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Obama hosts student film festival at the White House
President Barack Obama said the film festival he hosted is probably the only one ever featuring a director with a loose tooth.
We only have one home: Pharrell Williams urges action on climate change
U.S. pop star Pharrell Williams partnered with the United Nations Foundation on the International Day of Happiness.
Jadavpur University student lodges molestation complaint
The girl in her complaint alleged that she was sexually molested by two of her classmates during a feast inside the Jadavpur University campus.
Ban Ki-moon condemns 'terrorist attacks' at Yemen mosques
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Friday the "terrorist attacks" on Yemeni mosques that killed at least 142 worshippers.
World Bank finds Bhubaneswar best place to do business in India: Sushma Swaraj
The festival of Baliyatra on Karthik Purnima in November is a continuation of this tradition.
Insurance sector to get lot of foreign investment: Arun Jaitley
"Three major pieces of legislations-- the insurance law, the mining law, the coal allocation bill have all been approved by Parliament and therefore there will now be a lot of investment we (will) get in the insurance sector," he said in New Delhi.
No intention to take away significant power from RBI: Arun Jaitley
"Whatever steps we take will be in consultation with the the RBI. The RBI Governor has been in touch with me," he said.
Anna Hazare says he will launch 'Jail Bharo Andolan'
Addressing the biennial conference of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Parishad in Rangoli Hazare said, he will start the Aandolan at the end of his three-month countrywide tour.
Unskilled workers not to be allowed to take up foreign jobs
Skill Development Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy told the Lok Sabha that during his meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, he was told that people without necessary skills were being sent abroad.
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to remain in jail, court rejects plea against detention
Lahore High Court (LHC) judge Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa dismissed 55-year-old Lakhvi's plea against his detention.
Karnataka may handover IAS officer DK Ravi death case to CBI
The state government will make the announcement on Monday in Assembly after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submits its interim report.
Tag Heuer to launch luxury Android smartwatch; aims to take on Apple Watch
Tag Heuer says it will launch a smartwatch later this year using Google's Android OS in a venture with Intel.
West Bengal: 71-year-old rape survivor nun discharged from hospital in Ranaghat
CID teams visited the convent on Thursday and were seen taking photographs and making sketches of the convent building.
LFW, Day 2: Riteish Deshmukh struts on the ramp for couturier Raghavendra Rathore
Ritesh Deshmukh looked dapper in a brocade Nehru jacket, black kurta and white churidars.
SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh gets security clearance
Security agencies had conducted a background check of Singh, as part of standard protocol of verifying antecedents of a potential investor.
Nitish to meet PM Modi on financial issues of Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon to take up financial issues of the state, the Assembly was informed on Thursday.