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  • FIFA agrees to expand World Cup to 48 teams
    * FIFA confirms expansion on Twitter * Details to follow after meeting * European clubs says decision based on political reasons * 135 of FIFA's 211 members have never qualified for a World Cup (Update
    / 10th January 2017
  • Pope to meet Palestinian President at Vatican
    Vatican City, January 10 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis will on Saturday receive Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Vatican Radio reported.   The meeting comes after Francis on Monday called for peace
    / 10th January 2017
  • Trinamool blames Modi for 'demonetisation deaths', to meet President
    New Delhi/Kolkata, January 10 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which has been agitating seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday held him responsible for over 120 deaths
    / 10th January 2017
  • Trinamool blames Modi for 'demonetisation deaths', to meet President
    New Delhi/Kolkata, January 10 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which has been agitating seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday held him responsible for over 120 deaths
    / 10th January 2017
  • Where are the women? Sweden's top diplomat wants to know
    UNITED NATIONS, January 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sweden's top diplomat has a question: "Where are the women?"   Taking a seat on the United Nations' influential Security Council, Sweden will
    / 10th January 2017
  • IN A DIVERSE UNION OF PEOPLES: Federalism & democracy are not negotiable
    Garga Chatterjee   The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a landmark tax structure change in the Indian Union that would amalgamate goods tax (levied by the state government) and services tax (levied by
    / 10th January 2017
  • 25 killed in Kabul blasts
    Kabul, January 10 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and several others wounded in two suicide blasts near a government office along a busy road in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday.   "Two sui
    / 10th January 2017
  • India's 2016 fuel sales growth highest in at least 16 years
    NEW DELHI, January 10 (Reuters) - India's fuel demand in 2016 grew at its highest pace in at least 16 years as low oil prices for most of the year boosted demand for gasoline and aviation fuels.   Co
    / 10th January 2017
  • 'Contolling illicit tobacco best way to curb health burden'
    New Delhi, January 10 (IANS) With 80 per cent of the world's smokers living in the lower middle-income countries, World Health Organization (WHO) and the US-based National Cancer Institute on Tuesday said that
    / 10th January 2017
  • Tobacco-related deaths will rise to 8 mn by 2030: Report
    Geneva, January 10 (IANS) The global total annual number of deaths linked to tobacco consumption will increase from the current six million to eight million by 2030, according to a study by the World Health Org
    / 10th January 2017
  • Jolie, Pitt reach accord to handle divorce privately
    Los Angeles, January 10 (IANS) Estranged couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have agreed to work together to keep their divorce proceedings private.   The actors released a joint statement on Monday
    / 10th January 2017
  • Obama selects 4 Indian American scientists for presidential awards
    Washington, January 10 (IANS) Four Indian-American scientists have been chosen among 102 researchers who will receive the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) -- the highest ho
    / 10th January 2017
  • Trump's son-in-law Kushner to become senior White House adviser
    WASHINGTON, January 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will become a senior White House adviser working on trade and the Middle East, transition officials said on Mond
    / 10th January 2017
  • Indian auto sales see biggest drop in 16 years
    MUMBAI, January 10 (Reuters) - India's automobile sales saw their biggest monthly fall in 16 years in December after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ban on high-value banknotes sparked a severe cash shortage tha
    / 10th January 2017
  • Sharapova to make comeback after doping ban in Stuttgart
    BERLIN, January 10 (Reuters) - Five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova will return to competitive action following a 15-month doping ban at the Stuttgart Grand Prix in April.   The Florida-bas
    / 10th January 2017
  • Collector escapes attempt on life in Manipur
    Imphal January 10 (IANS) The Collector of Tamenglong district in Manipur escaped an assassination attempt at his official residence on Monday night.   Some unknown people hurled petrol bombs from acr
    / 10th January 2017
  • Just a 45-minute brisk walk a week can improve arthritis
    New York, January 10 (IANS) Older people suffering from arthritis can remain fit by engaging in 45 minutes of moderate physical activity such as brisk walking a week, says a study.   According to US
    / 10th January 2017
  • Barack Obama gets new job offer
    Washington, January 10 (IANS) Barack Obama ends his eight-year tenure as US President in a couple of weeks but he might not be out of a job for long as the world's leading streaming service Spotify "offered him
    / 10th January 2017
  • Outfit threatening Manipur editors identified
    Imphal, January 10 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Manipur Police have identified the militant group that had been threatening local editors.   On December 26, a hand grenade was left in the office o
    / 10th January 2017
  • Indian economy suffering after note ban: New York Times
    New York, January 10 (IANS) The Indian economy is suffering following demonetisation and a shortage of cash made life increasingly difficult for Indians, the New York Times has said.   Saying the scr
    / 10th January 2017
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