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Donald Trump Aims for Moon, Pulls Back on Space Station, Telescopes
Under President Donald Trump's 2019 proposed budget released on Monday, US government funding for the space station would end by 2025. The government would set aside $150 million to encourage commercial development and use future savings to aim for the mo...
India Urges for Political Solutions Over Peacekeeping Response
"Peacekeepers cannot be substitutes for efforts to resolve conflict," India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin told the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations on Monday.
Abandon Your Wife and Lose Your Properties in India: Govt Proposes to Crack Whip on NRI Husbands
Recent statistics indicate that the Ministry of External Affairs received 3,328 distress calls from NRI women between January 1, 2015, and November 30, 2017. The women usually face abandonment, harassment, dowry demands, physical abuse and passport seizu...
No Doubt Subhas Chandra Bose Died in Plane Crash, Claims Grandnephew in New Book
Ashis Ray's claims have been endorsed by Bose’s only living child Anita Pfaff, who has also written the foreword of the book. He claims that there ought to be no controversy surrounding his death as the Japanese government had confirmed the air tragedy in...
Earthquake Measuring 4.3 on Richter Scale Rattles China's Capital Beijing
The government said the 4.3 magnitude quake's epicentre was in a county that is part of Hebei's Langfang city.
Kerala's IUML Appoints 3 Women Representatives to its Highest Decision-making Body
IUML state general secretary, KPA Majid said that the number of women members in the party have significantly gone up and the step was taken to give a proportionate representation to them.
Former NITI Aayog VC Arvind Panagariya Voices Concern Over Budget, Branded 'Foreigner'
Panagariya, who was the blue-eyed boy of the establishment, castigated the government's budget and said it signaled a return of the pre-1991 protectionist 'License Raj' of the Indian state.
Karan Johar Gets Emotional As My Name Is Khan Turns 8
The film revolves around an autistic individual named Rizvan Khan, who embarks on a journey to meet the president of the US and attempts to change people's perception about his religion.
Kamala Mills Fire an Opportunity to Improve System: HC to BMC
The court also sought to know from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) if there was any policy which allowed them to grant licences to hotels, restaurants and pubs to operate on the roof-top or terrace of a building.
Govt Begins 'Gender & Religion Neutral' Reform For Divorced Daughters
This development comes close on the heels of the government coming under scathing criticism from the opposition on it's proposed bill criminalising triple talaq as the government was questioned on how would a women maintain herself while the husband is in...
Anushka Sharma Ups The Glamour Quotient In This Nikhil Thampi Attire During Pari Promotions
Anushka Sharma looks nothing less than a diva in this Nikhil Thampi garment. Take a look.
Kevin de Bruyne is a Serious Contender for Ballon d'Or, Says Pep Guardiola
Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne will be a serious Ballon d'Or contender if he wins major titles with the Premier League club, according to his manager Pep Guardiola.
Apple Files Patent For Lighter, Comfortable Headset
According to the patent published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, Apple has imagined a new head-mounted display design that could dramatically shrink the size of a VR or AR headset.
Winter Olympics 2018: Games Organisers Confirm Cyber Attack, Won't Reveal Source
The Games' systems, including the internet and television services, were affected by the hack two days ago but organisers said it had not compromised any critical part of their operations.
Uber to Pay $245 Million to Settle Waymo’s Theft Allegations
The surprise settlement announced Friday came as lawyers for Uber and Waymo, a company hatched from Google, prepared to wrap up the first week of a trial that had attracted international attention.
Public Sector Banks Wrote Off Bad Loans Worth Rs 81,683 Crore in 2016-2017
In 2013-14, the state-owned banks wrote off bad loans worth Rs 34,409 crore; Rs 49,018 crore in 2014-15; Rs 57,585 crore in 2015-16 and hitting Rs 81,683 in the fiscal ended March 2017.