their crew brought the Olympic torch to Rio.
Coimbatore Corporation and Green Globe Trust (GGT) have jointly organised ‘Click Kovai’ photography contest to showcase the talents of Coimbatoreans and the beauty of the city.The topics for the conte...
Colorado-based Space Systems, a division of Lockheed Martin, spoke to MailOnline about its plans to uncover the subterranean structure of the red planet using meteorite impacts.
Comedy, web series combination strengthening YouTube viewership
Comex gold futures edged down on Thursday as upbeat US jobs data lifted the dollar, while European stocks edged higher anticipating an interest rate cut from the Bank of England. Comex gold futures mo...
Comic actress Lily Tomlin to get Screen Actors Guild lifetime award
Comic book containing Superman's debut sold for nearly one million dollars
Commenting on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's terse speech in Islamabad during the seventh SAARC Home Ministers meeting, BJP leader Prem Shukla has said Singh should be appreciated for the way he has unmasked the ill-intentions of Pakistan on ...
Commerce Ministry moves FinMin again to restore sops for SEZs
Commuters using the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) at the Indira Nagar railway station had a miraculous escape after a huge aluminium frame fitted with glass came crashing down on Wednesday.The inci...
Companies are quite upbeat about the revenues and prospects, notwithstanding headwinds in different places for different reasons.
Compensation sought
Complete probes soon in Dabholkar, Pansare cases: Bombay HC
Computer modeling for designing drug-delivery nanocarriers
Computer researchers have found yet another flaw in the upgrade to the chip-based credit cards in the United States.
Concerns raised over impact on export competitiveness
Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi underwent a surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to repair a shoulder injury she sustained during her roadshow in Varanasi.
Congress criticises PM, Amit Shah for not acting against BJP MLA Raja Singh
Congress, government trade barbs on President’s Rule
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital earlier this week following dehydration and fever, underwent “successful treatment for a shoulder injury” on Thursday, ...
Constitution Amendment Bill on GST passed by Rajya Sabha
Constitution does not see tax as a barrier to free trade movement: Supreme Court
Consumer Advocates Wary of Digitally Coded Food Labels
Consumer goods makers, including consumer staples and durables, say the taxation rate will be critical to determine how effective GST is
Consumer goods makers say the taxation rate will be critical to determine how effective GST is
Contemplating a New Kind of Relationship with Turkey
Contest Alert: Chance to win Exclusive Zigwheels Merchandise
Contract to a private agency cancelled.
Contract to a private agency terminated because of shoddy work
Controversial Punjab Police officer booked for rape
Conventional cancer treatment methods of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation — known as cut, slash and burn for the brutal side-effects they cause on patients — are largely unsuccessful in differentia...
Cooking oils hold steady
Coop. banks don’t park black money: Minister
Corp Bank launches insurance scheme
Corporation Bank launches group insurance scheme for borrowers
Corporation had requested the government to revise delegation of powers for building plan approval
Corporation told to form administrative zones
Cost escalation, abolition of tax holidays loom
Countdown to 4G launch: Reliance Jio deploys 1 lakh small cells, 2.50 lakh route km of OFC
Couple hid body in bed box
Court issued non-bailable warrants against Kingfisher Airlines, Mallya and A Raghunathan, on ground of dishonouring two cheques
Court seeks report on fee structure for unaided schools
Curfew continued in Kashmir valley for consecutive 28th day on Friday.Mobile and internet services have been temporarily suspended in Jammu.A shutdown is being observed in Doda, Banihal and Kishtwar region of the state.Section 144 of the Criminal ...
Currency daily report for Aug 5, 2016 by Veracity Financial Services
Dalmia Industrial Development to hold board meeting
Dark money continues to rule local and national politics and the US delivers Israel their newest aid package.
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Datsun GO and GO'Style' Limited Edition Launched At Rs 4.06 Lakhs
David Goldblatt
Dawn's orbit around Ceres reveals what it looks like deep inside
Days after former Delhi Chief Secretary Omesh Saigal was served a notice by the Delhi Commission of Woman (DCW) for allegedly harassing a 52-year old woman, he wrote to Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung...
Days after launching anti-pellet campaign, Kashmir rights activist’s phone 'snapped'
D.C. police seek help identifying people in surveillance video amid homicide investigation
DDCA, CNG scam probe panels illegal
Dear Donald Trump: This Is Why Nuclear Weapons Are Bad
Death toll in Nice attack, in which a man drove a heavy truck into crowds on July 14 in the southern French city, rose to 85, Christian Estrosi, president of the Rivera region announced on Thursday.
Decisions by Delhi Govt Without consulting L-G Illegal: Pronounces Delhi HC
Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation plans to set up 1.48 lakh tonnes per annum nitric acid manufacturing facility at Dahej in Gujarat with an investment of ₹550 crore. The project is sch...
