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Father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb AQ Khan passes away at 85

Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced atomic scientist known as the 'father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb' under the clandestine enrichment programme and infamous for his controversial role in nuclear......

Kejriwal to camp for a month in Varanasi

After seeking public opinion, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will stay in the holy city to understand local issues, says Somesh Jha That Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal is getting ready to......

1993 Mumbai serial blasts result of Pak envy: Shinde

In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday said the 1993 serial bombings in Mumbai were the result of a neighbour's envy to India's economic progress and vowed to......

World leaders pledge support to new Libyan authorities

Backing transition plans of new Libyan authorities, world leaders have pledged support to them in areas such as Constitution-making, elections, human rights and economic recovery, amid United......

Can't thrust Telangana solution on any party: PC

Political parties in Andhra Pradesh must help the Centre find a solution to the Telangana issue but they are divided and a solution cannot be thrust down their throats, according to Home Minister P......

Cyberfraud Thrives On Fear!

The number of cyberfraud cases has skyrocketed from 2,677 in 1999-2000 to 29,082 in FY24 -- more than a 10-fold increase. The RBI pegs digital payment frauds at Rs 1,457 crore in FY24, up more than......

Whistleblower accuses Edelweiss ARC of fund diversion, other irregularities

Whistleblower, Paras Kuhad, alleged that Edelweiss Group and Caisse de depot et placement du Québec, a Canadian institutional investor, which hold stakes in the ARC, diverted funds and did......

Russia will play a major role in India's energy sector

Old timers in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) still remember how in early 2000 its overseas subsidiary, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), was on the verge of closure. Though OVL was set up in......

Why your household budget will go through the roof

Farmers in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana anticipate a sharp decline in vegetable output this year, due to sustained declines in the water table after......

Car sales have taken a back seat, tough year ahead: Maruti

A few days after Maruti Suzuki’s sales figures showed flat growth in 2013-14, Chairman R C Bhargava reckons the year ahead is going to be difficult for the car sector. Excerpts from an......

The People Bollywood Loves To HATE

Sometimes people rub Bollywood the wrong way. And the vengeful industry believes in writing them off.Some of the people mentioned in this list might be talented, successful and popular -- but they......

Bollywood's secret passions, revealed!

Call it a hobby. Or a latent talent! Sometimes it borders on the obsessive. But our stars are mortal too. And in case you think all they do is twitter away their time, think again. Neither do......

Ajith strikes gold

Ajith's Diwali release Varalaaru might have waiteda long whileto finally hit theatres, butthe waitseems well worth it.Among all the Diwali releases, it's the only box office success. Vallavancame......

Review: Speed Racer

What is the first thought that comes to mind when you think of the Wachowski Brothers? If you thought dark, labyrinthine cinema that is visually inventive (but also demands that you take a friend......

Why Gwyneth won't be Yoko

All the world's BritRock fans, assured by unlikely messiah-of-the-moment Gwyneth Paltrow, can now sigh with relief.Chris Martin's uber-successful band, Coldplay, might have its share of teething......

Viable Commercial Framework Sought To End ISL Crisis

'Specifically, the annual guaranteed payment to the AIFF may be restructured or reasonably reduced to ensure commercial viability for prospective partners, while still safeguarding the financial......

Three-member panel to select AIFF's new commercial partner

The All-India Football Federation has formed a three-member committee, headed by former judge Justice L Nageswara Rao, to oversee the entire tender process for selecting its new commercial......

Royalty, Tennis Champs, Superman At SW19

Stardust and tinsel sparkled in the stands at the Wimbledon men's singles final on Sunday, July 13, 2025. With British and Spanish royalty watching, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner came back from a set......

ICC hit by phishing scam; loses around $2.5 million

IMAGE: International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay. Photograph: ICC The International Cricket Council was the target of cybercrime involving a wire transfer of a sizeable sum of money,......

Lleyton Hewitt becomes father

Australian tennis player Lleyton Hewitt and his wife Bec Cartwright had a baby daughter on Tuesday, Tennis Australia announced.The couple's first child was born in Sydney on Tuesday morning. The......

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