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Srinagar: With an aim to curtail cigarette smoking and consumption of other tobacco products in the state, tourism-related bodies are set to revitalise their fight against the use of tobacco in public places. "We are very much serious in…
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New Delhi: Students and teachers of various city schools and colleges today paid homage to victims of yesterday's gruesome attack by Taliban militants on an army-run school in Pakistan's Peshawar that claimed 141 lives, mostly students.…
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New Delhi: Government is planning to come out with a six-month 'report card' and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed all ministers to submit details of their performances and achievements by this month end. The six-month report, being…
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UN: India strongly condemned the "barbaric" terror attack by the Taliban on a school in Pakistan that killed 141 people, mostly children, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council called for perpetrators of the "blood-curdling…
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London: Serve your husband some spicy food if you want some real action between the sheets tonight. A French study has found that men who love to consume more spicy food have more testosterone and perform better during sex. For the study,…
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Beijing: Asia is set to surpass North America to become the world's largest e-commerce market this year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). According to a report in Beijing by the EIU yesterday, an advisory company under…
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Mumbai: Stringent state-level laws banning gutka have a positive impact as reduced product availability has resulted in decreased consumption of gutka, according to World Health Organisation (WHO). In a study conducted by the WHO in seven…
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New Delhi: Alibaba founder and executive chairman Jack Ma is this year's biggest financial gainer as the billionaire entrepreneur's fortune has swelled by a whopping USD 18.5 billion this year to USD 29.2 billion, a report says. According…
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Washington: President Barack Obama met his National Security Council team at the White House to review potential holiday threats and discuss America's security posture in Pakistan in view of the horrific terrorist attack on a school in…
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New Delhi: Flight operations of cash-strapped SpiceJet were grounded today due to non-supply of jet fuel by oil marketing companies. "Not even a single flight has taken off till this morning due to fuel supply issue with the oil…
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