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Monsoon rainfall deficit widens to 10 per cent : Weather office
India's monsoon rainfall deficit has widened to 10 percent as a strengthening El Nino weather pattern trimmed rainfall, the weather department said, raising fears of the first drought in six years.
ISL 2015: Sunil Chhetri reveres rubbing shoulders with Nicolas Anelka
Chhetri, a former Kansas City Wizards and Sporting Lisbon striker, said playing alongside Anelka will be nothing short of an experience.
Ex-Jharkhand CM moves application seeking summoning of Manmohan Singh as accused in coal scam
The Supreme Court had earlier stayed the summons issued to Singh in the Talabira coal block allocation scam case.
Oil prices slide further in Asia
Oil prices resumed their decline in Asia on Monday as a global glut of crude supplies showed no signs of abating in the face of sluggish demand, analysts said.
Gold holds up as yuan fears keep safe-haven draw
Gold edged higher on Monday as concerns persisted over a weaker yuan after China devalued its currency last week, with the uncertainty likely to burnish bullion's safe-haven appeal.
North Korea threatens imminent strikes against South, warns US
North Korea's military on Monday warned of imminent strikes on South Korean border units and issued fresh nuclear weapons threats against the United States in response to what it called "grave" provocations from both. The warnings came amid escalating mil...
Government's 640 crore class action suit against Nestle to be heard today
The hearing comes just a week after the Bombay High Court lifted the ban on Maggi noodles.
Abhishek Bachchan to spread 'love and positivity' through Twitter
The 'All is Well' actor, known to take humour in the right spirit, believes there is "way too much negativity on Twitter".
Personalisation in customer service interactions helps build brand loyalty: Twitter
When brands created personal interactions - defined as conversations that included the customer's name and the customer service representative's signature in tweets- customers were likely to recommend the brand.
India giving befitting reply to Pakistan on ceasefire violations: Manohar Parrikar
The intensified shelling on border posts and civilian area in Poonch and Rajouri have claimed six lives in last two days, drawing strong protest from India.
Pakistan breaks ceasefire at LoC but its High Commissioner says need to find who is engaged in violations
Basit was summoned even as the two countries get ready for the first-ever NSA-level talks here on terrorism related issues next week.
Private browsing on Firefox to get more private with new tracking protection feature
While incognito mode browsing doesn’t save your browsing history, online services are capable of tracking the user through techniques like fingerprinting, even when they don’t have access to all of the cookies on the machine.
Watch: Why work doesn't happen at work and banning Facebook, Twitter, social media sites won't help
Jason Fried, co-founder Basecamp, highlights why exactly work doesn’t happen at work and how banning access to social media sites and calling them ‘distractions’ won't actually help.
Veteran music director Ilayaraja rushed to a hospital after complaining of abdominal pain
Ilayaraja, 72, has composed over 5,000 songs in his career spanning over three decades across multiple languages.
Samsung unveils world's largest hard drive with 16 TB capacity
Samsung has been able to squeeze in the capacity with the use of its new 256 bit (32 GB) NAND flash die, which is twice the capacity of 128 bit NAND dies.