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Hong Kong: Anti-government protesters stormed the Hong Kong airport building on Monday, forcing a host of airline operators to cancel their flights. In a first for the aviation industry in all likelihood, all flights from the airport were…

Reliance on Monday announced that Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil company, will acquire 20 per cent stake in Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)'s refining and petrochemicals business. The deal has an enterprise value of $75 billion,…

New Delhi: Commonwealth gold medallist and celebrated wrestler Babita Phogat on Monday joined the BJP along with father Mahavir Phogat, a Dhronacharya awardee. The role of one of the protagonists in the 2017 Bollywood blockbuster Dangal,…

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has cleared a proposal to increase the fees for Class X and Class XII board exams of both general as well as SC&ST category students. The exam fee hike will be 24 times in case…

Twitterati are having a ball after a user posted that he was charged Rs 1,700 for two boiled eggs in a hotel in Mumbai. The user @KartikDhar tagged Rahul Bose and asked, "Bhai Aandolan karein?" Actor Rahul Bose had recently tweeted that he…

Just days after 'Food has no religion' controversy, online food delivery company Zomato has been hit by another religious storm. This time the company's delivery boys have decided to go on a strike from Monday in Kolkata, protesting against…

Washington: Aiming to promote Hindi in the US, the Indian embassy in Washington will impart free Hindi classes to students of the prestigious George Washington University. The six-week non-credit Introductory Hindi Language course,…

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has deleted his Twitter account, citing concerns for his family after receiving threats for posting tweets in which he “spoke” his mind. Notably, Kashyap was among a host of film personalities who had written an…

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed a man to plant 50 trees as community service while agreeing to close criminal proceedings against him in a power theft case. The court said trees shall be planted within a month and asked him to…

New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi was named the interim president of Congress party at Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here on Friday. Party leader and CWC member Ghulam Nabi Azad announced her name following a day-long deliberation. Media…