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Auditors failed to stop PNB fraud: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 20 (IANS) Breaking his silence on the Rs.11,400 crore PNB scam, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday blamed the auditors for failing to detect the fraud and said the scamsters will be ch

/ 20th February 2018
Maldives Emergency extended by 30 days

Male, February 20 (IANS) The Maldives' Parliament on Tuesday approved extending the state of Emergency by 30 days following a request by President Abdulla Yameen. Only 38 MPs were present for the v

/ 20th February 2018
China upgrades air defence along Indian border: Report

BEIJING, February 20 (PTI): China is upgrading air defence of its Western Theatre Command, which looks after the security along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), to "confront any threat from India", an official

/ 20th February 2018
Chinese warships enter East Indian Ocean amid Maldives tensions

SHANGHAI, February 20 (Reuters) - Eleven Chinese warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the tiny tropical island chain of the Maldives

/ 20th February 2018
Want to change medal colour from silver to gold: PV Sindhu

Shuttler PV Sindhu, athelete Lalita Babar, badminton player Srikanth Kidambi and wrestler Sakshi Malik during a promotional event in Mumbai on Tuesday. (Image: PTI) MUMBAI, February 20 (PTI): Star In

/ 20th February 2018
Bring Back the Other 'Modi' on Next Foreign Trip, Rahul Gandhi Tells PM Modi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi being presented a traditional jacket at an election campaign rally, ahead of Meghalaya Assembly polls at Mendhipathar in North Garo Hills district on Tuesday. (Image: PTI) &nb

/ 20th February 2018
Bangladesh, Myanmar officials visit Rohingya trapped at border

A Burmese vehicle drives behind Rohingya refugee camp at no man's land between Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/Files DHAKA/YANGON, February

/ 20th February 2018
Billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi denies involvement in huge bank fraud – lawyer

A demonstrator holds an effigy depicting billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi during a protest in Kolkata, India, February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, February 20 (Reuters) - In

/ 20th February 2018
Priyanka Chopra's 'Frock' On Assam Tourism Calendar Upsets Congress

Priyanka Chopra as the brand ambassador for Assam tourism seems to garner attention for controversies rather than the actress promoting the state. Latest is that PC is being discussed in the state

/ 20th February 2018
Olympics: Figure skating - 'Korea power' buoys hometown ice dancers

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ice Dance free dance competition final - Gangneung, South Korea - February 20, 2018 - Yura Min and Alexander Gamelin of South Korea perform. REUTERS/Lucy Nich

/ 20th February 2018
Award-winning UK film on witch-hunts in Zambia hoped to curb attacks on women

Rungano Nyoni and Emily Morgan hold their awards for an Outstanding Debut by A British Writer, Director or Producer for 'I Am Not A Witch at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Roya

/ 20th February 2018
A side effect of tuberculosis in India: crippling debt

Tuberculosis patient Ganga Devi at the Hospital of Infectious Disease in Bathalapalli, India, February 6, 2018. Anuradha Nagaraj/Thomson Reuters Foundation Expenses such as transportation and the cost

/ 20th February 2018
With medicine running out, Venezuelans with transplants live in fear

Lismar Castellanos, 21, who lost her transplanted kidney, cries while she speaks on the phone with a relative during her birthday celebration at a state hospital in Caracas, Venezuela February 7, 2018. REUTERS/

/ 20th February 2018
Hope Maldives emergency is not extended: India

New Delhi, February 20 (IANS) Even as the Maldives' parliamentary committee on national security passed a resolution on Monday to extend the ongoing state of emergency by an additional 15 days, India on Tuesday

/ 20th February 2018
'100 civilians killed' as Syrian jets bombard rebel enclave

A Syrian man and a woman mourn over the body of one of their children (R) in the rebel- held besieged town of Douma following air strikes on the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on

/ 20th February 2018
Make impossible possible, complete NRC by May 31: SC

New Delhi, February 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to complete the work on upgradation of the National Register of Citizens by May 31 as it rejected the plea for time till

/ 20th February 2018
Taking the dog for a walk can help older adults live longer

London, February 20 (IANS) Even a few minutes of light exercise daily, such as gentle gardening or taking the dog for a walk, can help the elderly live longer, suggests new research. "(The) results

/ 20th February 2018
Attack on Delhi Chief Secretary is criminal conspiracy: IAS body

New Delhi, February 20 (IANS) IAS Association Secretary Manisha Saxena on Tuesday said that Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was "manhandled" and "mistreated" at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here on

/ 20th February 2018
Kohli Becomes First Batsman in 27 Years to Scale Peak 900 in ODIs

Dubai, February 20 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli achieved a rare feat on Tuesday when he crossed the 900-point mark concurrently in Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankin

/ 20th February 2018
Heart attack symptoms in women often misinterpreted: Study

New York, February 20 (IANS) Young women who report heart attack symptoms such as indigestion, shortness of breath, palpitations or pain in the jaw, neck, or arms, were more likely than men to have them dismiss

/ 20th February 2018