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Congress promises 50% quota for women, offers sops in UP manifesto

Lucknow, February 8 (IANS) In an effort to woo the women voters, the Congress in its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls released here on Wednesday announced 50 per cent reservation for the fairer se

/ 8th February 2017
Rights groups challenge Israel's new settlements law in court

JERUSALEM, February 8 (Reuters) - Rights groups petitioned Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday to annul a heavily criticised law that retroactively legalised some 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Pa

/ 8th February 2017
Exclusive: More than 1,000 feared killed in Myanmar army crackdown on Rohingya - U.N. officials

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, February 8 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims may have been killed in a Myanmar army crackdown, according to two senior United Nations officials dealing with refugees fleeing

/ 8th February 2017
Bombardier aims to double fleet size in India – exec

MUMBAI, February 8 (Reuters) - Canadian plane maker Bombardier Inc plans to double its fleet size in India to more than 40 aircraft over the next few years, an executive told Reuters on Wednesday on the sidelin

/ 8th February 2017
Romanian government survives no-confidence motion over graft debacle

BUCHAREST, February 8 (Reuters) - Romania's Social Democrat-led government easily survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Wednesday, three days after mass street protests forced it into an embarrassing

/ 8th February 2017
Math performance may affect students emotionally

London, February 8 (IANS) If your child is good at maths, chances are that he or she may have an increase in positive emotions, but bad results in maths may trigger negative emotions such as anxiety and boredom

/ 8th February 2017
Driven from Iraq by IS, family struggles to make it to U.S.

BEIRUT, February 8 (Reuters) - Amira al-Qassab and her family flitted from one Iraqi city to another fleeing Islamic State, then waited three years in Beirut until they were cleared to move to the United States

/ 8th February 2017
Only Manmohan Singh can teach how to bathe with raincoat on: Modi

New Delhi, February 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh knew the "art of bathing wearing a rain coat", creating a huge uproar in the Congress benches in

/ 8th February 2017
U.S. appeals court weighs Trump's travel ban after tough scrutiny

WASHINGTON, February 8 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court is expected to rule on President Donald Trump's U.S. travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries as soon as Wednesday, one day after ques

/ 8th February 2017
50 injured in Tripura, shutdown to oppose Centre's citizenship bill

Agartala, February 8 (IANS) At least 50 persons were on Wednesday injured in Tripura when members of ruling and opposition parties brawled during a 12-hour shutdown jointly called by three tribal parties agains

/ 8th February 2017
Phones in India more dear than significant other: Survey

New Delhi, February 8 (IANS) If you've ever felt disgusted when your partner paid more attention to his/her phone on a date then you are not the only one. Most adults in India paid more attention to their smart

/ 8th February 2017
Why migraines are more common among women

New York, February 8 (IANS) Females are more vulnerable to certain stress-related and allergic diseases such as migraines because of distinct differences found in mast cells, a type of white blood cell that is

/ 8th February 2017
N-terrorism a global threat, needs global response: India

New Delhi, February 8 (IANS) Describing nuclear terrorism as a global threat, India on Wednesday called for a comprehensive global response to counter it. Inaugurating a three-day meeting of the Im

/ 8th February 2017
Triple ton not enough for Nair, Rahane to return

February 8 (Reuters) - Karun Nair's triple century in his previous test was not enough to secure his place in the India team for their one-off test against Bangladesh beginning at Hyderabad on Thursday. &nbs

/ 8th February 2017
Cash withdrawal limit to be Rs 50,000 from February 20; no limit from March 13

Mumbai, February 8 (IANS) The limits on savings bank cash withdrawals post-demonetisation are to be withdrawn in two stages, the Reserve Bank of India announced on Wednesday, with the limit slated to go up to R

/ 8th February 2017
India scraps funding ties with Gates Foundation on immunization

NEW DELHI, February 8 (Reuters) - A group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that works on India's immunisation programmes will now be funded by the health ministry, a government official said, a

/ 8th February 2017
Expert Views - RBI keeps key rate on hold, surprises with change in stance

(Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its repo rate on hold at 6.25 percent for a second straight policy meeting, opting to wait for more clarity on inflation trends and on how a radical crackdown on

/ 8th February 2017
RBI signals end to rate cuts as inflation risks rise

MUMBAI, February 8 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its policy rate on hold on Wednesday, warning about the risks of high inflation and downplaying the economic impact from a radical crackdown o

/ 8th February 2017
Pope issues stinging criticism of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya

VATICAN CITY, February 8 (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya minority on Wednesday, saying they had been tortured and killed simply because they wanted

/ 8th February 2017
U.N. seeks $2.1 billion to avert famine in Yemen

GENEVA, February 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen who face the threat of famine after two ye

/ 8th February 2017