Deepak Fertilisers to invest ₹550 crore in new Dahej plant
Deep Inside A Rio Slum, Samba Keeps Badminton Alive
Defence Electronics policy likely to be rolled out soon
Delhi a UT, L-G has wide powers, says HC
Delhi government to approach SC after HC verdict
Delhi govt bans protests, dharnas outside Kejriwal's residence
Delhi Govt Draws Up Roadmap To Impound Old Diesel Vehicles
Delhi govt shouldn’t have gone to court: MHA
Delhi HC verdict: Yogendra Yadav slams AAP govt over 'impetuous street fight'
Delhi High Court on Thursday ruled that the Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of the National Capital Territory
Delhi High Court said the Lieutenant Governor is not bound to act according to the advice of the Delhi Cabinet
Delhi Metro services were disrupted for about an hour on Thursday afternoon following power failure from Delhi Transco Limited’s end.“Trains were running at a slow speed as power was being drawn from ...
Delta Air Lines investigates Muslim couple's profiling claim
Demanding that compensation be paid for the kin of lorry driver found dead under mysterious circumstances in Bengaluru recently, relatives of Sivakumar (44) of Konur in Mettur on Tuesday placed the bo...
Demand soars for arts, science courses in Kerala University
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has gained a whopping 15% national lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump: Survey]]
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has gained a whopping 15 per cent national lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump....
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has gained a whopping 15 per cent national lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a latest poll.
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has gained a whopping 15 per cent national lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a latest poll.Due to the recent gaffes made by Tru...
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Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said it was as if some magician was at work, making some members appear and disappear
Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Thursday asked the Air India authorities to be prepared to arrange for three more flights for the coming Haj pilgrimage, and to ensure that no Haj flight ...
Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Thursday asked the Air India authorities to be prepared to arrange for three more flights for the coming Haj pilgrimage, and to ensure that no Haj flight...
DeSean Jackson defends Josh Norman, embracing faceoffs as a chance to improve
Designers come out for Apple in patent fight with Samsung
Despite big year, Nationals haven’t talked contract extension with Wilson Ramos
Despite criticism about "The Bachelor's" failure to feature a minority in the title role, ABC has no plans to shake up the format in order to make that happen.<img
Despite his disdain, Obama said Trump would get the top secret briefings on world crises and security threats to which he, Clinton and their respective vice presidential running mates are entitled.
Despite power surge, O’s surrender playoff tiebreaker to Rangers
Despite suffering “max damage” from its high velocity return, a major milestone in the goal of reusing returned first stages for additional missions was achieved via three full duration firings in the space of three days.
Destinations around the world the hippie in you will love
Detention of 3-year-old: Magistrate submits explanation to High Court
Detention of 3-yr-old: Magistrate submits explanation to High Court
Devendra Fadnavis said a team of IIT experts has been sent to the site today
D.H.S. Considers Casinos 'Critical Infrastructure,' But Not Voting Systems
Did Russians Hack the DNC?
Digital India Week
Digital Locker and eSign
Digitisation of land records and those pertaining to water resources should be taken up on mission mode in Karaikal. All details about water tanks in and around the town should be digitised so that th...
Digitise land records: Bedi
Digitise land records: Kiran Bedi
Dipa wants to make Produnova famous in India
Director Responds to Matt Damon Casting Criticism
'Disappointed' AAP to move SC against Delhi HC order
Dishoom box office collection: Varun Dhawan, John Abraham film earns over Rs 50 crore in India
District Magistrate Nidhi Kesarwani has put a ban on protests and demonstrations in collectorate premises without prior permission
Division bench asked the agencies to obtain within eight weeks the reports of forensic science laboratory of Scotland Yard
DMK chief Karunanidhi on Thursday countered Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s claim on Tamil Nadu being a power surplus State and denied her charge that the erstwhile DMK government had destroyed the powe...
DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin has approached the Madras High Court Bench here with a plea to quash a criminal defamation case pending against him before the Principal District and Sessions Court in Dindig...
Doctorate for Press Secretary of Governor
Doctors from Mysuru and Bengaluru who have worked on transplanting organs will come together on a common platform on Sunday to enhance awareness on the matter. They will speak on cadaver organ donatio...
Doesn’t Have the Stones—Literally
Donald Trump again described a video he said showed the U.S. payment to Iran -- but his campaign had earlier clarified he was mistaken.
Donald Trump is lagging Hillary Clinton by large margins in swing states and nationwide, according to a slate of new polls, suggesting that the DNC and a basket of recent controversies and missteps have hurt the Republican nominee
Donald Trump Poll Numbers Drop in Battleground States
Donald Trump's response to a Gold Star family is broadly unpopular with voters, poll finds.
Do the Redskins have the least starpower of any D.C. team?
Dozens of New York mobsters arrested by the FBI with names such as 'Muscles', 'Tony the Cripple', 'Mustache Pat' and 'Tugboat'
DPI directs FIR against top school chain
Dramatic footage from inside an Emirates flight which burst into flames on Wednesday shows passengers escaping the burning plane on slides and then on foot.
DR Congo: AU mediator receives support as deadlock persists
DRDO showcases its defence technology in Parliament
Dr. G. Thirumalaisamy, the recently retired Joint Director of Medical and Rural Health Services who is now a practising ENT surgeon, has said he came across two cases of diphtheria within a week in hi...
