Until 2014, Discovery's channels were distributed as part of a joint venture with Multi Screen Media.
Skittish investors snapped up gold and other safe-haven assets amid fears of a global economic slowdown
Star India paid Rs 16,347.50 crore for the IPL's global media rights for five years.
The ability to make out fake news from real could save the coming generations a huge amount of conflict and heartburn, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
China said Islamabad is at the frontline of combating terrorism.
The general secretary of the world players' union FIFPro has blasted FIFA.
Of the players, goalkeeper Jackson Follmann was recovering from the amputation of his right leg. Defender Helio Neto remains in intensive care with severe trauma to his skull, thorax and lungs. Fellow defender Alan Ruschel had spine surgery.
China is worried about the situation post the Dalai Lama and that his reincarnation could surface in Arunchal Pradesh, a region it claims as its own, but which is part of the Indian Republic, says former RA&W Additional Secretary Jayadeva Ranade.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 318 points at 24,455 and the Nifty50 shed 99 points to end at 7,438.
Reshma Qureshi's face was destroyed by acid. It did not stop her.
Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football.
Cruz only went as far as congratulating Trump, who was his bitter rival in the primary contests.
Xi has already been elected as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China at its once-in-five-year congress in October last year.
What has not changed in a decade is the character of Rizwan Khan. He is complex, multi-dimensional and lovable. In fact, his character continues to grow on you, notes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
Sony eyes a 2 billion payoff from telecasting the Fifa World Cup.
'In the last 4, 5 years, ever since online companies started online shopping in a big way with heavy discounts, our sales are affected badly.' 'As there is no control over the way the online companies operate, they were able to destroy the domestic retail market to a great extent.'
China has unveiled its latest surface-to-air missile system for the first time coinciding with President Xi Jinping's four-nation tour, including India.
Devastation struck Venezuela when oil prices started collapsing in 1982, following a global oil glut. The country's economy contracted overnight.
Touching upon a range of issues, the President also said women were entitled to a life of their choice and security to fulfil their potential, amid concerns over their privacy and safety.
'What is at stake is not one mosque or temple, it is the question of the principle of secularism which is part of the basic structure of the Constitution as declared even by the Supreme Court of India.'
United States President Barack Obama has chosen retired Marine Corps General John Allen, who earlier served as the commander of the US and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces in Afghanistan, to head the America-led global coalition against the dreaded terror group Islamic State, earlier know as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).
The IPL has the potential to make cricketers among the best paid athletes in the world if you look at what they will earn per hour.change that.
City police, metros, airports, even power utilities are using pop culture and social media to reach the young and encourage public ownership of public services. Amritha Pillay reports.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Perplexed by the Bombay High Court's order to shift 13 IPL matches out of drought-hit Maharashtra, former India captains Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid said cricket has become a "soft target" for creating controversies.
Protesters outside the Jordanian pilot's home said they will seek revenge.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.
India's real risk is not that crony populism would fail, but that it would succeed, consolidating a path that is fundamentally a trap, both in terms of social inequalities and long-term growth, says Michael Walton.
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Samsung has been facing competition from local mobile handset makers like Micromax, Lava and Karbonn but it has maintained its lead in smartphones.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
In fact, since 2013, China has become the largest market for robots.
'I will live my life and let other people live their life too.' 'There are big problems in life yaar, like global warming. Let's talk about that.'
Today no big militant can dream of committing terror acts, the MoD said.
Gay and lesbian groups have called on voters in the Philippines to boycott boxing icon Manny Pacquiao as he bids for a Senate seat, after he described gays as 'worse than animals'.
The channel has begun forensic investigations into the leak of the next episode, which was put up on Reddit three days before the official release.
Will demonetisation lead to a rate cut, leading to higher quantum of lending?
A definitive guide to the movers and shakers who sit at the helm of the Asian sports boom.
Lewis Hamilton can become Britain's first four-times Formula One world champion this season, but some former racers fear the Mercedes driver's celebrity lifestyle could make the task harder.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
