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Pope says upset by Brazil jail riot, calls for humane prisons

VATICAN CITY, January 4 (Reuters) - Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for prisoners around the world to be treated humanely following the deadliest jail riot in Brazil for two decades, in which 56 inmates died

/ 4th January 2017
Government has virtually taken over RBI's functions: Chidambaram

New Delhi, January 4 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the government has virtually taken over the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) role with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling

/ 4th January 2017
Patna Sahib's gilded grandeur on Prakash Parv

Patna Sahib (Bihar) January 4 (IANS) The Takht (religious seat) of the Sri Harmandir Sahib in Patna has got a golden makeover for the 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh that are currently

/ 4th January 2017
Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo - U.N. official

BEIRUT, January 4 (Reuters) - Thousands of people are starting to return to formerly rebel-held east Aleppo despite freezing weather and destruction "beyond imagination", a top U.N. official told Reuters from t

/ 4th January 2017
Russia offers Philippines arms and close friendship

MANILA, January 4 (Reuters) - Russia is ready to supply the Philippines with sophisticated weapons including aircraft and submarines and aims to become a close friend of the traditional U.S. ally as it diversif

/ 4th January 2017
Ukraine moves to blacklist Le Pen over Crimea comments

KIEV, January 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine indicated on Wednesday it would bar French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen from entering the country after comments she made that appeared to legitimise Russia's annexat

/ 4th January 2017
Manipur blockade to continue despite poll dates’ announcement: UNC assert

Manipur to vote in two phases – March 4 and 8 New Delhi, January 4 (IANS): The United Naga Council (UNC) on Wednesday said that they will continue with the economic blockade despite the announcemen

/ 4th January 2017
Dalai Lama's abode deserted, Tibetans head to Bodh Gaya for 'Kalchakra'

Dharamsala, January 4 (IANS) Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists have left this town in Himachal Pradesh and have reached Bodh Gaya in Bihar to listen to the teachings of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and

/ 4th January 2017
Trump's North Korea red line could come back to haunt him

WASHINGTON, January 4 (Reuters) - In three words of a tweet this week, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed North Korea would never test an intercontinental ballistic missile. "It won't happen!"

/ 4th January 2017
Smog-hit Beijing slapped with top "fog" alert for second day

BEIJING, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The Chinese capital issued its highest red fog alert for a second day on Wednesday, keeping highways closed in and around the city which is already under a smog alert after weeks of c

/ 4th January 2017
India's great school education challenge: Crisis in BIMARU states

IANS | IndiaSpend.org Khushboo Balani By 2020, India will have the worlds largest working population-- 869 million -- but an IndiaSpend analysis of indicators on literacy, school enrolment, lear

/ 4th January 2017
Pamela Anderson pens letter to Obama

Los Angeles, January 4 (IANS) Actress Pamela Anderson has penned a letter to US President Barack Obama, urging him to consider "pardoning" Julian Assange after his website WikiLeaks leaked hacked Democratic ema

/ 4th January 2017
Maternal depression may reduce empathy in kids

New York, January 4 (IANS) Mothers' early and chronic depression may increase the risk of children developing social-emotional problems as well as impact their brain's empathic response to others' distress, a s

/ 4th January 2017
Don't feel shy calling Twinkle a warrior: Akshay Kumar

Mumbai, January 4 (IANS) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has praised his wife Twinkle Khanna, saying he doesn't feel shy in calling her the 'yodha' (warrior) of his home. "I don't feel shy calling my w

/ 4th January 2017
W.Indies' Smith calls time on his One-Day career with Pride

Bridgetown, January 4 (Barbados), Jan 4 (IANS) Dashing former West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith will retire from domestic One-Day cricket for Barbados Pride, ahead of this months Regional Super50. T

/ 4th January 2017
Trinamool demands CBI probe into Tripura NBFCs, to launch stir

Agartala, January 4 (IANS) The opposition Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a probe by the CBI and ED into the activities of all illegal NBFCs and chit fund organisations in Tripur

/ 4th January 2017
Weak domestic cues pull Indian equities lower

Mumbai, January 4 (IANS) Indian equities markets were pulled lower on Wednesday on the back of weak domestic cues. Disappointing domestic services data for December and a lack of consensus at the G

/ 4th January 2017
Five-state battle between February 4 and March 8

New Delhi, January 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will pick new assemblies between February 4 and March 8 in the biggest popularity test since the Lok Sabha polls of 2014. &nb

/ 4th January 2017
Manmohan Singh promoted science, hope Modi will too: Bharat Ratna CNR Rao

New Delhi, January 4 (IANS) Bharat Ratna awardee and internationally-renowned chemist C.N.R. Rao has said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was very supportive when it came to science and much was done

/ 4th January 2017
Demonetisation hits December services growth

Mumbai, January 4 (IANS) The government's demonetisation move provoked a downturn in the Indian service sector growth in December, with business activity contracting for the second consecutive month, revealed k

/ 4th January 2017