Driving while socially distracted is one of the most life threatening issues about our relationship to technology, and yet, in an ironic twist, the very thing that caused the problem may be the ultimate solution.
Dr. M.K. Srinivasan’s smile and bright eyes don’t give away his age. Dr. MKS, as he’s affectionately known, celebrated his 90th birthday last week. “People ask me, ‘You’re 90, how is it your hands are...
Drugs worth Rs 1 crore seized, Nigerian couple arrested
Dubai airport reopens runway after Emirates crash, CEO says
Dubai Emirates flight crash: Video shows chaos in cabin of crashed plane
During a campaign event in North Carolina, Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence answered a question from an 11-year-old supporter.
During an interview, former Obama adviser David Axelrod said that if Donald Trump were trying to lose this election, he would not behave any differently than he has in the last few days.
During his speech at the SAARC meet in Islamabad, Rajnath Singh also made veiled comments against Pakistan, saying mere condemnation of terrorism was not enough.
During his terse speech, Rajnath Singh launched a veiled attack on Pakistan, saying mere condemnation of terrorism and individual acts by terrorists was not enough.
Dwindling Population in Border Areas Threatens India's National Security
Dylann Roof, accused of the racially motivated massacre last year at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, was attacked and beaten Thursday by another inmate in a South Carolina jail, authorities said.
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Earlier, a Panaji MLA had also taken strong exception to repeated instances of some NGO's stalling public projects.
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Earlier, the Congress chief, who took ill in Varanasi on Tuesday, was admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital
Earl, which is moving in the Caribbean toward Belize and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, has been upgraded from a tropical storm to hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Early this year, an unmarked airplane flew to Iran, its belly filled with a most unusual load: mountains of cash. U.S. officials had gone to great lengths to collect $400 million and then ship it, stacked high on cargo pallets, as payment to the Iranian government. At almost exactly the same time, Iranian security operatives released four American prisoners, including The Washington Post's Jason Rezaian.
Earthquakes in Cape Verde Could Signal an Eruption to Come
Economic monitor: Thailand’s royal referendum mistakes
Economist Mark Zandi: Donald Trump is the biggest threat to the recovery
Ecuador and Peru work towards the first transboundary Biosphere Reserve in South America
Efforts on to empower BCs, says Naidu
Egypt’s military said it killed the leader of the country’s Islamic State affiliate and a number of his top aides in what would be a significant blow to the militancy after a yearslong war against the government.
Egypt's military says Islamic State leader in Sinai killed
Egypt army kills ISIS group leader and 45 militants in Sinai
Egyptian military says it killed leader of IS in Sinai
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Egypt military says it has killed leader of Islamic State in Sinai during airstrikes
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Egypt military says killed leader of Islamic State in Sinai
Egypt's military said on Thursday that the leader of ISIS' affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula had been killed, along with several key aides and 45 other members of the extremist group. If confirmed, the killings would be a major setback for the Sinai-based militants
Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc ended its turbulent second quarter with a larger-than-expected loss, but said it remains on track to increase production in the second half of this year and introduce a new car next year.
Electricity Minister P. Thangamani asserted in the Assembly on Thursday in the presence of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that the State government would strive to make TANGEDCO profitable in three to fo...
Electricity Minister P. Thangamani asserted in the Assembly on Thursday that the State government would strive to make TANGEDCO profitable in three to four years. He blamed the erstwhile DMK regime fo...
Elite and competitive swimmers log between 60,000 and 80,000 meters weekly -- swimming the length of an Olympic-sized pool 1,200 times -- which places significant stress on their shoulder joints.
Elizabeth Warren on Trump: 'Nuclear war is bad for business'
Elon Musk: Tesla’s Model 3 factory could look like an alien warship
Elpro International to hold board meeting
Emblematic monuments and buildings in at least twelve countries such as Paris's Hotel de Ville, Brazil's Christ the Redeemer and Tokyo's Olympic Stadium have lit up with green and yellow colours to mark the eve of the 2016 Olympic Games opening ...
Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien (centre), briefs the media in Juba at the end of his three-day mission to South Sudan.
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Emirates operated the scheduled two flights in the Thiruvananthapuram-Dubai sector on Thursday much to the relief of the air passengers who had to proceed to other overseas destinations from its hub ...
Emirates plane crash: Indian airlines cancel, re-route Dubai flights
Engineering colleges in the district have been initiating first-year students into the post-school phase of education through a dose of motivation in recent weeks.The Bannari Amman Institute of Techno...
Engineers implanted tiny sensors in rats’ nerves and muscles. Are humans next?
Ensure transparency in admissions: panel
ESA and Nasa's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or Soho, captured the amazing moment just hours ago when the sun claimed its latest victim. The 'sungrazer' comet was attempting to fly by the solar surface when it was torn apart and vaporized by the intense forces near the sun.
ESA, NASA’s SOHO Sees Bright Sungrazer Comet
eSignDesk based on Aadhaar platform it is actually an initiative of the Union Government aimed at allowing all citizens (with Aadhaar) to remotely sign any document.
