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Gandhi, Jaitley, Swaraj Face Off: No Holds Barred In Lok Sabha Today
NEW DELHI -- It was no holds barred in Lok Sabha today after the Congress Party agreed to debate the Lalit Modi scandal - just one day before the Monsoon Session concludes on Thursday. On Wednesday...
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This Indian Innerwear Brand Is Preventing Audi From Using The TT Badge In India
You might remember the TT brand of innerwear from its "TT baniyan" ads from the early days of cable. For German luxury carmaker Audi, the company is proving to be a thorn, having won an ex-parte order...
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Maggi Ban Lifted For Six Weeks
The Bombay High Court has lifted the ban on Maggi, the flagship instant-noodles brand from Nestle. The court clarified that this was conditional on Nestle conducting fresh tests within six weeks at...
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India's States Sidestep Stalled Reform, Go It Alone To Woo Investment
It took two months of courting, dozens of negotiators and final talks that ran into the early hours, but the western Indian state of Maharashtra secured its prize: a $5 billion investment commitment...
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Supreme Court Protects Dayanidhi Maran From Arrest In Telephone Exchange Scam
NEW DELHI -- DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday got a breather from the Supreme Court which stayed the Madras High Court order cancelling his bail in the telephone exchange scam case and...
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Abhay Deol Says Sex Isn't Something To Be Ashamed Of, And The Internet Agrees
A week ago, the Mumbai police raided hotels in Madh Island and the Aksa beach area in the city, dragging out around 40 consenting adults who had checked into the hotels out of their rooms. Their only...
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WATCH: The Original 'Tung Tung Baje', Composed By Sneha Khanwalkar
The first song from the upcoming Akshay Kumar starrer Singh Is Bliing was released online on Wednesday. The single, 'Tung Tung Baje', features Kumar performing the bhangra and various stunts in rural...
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Rising Industrial Production, Low Inflation Raises Confidence In Indian Economy
NEW DELHI — India's retail inflation cooled to a record low in July and annual growth in industrial production hit a four-month high in June, bringing cheer to investors fretting that gridlock in...
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BSE, Nifty Rise Nearly 1 Percent On MAT Rollback Hopes, Subdued Inflation Data
The BSE Sensex and Nifty rose nearly 1 percent on Thursday on reports that a government appointed committee suggested that there was no legal basis to retrospectively impose the controversial minimum...
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WATCH: This Video Of Transgender Women Singing The National Anthem Will Give...
On February 14, 2014, Supreme Court of India made a landmark judgement. It finally recognised transgender citizens as belonging to a third gender and made it mandatory for the government to provide...
View ArticleSunny Leone Starrer 'Mastizaade' Has Been Cleared By The Censors
On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that the adult comedy Mastizaade had been cleared by the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC, commonly referred to as the Censor Board) for release with an...
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RSS Capturing Educational Institutions, Says Rahul Gandhi, Referring To FTII...
NEW DELHI — Launching a scathing attack on the Modi government over the lingering strike in FTII, Rahul Gandhi today alleged educational institutions were being "captured" by the RSS and only those...
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Assam Passes Witch Hunting Prohibition Bill
The Assam state assembly on Thursday unanimously passed Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 in a bid to eliminate rising cases of superstition leading to murder of...
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Stray Dog Risks Life To Thwart Burglary
A mute stray dog called Pingu, usually reviled for being a nuisance, has become the unlikely hero of a locality in Delhi after he prevented a burglary and risked his life in the process. Poornima...
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Twitter Removes 140-Word Limit For Direct Messages
Now your direct messages on Twitter can be as long as you want them to be. The 140-character limit has finally been removed, but will continue to exist for tweets. The change started rolling out today....
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Monsoon Session Complete Washout; BJP And Congress Locked In Vicious Battle
NEW DELHI -- The Monsoon Session concluded today amidst heightened political bitterness, making little headway on two critical bills dealing with land acquisition and tax reforms. The war of words in...
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Customer Saves Handicapped Mumbai Shopkeeper From Deadly Sword Attack
A physically challenged Mumbai shopkeeper was attacked by a sword-brandishing assailant Tuesday night and was saved by a customer who sprang to his rescue. The incident was recorded on the store's CCTV...
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Saina, Sindhu, Jwala-Ashwini Enter Quarter-Finals In World Badminton...
JAKARTA—Two-time bronze-winner P V Sindhu stayed on course for another medal after a stunning display while Saina Nehwal and doubles combine of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa also put themselves in...
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This Independence Day, An Indo-Pak Treat By Robin Hood Army For 100,000 Hungry
NEW DELHI—Thanks to border skirmishes, border patrols from India and Pakistan have cancelled a traditional, Independence Day-ritual of sharing sweets. Taking up their slack another army, called the...
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Inflation Dips To Decadal Low, Pressure On RBI To Cut Rates
Ahead of India's 69th Independence Day and the looming pall of yet another wasted Parliament session, the government can take some solace from wholesale price inflation registering its steepest decline...
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