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Pakistan government negotiators meet Taliban; ceasefire to continue
The banned Pakistani Taliban on Wednesday agreed to continue its ceasefire after holding first-ever direct talks with government negotiators at an secret location in the restive tribal region of North Waziristan.
Election Commission transfers six Bihar officials
The Election Commission today transferred six Bihar officials including an IAS and three IPS officers in view of the Lok Sabha elections.
Naveen Patnaik kicks off campaign for BJD from Ganjam
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday kicked off BJD's campaigning for the ensuing twin elections from his home turf Hinjli Assembly constituency in Ganjam district, voicing optimism about a good show by his party.
Rupee gains 34 paise to end at 8-month high against dollar
The local currency has gained 120 paise or 1.96 per cent in four straight days of trading.
Wary of pollsters, many draw election tips from bookies
Election results are typically hard to call, and formal opinion polls have a patchy record in gauging voter trends.
Congress's slogan for Lok Sabha polls: Your voice, our pledge
This comes as the party is also set to release its manifesto for the elections.
Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad battle: Loath Advani, actor Rawal, miffed Pathak
The twin seats of Ahmedabad along with the Gandhinagar are BJP bastions as the party has swept these seats for more than two decades.
Red Bull threaten to quit Formula One: report
Red Bull owner is annoyed at the use of word 'cheating' after Ricciardo was stripped off his podium finish in Australian GP.
Sharapova closes in on return trip to Miami final
Five-time runner-up Maria Sharapova closed in on a return trip to the Miami final by taming eighth-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova 7-5, 6-1.
Edin Dzeko scores twice as City thrash United 3-0 in Manchester derby
Dzeko scored inside 43 seconds and again in the second-half as Manchester City inflicted more misery on Manchester United with a 3-0 win.
Harish Rawat orders deployment of SDRF perosnnel on Char Dham route
In a bid to put a fool-proof security system into place before the Char Dham yatra begins in May, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has ordered substantial deployment of SDRF personnel in danger zones prone to natural disasters en route to the famou...
KC Rao has hardly done anything for people: Telangana Congress chief
TRS and Congress leaders have been trading charges as they head into Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.
HTC One (M8): First impressions review
Unlike the previous-generation HTC One that did not allow users to expand memory, the HTC One (M8) supports a microSD card of up to 128GB for additional storage.
HTC One (M8) with 5-inch 1080p display, duo rear camera unveiled; coming to India in April
Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.5 GHz quad-core Krait CPUs and fully integrated 4G LTE, the HTC One (M8) runs Android 4.4, KitKat.
LS polls: AAP releases its 11th list, names candidates for Rajasthan, Bihar
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released its 11th list of 11 candidates for four states for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Mamata attacks Rahul Gandhi, dubs him as 'an upstart leader'
In a no-holds barred attack on Rahul Gandhi without naming him, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday dubbed the Congress vice-president "an upstart leader" who did not know his facts correctly.