Even as the United Nations quickly retracted from its statement that it will continue to monitor the situation in Kashmir Valley, Janata Dal (United) leader K.C. Tyagi on Friday said due to weakness of the Indian Government, Pakistan has ...
Even by the government’s own estimates, over 1,200 households were affected by last week’s floods.Resident Welfare Associations on Thursday submitted a preliminary list of damages to the House Committ...
Ever thought of gifting a safari adventure or museum visit, fishing trip or scuba diving, shopping experience or a romantic dinner to your family or friends? The co-founder of Giftxoxo, Manoj Agarwal, shares the details of experiential gifts with SOMA BASU
Every life member of Indian Orthopaedic Association has taken a pledge to perform at least one free surgery for a deserving patient, marking the National Bone and Joint Day falling on August 4.Speakin...
Excavations at Hillsborough Castle in County Down have unearthed a well-preserved skeleton (pictured), which experts believe may be that of a young woman.
Exempt exporters from indirect taxes in GST: EEPC
Experience the sound of silence in northeast India
Experts say the minor correction can be attributed to profit-booking
Experts say the new Nasa map is crucial to better predicting how the ice sheet will react to a warming climate. The bottom of the ice is often tens of degrees warmer than at the top.
Explore the neighborhoods and meet the people of Rio de Janeiro, a city transformed to host its first Olympics, in 360-degree video.
Exploring Aurangabad—the tourism capital of Maharashtra
Exploring the charming city of Ghent in a day
Exporters have urged the government to exempt them from all domestic indirect taxes while rolling out the Goods and Services Tax to make them more competitive in the global market.TS Bhasin, Chairman,...
Expressing concern over discrimination of Dalits in temple festivals, the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) has decided to mobilise democratic forces and likeminded outfits to fight ...
Expressing deep concern about the critical health condition of a prisoner on hunger strike for three months, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts today called on the Government of China to stop all forms of ill-treatment and urgently provide him with specialized medical care, based on his full and informed consent.
Ex-serviceman arrested for cheating Army job seekers
Eyes on Tata Chem, Uttam Galva results
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Facebook Apartments Won’t Fix Housing—But They’re a Good Start
Facebook could be working a new way of sharing emojis. A patent reveals a 'computer device' that would replace a typed emoji with a photo of the users that displays a similar emotion.
Facebook could replace emoji with YOUMOJI
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Facebook Explores New Hardware Inside ‘Area 404’
Facebook giving the hook to "clickbait" headlines
Facebook has begun updating its News Feed formula to cut down on "clickbait" headlines that promise much more than they deliver.
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Facebook is taking another stab at ridding users' news feeds of "clickbait" links and headlines.
Facebook Opens Hardware Lab: Everything You Should Know About It
Facebook promises to crack down on clickbait
Facebook said it is altering the formula for its news feed to punish publishers that churn out vague or misleading headlines designed to lure users into clicking.
Facebook's News Feed to show fewer 'clickbait' headlines
Facebook's News Feed to Show Fewer Clickbait Headlines
Facebook Takes Further Steps to Reduce 'Clickbait'
Facebook to crack down on clickbait: News Feed tweak will remove misleading headlines
Facebook to Cut Down on 'Clickbait' in Your News Feed
Facebook to websites: stop clickbait headlines -- or else
Faced with fund crunch, Mayor Harinath on Thursday urged Urban Development Minister R. Roshan Baig to sanction funds for providing compensation to people whose land will be submerged by storing water ...
Faced with fund crunch, Mayor Harinath on Thursday urged Urban Development Minister R. Roshan Baig to sanction funds for providing compensation to people whose land will be submerged by storing water...
Fake Pokemon Go apps found in Indian cyberspace; users alerted
Fans face long Rio queues for tickets from reseller
Farewell, Jade Rabbit, and thanks for the memories. Fans of China's first unmanned lunar rover, which had an active social media presence, said their goodbyes
Farmers block road, court arrest
Farzi cafe presents an artful fusion of Indian and international cuisine with the occasional throwback to olden times
Faster economic growth seen in the long term
FBI arrests man, says he had contact with 2 Texas attackers
Fears global warming could release waste from abandoned secret Cold War military base buried in Greenland's ice
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Federal Foreign Office condemns North Korean missile launch
Feds, Pennsylvania settle Consol Energy water pollution suit
Feeling lucky? US Marines test machine gun wielding robot that can also throw grenades and even drag wounded soldiers to safety
Female students of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) situated here in the state capital on Friday raised slogans and staged a protest over dress code and hostel timings.The protesting students alleged that the institute ...
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Fibroblast growth factor signalling controls fin regeneration in zebrafish
Fifteen more cell towers would be commissioned for the Pushkaram along the Krishna river, A. Poornachandra Rao, Principal General Manager, Krishna Telecom District, BSNL, said on Thursday. There were ...
Film industry smartens up to fight pirates
Film-makers, the government and internet service providers are banding together and fighting online piracy with new tactics
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Finally, BJP goes digital with DigitalBJP app
Finance Minister Arun jaitley has said that the roll out of GST will result in ease of doing business in India.
