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  • Australia regain Border-Gavaskar Trophy after drawn Test

    Australia on Tuesday regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after the third cricket Test ended in an exciting draw with a jittery India just about managing to avoid an embarrassing defeat in Melbourne. Set an improbable target of 384 in 70 overs courtesy Shaun Marsh’s 99, India’s batting frailty was again exposed and they survived some anxious […]

    Dhoni retires from Tests, Kohli to lead India in Sydney

    In a shocking turn of events, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday retired from Test cricket with immediate effect, citing strain of playing all formats, after his team lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia in Melbourne. “One of India’s greatest Test Captains under whose leadership India became the No. 1 team in the […]

    Ten dead after ferry catches fire in Adriatic Sea

    The death toll from a ferry fire in the Adriatic Sea rose to 10 on Monday as the search for survivors continued through the night in seas of Albania. Unclear on how many people had been on board and whether any were still missing, the Italian Navy kept up its search operation, with almost 40 […]

    NDFB (S) violence: 5 arrested

    Security forces on Monday arrested a cadre of NDFB (S) and four linkmen in connection with the violence unleashed by the group in lower Assam which has left 81 people dead. While the cadre and two linkmen were arrested in Kokrajhar district, which bore the brunt of the mayhem on 23rd December, in the early […]

    Protest against ‘PK’ escalates

    In an escalation of protests against Aamir Khan blockbuster ‘PK’, Bajrang Dal activists on Monday vandalised theatres in Gujarat exhibiting the film for making “fun” of Hindu Gods and godmen and warned that its screening be stopped. Violent protests were held in Ahmedabad and in other parts of Gujarat and the activists compelled at least […]

    BJP leaders meet J&K Gov as uncertainty over govt formation continues

    BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and Jammu and Kashmir BJP President Jugal Kishore Sharma met Governor N. N. Vohra at Raj Bhawan in Jammu on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Sharma said that the state unit of the party is waiting for the party high command to take a final call on the […]

    895 colonies to be regularised in Delhi

    In a decision that will benefit about 60 lakh people in Delhi, Union Cabinet on Monday approved an Ordinance to regularise 895 unauthorised colonies which have come up till 1st June this year. Urban Development Ministry officials said with this decision, the total number of colonies eligible for regularisation would be 1939 as the process […]

    Swaraj in South Korea; holds talks with Trade Minister

    External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday held talks with South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and discussed collaboration in vital areas like co-production of LNG tankers while making a strong pitch for the ‘Make in India’ campaign. In pursuance of the government’s “Act East” policy, Swaraj arrived on Sunday on a three-day […]

    NATO mission ends in Afghanistan

    NATO has officially ended its combat mission in Afghanistan marking the end of 13-year-old war against the Taliban regime.A ceremony was held in Kabul on Sunday on this occasion. This ceremony marked the end of longest war in American history.The withdrawal was formally announced at a low-key ceremony in Kabul by International Security Assistance Force.The […]

    Amit Shah discharged in Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case

    In a major relief to BJP President Amit Shah, a special CBI court in Mumbai on Tuesday discharged him in the case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter killing in 2005. “I am of the opinion that the inference drawn by CBI is not accepted in totality and he (Shah) cannot be charged as an accused,” […]