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'Now a saint, always a mother,' Pope Francis hails Mother Teresa

Times of India - ‎5 hours ago‎
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed Mother Teresa of Kolkata a saint+ , hailing her as the personification of maternal love and a powerful advocate for the poor.
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Isolate supporters and sponsors of terror: PM Modi at BRICS leaders' meeting

Times of India - ‎8 hours ago‎
HANGZHOU: India on Sunday called on other BRICS members to intensify joint efforts to combat terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, demanded "coordinated actions" by the grouping to "isolate supporters and ...
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Pakistan cabinet gives go-ahead for negotiating long-term security pact with China: Report

Times of India - ‎6 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Alarmed by the growing India-US defence ties+ , Pakistan's cabinet has given the go-ahead for negotiating a long-term defence agreement+ and security cooperation with its all-weather ally China, a media report said on Sunday.
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Kejriwal to set Punjab house in order, to meet AAP rebels during 4-day visit

Hindustan Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
Stepping in to set the party's Punjab house in order, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal will station himself in the state till the assembly polls early next year.
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Raghuram Rajan: The 'rockstar' central banker who rocked too many boats

Economic Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
MUMBAI: As Mint Street readies for a new sheriff, the three-year tenure marked with numerous controversies ended today for Raghuram Rajan - who sacrificed economics for electrical engineering in college and ended up doing a 'deep surgery' of banks ...
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Separatists snub talks bid as all-party team meets stakeholders in Kashmir on Day 1

Times of India - ‎17 minutes ago‎
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri separatists shut the door on members of the all-party delegation on Sunday, literally in some instances, as they went to meet them as part of efforts to end the two-month-long unrest in the Valley following Hizbul Mujahideen ...
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PM Narendra Modi promoting private firms: Mayawati

The Indian Express - ‎1 hour ago‎
lucknow, mayawati, mayawati rally, mayawati professional videographer, mayawati elections, bsp, Mayawati alleged that while loans of big businessmen were being waived, ordinary farmers and traders were being “harassed to pay their loans”.
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West Bengal govt may move SC for more time to return land to Singur farmers

The Indian Express - ‎2 hours ago‎
The reason being that land in its current condition is not fit to be returned to the farmers. By: Express News Service Kolkata Published:Sep 5, 2016, 0:10.
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70 injured in fresh violence in Kashmir

The Hindu - ‎1 hour ago‎
As the visiting all-party delegation was stationed here on Sunday, fresh violence left over 70 injured and a mini-secretariat partially gutted in south Kashmir, the epicentre of the 58-day-long agitation.
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Afghanistan: Dozens killed in bus collision with fuel tanker

CNN - ‎13 hours ago‎
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) Dozens of Afghan travelers were killed when their bus collided with a fuel tanker in Zabul province early Sunday.
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US Strategy on Syria Is a Non-Issue in Washington and on Campaign Trail

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
The rebel-held Bab al-Hadid neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, in mid-August. Credit Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters. HANGZHOU, China - The image of a 5-year-old Syrian boy, dazed and bloodied after being rescued from an airstrike on rebel-held Aleppo, ...
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Obama's China Visit Starts Rocky At Tarmac With No Stairs

NDTV - ‎9 hours ago‎
There were no stairs waiting for him to emerge from his usual door at the front of Air Force One. On the tarmac, as Obama's staffers scrambled to get lower-level stairs in place for him to disembark, White House press photographers traveling with him ...
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India becomes Honda's biggest 2-wheeler market

Business Standard - ‎1 hour ago‎
Riding on a sustained double-digit growth in scooter volumes, Japanese automobile major Honda has seen India emerge as its biggest two-wheeler market this financial year.
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Arundhati Bhattacharya hopes to kick off SBI's mega merger by Oct-end

Economic Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
MUMBAI: SBI hopes to kick off merger of its associates as well as Bharatiya Mahila Bank with itself by October-end and try to complete the process by March next, making it the 45th largest lender globally in terms of assets.
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Money drawn from Group's branches: Sahara

The Hindu - ‎20 hours ago‎
Reacting to the Supreme Court's direction to reveal the source of Rs. 24,000 re-paid to investors, the Sahara Group has said in a statement that the money was collected through optionally fully-convertible debentures (OFCD) invested in various assets ...