Financial reform to boost real economy
Financial shares like ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI and HDFC are leading the gains, all up between 1%-2%
Financials lift stocks in Europe and Asia; pound dips ahead of BoE decision
Financials were among the top losers in late noon trades with ICICI Bank leading the decline
FireEye plans layoffs, cuts forecasts; shares plunge
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Firm co-founded by Indian- American to land spacecraft ...
First enlisted woman earns her dolphins, Navy conducts Fleet Battle Experiment, U.S. ships utilize small eye in the sky
First evidence of legendary China flood may rewrite history
First occasion in independent India that the PM was not present during the passage of a Constitution amendment Bill, he said.
Fitting tribute to stalwarts
Five Indian inventions that you have probably never heard of
Five of the best and worst moments in Olympic Games opening ceremonies ahead of the start of the Rio Games
Five people, including two women, were arrested by the Kadakkavoor police on charges of immoral trafficking.Those arrested have been identified as Lins, 35, of Attingal, the prime accused; Suresh Babu...
Five short years ago, Libya was one of the wealthiest and most stable nations in Africa.
Five women to watch out for at Rio Olympics
'Fixing tax rate can't be left to ministers alone'
Flight operations to Dubai remain affected for second day
Flight Operations to Dubai remain affected for second day
Flight Operations to Dubai Remain Affected For Second Day
Flight services to Dubai still affected
Flood situation in Assam terrible, says Minister
FM calls on China, ASEAN to enhance political trust
FMCG firms brace for a taxing time
Following the collapse Mahad bridge collapse, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday has appointed consultants to conduct a structural audit of 314 bridges in the the city and suburb...
Following the suicide of a class 12 student of Delhi Public School South allegedly as he couldn’t cope with academic pressure, the DPS Group of Schools has decided to conduct counselling for parents.
Following the villagers agreeing to conduct the festival at Mariamman Temple peacefully inKottaiyur in Mettur taluk, revenue officials removed the seal and opened the temple on Thursday evening. Thous...
Food: Forget cooking, 3D print your meal in Singapore
Footwear major Bata India is planning an omni-channel presence with the installation of “online kiosks’’ in some of the major retail stores.The company is also taking necessary steps to achieve a bett...
For almost eight years, President Barack Obama has juggled many hats: he's a father to two, a husband and the leader of the United States.
For a State like Karnataka with high prevalence of HIV, the project director should be “a senior IAS officer with experience as district collector”, according the qualification criteria fixed by the N...
‘Foreign languages being taught to enhance employability’
Foreign tourists attacked in western Afghanistan - officials
Forensic police search for evidences outside the La Belle Equipe cafe, rue de Charonne, at the site of an attack on November 14, 2015 in Paris, after a series of gun attacks occurred across the city. More than 100 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at a Paris concert hall and many more were feared dead in a series of bombings and shootings, as France declared a national state of emergency
Forget deleting your browsing history: Now your device's BATTERY life could be used to track you online
Forget emoji, Facebook is developing YOUMOJI: Patent reveals system to match a user's picture to an emoticon
Former BSP MP Mohan Singh, a Dalit face, who had joined the AAP in June, will contest from Ferozepur rural
Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai has stepped down from private sector lender IDFC Bank’s board from August 1.The decision is to avoid conflict of interest as Mr. Rai is ...
Former DMK MLA M. Appavu, who has legally challenged the victory of his AIADMK rival from the Radhapuram constituency in the recent Assembly elections, has complained to Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh...
Former India No. 3 shuttler J.B.S. Vidyadhar will impart coaching to budding players
Former Olympian recounts sad experience
Former PM David Cameron facing MPs' inquiry after resignation honours list is published that would 'embarrass a medieval court'
Former TNCC president E.V.K.S. Elangovan appeared before the Principal District Judge here on Thursday in connection with a criminal defamation case moved by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.Recording his ...
Former TNCC president E.V.K.S. Elangovan appeared before the Principal District Judge here on Thursday in connection with a criminal defamation case moved by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.Recording his...
For refugee Olympians, it’s more than just a game
For the first time in 40 years, the fastest jet flight crew in the world reunited with the once super-secret spy plane that put them in the history books.
For the first time in history, the FAA has allowed a private company to travel to the moon. CNN Correspondent Rachel Crane sits down with Moon Express founder Naveen Jain.
For the last week, headlines have focused on the war of words between Donald Trump and Khizr Khan, the man whose Muslim-American son died in the Iraq War and who spoke out against the Republican candidate at the Democratic National Convention.
For the lazy, unathletic masses, sitting on the couch and judging the Opening Ceremonies is the closest we Americans will ever get to actually competing in the Olympics.
For the second time this week, the trappings of executive power will provide a backdrop for President Barack Obama as he fields reporters' questions -- and likely takes another swing at Donald Trump.
For Tom Wheeler, election-year politics and his reluctance to leave complicate ambitious plans for set-top boxes, consumer privacy and business telecommunications service.
Founded in 2008, Ozone Networks also offers Wi-Fi in many of the bigger restaurant and retail chains in India’s top 23 cities. Over the next 12 months, it plans to reach 25,000 locations from 2000 now.
