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"Very proud to see our hardworking EAM @SushmaSwaraj part of the @ForeignPolicy Global Thinkers list 2016! Congrats," Modi tweeted.

Against the backdrop of his demonetisation decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said cleaning the system from black money and corruption is "very high" on his agenda amid a push towards employment generation and self-employment opportunitie...

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dared the government to allow the Opposition to speak in the House.

After two straight days of fall, the rupee on Wednesday staged a mild recovery of 9 paise to 67.45 against the dollar following fresh selling of the US currency by banks and exporters amid positive economic data.

Directed by Seth Gordon, the film has Priyanka playing the antagonist and also features Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach and Ilfenesh Hadera.

Chelsea and Manchester City have been fined 100,000 pounds ($126,770) and 35,000 pounds respectively for failing to control their players during a Premier League encounter on Dec. 3

Parliamentarians and journalists from India and Pakistan have highlighted multiple challenges in covering the India- Pakistan relationship and stressed that an enabling environment for free and fair reporting must be ensured.

"It needs to be pondered seriously as to why the chief minister who fought the 2012 Assembly polls alone feels the need for an alliance in the coming elections," she said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday that criminals associated with political parties cannot escape from law and reiterated his government's resolve not to compromise on rule of law and justice in the state.

More journalists have been jailed this year by governments around the world than at any time in nearly three decades, primarily because of the crackdown in Turkey after a failed coup in July, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday

Jammu city on Tuesday recorded the coldest night of the season so far as the minimum temperature was 7.4 degrees Celsius.

Aviation giant Boeing has said it was cutting production of its 777 aircraft to five a month from seven due to slackening demand, in a move that will impact jobs.

Cristiano Ronaldo capped a remarkable year by claiming a fourth Ballon d'Or award on Monday after leading Portugal to an emotional European Championship title and Real Madrid to a record-extending Champions League crown in 2016.

US President-elect Donald Trump spoke on Monday to former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina about the job of director of national intelligence, the New York Times reported, citing a senior Trump transition team member.

The Reserve Bank on Monday directed banks to keep a record of new bank notes in view of seizures by Income Tax Department and other law enforcement agencies of large quantities of high denomination notes.

Manohar Parrikar asked the people of poll-bound Uttarakhand to give a clear mandate to BJP in order to get a strong and stable government .