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Fuel pain set to last, and worsen, as crude oil predicted to hit $100 a barrel

Oil prices are likely to rocket higher with the flashy $100 per barrel price tag indeed a reasonable sounding target, says analyst.

Oct 2, 2018

Rats once again blamed for gulping down seized alcohol in Bihar

This is not the first instance where rats have been blamed for consuming seized alcohol. In May 2017, the police had blamed rats for consuming several thousands of litres of seized alcohol after bottles went missing from storerooms.

Oct 2, 2018

Twin earthquakes of magnitude 5.9 and 6 hit Indonesia within 15 minutes

The quakes came in 15 minutes apart. The first one measured 5.9 magnitude while the second one measured 6 magnitude.

Oct 2, 2018

Kisan rally in Delhi: Home Minister meets BKU leaders; Centre agrees to 7 out of 9 demands

The march has at least 70,000 farmers marching into Delhi from Uttar Pradesh.

Oct 2, 2018

Trump describes India as 'tariff king' due to high rates imposed on American goods

India has not responded to any of the claims or acknowledged any attempt to engage with the US for future trade talks.

Oct 2, 2018

Who is Gita Gopinath? International Monetary Fund names India-born Harvard professor as chief economist

Gopinath will succeed Maurice Obstfeld, who is set to retire as the economic counsellor and director of the organisation's research department at the end of 2018.

Oct 2, 2018

Nobel prize scandal: French photographer Jean-Claude Arnault jailed for rape in Sweden

Jean-Claude Arnault, a major cultural figure in Sweden, had faced two counts of rape of a woman in 2011. He was found guilty of one rape, but was acquitted of the other because the victim said she was asleep and judges said her account wasn't reliable.

Oct 2, 2018

India, Uzbekistan ink 17 pacts to strengthen bilateral relations in defence, counter-terrorism

PM Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed regional security, including Afghanistan situation, and asserted that dialogue was the only way to bring peace in the war-torn country.

Oct 1, 2018

J&K Police chief's job in jeopardy over 20-year-old recruitment scam

A report in Asia Times quotes official documents which say that the J&K Police DGP was found involved in illegal recruitment of police constables since 1990s.

Oct 1, 2018

Rafale fighter not ready to fly at 2019 Aero India, says IAF official

The advanced fourth generation fighter Rafale will partly replace the ageing Russian-built MiG-21 jets the IAF is phasing out due to their obsolescence.

Oct 1, 2018

Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu to distribute unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 on Gandhi Jayanti

More than 2 lakh unemployed youth have been registered on the web portal of the scheme, the objective of which is to provide financial security to educated and unemployed individuals until they find an appropriate job.

Oct 1, 2018

Rahul Gandhi on 'Modi's India': Let's write off Rs 3.16 lakh crore using common man's money

The Congress president also hit out at the BJP-led NDA government over a media report which, citing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, stated that public sector banks had written-off over seven times the recovery amount in the last four years.

Oct 1, 2018

Apple executive killing: BJP leader files complaint over Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's tweets

Ashwini Upadhyay has sought registration of a case against Kejriwal accusing him of "promoting enmity on grounds of religion" and "doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony".

Oct 1, 2018

Watch: Indian Railways is using bees to save elephants!

Indian Railways is using elephants' aversion to bees to save lives in a project now called Plan Bee! Read to know more, and see the video.

Oct 1, 2018

Nobel Prize laureates for Medicine or Physiology 2018

2018 Nobel Medicine Prize awarded for cancer research

The literature prize will not be handed out this year after the awarding body was hit by a sexual misconduct scandal.

Oct 1, 2018

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Fuel pain set to last, and worsen, as crude oil predicted to hit $100 a barrel

Rats once again blamed for gulping down seized alcohol in Bihar

Twin earthquakes of magnitude 5.9 and 6 hit Indonesia within 15 minutes

Kisan rally in Delhi: Home Minister meets BKU leaders; Centre agrees to 7 out of 9 demands

Trump describes India as 'tariff king' due to high rates imposed on American goods

Who is Gita Gopinath? International Monetary Fund names India-born Harvard professor as chief economist

Nobel prize scandal: French photographer Jean-Claude Arnault jailed for rape in Sweden

India, Uzbekistan ink 17 pacts to strengthen bilateral relations in defence, counter-terrorism

J&K Police chief's job in jeopardy over 20-year-old recruitment scam

Rafale fighter not ready to fly at 2019 Aero India, says IAF official

Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu to distribute unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 on Gandhi Jayanti

Rahul Gandhi on 'Modi's India': Let's write off Rs 3.16 lakh crore using common man's money

Apple executive killing: BJP leader files complaint over Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's tweets

Watch: Indian Railways is using bees to save elephants!

2018 Nobel Medicine Prize awarded for cancer research

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]