Foundry body launches training programme
Four Indian-origin persons have been named among America's top wealth advisors by Forbes on a list of 200 members.]]
France calls on Burundi to implement UN resolution
France to try Briton over 1996 death of French film producer in Ireland
French police seek Afghan asylum seeker 'suspected to be planning attack on Paris'
Frenzy for mid and small cap stocks has continued over the last few years except some short term blips. Over the period of five years, Nifty free float Midcap 100 and Nifty free float small cap 100 ...
Fresh bout of dollar selling by exporters and persistent...
Friday will witness a host of companies, including Aegis Logistics, Bombay Burmah, Control Print, Dhampur Sugar, D-Link India, DPSC, Caplin Point, CARE, EID Parry, EIH Associated, Glaxo Consumer, Gat...
(From AFP) A British national and a student at a Canadian university have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in last month’s deadly siege at a cafe in Bangladesh’s capital, police said Thursday. Hasnat Karim, a British citizen of Bangladeshi…
(From AFP) A British national and a student at a Canadian university have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in last month's deadly siege at ...
(From AFP) Geologists have found the first evidence for China’s Great Flood, a 4,000-year-old disaster on the Yellow River that led to birth of the Xia dynasty and modern Chinese civilization, researchers said Thursday. The findings in the journal Science…
(From AFP) Geologists have found the first evidence for China's Great Flood, a 4,000-year-old disaster on the Yellow River that led to birth of the ...
From an “erroneous” decision to one that “upheld the Constitution”, the Delhi High Court judgment on Thursday on the powers of the State government had legal and constitutional experts split.In its 19...
(From AP) A Chinese lawyer was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday in the third of a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party’s determination to shut down independent human rights activists and government critics. The sentence…
From Brasilia to Rio, Torch Has Travelled All Way Here
From Brasília to Rio, Torch Has Travelled All Way Here
From former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to the Delhi BJP leadership, Opposition parties in the Capital welcomed the High Court’s decision on Thursday to reiterate Delhi’s position as a Union T...
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research.
(From PTI) American defense major Lockheed Martin on Thursday said it has offered to move its lone production line of the latest version of fighter ...
(From PTI) American defense major Lockheed Martin on Thursday said it has offered to move its lone production line of the latest version of fighter aircraft F 16-Block 70 to India from Texas to meet Indian and global requirement. However, the…
(From The Indian Express) How many times have you spotted an outfit on a celeb that you want to own? While money might be a problem, there are times when you can get them in Zara or Aldo; you just ...
(From Yonhap) South Korean golfer Park In-bee said on Thursday she will "give it everything" at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games as she enters her final tune-up event before traveling to Brazil. Park will compete at the Jeju Samdasoo ...
(From Yonhap) The Incheon metropolitan government has rolled up its sleeves to lure more tourists to the western port city, riding on the box-office success of the homegrown action film on the famous Incheon Landing Operation during the 1950-53 Korean ...
Fund Pick: Franklin India Prima Plus Fund
Funds sought for providing compensation to land-losers
Further expanding its frozen products category, the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which markets the Amul brand of milk products, on Thursday announced the launch of India...
GAME PLAN: Chase defies the chasing pack
Games light up Rio de Janeiro as Olympic fever hits
Games Light up Rio De Janeiro As Olympic Fever Hits
Gang rape videos on sale in India
Gati Q1 net profit up 20% at Rs 12 crore
Gaurav Arora can’t get his director to work out with him
GE CEO Jeff Immelt says all new hires will learn to code
GE Energy Financial Services will invest up to $31 million in a subsidiary of independent power producer Mytrah and thus support development of a 200 MW wind energy project in Andhra Pradesh.Mytrah Va...
GE has decided to invest up to $31 million in Mytrah, the renewable energy focussed independent power producer, to support a 200 MW wind energy project in Andhra Pradesh.As per an agreement, Mytrah Va...
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GENEVA (Reuters) – A Chinese rights activist whose health is deteriorating after a three-month hunger strike should be released and given medical care, United Nations human rights experts said on Thursday. Guo Feixiong, the pen name of Yang Maodong, was…
Geologists have found the first evidence for China's Great Flood, a 4,000-year-old disaster on the Yellow River that led to birth of the Xia dynasty and modern Chinese civilization, researchers said today.
George Zimmerman told deputies a man punched him in the face at a Florida restaurant after he thought Zimmerman was bragging about killing Trayvon Martin.
Germany warns Erdogan that bringing back death penalty will end Turkey's EU hopes
GE to invest up to $31 m in wind project in AP
GE to invest up to $31 mn in Mytrah wind project
Getting to the core of Ceres: Dawn's orbit around the dwarf planet reveals what it looks like deep inside
Get used to even slower global growth, says DBS Chief Economist
Giving India a global-scale bank
Global food prices down slightly in July &#8211 UN agency
Global food prices down slightly in July – UN agency
Global stock markets rose and sterling slid on Thursday after the Bank of England cut interest rates and revived a bond-buying programme to cushion the economic blow from Britain's June 23 vote to le...
