2016

Mumbai: A 28-year-old man from Mumbra in neighbouring Thane district has allegedly joined banned terror organisation ISIS, according to the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). Tabrej Noor Mohammad Tambe, who had left the country to visit Egypt and…
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New Delhi: His meticulous choice of films, attention to details has given him the title of Mr Perfectionist but superstar Aamir Khan feels it is not a correct name for him and says he should rather be called Mr Passionate. Aamir, 51, says…
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Mumbai: Ending its three-day winning run, the rupee today retreated from nearly a one-month high by falling 22 paise to 67.58 against the US dollar in early trade at the forex market on fresh demand for the American unit. Moreoever,…
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Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, once known as the "Queen of Elections", faced an act of attempted political regicide today as lawmakers gathered to vote on a motion calling for her impeachment. Engulfed by a corruption scandal…
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Los Angeles: A 75-year-old California man has been charged with the chilling 1978 murder of a young British couple who had been sailing on his boat in the Caribbean Sea. Silas Duane Boston allegedly beat and bound Christopher Farmer and…
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Washington: The US Congress has cleared the decks for India to become a "major defence partner", with the Senate passing the 2017 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) the USD 618 billion American defence budget for 2017 by 92 to 7…
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Yangon: The UN has asked Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority. The Nobel peace prize winner has faced…
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New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing "deep pain" over her allegations against the army for its recent exercise at toll gates in the state and said they can…
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Mumbai: England were 385 for eight in their first innings at lunch on the second day of the fourth cricket Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium, here. England had started the day at 288 for five and have Jos Buttler (64) and Jake…
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Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced nearly 109 points at the start of trading today after buying by investors and foreign funds gathered momentum amid strong global cues. The 30-share index was trading higher by 108.98 points, or…
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