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Duterte defends drugs war; rejects advice of 'idiot' ex-Colombia prez

MANILA, February 9 (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a vigorous defence of his war on drugs on Wednesday, rejecting not only allegations of extrajudicial killings, but the advice of a former

/ 9th February 2017
Modi's raincoat barb an insult to nation: Rahul Gandhi

Sitarganj (Uttarakhand), February 9 (IANS) Taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "bathing with raincoat" jibe, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said the remarks directed at former Prime Minister M

/ 9th February 2017
US visitors may have to hand over social media passwords

New York, February 9 (IANS): If you are planning a visit to the US, you could be asked to hand over Facebook and other social media passwords as part of an enhanced security process, media reports said. &nbs

/ 9th February 2017
Congress, NCP, RJD walk out of Lok Sabha over Modi jibe

New Delhi, February 9 (IANS) The Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal on Thursday staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "raincoat" jibe against his

/ 9th February 2017
Modi government undermining parliamentary democracy: Yechury

New Delhi, February 9 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government was undermining parliamentary democracy by evading its accou

/ 9th February 2017
'India should tell China protecting Azhar will affect friendship'

New Delhi, February 9 (IANS) BJP MP R.K. Singh on Thursday said bilateral relations between India and China will be adversely affected if the latter keeps blocking the move to have JeM terror group chief Masood

/ 9th February 2017
Harsh parenting may affect your kid's academics

New York, February 9 (IANS) Do you yell, hit or use physical threats as a punishment for your children? If so, your children may be at a greater risk of performing poorly in school, a study has showed.

/ 9th February 2017
'No decision yet on taxing cash transactions above Rs 50,000'

New Delhi, February 9 (IANS) The government has not taken any decision with regard to introducing a tax on bank transactions, though it has received a set of recommendations from the Committee of Chief Minister

/ 9th February 2017
Tiger kills five in Uttar Pradesh, declared 'man-eater'

Pilibhit/New Delhi, February 9 (IANS) A tiger with signs of abnormality was declared a man-eater on Thursday after it killed and ate its fifth prey -- a sleeping person -- in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh.

/ 9th February 2017
Finding fault with every solution not taking us anywhere: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 9 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government has come up with certain solutions to bring about transparency in electoral funding but if the opposition finds f

/ 9th February 2017
India has built 'secret nuclear city', claims Pakistan

Islamabad, February 9 (IANS) India has accumulated a stockpile of nuclear weapons which threaten to undermine the strategic balance of power in the region, Pakistan's Foreign Office said on Thursday.

/ 9th February 2017
Bank of India sees further improvement in bad loans in Q4

MUMBAI, February 9 (Reuters) - Bank of India Ltd does not expect any additional bad loans in the current quarter on a net basis, its chief said on Thursday, as India's sixth-biggest lender by assets reported it

/ 9th February 2017
Abe hopes to avoid landing in rough in golf outing with Trump

February 9 (Reuters) - With golf long regarded as a stern measure of character and a natural setting for deal-making, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's weekend outing in Flori

/ 9th February 2017
Drugmaker Lupin posts strong Q3; warns competition to drag next year

MUMBAI, February 9 (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Lupin Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by higher sales of its diabetes products in the United States, but cautioned growth in the next

/ 9th February 2017
United Breweries asks Vijay Mallya to step down from board

REUTERS - United Breweries, India's top brewer and largely owned by global giant Heineken NV, has asked liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, its non-executive chairman, to step down from the board. Mallya,

/ 9th February 2017
India may allow state pension fund EPFO to buy more stocks – minister

NEW DELHI, February 9 (Reuters) - India is considering allowing the state-run social security and pension fund to invest more in the stock market, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Thursday.

/ 9th February 2017
Islamic State links to Philippine militants 'very strong' – minister

MANILA, February 9 (Reuters) - The Philippines is certain of "very strong" links between Islamic State and home-grown militants and is concerned about regional repercussions from tension between China and the n

/ 9th February 2017
Kohli, Vijay tons put India in charge against Bangladesh

February 9 (REUTERS) - An insatiable Virat Kohli smashed his 16th test century and Murali Vijay registered his ninth to steer India to a commanding 356 for three against Bangladesh on the opening day of a one-o

/ 9th February 2017
Bangladesh says stopping Rohingya militants, allowing "helpless" refugees

DHAKA, February 9 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is working with Myanmar security forces to stop Rohingya Muslim militants crossing their shared border, but will continue to allow women, children and the elderly to see

/ 9th February 2017
NATO summit with Trump on May 25, Belgium says

BRUSSELS, February 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet other NATO leaders in Brussels on May 25, the Belgian government said on Thursday, although the alliance said the date was still undecided.

/ 9th February 2017