• On dusty tracks, the rock-star has his groove back

    It stood out like starkly, though the authorities had ordered the ground staff to keep the surface dry to benefit the home team’s spinners. Though the match referees gave scores of ‘0’ and ‘1’ for two matches, the Indian selectors were migh ....

    It stood out like starkly, though the authorities had ordered the ground staff to keep the surface dry to benefit the home team’s spinners. Though the match referees gave scores of ‘0’ and ‘1’ for two matches, the Indian selectors were migh ....

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  • Spain embassy in Kabul attacked by Taliban

    Gunfire was reported immediately following the explosion, in a heavily protected area of the capital close to many foreign embassies and government buildings. Officials said police were on the scene. At least three insurgents appeared to be involved in the attack, a pol ....

    Gunfire was reported immediately following the explosion, in a heavily protected area of the capital close to many foreign embassies and government buildings. Officials said police were on the scene. At least three insurgents appeared to be involved in the attack, a pol ....

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  • San Bernardino shooting: Officials missed Tashfeen’s posts

    U.S. law enforcement officials said they recently discovered those old and previously unreported postings as they pieced together the lives of Malik and her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, trying to understand how they pulled off the deadliest terrorist attack on American ....

    U.S. law enforcement officials said they recently discovered those old and previously unreported postings as they pieced together the lives of Malik and her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, trying to understand how they pulled off the deadliest terrorist attack on American ....

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  • Historic Paris climate pact puts world on green path

     The stage is set for all countries to move to a low carbon pathway with the Paris Agreement on climate change adopting a goal of “well below 2 degrees C” for temperature rise, and instituting a regime of financing of developing economies to help make the t ....

     The stage is set for all countries to move to a low carbon pathway with the Paris Agreement on climate change adopting a goal of “well below 2 degrees C” for temperature rise, and instituting a regime of financing of developing economies to help make the t ....

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  • Trump's idea of a Muslim ban has legal experts divided

    Legal experts are divided over how the high court would react to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a temporary halt to Muslims entering the United States. “The court has never been faced with a challenge against a whole religion. I ....

    Legal experts are divided over how the high court would react to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a temporary halt to Muslims entering the United States. “The court has never been faced with a challenge against a whole religion. I ....

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  • Saudi voters elect 20 women candidates for the first time

    The women who won hail from vastly different parts of the country, ranging from Saudi Arabia’s largest city to a small village near Islam’s holiest site. The 20 female candidates represent just one per cent of the roughly 2,100 municipal council seats up ....

    The women who won hail from vastly different parts of the country, ranging from Saudi Arabia’s largest city to a small village near Islam’s holiest site. The 20 female candidates represent just one per cent of the roughly 2,100 municipal council seats up ....

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  • No paper admit cards for civil services main exam: UPSC

    The candidates will have to download their e-admit cards and take a printout thereof. UPSC will be conducting the main examination at 23 centres from December 18 to 23. The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages — preliminary, main and ....

    The candidates will have to download their e-admit cards and take a printout thereof. UPSC will be conducting the main examination at 23 centres from December 18 to 23. The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages — preliminary, main and ....

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  • We are on the right track: Ansari

     The groundbreaking ceremony of the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) project provided yet another multilateral setting for a meeting between the Indian and Pakistani leadership this week, as Pakistan Prime Minister Nawa Sharif and Indian Vice-President Ha ....

     The groundbreaking ceremony of the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) project provided yet another multilateral setting for a meeting between the Indian and Pakistani leadership this week, as Pakistan Prime Minister Nawa Sharif and Indian Vice-President Ha ....

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  • Nuclear deal hinges on Abe’s political skills

    Speaking to The Hindu, Yasuhisa Kawamura, Director General of Press and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan said the latest round of negotiations has not imposed any restrictive measures on India. “Japan is satisfied by the fact that India ....

    Speaking to The Hindu, Yasuhisa Kawamura, Director General of Press and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan said the latest round of negotiations has not imposed any restrictive measures on India. “Japan is satisfied by the fact that India ....

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  • No secrecy, just precaution: Sharif

    Speaking exclusively to The Hindu on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony for the TAPI pipeline project in Turkmenistan, Mr. Sharif said the process needed “time and patience.” “I don’t think there is any secrecy around the process. If ....

    Speaking exclusively to The Hindu on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony for the TAPI pipeline project in Turkmenistan, Mr. Sharif said the process needed “time and patience.” “I don’t think there is any secrecy around the process. If ....

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