2017

Toronto: Bilinguals may be better at saving brain power and are equipped to stave off cognitive ageing or dementia, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada compared what are known as functional brain…
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today blamed Pakistan, and the separatists for derailing the dialogue process by shutting doors on the All Party Delegation, saying the preparations for the Valley unrest were done…
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Jodhpur: A court here today fixed January 18 for pronouncing the verdict in the Arms Act case against Salman Khan and asked the actor to be present on that date. The court of chief judicial magistrate fixed the date after the final…
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Rio de Janeiro: Four inmates have died in a penitentiary rebellion in the city of Manaus as the overall death toll from a week of bloodshed in Brazilian prisons approaches 100. Brazil's G1 news website said today the four new deaths were…
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Dubai: An IT event where over 250 Indian firms will showcase their products to foreign buyers will be held in Hyderabad next month, an Indian export promotion body hosting the flagship show said here. The 17th edition of Indiasoft, the…
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Washington: Hillary Clinton will not run for any elected office again after losing to Donald Trump in the US Presidential polls, her Indian-American aide Neera Tanden has said amid reports that the former secretary of state could run for…
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Los Angeles: Director Damien Chazelle's musical romance "La La Land" registered four early wins at the Golden Globes with its lead star Ryan Gosling bagging the best actor trophy in the musical or comedy category. The movie, which leads…
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Sydney: Cricket Australia (CA) has pulled out left-arm spinner Stephen O'Keefe from the ongoing Big Bash League to give him more practise time with the red ball ahead of the tour of India in February-March. O'Keefe was named in the Sydney…
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Pyongyang: With Donald Trump getting ready to take office as president, North Korea is talking about launching a newly perfected intercontinental ballistic missile. Officials in Washington are saying that if Pyongyang launches anything…
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Washington: In rare praise for Donald Trump, US President Barack Obama has said the President-elect is "very engaging and gregarious" and not lacking in confidence but acknowledged that they were "opposites in some ways". "He is somebody…
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