2016

New Delhi: In the backdrop of a twitter spat with Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary and other controversies, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani has slammed her critics and asserted she is not a person who subscribes to the conventional wisdom of…
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Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar has urged the audience not to watch the leaked version of "Udta Punjab" which is available online as it is not the correct way to view a movie. The Abhishek Chaubey film, which was mired in controversies with…
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Washington: A day after US President Barack Obama criticised him for using the term "radical Islam", Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump today vehemently defended his stand arguing that the phraseology makes a "big…
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Srinagar: The issue of reservations in promotions for government employees today rocked the Jammu and Kashmir assembly again even as government maintained that the issue cannot be discussed in the House as it was pending adjudication before…
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Halle Westfallen (Germany): Roger Federer got his bid for a ninth Halle grasscourt title off to a winning start on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Germany's world number 88 Jan-Lennard Struff. The top seed and world number…
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London: Actor Daniel Radcliffe has confirmed he is not yet seen play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", but he would like to in the future. The only problem is, the actor will have to wait until fan hysteria over the play dies down, so…
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Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial gains to depreciate by 6 paise to 67.21 against the American currency in late morning deals following fresh bouts of dollar demand from importers and banks amid lower domestic equities. The rupee opened…
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Mumbai: Market benchmark BSE Sensex tanked almost 183 points and the NSE Nifty broke below the crucial 8,200-mark in early trade today due to profit-booking by investors after yesterday's gains amid weak global cues. The 30-share barometer…
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Niamey: The bodies of 34 migrants, including 20 children, who were abandoned by people smugglers while trying to reach neighbouring Algeria were found in the Niger desert last week, authorities have said. "Thirty-four people, including…
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Seoul: South Korea today kicked off a live-fire naval exercise near its disputed sea border with North Korea -- a move likely to fan already elevated military tensions with Pyongyang. The three-day exercise in the Yellow Sea is aimed at…
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