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LIVE! Obama to appear on survival show with Bear Grylls
Sheena murder: Indirani's counsel claim police using force to get a confession - 22:39 IST
Violence in Manipur; Houses of minister, 5 MLAs torched - 22:23 IST
Abolish death penalty except in terror cases: Law Commission - 22:15 IST
Sheena Bora case: Bail hopes dashed, custody of all 3 accused extended - 21:47 IST
Kejriwal govt gets third law minister in 6 months - 21:23 IST
Utterance of 'Om' can trigger controversy, says PM Modi - 20:34 IST
Discrimination against Muslims has to be corrected by State: Vice President - 20:11 IST
Flood situation grim in Assam, over 7.35 lakh affected - 19:55 IST
Hardik Patel fallout: Home Secy Goyal gets the boot - 19:36 IST
Karnataka govt to hand over Kalburgi murder case to CBI - 19:22 IST
Bihar polls: NDA to announce seat sharing by early September - 17:35 IST
'It was impossible for him to love anyone else but Indrani' - 16:59 IST
'Indira Gandhi considered military strike on Pakistan nuke sites' - 16:09 IST
PM releases digital version of epic Ramcharitmanas musical - 15:46 IST
Minting money: Islamic State launches its own currency - 15:01 IST
'Can't have OROP where pensions are revised every month, every year' - 14:40 IST
SC refuses to allow 'moral police' Pramod Muthalik to enter Goa - 14:04 IST
Macho man Putin pumps iron. And he has competition - 13:42 IST
SC stays Rajasthan HC verdict declaring Jain practice of 'Santhara' illegal - 12:43 IST
US bluntly tells Pak to act on terror safe havens - 12:35 IST
Why can't our cops clean up their act? - 12:29 IST
Retired post office clerk builds his own 'Taj Mahal' - 12:24 IST
Prostrate before the Arnab experience - 11:58 IST
Man who has the third most important job in the government - 11:50 IST
53 infants dead in 11 days at Odisha's Sishu Bhavan - 10:54 IST
Tomatina is back! Tomato fest leaves Spanish town red - 09:34 IST
REWIND: Stunning PHOTOS of the week that was - 09:32 IST
The Courageous Professor M M Kalburgi: A Tribute : Shivanand Kanavi - 09:25 IST
The problem I have with English news television - 08:40 IST

Kareena Kapoor goes for the kill - 18:38 IST
Celebrity spotting at Lakme Fashion Week - 18:37 IST
What really goes on backstage at fashion week? - 18:18 IST
Spotted: Elli, Kalki, Genelia at LFW - 18:02 IST
Ileana wears the golden crown! - 18:01 IST
Waah, waah, Tamannah! - 16:55 IST
All eyes on her! - 15:22 IST
Kriti Sanon is a 'Run-Away Bride' - 14:22 IST

LIVE! April-July fiscal deficit at 69% of annual target - Business
RBI names SBI, ICICI two banks 'too big to fail' - 22:10 IST
Ratan Watal is new finance secretary - 20:10 IST
Petrol to be cheaper by Rs 2/litre; diesel by 50 paise - 19:34 IST
Economic growth slows to 7% in June quarter - 18:38 IST
How outgoing CMD Rohit Nandan steered Air India through thick & thin - 18:35 IST
Rupee drops 34 paise to one-week low at 66.48 against USD - 18:32 IST
Core sector growth slows to 1.1% in July - 17:55 IST
HDFC Bank cuts lending rate to 9.35%, lowest in industry - 17:54 IST
GDP growth estimates: Grappling with new complexities - 17:03 IST
Markets end lower, post biggest monthly drop since Nov 2011 - 16:30 IST
Wholesale onion prices cool, down to Rs 45/kg in Lasalgaon - 15:48 IST
Why some Indian cities won't get smart! - 15:27 IST
Autonomy for govt banks remains on paper - 14:25 IST
Get maximum returns in a volatile market, experts tell you how - 13:10 IST
Tears over onions again, what needs to be done - 13:09 IST
Why market crash is different this time - 13:02 IST
How India can profit from China's stumble - 11:45 IST
Reverse innovation in India - 11:30 IST
China lets yuan fall again, Asia might see more pain - 10:42 IST
Volatile markets? Keep calm and carry on - 10:15 IST
Indian economy offers hope as China struggles - 10:07 IST
The curious case of onion prices and Bihar elections - 10:02 IST
Finance ministry, RBI agree on key change - 09:46 IST
US trade body explains why H-1B visas need to be expanded - 09:20 IST
A third of BSE 500 stocks back to Manmohan era - 08:50 IST

