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Lance Naik Hanumanthappa's family Hubli : Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad's mother at their home in Betadoor village in Hubli on Tuesday. (Photo Credit: PTI)
World

Siachen Miracle: Braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa still very critical

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Doctors from the AIIMS also visited the Army R&R Hospital for assistance.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Photo: Twitter)
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Sushma meets Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince, discusses IS threat, radicalism

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Swaraj also briefed Al Nahyan about the terror attack on the Pathankot airbase, official sources said.
Odd-even scheme aimed at curbing air pollution in the metropolis, was implemented from January 1-15 in its first phase with Sundays being exempted from it. (Photo: PTI)
World

'Odd-even' set to return; Arvind Kejriwal to announce dates tomorrow

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI
Sources said that its next phase could be enforced in April after the CBSE Board examinations.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan (Photo: PTI)

2002 hit-and-run case: Victim’s family moves SC against Salman’s acquittal
Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley (Photo: video grab)

David Headley’s deposition adjourned till tomorrow due to technical snag
The baby, Suhani Sultana, was rushed to the government-run hospital on Wednesday with acute respiratory distress.

Newborn dies as ambulance driver bargains over fare in West Bengal
Class VI student Vinay Mahto was found lying half dead outside the teachers' quarters. (Photo: YouTube screenshot)

Ranchi: Police arrest teacher who killed daughter’s classmate
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajendra Kumar's office was raided on December 15. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi Secretariat raid: CBI need not return seized documents, rules High Court
The Philippines has also asked the United States to do joint naval patrols in the South China Sea, something a US diplomat said this month was a possibility. (Photo: PTI)

US and India considering joint patrols in South China sea: US official
Shiv Sena renamed the western Indian city after the goddess Mumbadevi, the protector of fisherman who were the area's original inhabitants (Photo: PTI)

British daily takes stand against ‘Hindu nationalists’, reverts to using Bombay
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong-un ‘executes’ North Korea military chief over corruption charges
US President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington. (Photo: AP)

US administration proposes $860 million in aid for Pakistan
The gunman and the driver of a getaway car were being sought, officials said. (Photo: AFP)

Baby dies in Los Angeles after bullet pierces wall of her home, hits her head
Member of Facebook's board of Director Marc Andreessen.

Net Neutrality: Indians fume over offensive tweet by Facebook board member
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said

Pak needs to decide if they want to play World T20: Anurag Thakur
Priyanka is currently in the US to work on the second season of her TV show 'Quantico'.

Watch: Priyanka Chopra scared to be at receiving end of Prakash Jha’s fury
Recent research supports the important idea that changes to your lifestyle choices are the key to improving cardiovascular risk status. (Photo: Pixabay)

Better diet tied to less severe metabolic syndrome in teens
The locally-made slingshots are the latest in a series of unconventional measures adopted by security forces in the country, which sees daily protests on a myriad of issues (Photo: PTI)

Haryana police eyes new weapon: chilli-loaded slingshots
Her mother and brother who arrived at the spot were also not spared (Photo: PTI)

Girl attacked in West Bengal, crowd threatens to strip and rape her
Forensic experts and bomb detection squad looking for clues at the scene in Nattrampally in Vellore where a 'meterorite' fell. (Photo: DC)

Was it really a meteorite strike that claimed first human victim?
Reacting to the report of accusing him of an involvement in match-fixing during the India-England Manchester Test in 2014, MS Dhoni has sent a legal notice to the accusers. (Photo: PTI)

MS Dhoni threatens legal action for reports he fixed England match
Waris posted this picture and wrote,

Indian-American actor Waris Ahluwalia barred from flight over turban

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Australian opener Usman Khawaja welcomed debutant Adam Zampa in a special manner before the second ODI against New Zealand in Wellington. (Photo: Screengrab)
 

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Norwood Thomas and 88-year-old Joyce Morris laughed as they wrapped their arms around each other after Thomas flew from Virginia to Adelaide to reconnect with his long-lost love. (Photo: Twitter)
 

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Columns

Parity & prosperity
Patralekha Chatterjee
Budget 2016-17 should provide more financial incentives to industries that increase job opportunities for women.
Patralekha Chatterjee

The INA and Independence
S K Sinha
Netaji and the INA made a tremendous contribution towards getting our Independence in 1947.
S K Sinha

The strange behaviour of gravity
Jayant V Narlikar
Imagine our Sun suddenly losing all its pressures.
Jayant V Narlikar

Constituting a crisis
Bhopinder Singh
Political battles can await political opportunities and domains.
Bhopinder Singh

Gallery

India lost the first T20 against Sri Lanka in Pune on Tuesday. (Photos: BCCI/ AP)
Green top throttle, taste of WACA in India
Green top throttle, taste of WACA in India

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Entertainment

“I am not proud of the manner in which my industry portrays the LGBTQ community”, says Imran Khan

B-Town’s queer side: Fraternity reacts to Imran Khan's comment on LGBT
Vidya Balan admits that she loves sarees and will continue wearing them.

Ban on women's entry in some temples unfair, says Vidya Balan
According to reports, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt will be lending their vocals for a song.

Watch: Kapoor And Sons trailer is a family affair
Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri on the sets of 'Banjo'. Photo: Twitter

Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Farkhri begin shooting for Banjo
'Ong Bak' star posted this picture and wrote, “With our xXx 3 leading lady, the very talented #DeepikaPadukone #TheReturnofXanderCage.”

New set of pictures of Deepika Padukone from the sets of 'xXx'
Parineeti and Ayushmann starrer 'Meri Pyaari Bindu' will go on floors in April 2016.