Global warming threatens to unearth waste at secret Cold War base
Go for gold: Indian athletes must look for more than podium finishes at Rio Olympics
Going green: city police to tap solar energy
Golden rice isn’t ready yet
Gold futures down at Rs 31,577 per 10 gm
Gold prices fell 0.38 per cent to Rs 31,577 per 10 grams at the futures trade today as participants trimmed their positions, tracking a weak trend overseas.
Gold, silver turn weak on global cues, muted demand
Gold slipped further on Thursday as the dollar firmed on the back of strong economic data and Asian stocks ticked up ahead of the Bank of England's expected rate cut later in the day. Investors be...
Gold slips on firmer dollar; market awaits BoE policy decision
Gold steady ahead of US jobs data, eyes 2nd weekly gain
Gold steady ahead of US non-farm payrolls report
Gold turns higher after Bank of England cuts rates
Gold was little changed in Asian trade early on Friday as investors awaited U.S. jobs data, due later in the day, and the precious metal remained on course for a second straight weekly gain.
Goodbye, implants rejection!
Good singing and impactful performances marked Rasaranjani’s staging of ‘Bhakta Ramadasu’ .
Google aims to take net users in India to 1 bn-mark
Google executive said this is possible by making the Internet more accessible and affordable
Google, Facebook and others have long offered such rewards. To start, Apple says it will offer rewards to a limited number of researchers it has worked with before, but it may expand the program.
Google, Facebook and others have offered such rewards in the past.
Google India hosted over 2,000 business leaders and also arranged livestreaming sessions at the event
Google India showcases cloud-centric enterprise solutions
Google, Microsoft and Facebook have bug bounty programmes in place for years
Government also hopes to continue to isolate the Congress, both on the ground as well as in Parliament
Government extends minimum import price on 66 steel products
Government eyes prompt GST launch, talk of 18 percent rate 'premature' - official
Government Fisheries Upper Primary School, Vellayil:
Government seeking ways to legalize Uber: officials
Government seeking ways to legalize Uber: officials
Government shutting down projects in Rae Bareli, Amethi: Congress
Government to name MPC nominees soon
Government Working to Roll Out GST from April 1 Next Year
Governor inaugurates home for aged visitors in Courtallam
Governor Konijeti Rosaiah inaugurated a home for the aged visitors, established by ABSK Trust at Esakki Village in Courtallam on an outlay of Rs. 4 crore, on Thursday.Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ros...
Governor’s Press Secretary Malladi Krishnanand has been awarded PhD by Dravidian University, Kuppam, Chittoor district. In a notification the university said that doctorate was awarded to Mr Krishnana...
Govt aims for optimal rate of Goods & Services Tax: Jaitley
Govt. closing down projects in Amethi: Cong
Govt firm on April 1 deadline for GST
Govt Forms Panel to Check Encroachments Choking Bengaluru Lakes
Govt. had declared takeover of school
Govt had plan B if Cong wanted RS say in GST rate
Govt hopes 16 states will ratify GST Bill in 1 month
Govt lines up Rs 324 cr to set up food parks in Andhra, Maharashtra
Govt may take Money Bill route for subsequent GST laws
Govt. obtain return of 12% on equities than G-Secs: Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment
Govt orders judicial probe in bridge collapse; 5 bodies found
Govt prunes MIP list to 66 steel products
Govt to levy anti-dumping tax on some cold-rolled steel products
Govt. U.P. school continues fight for its land
Govt urges devotees to celebrate cruelty-free Nagapanchami
Govt working on roadmap to roll out GST from April 1, 2017: Jaitley
Govt working to roll out GST from April 1, 2017
Grain-sized implant could one day control prosthetic body parts
Green Party Convention Puts Forward an Alternative to Trump and Clinton
Groupe SEB-owned Maharaja Whiteline puts years of strife and controversy behind, moves out of traditional strongholds in search of new consumers
Growing up in a family of 15, Phillip Vowles learned to appreciate the effort it took to feed all his brothers and sisters. So when he started harvesting his own crop, he decided to supersize his venture. As Phillip says, “big vegetables feed big families.” Today, his giant veggies top-out at over 100 pounds and can feed more than just a few families.
GSK and the Google company Verily Life Sciences are planning to develop tiny bioelectronic implants that will connect to our nerves and treat chronic illnesses
GST – A game changer for India
GST, Amma Tax and a lot of farce!
GST an ill wind for renewable energy
GST: Big bang Modi's forward march
‘GST: Centre should meet revenue shortfall’
‘GST is encouraging for new entrepreneurs who have to cope with a large number of taxes’
GST: Planters want clarity on levy
GST positive for growth; more reforms may see slow progress: Moody’s
GST: Power firms left guessing
GST tax: Corporates will get relaxation in tax and the government will gain in revenue collection, but it is the common man who will suffer, said BMS general secretary Virjesh Upadhyay.
GST: Tax rate likely to be higher than 18%
GST: Tax rate, timely roll out key challenge before govt
GST the best example of cooperative federalism: RSS body
GST to boost GDP by 2%, attract foreign investors: Industry leaders
GST will increase ease of doing business in India: Arun...