3rd Test: Sri Lanka recover after early wickets, reach 67-3 at stumps - Rediff Sports
Stats: No. 9 batsman scoring a fifty in both innings for India - 22:51 IST
PHOTOS: India seven wickets away from series win in Lanka - 20:20 IST
I cannot have my own preferences, it's a team game: Rohit Sharma - 20:20 IST
Gavaskar slams on-field rows during India-Lanka series - 20:10 IST
India on threshold of historic Test series win in Sri Lanka - 19:08 IST
Prasad's bouncers make Ishant animated, furious! - 19:04 IST
After 'Puja' at New Jersey temple, Dhoni urges Diaspora to back Team India - 15:28 IST
Man who fired at Akram tenders written apology - 12:27 IST
As Aus work out their chemistry in ODIs, Warner has T20 WC on his mind - 10:02 IST

Transfer news: Manchester United's Januzaj joins Dortmund on loan - 22:27 IST
Sinquefield Chess: Anand draws again; held by Wesley So - 18:05 IST
Euro soccer round-up: Roma hand Juve second successive defeat - 13:52 IST
US Open leading men cheering for a Serena Grand Slam - 13:42 IST
Blessed with Monk's presence, Swansea are 'a force in the EPL' - 13:27 IST
La Liga PHOTOS: Martinez opens Atletico account in tough win at Sevilla - 11:50 IST
US Open: In-form Federer, Murray acknowledge opening round challenges - 10:48 IST
US Open to miss star power as Sharapova pulls out - 09:16 IST
Transfer Talk: Man City sign Belgian De Bruyne - 09:00 IST

Box office: Phantom gets below average opening - 17:40 IST
Dhoom 2, Jodha Akbar, Guru: Aishwarya's BIGGEST hits - 16:42 IST
PIX: Salman, Akshay, Hrithik celebrate Raksha Bandhan - 16:41 IST
Madhur Bhandarkar's FINEST heroine? VOTE! - 16:41 IST
Kanye West for US president? - 15:37 IST
PIX: Madhuri, Ranbir, Mary Kom at Vivek Oberoi's charity event - 15:16 IST
Miley, Taylor, Nicki Minaj's SENSATIONAL turns at VMAs 2015 - 14:46 IST
Review: Kunjiramayanam is enjoyable - 12:19 IST
'The younger generation is not materialistic' - 12:06 IST
Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream director Wes Craven no more - 09:18 IST
Daily Game: Guess who this star daughter is - 09:00 IST
Birthday Quiz: Just how well do you know Tamil music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja? - 08:59 IST

PHOTOS: India seven wickets away from series win in Lanka - 20:20 IST
PIX: Salman, Akshay, Hrithik celebrate Raksha Bandhan - 16:41 IST
PIX: Madhuri, Ranbir, Mary Kom at Vivek Oberoi's charity event - 15:16 IST
Euro soccer round-up: Roma hand Juve second successive defeat - 13:52 IST
US Open leading men cheering for a Serena Grand Slam - 13:42 IST
Macho man Putin pumps iron. And he has competition - 13:42 IST
Blessed with Monk's presence, Swansea are 'a force in the EPL' - 13:27 IST
La Liga PHOTOS: Martinez opens Atletico account in tough win at Sevilla - 11:50 IST
US Open: In-form Federer, Murray acknowledge opening round challenges - 10:48 IST
As Aus work out their chemistry in ODIs, Warner has T20 WC on his mind - 10:02 IST
Tomatina is back! Tomato fest leaves Spanish town red - 09:34 IST
REWIND: Stunning PHOTOS of the week that was - 09:32 IST
Transfer Talk: Man City sign Belgian De Bruyne - 09:00 IST

Neeta Kolhatkar: Why can't our cops clean up their act?
Sreehari Nair: Prostrate before the Arnab experience
Aakar Patel: The problem I have with English news television
Abeek Barua and Bidisha Ganguly: China lets yuan fall again, Asia might see more pain
Mihir S Sharma: How India can profit from China's stumble
Anjuli Bhargava : How outgoing CMD Rohit Nandan steered Air India through thick & thin
Sumnima Udas: Reverse innovation in India
Harsh Roongta: Why market crash is different this time

The Courageous Professor M M Kalburgi: A Tribute
The curious case of onion prices and Bihar elections