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  • Pakistan PM Drops Criticism Of The Military

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    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's premier on Wednesday appeared to back down from a confrontation with the military, moving away from remarks made this month that it had acted unconstitutionally in supporting a court investigation of a controversial memo. "I want to dispel the impression that the military leadership acted unconstitutionally or violated rules," said Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, according to state television. "The current situation cannot afford conflict among the institutions." His ...

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  • Deadly Building Collapse Tests Rio

    SÃO PAULO, Brazil—Investigators searched for clues Thursday to explain the deadly collapse of three buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro the night before, which killed at least five people and left piles of rubble at the heart of a city preparing to host soccer's 2014 World Cup finals and the 2016 Olympics. With plumes of dust still rising over the disaster scene, rescuers with dogs searched for at least 16 people ...

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  • Car Bomb Targeting NATO Aid Team Kills 4 Afghans

    Car bomb targeting NATO aid team kills 4 Afghans

    KABUL, Afghanistan—A suicide attacker detonated a car laden with powerful explosives Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing four Afghan civilians and wounding 31 other people, including three British aid workers, officials said. Britain's International Development ministry in London confirmed that three civilian members of the international aid team were among those injured in the blast. They were being treated for non-life threatening wounds, the ministry said. The bomb exploded as a convoy from ...

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India News

  • Amarinder Singh To Be CM If Congress Comes To Power: Rahul Gandhi

    Ferozepur: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Punjab party chief Amarinder Singh would be the Chief Minister of the state if the Congress was voted to power in the January 30 assembly election. "Amarinder will become the Chief Minister if the Congress is voted to power by your (electorate) ...

  • Governor Promises 7-Hour Free Power Supply

    The state has promised to ensure quality and reliable power supply, including 7-hour free power to farm sector. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, who addressed the Republic Day parade, said ensuring 7-hour free power to 29.84 lakh agriculture pump sets in the state forms the core of energy policy. He also vowed to ...

  • Goa Assembly Polls: BJP-MGP Tie-up On Cards

    Goa Assembly polls BJP-MGP tie-up on cards

    Panaji: The BJP on Thursday said the decision on the proposed alliance with Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) would be taken in the next two days. Goa BJP chief Laxmikant Parsekar said that meeting between the leaders of the two parties last evening remained inconclusive. "Nothing happened in the meeting last night. We ...

Technology News

  • U.S. Lawmakers Press Google On Privacy Policy Changes

    U.S. lawmakers press Google on privacy policy changes

    A leading lawmaker on privacy issues said Thursday he would ask for a probe into whether recently announced changes in how Google Inc. (GOOG-Q568.10-1.39-0.24%) handles consumer data violated an agreement it made with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Representative Edward Markey was also one of eight U.S. lawmakers who sent a ...

  • Mybuild 11 Mega Expo Opens In City

    Mybuild 11 mega expo opens in city

    BAI?president Cherian Varkey inaugurated Mybuild, construction related mega expo organised by Builders’ Association of India, Mysore centre, on Thursday at the Dasara exhibition grounds here. Addressing the gathering, Varkey said, it’s the responsibility of the members of BAI to work for the development of the nation and create facilities for consumers. ...

  • Nintendo Chief Promises To Do Wii U Launch Right

    TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld. But Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata warned earnings for the fiscal year set to begin ...

Entertainment News

  • Is This What We Call Democracy?

    Is this what we call democracy

    Even if we shout aloud from rooftops, the truth remains that we aren’t yet ready for the truth. One such instance would be indie film-maker Ashvin Kumar’s Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror. Or else, what could explain the ban on the film by the Censor Board. This documentary film contains shocking stories ...

  • Oh ‘Mamma Mia,’ You’re Showing Your Age

    Oh 'Mamma Mia,' You're Showing

    The director, Phyllida Lloyd, has moved on to a movie about Margaret Thatcher, but the song stylings of ABBA will surely outlast the Iron Lady. And "Mamma Mia!", the story of a girl with three potential dads on a Greek island where they have no Facebook, no iPhones and no ...

Law News

  • New Pact To Help India Trace Black Money – Swiss Government

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    As India and Switzerland prepare to renegotiate the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, the Swiss government said it was confident that the pact would be finalized by next year and enable New Delhi to seek details about black money stashed in banks there. "Yes" was the emphatic answer of Switzerland's vice-president ...

  • HC Steps In To Set Free 36 Bonded Labourers

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    CHENNAI: A total of 36 bonded laborers working in stone crushing units in Karur and Salem districts have walked free, thanks to a timely intervention of the Madras high court, which asked the authorities to rescue these laborers and rehabilitate them. A division bench comprising Justice FM Ibrahim Kalifulla and Justice ...

