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Measuring poverty in India wins Princeton professor Nobel prize in Economics

Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton's current research focuses on the determinants of health in rich and poor countries as well as on the measurement of poverty in India.

Oct 13, 2015

Jizan: Houthi rebels take control of Saudi border town, says report

Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the development.

Oct 13, 2015

Rushdie questions PM Modi's 'silence', joins chorus of protesting Indian writers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" and that of institutions like the Sahitya Akademi is permitting a new "degree of thuggish violence" in India, says Rushdie.

Oct 13, 2015

Kerala: Most wanted criminal 'Aadu Antony' arrested after 3 years of manhunt

Palakkad special branch DySP Sunil Kumar and other officials are expected to be rewarded for arresting Aadu Antony.

Oct 13, 2015

Syria: Rockets hit Russian embassy in Damascus after Al-Nusra calls for attacks

The rocket attack comes after Al Nusra Front called for retaliation following Russian airstrikes in Syria.

Oct 13, 2015

Jerusalem attacks: Shooting, stabbing leave 3 dead, dozens wounded on 'Day of Rage'

A deadly wave of violence in Israeli and Palestinian territories has seen at least 30 deaths in the last fortnight.

Oct 13, 2015

Texas students use sex toys to mock 'campus carry' law, gun fanatics

University of Texas students protesting a 'campus carry' law that will allow them to carry guns face abuse by 'open carry' gun fanatics.

Oct 13, 2015

Pakistan: Juvenile prisoners sexually abused in Peshawar jail, 'supplied' to inmates

As many as 95 of the 105 juvenile inmates in the Peshawar jail are undertrials.

Oct 13, 2015

Iranian parliament passes bill approving nuclear deal

President Hassan Rouhani's government reached the deal with world powers on 14 July.

Oct 13, 2015

Shiv Sena to end alliance with BJP over Kasuri book launch row?

Shiv Sena is likely to contest the upcoming Kalyan-Dombivli civic polls alone.

Oct 13, 2015

Ebola treatment beds averted 40,000 deaths in Sierra Leone: Study

Introducing the beds just one month earlier may have halved the outbreak, the researchers noted.

Oct 13, 2015

Indian diaspora in UK launches 'Modi Express' bus ahead of PM's November visit

The Indian community is planning to organise Olympics-style reception for PM Narendra Modi at Wembley Stadium on 13 November.

Oct 13, 2015

Woman suffocates to death at packed Skrillex concert in Gurgaon

Aanchal Arora, 23, fainted while dancing at the Skrillex concert on Sunday.

Oct 13, 2015

UN Security Council ineffective and powerless, says India

"We are dismayed at the opaque manner in which the Security Council continues to mandate peace operations.........," India's Permanent Representative Asoke Kumar Mukerji said.

Oct 13, 2015

Police foil Jaganmohan Reddy's six-day fast; rush him to hospital

YSR Congress party president was on indefinite fast demanding special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

Oct 13, 2015