Merger Talks Abuzz In Mutual Fund Space: Report

NDTV - ‎6 hours ago‎
New Delhi: Indicating further consolidation in the Rs. 15-lakh crore mutual fund industry, at least four fund houses are said to be in discussions for possible takeover by rival players, including for reasons of cashing out at good valuation.
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IFA 2016: Lenovo A Plus with 4.5-inch FWVGA display, 5MP camera launched

The Indian Express - ‎9 hours ago‎
Lenovo A Plus features a 4.5-inch FWVGA display (854x480 pixels). The smartphone is backed by a 2,000 mAh battery. By: Tech Desk Updated: Sep 4, 2016, 18:29.
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Quit texting, video calling is the way forward

Times of India - ‎15 hours ago‎
There are several mobile operators (like Airtel and Vodafone) which provide 4G services to customers in various metros and small towns of India.
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Microsoft and Google adopt EU-US Privacy Shield Framework

Firstpost - ‎12 hours ago‎
American tech giants Microsoft, Google and Salesforce have officially adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield framework, enabling them to receive personal data from the European Union (EU) in compliance with the new standards.
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Reliance Jio's aggressive rates to shake up industry: Experts

Economic Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
KOLKATA: Reliance Jio Infocomm kicks off its much awaited but delayed 4G services on Monday, shaking up the industry with free voice and dirt cheap data, which top rivals Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea will be forced to react to, draining their finances.
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Plastic controversy! Emraan Hashmi opens up about his silent war with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

India TV - ‎13 hours ago‎
Currently reading: Plastic controversy! Emraan Hashmi opens up about his silent war with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. #Emraan Hashmi, #Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, #Plastic, #Karan Johar.
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The Rise of Chiyaan Vikram: Two Decades and Counting

The Quint - ‎Sep 2, 2016‎
This is the refrain of entertainment. From anyone who's anyone in the industry, to every nobody on the street gives the same answer when asked what kind of movie he expects to see - 'Ethavathu Different-a'.
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Archana to showcase 'a tale of two travels' in New York

The Indian Express - ‎7 hours ago‎
Archana Kochhar, india fashion, India, fashion, Kochhar, a tale of two Commenting on her supporting the initiative of 'Bring Beauty Back' at the gala, Kochhar said: “The initiative is about inclusion of all forms of beauty.
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Farhan Akhtar says Rock on!!2 equally challenging, exciting

The Indian Express - ‎14 hours ago‎
The biggest challenge is to live up to the audience's expectation says Rock on!!2 star Farhan Akhtar. By: IANS Mumbai Updated: Sep 4, 2016, 12:45.
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US Open: Anastasija Sevastova, Roberta Vinci Move Into Quarters

NDTVSports.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Roberta Vinci is through to her fourth quarterfinal at the US Open. (Image courtesy US Open/Twitter). © Twitter. Highlights. 1Anastasija Sevastova is through to the US Open women's singles quarters; 2Roberta Vinci has moved into the last-8 as well ...
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Warner's century leads Australia to 4-1 series win

Cricbuzz - ‎5 hours ago‎
David Warner (106) and George Bailey (44) shared a game-changing stand of 132 for the third wicket to power the visitors to a comfortable five-wicket win in the fifth and final One-Day International at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on ...
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Climate Change Authority's plan is 'a dog's breakfast', say dissenting members

The Guardian - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Loy Yang brown coalmine in the Latrobe Valley. Climate scientist David Karoly and economist Clive Hamilton have called for brown-coal-fired power plants to be closed.
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With more than one lakh migrant birds, Bhitarkanika reports rise in number of winged guests

India TV - ‎13 hours ago‎
Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district has recorded an increase in bird population this year, the recently-concluded week-long annual bird census revealed.
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'Ghost snake' species discovered in Madagascar

The Hindu - ‎14 hours ago‎
Scientists have discovered a 'ghost snake' - a new species of elusive, pale grey reptiles dwelling in Madagascar. The researchers from the Louisiana State University (LSU) Museum of Natural Science, the American Museum of Natural History in the US and ...
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This newly discovered fish will be named after Obama!

Zee News - ‎2 hours ago‎
New Delhi: To honor President Obama's decision to create world's largest marine reservoir, three scientists sent their warm thanks by naming a newly discovered fish species after him.
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Diabetic woman dazzles doctors by giving birth to 6-kg baby boy in Hyderabad

Zee News - ‎11 hours ago‎
New Delhi: In rarest of the rare incidents, a diabetic woman from Hyderabad gave birth to a baby boy weighing a whopping 6 kilos. The mother named Shabana Begum, hailing from Borabanda stunned the doctors by giving birth to the baby at Niloufer ...

Don't let diabetes blind you

Times of India - ‎1 hour ago‎
With Ganesh Utsav upon us, pandals across the city will witness colossal footfalls in terms of devotees. And using the substantial platform for a good cause is Dr Nishant Kumar, who in spite of living abroad for 15 years, returned to India to make a ...
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Life story work to help record past incidents may help people with dementia

Economic Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
NEW YORK: Life story work, which involves helping people to record past incidents and present lives, has the potential to help people with dementia, a study has found.
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Potential new Zika cluster in Joo Seng; total number of cases up to 242

TODAYonline - ‎10 hours ago‎
SINGAPORE - A new potential Zika cluster in the Joo Seng Road area has been identified, in the latest update from the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (Sept 4).
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