Sports News

  • On An Art Trip

    For Karen Stone Talwar, art literally crosses boundaries as she travels with a group of art enthusiasts across the globe. Art has met travel to form Adventures in Art, a platform recently launched by Karen, which allows a glimpse into the art scenes in different parts of the world. The ...

  • Test Collapse Tipped To Hit Indians’ Pay Packets Hard

    Test Collapse Tipped To Hit Indians

    INDIA'S leading advertisers are set to abandon their cricketers following their humiliation in Australia, according to the subcontinent's equivalent of John Singleton. Advertising and marketing guru Suhel Seth says the brand value of India's international cricketers has plummeted this summer with companies indicating they want to cease contracting top players to ...

  • Afridi Plans Double-wicket Tournament In Pakistan

    Lahore: Desperate to get international cricket back to Pakistan, former captain Shahid Afridi is thinking of organising a double-wicket competition, involving players from different countries, in the country. "When I was in Australia playing in the Big Bash tournament, I spoke to number of top players from different countries to get ...

Health News

  • 48 Hrs Later, Infant Stolen From Kolkata Hospital Recovered

    Police made a miraculous recovery of the baby who was stolen from National Medical College Hospital on Friday. Acting on a tip-off that the stolen baby was kept at a house on Broad Street in South Kolkata after being sold, police identified the shelter and summoned the family who had ...

  • DOTS Scheme Launched For TB Patient In Arunachal

    tanagar: Gaining the opportunity to be the first state in northeast, Arunachal Pradesh has launched Directly Observed Treatment Service (DOTS) for treatment of patients suffering Multi Drug Resistance (MDR) tuberculosis. The service was started at DOTS plus site in Arunachal state hospital at Naharlagun. State director of health services Dr K ...

  • Odisha: Bird Flu Confirmed At Bahanada Village In Mayurbhanj District

    Mayurbhanj: Bird flu has been confirmed at Bahanada village of Betanati area in Mayurbhanj district. This was said by a senior official in fisheriese said and animal resource department. He said one of the 41 bird samples sent from the area to the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal ...

Hollywood News

  • Ragged Format And No Surprises Make Globes A Fitting Mid-january Diversion

    Ragged Format And No

    Hollywood took care of its own at last night’s Golden Globe Awards. Even Ricky Gervais played it safe. As in years past, there was much glitz but little fizz at the 69th edition of the awards presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in ...

  • Oprah Keen On Meeting Abhishek, Aishwarya

    American TV mogul Oprah Winfrey, who will be visiting India soon, has expressed her desire to meet Bollywood star couple Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan who have been guests on her talk show. Oprah will be making her maiden visit to India this month to shoot for her new show 'Next Chapter', ...

  • Kate Beckinsale’s Driving Fears

    Los Angeles: Actress Kate Beckinsale admits she fears driving a car, so to overcome that she started driving golf cars during her free time. The actress, who would be seen in Sony Pictures’ ‘Underworld-The Awakening’, laughs off the fact that she hasn`t been able to procure her driving license yet. "I can`t ...

  • Russell Crowe Training Hard To Be Man Of Steel

    Russell Crowe training hard

    Russell Crowe has revealed that he is adhering to a grueling training schedule for his role in Man of Steel so that he is in the best shape possible for his part. The 47-year-old actor portrays the character of Superman’s father, Jor-El, in the upcoming movie and has been opting for ...

Bollywood News

  • Ranbir Kapoor, Vidya Balan Named Best Actors At Apsara Awards

    Ranbir Kapoor, Vidya Balan Named Best Actors

    Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan picked the best actors' trophies at the star-studded seventh edition of Chevrolet Apsara Awards in Mumbai on Wednesday night for their performance in Rockstar and The Dirty Picture respectively. The best film award went to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, and Zoya Akhtar won the ...

  • No Option But To Slap When Power To Tolerate Graft Runs Out: Anna Hazare

    No Option But To Slap When Power To Tolerate Graft Runs Out

    Ralegan Siddhi: In remarks that could stoke a fresh controversy, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday evening said a person is left with no option other than going for a slap when his power of tolerance of corruption runs out. "When a man's power of tolerance runs out, then whoever is ...

  • Review: ‘Agneepath’ Is Brilliant In Its Brutality

    Review 'Agneepath' is brilliant in its brutality

    Film: "Agneepath"; Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Om Puri; Written and Directed by Karan Malhotra; Rating: Long before the damsel in the den Katrina Kaif signs her writhe petition 'junta ke naam', the film's imposing villain and by extension the film, have written their destiny. In bold ...

  • Bollywood Has Space For Everyone: Sohail Khan

    Bollywood Has Space For

    Mumbai: Actor-producer Sohail Khan believes Bollywood is a huge industry and there's no dearth of work for anyone. "Be it Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Salman (Khan), Aamir (Khan), Shah Rukh (Khan) or Akshay Kumar... everyone has made a niche for themselves and no one can replace anyone. There is space ...

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