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5,000 Nitaqat-hit Indians get new jobs in Saudi Arabia
The new Nitaqat law makes it mandatory for firms to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers, badly affecting Indians.
Kuznetsova out of Wimbledon with abdominal strain
The Russian was seeded No. 26 at the All England Club and her withdrawal has resulted in the 33rd-ranked Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic climbing into the seedings at No. 32.
Three 'Spider-Man' sequels in pipeline, says studio
Sony Pictures announced that it has firm plans for three sequels to 2012 mega-hit 'The Amazing Spider-Man'.
Aamir's involvement could have harmed 'Ship of Theseus': Kiran Rao
Kiran Rao took marketing tips from Aamir Khan for Anand Gandhi's 'Ship of Theseus'.
Global warming may cause extreme droughts in India: World Bank report
Global warming could lead to more extreme droughts in large parts of India, resulting in widespread food shortages and hardship in the country, in the next few decades, a new World Bank report warned on Wednesday.
SC to hear PIL on US surveillance of Internet data
The Centre had on June 11 expressed surprise and concern over the snooping and said it will seek information and details from the US over the reports.
Ronit Roy regrets not being part of 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Ronit Roy regrets rejecting Hollywood film 'Zero Dark Thirty' for Karan Johar's 'Student of the Year'.
Uttarakhand floods: Death toll 150, rescue operations on
With skies clearing, rescue of stranded people and relief operations intensified on Wednesday in Uttarakhand where the death toll in the rain and floods shot up to 150 as thousands of pilgrims still remained stranded. Reports as on Wednesday suggested tha...
Box office numbers do matter, says Akshay Kumar
Ever since Akshay Kumar started with 'Saugandh' in 1991, he has never looked back and his career graph has always spiraled up.
'Raanjhanaaa' and '3' have no similarity: Dhanush
Except for a few scenes in school uniform, there is absolutely no similarity between 'Raanjhanaa' and '3'.
Sensex recovers 22 points on late buying
Bharti Airtel rose 2.83 per cent, Rcom gained 2.38 per cent and Idea Cellular jumped 4.52 per cent.
Jerome Valcke wants Sepp Blatter to stand again
The 77-year-old Blatter, who has been in office since 1998, was handed a fourth, four-year term in 2011 after saying he would stand aside in 2015.
15,000 pilgrims stranded due to damaged transport communications: Army
The Army's Central Command, which is carrying out rescue and relief operation in the calamity hit Uttarakhand, on Monday said that as per an estimate more than 15,000 pilgrims were stranded on their way to pilgrimages as heavy damage has been caused to tr...
Syria peace talks delayed in clash between Russia and West
Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely to be held before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as heavy fighting was reported in Aleppo.
Wozniacki, Tomic advance at Eastbourne
Defending champion Tamira Paszek was forced to retire with a left thigh injury from her first-round match.
TN: DMDK seeks Congress support for RS polls
DMDK, headed by actor-turned-politician Vijayakant, has fielded party treasurer AR Elangovan as its candidate.