2016

Shanghai: The mouthpiece of China's Communist Party said today there was "no need to worry too much" about downward pressure on the yuan as the currency wallows at more than eight-year lows against the dollar. China has been struggling to…
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New Delhi: CBI has registered an FIR against some customers of digital wallet PayTm on the company's complaint that it has allegedly been cheated to the tune of Rs 6.15 lakh by customers based here. It is rare for the agency to take up…
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Chennai: Half centuries by Joe Root and Moeen Ali lifted England to a decent 182 for three on the first day of the fifth and final cricket Test against India here today. Root was dismissed after scoring 88, though the batsman was not…
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Paris: Some 50,000 people, the majority civilians, were still trapped in eastern Aleppo even as an evacuation deal was under way, the UN peace envoy for Syria and French foreign minister said today. "There are 50,000 people, including…
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Jammu: A woman Army officer has allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself with her service pistol in an Army unit here, a police officer said today. Major Anita Kumari (36) was last night found dead in her room with bullet injury in…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendera Modi on Friday ripped into the Opposition over Parliament logjam, saying unlike earlier when opposition parties stalled the House against scams, Congress-led parties are now doing so against government's…
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Los Angeles: Tamil film "Visaranai", which was India's official entry to the Oscars in the Foreign Language Film category, has failed to make it to the shortlist of nine movies that will advance in the race. The crime-thriller, produced by…
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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today hailed the relations between India and Bangladesh on the day of Pakistan's surrender before the Indian military during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and said both the countries share common…
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New Delhi: A Rahul Gandhi-led Congress delegation today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to highlight the plight of farmers in the country and demanded a loan waiver for them. During the meeting, which came in the backdrop of Gandhi's…
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Washington: Surfing the internet in classrooms may lead to poorer test scores, even among the most intelligent and motivated students, a new study has warned. Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) in the US studied laptop use in…
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