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Bhubaneswar: The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Intelligence P.K. Satpathy on Friday was found dead under mysterious condition in Bhubaneswar. According to reports, his wife found his body hanging in his residence at Kalpana square after she retuned from a morning walk. “Since a few days Satpathy had been under stress and mental tension,” his […]

Karimganj (Assam): Citing the WikiLeaks disclosures, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of indulging in “opportunistic politics” and asked as to how people could believe the opposition party. “You must have heard about WikiLeaks where a senior BJP leader was quoted as saying to a foreign diplomat […]

Kochi: It will be a tough fight between the Left Front and the Trinamool Congress in this month`s assembly polls in West Bengal while in Kerala the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) had an edge over the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan said on Friday. "In West Bengal the […]

New Delhi: India`s exports grew by an impressive 50 per cent in February, crossing the USD 200 billion mark during the first eleven months of 2010-11 on the back of rising demand from the US and other markets. Exports went up by 49.7 per cent year-on-year during February to USD 23.5 billion, taking the April-February […]

New Delhi: She has played sweetheart to many leading men in Bollywood but Bipasha Basu, who stars as a Maratha warrior in Oscar-nominated filmmaker Roland Joffe`s `Singularity`, says the period film is the ultimate romance of her career. Bipasha romances Hollywood star Josh Hartnett in the period romance, which is set against the backdrop of […]

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a young man was beaten to death on Thursday in the district of Cuttack. The deceased identified as Manoranjan Das was allegedly an anti-social who had multiple cases against him. The gruesome incident took place in Kishore Nagar`s Praharajpur village in Cuttack district,  as a result of Manoranjan getting into […]

London: Struggling to shed those extra kilos? If yes, try to have a good night`s sleep besides sticking to your diet and daily exercise, scientists suggest. Researchers have found that those who get between six and eight hours of sleep a night are twice as likely to reduce their desired weight when put on a […]

Washington: In a possible breakthrough in the fight against AIDS, scientists claim to have engineered a new protein that prevents the virus from entering cells. The scientists say this protein is based on a naturally occurring protein in the body, called RANTES, which is part of the body`s immune system and protects cells from viruses. […]

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex lost momentum in early trade on Friday but continued to rule firm on persistent buying in realty, metal, FMCG and power stocks by foreign funds, coupled with higher Asian cues. The Sensex resumed higher at 19,463.11 and shot up further to 19,562.55 before quoting at 19,454.48 at 1015 hours, a […]

London: She won an Oscar nomination at the age of 14 for `True Grit` and now Hailee Steinfeld is set to play Sleeping Beauty in a re-take of the classic fairytale. The actress who won over the critics with her turn as a young girl seeking revenge for the murder of her father in the […]

New Delhi: Sending his best wishes to the Indian cricket team for their World Cup final match against Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped that the `Men in Blue` win the trophy. "Keep it up is all I would say. I hope India wins," Singh said when asked about his message to the […]

Mumbai: Mid-sized IT firm Mindtree on Friday announced the appointment of Albert Hieronimus as the new chairman of the company, following the resignation of Ashok Soota. The appointment is effective from Friday. "In line with good governance practices, we are segregating the roles of the chairman of the board and the company`s CEO and MD. […]

Mumbai: India were dealt a blow ahead of tomorrow`s World Cup final against Sri Lanka here with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni saying that pacer Ashish Nehra is "most likely" out of the match due to a fractured right-hand finger. There was widespread speculation over Nehra`s fitness and Dhoni said the lanky pacer, who returned impressive […]

Tripoli: Another top Libyan leader, Ali Abdessalam Treki, has defected to Egypt and two desertions in as many days has spread paranoia among Muammar Gaddafi`s inner circle, stirring talk that many others may be preparing to follow, triggering a crackdown to stop them. Treki, a former foreign minister and ex-president of the UN general Assembly […]

Panaji: A British woman was allegedly molested by a taxi driver at Candolim near here, police said Friday. The incident took place yesterday when accused Umesh Dhargalkar molested her in the lobby of a hotel where she was put up in the beach village, they said. The woman alleged that the accused tried to get […]