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Lady Gaga is the new face of Tiffany and Co

The 30-year-old singer has been announced as the latest star to feature in the luxury designer brands Legendary Style campaign for their new jewellery collection Tiffany Hardwear, and the musician is ''honoured

/ 1st February 2017
Johnny Depp in financial crisis due to extravagant lifestyle

Actor Johnny Depp is in financial crisis due to his monthly expenditure of $2 million to maintain his "ultra-extravagant" lifestyle, claims a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court

/ 1st February 2017
Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, February 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court

/ 1st February 2017
Budget: Rs 48,853 cr for health; Jharkhand, Gujarat to get AIIMS

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) The government on Wednesday allocated Rs 48,853 crore for the health sector for the financial year 2017-18 -- a 23 per cent increase, and announced two new All India Institutes of M

/ 1st February 2017
Budget presentation peaceful, thanks to sombre opposition, cheerful treasury benches

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) A sombre mood overshadowed the Budget proceedings in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday due to the death of sitting IUML MP E. Ahamed, with the opposition Congress, which had asked for post

/ 1st February 2017
Vatican worried about Trump immigration order

VATICAN CITY, February 1 (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Wednesday it was worried about U.S. President Donald Trump's moves on immigration, in the Holy See's first comment since his executive order banning trav

/ 1st February 2017
Railways gets Rs 1.31 lakh crore for development

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday proposed to allocate Rs 131,000 crore as capital and development expenditure for the Indian railways during fiscal 2017-18. T

/ 1st February 2017
North-East gets Rs 2,682 cr, substantial hike across ministries

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Even though Finance Minister Arun Jaitley did not announce any new initiative for the North-East Region (NER), the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Development of North East

/ 1st February 2017
'Hundreds of refugees to enter US despite Trump's ban'

Washington, February 1 (IANS) Nearly 900 refugees will be allowed into the US this week despite President Donald Trumps order suspending the refugees programme. Kevin McAleenan, acting Commissioner

/ 1st February 2017
Shadowy killings persist in Manila after police quit drugs war

MANILA, February 1 (Reuters) - A young man's body lay in a pool of blood, surrounded by bullet casings. A loved one rushed to the scene in the dark, rundown Manila neighbourhood and howled in anguish as onlooke

/ 1st February 2017
Surveillance and threats: Slain Myanmar lawyer felt "targeted"

YANGON, February 1 (Reuters) - A prominent Myanmar Muslim lawyer assassinated in Yangon was being closely watched by intelligence agents, according to friends and colleagues, and had received past threats over

/ 1st February 2017
Japan rejects Trump's accusations of currency manipulation

Tokyo, February 1 (IANS) Japan on Wednesday denied it has been manipulating its foreign exchange market to devalue the yen, rejecting allegations by US President Donald Trump, a media report said.

/ 1st February 2017
All villages to be electrified by 2018: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Aiming to empower villages through a hike in MGNREGA funds, poverty alleviation and 100 per cent electrification by May 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday focussed on

/ 1st February 2017
Sunny Leone takes 'everything as it comes'

Mumbai, February 1 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone, who is basking in the appreciation coming her way for her special song "Laila main laila" in Shah Rukh's latest release "Raees", says she is under no pressure to p

/ 1st February 2017
Nitish, Lalu term budget 'disappointing'

Patna, February 1 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said Union Budget 2017-18 is "disappointing" for people, particularly the poor, farmer

/ 1st February 2017
Air pollution may up dementia risk in elderly women

New York, February 1 (IANS) Elderly women exposed to tiny air pollution particles may face an increased risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a study has found. The findings showed the f

/ 1st February 2017
Modi hails Jaitley for presenting 'uttam' Budget

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for presenting an "uttam" (excellent) Budget and said it will give new strength to the economy while a

/ 1st February 2017
Rs 10,000 cr will be pumped in BharatNet in 2017-18: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Aiming to strengthen its Digital India push, the government on Wednesday said it will pump Rs 10,000 crore in 2017-18 in its BharatNet project to lay optical fibre cables (OFC).

/ 1st February 2017
New agency for higher education entrance, UGC reform on cards: Jaitley

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced setting up of an autonomous National Testing Agency for conducting entrance exams to higher education institutions and said the

/ 1st February 2017
Electoral bonds, Rs 2,000 cash limit to clean up political funding

New Delhi, February 1 (IANS) To ensure greater transparency in political funding, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday sharply cut the cash donation a political party can accept and announced "electoral b

/ 1st February 2017