Kem Cho Mr PM? Obama asks Modi; Michelle Obama not present at dinner

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Monday hosted a private dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House here, ahead of their summit level talks.Modi was welcomed by Obama who greeted him in Gujarati, "Kem Chho?" (how are you?), the mother...

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In death, Karkare’s wife gifts life to three

MUMBAI: Kavita Karkare (57), wife of ATS chief Hemant Karkare who fell to terrorist bullets on the night of 26/11, gave life to three individuals in her death. The mother of three passed away on Monday morning after suffering a brain stroke.Kavita, who...

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'Chalein Saath Saath': Modi, Obama write first joint editorial

WASHINGTON: They couldn't really break bread together, but they bonded over political banter and, unlikely as it seems, geek talk. US President Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met for the first time ever on Monday evening, but so much preparation...

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PIO cardholders will get lifelong Indian visa, PM Modi announces at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told a rapturous crowd of NRIs that Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders will get lifetime Indian visa and that American tourists will be given visa on arrival.Modi, who arrived at the packed Madison...

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Modi overshadowed Nawaz Sharif at UN: Pakistani daily

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the UN was everything his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif's was not, said a Pakistani daily on Monday.READ ALSO: PM Narendra Modi enthralls a rapturous crowd at Madison Square GardenAn editorial...

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26/11 martyr's wife Kavita Karkare dies of brain haemorrhage

MUMBAI: Kavita Karkare, widow of former Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare who died fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks here, passed away in a Mumbai hospital on Monday.Kavita had slipped into coma after suffering brain...

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Narendra Modi enthralls crowd at New York's Central Park

NEW YORK: Using an unusual platform of a rock concert, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invoked "can do" attitude of youth to change India and the world while addressing a thousands-strong crowd which gathered for "Global Citizen Festival" in...

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At UN general assembly, PM Narendra Modi rebukes Pakistan for its Kashmir obsession

NEW YORK: Pakistan's ceaseless effort to internationalize the Kashmir issue earned a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who told the UN general assembly that it was a pointless exercise when there were so many more pressing issues facing...

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Panneerselvam is the first among equals in Tamil Nadu CM race

CHENNAI: Who will be the next chief minister? That had been a moot question much before the verdict that sent Jayalalithaa to jail.While names of many diehard loyalists have been floated, state finance minister O Panneerselvam has emerged the strongest...

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Pakistan 'spoiled the game' by talking to Hurriyat: Sushma Swaraj

NEW YORK: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said Pakistan "spoiled the talks" by talking to Hurriyat leaders just before foreign secretaries of the two nations were scheduled to meet in Islamabad last month.READ ALSO:Pakistani envoy meets...

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I draw confidence from stories of ordinary Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi writes in Wall Street Journal

NEW DELHI: India will pursue its dreams in partnership with our international friends and will be open and friendly to the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written in an op-ed for Wall Street Journal as he gets ready to script a new chapter in...

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US steps in to nip in bud Modi legal wrangle, says he enjoys immunity

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have total immunity from legal proceedings in the US that have been initiated by human rights activists, the Obama administration said on Friday even as the Indian leader arrived in New York to a purported...

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Just 2% of Isro’s engineers are from IITs, NITs

COIMBATORE/ NAGPUR: Isro may be making great strides in space, but when it comes to attracting graduates from premier institutes like IIT, it has a long way to go. Details gathered through an RTI application show that only 2% employees of Indian Space...

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iPhone 6 Plus 'bendgate': Apple breaks silence

Apple broke its silence on complaints about bending iPhones, hours after withdrawing a glitch-ridden software update as the company struggles to restore momentum to the rollout of its latest phones."With normal use, a bend in iPhone is extremely rare...

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BJP MP gifts property worth Rs 100cr for daughter-in-law's remarriage

RAJKOT : Porbandar BJP MP and Leuva Patel leader Vitthal Radadiya has given a property worth Rs 100 crore to his daughter-in-law on Friday to get her remarried.Vitthal Radadiya is a BJP MP as well a farmers' leader from Porbandar. According to the sources,...

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White tiger behaving, eating normally after killing youth, Delhi zoo officials say

NEW DELHI: A day after a 20-year-old youth was mauled to death by a white tiger in Delhi Zoo, teams from ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and Central Zoo Authority reviewed the safety measures for visitors at the facility.The teams will submit...

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Maqsood's obsession with tigers led to his death

NEW DELHI: A pall of gloom has descended over a dingy hutment located below the Zakhira flyover in central Delhi, at Anand Parbat, on Wednesday. Maqsood, 20, who was mauled to death by a white tiger at the Delhi zoo on Tuesday, lived here with his family.Almost...

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BJP-Shiv Sena poll alliance in Maharashtra over: BJP sources

MUMBAI: The BJP-Shiv Sena's over 25-year-old poll alliance has come to an end, sources said on Thursday.An official announcement is expected by evening.Significantly, BJP president Amit Shah has cancelled his Mumbai visit, lending credence to speculation...

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Isro's Mars mission successful, India makes history

CHENNAI/BANGALORE: India created history on Wednesday, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit on its maiden attempt.Indian Space Research Organization's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft started orbiting...

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Zoo staff had 10 minutes to rescue Maqsood

NEW DELHI: Could prompt intervention by zoo officials have saved Maqsood's life? Eyewitnesses TOI spoke to said he sat frightened inside the moat for about 10 minutes before Vijay, the tiger, attacked him. While Praveen, a guard, called his seniors on...

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Narendra Modi congratulates Isro scientists, says 'MOM' never disappoints

BANGALORE: "Aaj MOM ka Mangal se milan ho gaya, aur Mangal ko MOM mil gayi," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said congratulating scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) for putting India on the world map of space exploration and becoming...

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Maharashtra polls: Shiv Sena 'agrees to give 130 seats to BJP'

NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena has agreed to give 130 seats to the BJP, bringing an end to the deadlock over seat-sharing for the Maharashtra assembly elections, according to Times Now.The leaders of the two parties met on Tuesday to sort out differences over...

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Infosys vice-presidents get salary hikes of Rs 4-5 crore

BANGALORE: Infosys has raised the salaries of its top executives so sharply that some of them are now in the $1-million (Rs 6-crore) compensation club - making them almost unpoachable by even international rivals - and raising the salary benchmark in...

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Tiger kills visitor inside Delhi zoo

NEW DELHI: In a hair-raising incident which was captured live on cameras, a white tiger killed a youth after he fell into the animal's moat in the Delhi zoo, an official said on Tuesday.The incident, which took place between 12.30pm and 1pm, created...

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Meet the 19-year-old developer who turned down Apple

Last week, 19-year-old John Meyer dropped out of a prestigious university computer science program to work full-time on his tech startup, Fresco News.His parents weren't happy at first. He was attending NYU where his mom is a professor, he said.But they...

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Chinese incursion: 15 battalions in Ladakh on high alert

NEW DELHI: Indian Army is keeping its 15 battalions as well as "reserve units" in eastern Ladakh on "high alert" to counter the People's Liberation Army in the ongoing shadow-boxing taking place in the high-altitude region to strengthen claims to disputed...

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Mars spacecraft test-fired successfully, to enter red planet’s orbit on Wednesday

CHENNAI: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) scientists have successfully reignited the Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft's main engine for four seconds as a trial before the final firing to get into the red planet's orbit early on Wednesday.The...

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India, China quietly struggle in Indian Ocean

NEW DELHI: At first glance, it looks like a diplomatic love-fest. There was Chinese President Xi Jinping, toasting the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a quiet dinner earlier this week in Gujarat. There were the two leaders, deep in conversation...

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