Monthly Archive for: ‘December, 2016’
Miss Puerto Rico lands Miss World 2016 crown
Stephanie del Valle of Puerto Rico has been crowned Miss World 2016, edging out runners-up from the Dominican Republic and Indonesia, and beauties from around the globe. Del Valle, 19, is a brown-eyed brunette student who speaks Spanish, English and French, and hopes to get …
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US Electoral College to decides next US President today
Five hundred and thirty-eight members of the electoral college will convene in various places around the US tonight to officially elect the country’s next president and vice president. While usually considered a mere post-election formality, the vote has drawn unprecedented attention and anxiety this year-because …
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Sevilla up to second, Atletico claim much-needed win
A stunning four-goal blitz in 10 minutes allowed Sevilla to leapfrog Barcelona into second in La Liga on Saturday as Luciano Vietto scored twice in a 4-1 win over Malaga. Atletico Madrid registered a first win in four games as Saul Niguez’s excellent 25-yard strike …
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Nair, Ashwin take India’s lead past 100 runs
Karun Nair was five runs away from his maiden double hundred while R Ashwin also joined the run feast with an unbeaten 54 as India tightened its grip over the fifth cricket Test against England, in Chennai on Monday. Young Nair, playing only his second …
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Crack down on black money continues
The search operations continue against suspected black money holders at various locations across the country. Crores of rupees in cash, bullion, jewellery and property papers were seized by the Income Tax department and police at various places. Crackdown against blackmoney continues across the country, raids …
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Centre to set up single tribunal to decide inter-state water disputes
The Centre has decided to set up a single, permanent Tribunal to adjudicate all inter-state river water disputes subsuming existing tribunals, a step which is aimed at resolving grievances of states in a speedy manner. Besides the Tribunal, the government has also proposed to float …
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Mahabharata on All India Radio
For the first time in the history of radio, one of the longest epics of India, ‘Mahabharata’ is being broadcasted on All India Radio from Monday. ‘Mahabharata’ produced by B. R. Chopra in late 80s will be broadcast from Monday to Friday on 70 primary …
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PM launches major skill development projects in Kanpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation of the first-ever Indian Institute of Skills of the country at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh today. The institute is aimed at making youth more employable and self-reliant. The institute has been conceptualised by the Prime Minister during his visit …
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‘Ok Jaanu’ pays tribute to A R Rahman
Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor-starrer “Ok Jaanu” paid tribute to Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman by recreating the magic of music-maestro’s 1998 track “Humma Humma” in the film. Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is one of the producers on the film, took to Twitter to …
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Obama expresses concern on cyber attacks
The Russians can’t change us or significantly weaken us, Says US president Barack Obama. Addressing the last press conference of 2016, Obama said he had warn Russian President Vladimir Putin in September to stop meddling in American political campaigns after hacks of Democratic Party emails …
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