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DC comics win court case over Melbourne gym’s ‘Superman workout’

Sydney, May 23: DC Comics has won a Federal Court case against a Melbourne gym…

Over 7 in 10 Americans favour more moral policing in US: Gallup Poll

Washington, May 23: A whopping 72 percent of Americans or more than seven in ten,…

Australia, India strengthen agriculture skills ties

New Delhi, May 23: Australia and India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei rages against state abuses in ‘Dumbass’ song

London, May 23: Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has released an expletive-ridden heavy metal…

AIDS programme gets Rs.2,550 crore

New Delhi, May 23: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday approved a proposal for the implementation of National AIDS Control Support Project (NACSP) under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) at an outlay of…

Last five years amazing: Ranbir Kapoor

Kolkata, May 23: Grateful at having worked with "interesting filmmakers" since his 2007 debut, actor Ranbir Kapoor Thursday confessed that playing himself in his forthcoming release "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (YJHD) is "harder" than enacting…

Indian-origin boy wins 2013 National Geographic contest (Lead, correcting intro)

Washington, May 23: Twelve-year-old Indian-origin boy Sathwik Karnik won the 2013 National Geographic Bee by correctly naming Chimborazo, a peak in Ecuador, as the farthest point on earth from the centre of the earth. …

Haryana not protecting Kanda: Hooda

Chandigarh, Aug 16: On the defensive over the actions of Gopal Goyal Kanda, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday said his government was not protecting the former minister, accused of abetting the suicide of…

Kashmir ‘preacher’ arrested for sexual exploiting four minors

Srinagar, May 21: A self-styled "religious preacher" was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district for repeated sexual exploitation of four minor girls at an institute he ran, police said Tuesday. …

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