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Home ministry office in Delhi gets hoax bomb threat

A bomb threat on Wednesday sent alarm bells ringing in the North Block, which houses the home ministry office, but was declared a hoax after nothing objectionable was found, officials said. IMAGE:......

Day after North Block, over a dozen Delhi colleges receive bomb threat

Over a dozen colleges including Delhi University's prestigious Lady Sri Ram College, Hansraj College and Ramjas College received bomb threats on Thursday but nothing suspicious was found after......

Modi to hold bilateral talks with Hasina, 10 others on CHOGM sidelines

No meeting or interaction has been requested or scheduled with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi so far. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings, including......

PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Hasina, others on CHOGM sidelines

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had a series of bilateral meetings, including discussions with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and Seychelles President Danny Faure on the......

Bengaluru executive behind IS Twitter ID arrested, confesses

In a major breakthrough, the alleged handler of the most influential pro-Islamic State Twitter account was arrested from an apartment in Bengaluru in the early hours of Saturday. Bengaluru-based......

Some tax treaties could be overridden by GAAR

GAAR will not override the recently revised double taxation avoidance agreements with Mauritius and Singapore. The finance ministry sent positive signals to foreign portfolio investors on Friday by......

Economy is in right direction, says Pranab

Informing that the economy is going in the right direction, Pranab Mukherjee, union finance minister, today stated that the economy would meet the target of 8.5 per cent gross domestic productin......

This is how Euro zone plans to counter the Greek crisis

Athens reported a steep 24.6 per cent fall in its revenues in May, including a 50 per cent fall in tax returns Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on Monday to try to avert a......

'Make bowlers wear masks to ensure they don't use saliva'

'Even if a player keeps in mind the new restrictions somewhere he might act instinctively.' IMAGE: A man wearing a protective face mask plays cricket near the UN buffer zone in Nicosia, Cyprus, on......

PIX: Germany qualify for 2022 World Cup; Croatia draw

Images from the World Cup qualifying matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Germany, who were eliminated in the first round of the 2018 World Cup and the last 16 at this year's Euros, became the first......

Extras: Brazilian player sent for reacting to racist taunts

IMAGE: Taison, 31, who has featured six times for Brazil and has played in Ukraine since 2011, reacted with disbelief and left the field in tears. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Shakhtar......

Memory of '93 haunts France

Faltering France visit buoyant Israel on Wednesday in a World Cup qualifier that could have enormous ramifications for the two nations at opposite ends of the European pecking order.The......

Kunte finishes fourth

Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte settled for a quick draw with GrandmasterVasilios Kotronias of Cyprus in the ninth and final round to finish fourth in the premier event of Hastings International Chess......

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