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IAF's Chetak Chopper Topples During Training Sortie
A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Air Force toppled while making an emergency landing during a training sortie from Bamrauli near Allahabad on Wednesday.
More Upside for Rupee, up 38 Paise at 65.44
A day after it surged to a 16-month high on higher expectations of bold reforms, the rupee made a positive start -- though muted -- by rising 9 paise to 65.73 against the dollar on Wednesday, backed by foreign inflows.
Benedict Cumberbatch to Stop Time in Matt Haig's Adaptation
The 40-year-old will be seen in another sci-fi film, which is based on the book How To Stop Time .
Stray Bullet Kills 6-year-old During J&K Encounter; 3 Militants Gunned Down
A six-year-old girl was killed when she was hit by a 'stray bullet' fired during an encounter between security forces and militants in Kupwara district of Kashmir on Wednesday. Three militants were gunned down during the encounter and a policeman was inju...
BJP Becoming Expert in Making Govts Through Governors: Abhishek Manu Singhvi
The Congress on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party had become experts in making governments in states through Governors.
Woman Suffers Burns as Headphones Catch Fire During Flight to Australia
A woman suffered burns to her face and hands after her headphones caught fire during a flight to Australia, officials said on Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices on planes.
Priyanka Chopra Doesn't Believe in Looking For Love
In an interview to Marie Claire magazine, the 34-year-old said that she believes that her romantic life will fall into place naturally,
White House Says Donald Trump Paid $38MN in Taxes, Made $150MN in 2005
The White House said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year.
Israel's Netanyahu Testifies in Court Over 'False' Claim of Fight With Wife
Israel saw a soap-opera-like spectacle on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in court to deny a claim his wife had kicked him out of the car during a fight.
Wholesale Price Inflation Rises to Over Three-year High of 6.55% in Feb
India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose to over a three-year high of 6.55 percent in February owing to costlier food and fuel, from 5.25 percent in the previous month, even as February's retail inflation also climbed over the previ...
Intel Banking on Mobileye Deal For a Drive in the Right Direction
Intel, which has been looking to shift away from its traditional business, missed the smartphone boom in the last decade but analysts hope the company will avoid a repeat.
With Parrikar Ensconced in Goa CM's Chair, Focus Shifts to Floor Test
The top court said it was "satisfied" that all the sensitive and contentious issues raised in the petition by Goa Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Chandrakant Kavlekar "can be resolved by a simple direction of holding a floor test".
China Responds Cautiously to G4 Nation's Offer to Give up Veto
She was responding to a question related to a joint statement delivered by India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin on March 7 at an inter-governmental negotiations meeting of the G4 nations -- India, Brazil, Germany and Japan.
Syria Regime Bombed Damascus Water Source, Committed 'War Crime': UN
The report meanwhile dismissed regime allegations that rebels had contaminated the water.
Shanghai Restaurants Install See-Through Kitchens To Improve Food Safety
More than 2,000 restaurants in Shanghai have installed see-through kitchens in a bid to improve food safety, a media report said.
Begum Jaan Trailer: Vidya Balan Steals the Limelight; Chunky Panday Is Unrecognizable
The film is directed by Srijit Mukherji who directed the critically acclaimed Bengali film Rajkahini on which Begum Jaan is based.
