Taking note of India's "growing influence" in global affairs, the US has said the country will be a net provider of security in the Indian Ocean and beyond with the growth of its military capabilities.

"The distribution of global political, economic and military power is shifting and becoming more diffuse. The rise of China, the world's most populous country, and India, the world's largest democracy, will continue to reshape the international system," said the Quadrennial Defence Review (...

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Fast bowlers were the flavour of the DLF IPL season 3 auction at the Trident, Bandra-Kurla Complex here in Mumbai recently.

Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad was desperate in search of an alternative to West Indian Fidel Edwards, who is prone to injury. Reluctant to raise the stakes beyond $600,000 for the South African left-arm seamer Wayne Parnell and losing New Zealand's Shane Bond on the t...

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It's Ranbir Kapoor real life Ajab Ahazab Prem Kahani or the successof his Katrina Kaif pairing. Maybe it's nothing more than his Kapoor genes and that charming demeanour but without doubt, Ranbir Kapoor has emerged the topper of the 'ZOOM 50 Most Desirable' hotties list for 2009.

Nope, he didn't have to bare his butt (like last year's winner John Abra...

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A day after 10 first year students were allegedly ragged at the Naigaon hostel of KEM's Seth G S Medical College, the police filed an FIR and arrested 18 senior students.

The students, who will be produced before a magistrate's court could face suspension from college. Those arrested by the Bhoiwada police, were identified as Swapnil Ganwile, Avinash Likne, Harshal Wankhede, Devendra Kulkarni, Ravi Singh, Anand Bhosale, Prasang Jayesh, Javed Khalangade, Pravin Patil, Ganesh Chandran, Keta...

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Shrawan Kumar an Indian origin scientist was honoured Canada's highest civilian award "The Order of Canada" for his three decades of pioneering research on workplace injury and the spine at the University of Alberta.

Born in Allahabad, Kumar is an alumnus of Allahabad University where he did his masters in zoology. After his higher studies in Britain, he worked from 1971 to 1973 at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences where he set up the first biomec...

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Gordon Brown the British Prime Minister says that he is very shy and must improve his presentation skills, but insisted he cannot make himself "sexy" in time for elections next year.

Gordon Brown has very little money, has never taken drugs and will devote himself to charity work once he leaves politics in contrast to his predecessor Tony Blair, who has made fortunes on the international lecture circuit, he said.

"I accept I have to do better in the presentation area. I've got my s...

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Get ready for wildest safari of your life and set out to the deadly terrains of Africa. MTV Hero Honda Roadies 7 ...

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Jet airways passengers faced inconvenience as the jet airways cancelled 130 flights scheduled for the day after its pilots went on mass casual leave to protest the sacking of their two colleagues.

The pilots decided to go on mass casual leave as the ...

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Today it was a great day for Indian market as Sensex and Nifty closes at highest levels in 15 months. The Sensex continues to gain on the back of sustained buying. Intra day, the index touched a high of 16,028, up 339 points.

Among the sectoral indices, realty and metal indices lead the rally.
Tata Motors had zoomed 8.5%. Jaipraksh Associates and Reliance Communications both soared 5.5% each.

While Sterlite surged over 5%, DLF and ICICI Bank rallied over 4%. The market breadth ...

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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Union Budget today, you might have came across a lot of terms that might not be readily understandable. Here is full Budget for you in understandable format...

Additional allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for accelerated irrigation project.

Target for agriculture credit raised to Rs 3,25,000 crore in 2009-10 from Rs 287,000 crore.

Central assistance for storm-water drainage project increased to Rs 500 crore from Rs 200 crore in the ...

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