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'Mersal' controversy: Criticising GST is perfectly legitimate, says Shatrughan Sinha

Mumbai, October 30 (IANS) Former actor and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha has extended his support to actor Vijays Tamil film "Mersal", which had some controversial dialogues about GST and the Digital India progra

/ 30th October 2017
Nikon D850: Best full-frame DSLR now in town (Tech Review)

New Delhi, October 30 (IANS) Japanese major Nikon, which is celebrating 100 years in business this year, has unveiled its high-end "Nikon D850" -- the first full-frame DSLR to earn a perfect score of 100 from t

/ 30th October 2017
Why we are better at solving friends' problems than our own

Shutterstock Photo Toronto, October 30 (IANS) Have you noticed how quickly we come up with solutions when a friend or a neighbour brings up issues related to their romantic relations or tensions at w

/ 30th October 2017
Goa blues: Demonetisation played party-pooper in India's tourism capital

Panaji, October 30 (IANS) In India's holiday capital, demonetisation crashed the party for the tourism and travel industry, rocking the coastal state's gravy-boat. Goa's tourism season begins in Oc

/ 30th October 2017
Don't decorate graves with plastic, toxic items: Goa Church

Panaji, October 30 (IANS) Goa's Roman Catholic Church has advised citizens not to use plastic and other toxic items to decorate graves to beat pollution and to safeguard environment. The Church's s

/ 30th October 2017
People solidly back demonetisation, will hold Congress accountable on GST: BJP

New Delhi, October 30 (IANS) The BJP on Monday hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for attacking demonetisation and GST, saying people were "solidly standing" with the Narendra Modi government on t

/ 30th October 2017
Nitish faction asks EC to expedite JD-U symbol decision

New Delhi, October 30 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) faction led by Nitish Kumar on Monday petitioned the Election Commission (EC) to expedite the decision in the party symbol row with the Sharad Yadav gro

/ 30th October 2017
FEATURE-Death brings home reality of Indian workers' life in Gulf

Laxmi Malaya, whose husband died in Dubai, sits with her two children outside her house in Kalleda village in Telangana state, India, Sept 28, 2017. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/ROLI SRIVASTAVA "People d

/ 30th October 2017
Brahmaputra boat clinic goes solar, powering up rural healthcare

Boat clinic doctors conduct routine medical checks at Besamora in northeast Indian state of Assam, October 9, 2017. TRF/Anuradha Nagaraj The solar-powered S. B. Nahor is bringing dentists to the doorst

/ 30th October 2017
China signals will again block Indian bid to blacklist militant leader Masood Azhar

FILE PHOTO: Maulana Masood Azhar, head of Pakistan's militant Jaish-e-Mohammad party, attends a pro-Taliban conference organised by the Afghan Defence Council in Islamabad August 26, 2001. REUTERS/Mian Kursheed

/ 30th October 2017
Singapore minister says he is prepared to become next PM if called upon

Singapore's Minister Chan Chun Sing speaks before a MOU signing ceremony between Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) in Singapore April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Files &nbs

/ 30th October 2017
Factbox: Catalonia crisis: What's next?

Pro-unity supporters take part in a demonstration in central Barcelona, Spain, October 29, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman MADRID, October 30 (Reuters) - Spain on Friday sacked Catalonia's regional governm

/ 30th October 2017
Kim Jong-un visits cosmetics firm with wife

Though the visit mentioned Ms Kim was present, she was hardly seen in the photographs . (REUTERS) Pyongyang, October 30 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has taken time away from the confrontati

/ 30th October 2017
Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways flight diverted to Ahmedabad on security concerns

Mumbai/Ahmedabad, October 30 (IANS) A Jet Airways Mumbai-New Delhi flight was diverted to Ahmedabad shortly after some "security issues" were detected onboard early on Monday, a statement said. The

/ 30th October 2017
Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is unleashing new criticism of the probes into possibl

/ 30th October 2017
Taiwan to boost defence spending, U.S. concerned over possible military imbalance - official media

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (C), on transit enroute to Pacific island allies, visits the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. October 28, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Garcia TA

/ 30th October 2017
Hundreds rally in France to protest sexual harassment after Weinstein scandal

Women hold placards reading, "Violence. Stop. Enough!", "Humiliated. Beaten. Enough" and the name-and-shame hashtag #BalanceTonPorc - or 'expose your pig', during a gathering against gender-based and sexual vio

/ 30th October 2017
Tennis: Federer outlasts Del Potro for eighth Basel title

Tennis - ATP 500 - Swiss Indoors Basel - Final - St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland - October 29, 2017 - Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates with the cup after defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.

/ 30th October 2017
Kurdish leader Barzani resigns after independence vote backfires

Iraqi Kurdish president Masoud Barzani speaks during a news conference in Erbil, Iraq September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari/Files ERBIL/BAGHDAD Iraq, October 30 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish leader M

/ 30th October 2017
Motor racing: Verstappen wins big after week of controversy

F1 - Formula 1 - Mexican Grand Prix 2017 - Mexico City, Mexico - October 29, 2017 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the race REUTERS/Edgard Garrido MEXICO CITY, October 30 (Reuters)

/ 30th October 2017