Exclusive: I have been singing since childhood, says Parineeti Chopra

Technology

Twitter is planning to modify the way it displays tweets on its homepage. (Representational image)

Twitter plans homepage revamp for personalized tweet display
New technology may power smartphones for a week on a single charge. (Representational Image)

New technology to significantly increase smartphone battery life
iMessage service on iOS devices

Apple planning to introduce iMessage for Android users

Sports

Shah Rukh Khan

SRK’s Trinidad & Tobago team now Trinbago Knight Riders

Squash star Dipika Pallikal (right) and teammate Sunayna Kuruvilla pose for photographs after defeating Pakistan in the final of the women’s team event at the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

South Asian Games: Shuttler Ruthvika Shivani stuns PV Sindhu

Shane Watson

India will be the toughest to defeat at World T20: Shane Watson

A Mumbai-based security firm was incharge of the first T20 between India and Sri Lanka in Pune.

Dogs keep fans at bay during first T20 match between India and Sri Lanka

Lifestyle

Men and women are sprucing up their dates with a bit of adventure and fun on Valentine's Day. (Representational image)

Valentine's Day: Set your heart racing

I never thought I would become a politician but... the people around inspired me a lot Fahad Corporator,

21 and winning over

Jayachandran says the art form can help patients with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s feel better.

Art for the young and the old

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A typsy-curvy predicament

South Entertainment

Samantha lifted an epic 102.25 kilos — almost double her body weight.

Deadlift!: Samantha lifts 100 kilos during her weight training exercise
Ram Gopal Varma winds up from tollywood.

Ram Gopal Varma to direct last Telugu film of his career
Ravi Kishan was injured in Jaisalmer.

Ravi Kishan is back after injury
Adivi Sesh, Samantha and Mahesh Babu at the launch.

Mahesh babu, Samantha launch Kshanam promo
Actor Allu Arjun visited the sets of Okka Ammayi Thappa that stars Sundeep Kishan and Nithya Menen.

Surprise visit: Allu Arjun visits Sundeep’s film sets
Jeethu Joseph

Oozham a revenge drama: Jeethu Joseph

Nation

Zika, suspected of causing brain defects in more than 4,000 newborns in Brazil

India, China race to make Zika test kit, but lack of live sample a challenge
Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Arunachal Governor Rajkhowa defends his actions in Supreme Court
BJP National Secretary Siddharth Nath Singh (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi does only photo-ops, says BJP

World

The Bataclan (Photo: AP)

Bataclan theatre, Paris music hall where 89 were killed, all set to reopen this year

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj led an all-party delegation here yesterday to pay homage to Koirala saying India had lost a true friend (Photo: PTI)

Former Nepal PM Sushil Koirala cremated with full state honours

Amiable and sometimes witty in person, the cerebral 69-year-old Fabius also has a reputation for being aloof (Photo: AP)

Veteran French politician Fabius bows out

A view of the Mosul dam (Photo: AFP)

Iraq says risk to Mosul Dam affecting anti-IS drive

Business

Mukesh Bansal, Head of Commerce Platform, is leaving the company, ending his two-year stint.

Mukesh Bansal quits Flipkart

Member of Facebook's board of Director Marc Andreessen.

FB board member’s ‘colonial’ tweet on India sets off storm

T.S. Vijayan

Irdai norms to cap agent fee in March

The Indian equity markets extended their losses for the third straight day to closing at their lowest level since May 2014.

Bad debt worries pull Sensex below 24,000

Science

The study also found that coastal submersion could displace as many as 1.3 billion people worldwide (Photo: Pixabay)

Climate change likely to extend for next 10,000 years: study
A bowling ball and a feather being dropped at the same time

Watch: A bowling ball and a feather fall at the same speed
The rock slammed into the ground at an engineering college over the weekend. (Representative image)

Scientists study whether meteorite killed man in south India

Coffee Break

The 'Happy Birthday' tune, written in 1893 by Patty Smith Hill and her sister Mildred J. Hill was originally titled

'Happy Birthday' song soon to be in public domain

The John Singer Sargent portrait of married socialite Amelie Gautreau showed her in a black dress with one of her jewelled straps slipping off her right shoulder. (Screen grab)

Scandalous painting inspires new London ballet 'Strapless'

Sarah Ingle has splurged around £10,000 on the 17 gorgeous custom-made outfits of popular Disney princesses. (Picture Courtesy: YouTube)

Woman spends £10,000 on Disney Princess makeovers

Hair potter inspired nail art. (Photo: BoredPanda)

DIY: Try out these Harry Potter inspired nail art

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Counter Point

Opinion

In a family, a woman who bears a girl child is not treated well as compared to a woman who gives birth to a baby boy.

DC Debate: Save the girl and woman
We may find other creative ways to manage our time and devote it to empowering our soul. By doing so, we can enjoy inner bliss, peace and love.

Mystic Mantra: Set spiritual goals
IAF's fighter planes flying past during a full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

The high cost of air power

Editors' Picks

Australian opener Usman Khawaja welcomed debutant Adam Zampa in a special manner before the second ODI against New Zealand in Wellington. (Photo: Screengrab)

Video| Khawaja cuddles teammate Zampa’s buttock

Quinton de Kock's 135 off 117 balls powered South Africa to a comfortable win over England. (Photo: AP)

Quinton de Kock breaks Virat Kohli’s record

Reacting to the report of accusing him of an involvement in match-fixing during the India-England Manchester Test in 2014, MS Dhoni has sent a legal notice to the accusers. (Photo: PTI)

MS Dhoni threatens legal action for reports he fixed England match

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