2016

Kaneohe (US): US President Barack Obama has visited American troops at a Hawaii military base, the last time he will participate in his holiday tradition as commander-in-chief. Obama and the first lady Michelle visited the Marine Corps…
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London: British pop superstar George Michael, who ruled the charts in the 1980s with hits like "If You Were There", "I'm Your Man" and "Everything She Wants", has died at the age of 53. Michael "passed away peacefully" at home, according…
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Batangas (Philippines): A powerful typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes, roared over a congested region near Manila today with slightly weaker but…
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Christchurch: A career best 137 by opener Tom Latham steered New Zealand to a substantial 341-7 against Bangladesh in the first one-day international at Hagley Oval in Christchurch today. Latham dominated the crease for more than 47 overs…
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Mumbai: Sudheendra Kulkarni, who served as a close aide to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has in his new book mooted the idea of establishing an India-Pakistan-Bangladesh confederation before 2047. Kulkarni's book "August…
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Muzaffarnagar: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the demonetisation decision to "benefit a few of his friends", causing distress to people who will teach BJP a lesson in the upcoming…
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Mumbai: Paring its early gains, the rupee slipped by 2 paise to trade at 67.84 against the US currency in late morning deals following bouts of fresh month-end dollar demand from banks and importers. The rupee opened flat at 67.82 per…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take stock of the economy with experts at NITI Aayog on Tuesday against the backdrop of currency crunch post demonetisation and discuss ways to speed up growth. "The theme of tomorrow's meeting…
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HOW EACH ZODIAC SIGN SHOULD DE-STRESS FOR 2017 Has the year in the bygoing left you all conked out? You have got much company as most of us are frazzled by the ending year, still trying to broker with a demonetized state, country wise and…
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Srinagar: Two police officials were injured today when a gas cylinder exploded inside a family quarter at a police station in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. "Leakage of gas caused an explosion of the gas cylinder inside the family…
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