2016

London: Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey turned down the chance to play the villain in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" sequel because he didn't want to become a celebrity "amendment" to the film franchise. The Oscar winner was offered the…
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Washington: The US has released its most detailed report yet on Russia's efforts to interfere in the US presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. The 13-page joint analysis by the Department of Homeland…
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Moscow: Russia has pledged "adequate reprisals" over US sanctions and accused Washington of trying to destroy ties by making "unfounded" allegations of interference in the US election. The United States wants to "definitively destroy…
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New Delhi: Simultaneous launch of 83 satellites and fast breeder reactor going critical are some of the targets set by the Departments of Atomic Energy and Space as they look forward to 2017 to put behind the lows of this year of missing…
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Washington: In apparent retaliatory action against alleged Russian hacking during the US presidential election, President Barack Obama has slapped a series of sanctions against Russia and expelled 35 Russian officials. "All Americans…
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today dared the Centre to get all the appointments made by his government probed after the CBI filed an FIR into the appointment of city Health Minister Satyendar Jain's OSD. Asserting that…
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Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump will meet intelligence officials next week "to be updated on the facts" after the Obama administration sanctioned Russian intelligence services, expelled 35 Russian officials and shuttered two…
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Tolotangga (Indonesia): The US Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has hit a region in the eastern part of Indonesia. The agency says the earthquake hit about 6.30 AM today in the Sumbawa region. The epicenter was…
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Mumbai: Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor's autobiography titled "Khullam Khulla" will hit the stands on January 15 next year. The book's title has been borrowed from the 64-year-old actor's famous song "Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge Hum Dono".…
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Shirdi (Maha):  The Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust here has received donations of Rs 31.73 crore during the past 50 days post the government's demonetisation move, an official said today. These donations include Rs 4.53 crore in the scrapped…
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