GST will provide more relief to economy: Odisha FM
GST will result in emergence of new warehousing hubs: JLL India
GTC4Lusso takes the 4-seater Ferrari to the next level
Guess what happened next: Facebook battles ‘clickbait’
Guess what happened next: Facebook to crack down on 'clickbait' headlines
Gujarat EBC quota: Govt to move SC challenging high court decision
Gujarat government pleader had told the court that the reservation is actually "a further classification in the general, open, unreserved category" and does not violate either Supreme Court order or Constitutional provisions.
Gujarat High Court quashes government ordinance on 10% quota for EWS
Gujarat High Court quashes ordinance on 10 % quota for economically weak among upper castes
Guj Govt to challenge HC order, Hardik Patel welcomes verdict
Guj HC scraps 10 pc EBC quota, Govt to move SC
Gulf Oil Lubricants hit record high on strong Q1 results
Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd., a Hinduja Group company, has reported a gross turnover of Rs.325.45 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2016, against Rs.265.65 crore, a growth of 22.5 per cent. Net re...
Gulf Oil’s gross revenue rises 22.5 per cent
Gunmen ambush Swedish tourists in Rio during photo stop
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Gunmen in Rio Capture Swedish Tourist Before Olympics
Gurgaon: ‘Crorepati’ woman sells ‘chhole-kulche’ to save family from financial crisis
Gwyneth Paltrow and Will.i.am sign up as mentors for Apple's $10m 'Planet of the apps' reality TV show to find the next Snapchat
Hacker Lexicon: A Guide to Ransomware, the Scary Hack That’s on the Rise
'Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara' is a slice-of-life tale about today’s couples
Hailee Steinfeld serious about music career
Harish reviews arrangements
‘Haritha Haram’ progressing well: Etala
Has Pakistan Insulted Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh?
Have black holes hurled half the universe into the wilderness?
Hawkins Cookers surges on strong Q1 results
H.C. Basavarajappa, president, BJP Raitha Morcha district unit, has demanded that the Department of Water Resources take up the work of removal of silt along the canals of Tunga reservoir. The accumul...
HC order puts compensation for power outage in limbo
HC verdict not a defeat or victory for anyone: Jung
HC Verdict Not a Defeat or Victory For Anyone: Jung
He added that the states have not done serious calculations and are understandably nervous about the unknown
He also said that Congress leaders in Parliament have made government rectify certain shortcomings in the bill
Health experts have long believed that sickle cell gene variants, which occur in about one in 13 African-Americans, increase the risk of premature death, even when people carry only a single copy of the variant. But health records of nearly 50,000 active-duty US Army soldiers between 2011 and 2014 shows that's not the case.
Health Minister C. Laxma Reddy on Thursday said the government would fill the 2,118 vacant posts, including doctors, ANMs, and lab technicians, in the Health Department through the TS Public Service C...
Heartwarming videos of smiling baby monkeys reveal how we got our grin
Heated discussion in RS on Arunachal, U’khand issue
He challenged conventional values, he questioned clichéd values during his life-time and continues to do so even in the time after him: Martin Kämpchen
He is reportedly the first sitting US president to openly proclaim that he is a feminist.
He is the highest paid athlete in Rio. It is not just in wealth that Kevin Durant will stand among the tallest at this Oly...
He is the only communist leader to become the Prime Minister of the country twice.
Helô Pinheiro, 71, the woman immortalized by the 1960s classic "Girl from Ipanema," will carry the Olympic torch in the 2016 Summer Games torch relay.
Herat - Taliban militants attacked foreign tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in the western province of Herat on Thursday, officials said, with a military spokesperson saying at least six ...
Here’s an Idea: Hold the Olympics in Multiple Cities at Once
Here’s How Much the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team’s Leotards Would Cost
Here a few technical calls from Sacchitanand Uttekar of Motilal Oswal
Here are 25 of the world’s highest-paid celebrities, according to Forbes
Here Are All the Climate Records Earth Shattered Last Year
Here are few things that we bet you probably didn't know about the coolest President that America ever had.]]
Here are the Team USA Athletes to Follow on Instagram for the Rio Olympics
Here comes the ... virtual reality wedding. Couple preserves memories in VR
Here, two worlds merged
He said in a lighter vein that he was saying this on merit and because he himself is a member of the state council
He said Kejriwal should get down to business and perform the role he has been elected for
He said raising Sasha, 15, and Malia, 18, had opened his eyes to the pressure girls are under.]]
He said that immediate and effective action is required against all those supporting or encouraging terrorism
He said there was a conflict between his scholarly commitment to economics and loyalty to the party
He was the premier from 2008 to 2009 before a disagreement with the military over his attempt to sack the army chief
Highest by Indian co; RJio got lion’s share
High levels of caffeine in energy drinks may lead to cardiac complications, suggests a case report
Highway horror: Police UP roads, there is no point building them if they are too unsafe to travel
Hillary Clinton a founder of ISIS: Trump
Hillary Clinton gets soaring 15-point national lead over Donald Trump: Polls

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