Chris Brown getting 'serious' with new girlfriend (8 minutes ago)
Los Angeles, Dec 23 (IANS) Singer Chris Brown is reportedly getting serious about his new girlfriend Krista Santiago and has given her a key to his house here.

Syrian army says Aleppo freed as last rebels leave (12 minutes ago)
Damascus, Dec 23 (IANS) The Syrian army declared the liberation of eastern Aleppo in Syria, as the last batch of rebels left the city, making it completely under the government control.

Turkish air strikes in Syria kills 47 (02:36)
Beirut, Dec 23 (IANS) At least 47 people were killed, including 14 minors and nine women, in Turkish air strikes against the Syrian city of al-Bab, controlled by the Islamic State terrorist organisation, media reports said.

Andre played wedding songs during wife's delivery (01:56)
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre played wedding songs like "Songbird" and "Celebration" for his wife Emily when she was having a Caesarean section.

EU inks $283-mn-deal to boost refugee education in Turkey (01:44)
Brussels, Dec 23 (IANS) The European Union (EU) will invest 270 million euros ($283 million) to build and equip schools for Syrian refugee children in Turkey, according to contracts signed by the European Commission.

Suicide car bomb attacks kill 30 in Iraq (Lead) (01:00)
Baghdad, Dec 23 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured when three suicide car bombs exploded in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, security sources said.

US returns 4,000 hectares of its Japanese military bases (00:28)
Tokyo, Dec 23 (IANS) The United States returned to Japan the control of 4,000 hectares occupied until now by its military bases on the southern island of Okinawa.

Some 400 migrants saved in Mediterranean (23:56)
Rome, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Around 400 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean on Thursday in operations by the European Union's naval force, the Italian coastguard said.

Former Italian governor jailed for graft (23:44)
Milan (Italy), Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) A lower court here on Thursday sentenced the former Lombardy regional Governor Roberto Formigoni to six years in prison and seized assets from him worth 6.6 million euros.

Pope hopes Christmas will be like 'the first one' (23:34)
Rome, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis wished Italians a very happy Christmas "like the first one" in a live phone call to the popular daytime television programme Uno Mattina, aired by public broadcaster Rai on Thursday.

Delhi proposes waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur poultry market (23:34)
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Delhi government is planning to set up a waste-to-energy plant in the fish and poultry market at Ghazipur, Rural Development Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday.

NHAI raises Rs 5,020 cr on BSE Bond platform (23:22)
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Stock market major BSE on Thursday reported that state-run NHAI has successfully raised Rs 5,020 crore on the 'BSE BOND' platform.

Italy confirms citizen woman killed in Berlin Christmas market attack (23:20)
Rome, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Young Italian woman, Fabrizia Di Lorenzo, was one of the twelve people killed in the truck attack on a busy Christmas market in Berlin, the Italian government said on Thursday.

'Need to make mathematics learning innovative and interesting' (23:02)
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand Kumar on Thursday said that mathematics should be taught in more innovative and interesting way "to lay emphasis on concept building in students from an early age".

Odisha approves Rs 14,981 cr investment proposals (23:00)
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday approved 13 projects worth Rs 14,981 crore investment having employment potential of 22,654, an official said.

Campaign to detect leakage, contamination in Delhi water supply network (22:58)
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Delhi government has decided to conduct a city-wide "Walk the Line" survey to check the entire water network for leakages and contamination, Water Minister Kapil Mishra said on Thursday.

Two Bengal schoolgirls seriously injured in acid attack (22:56)
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Two teenaged school girls were grievously injured in an acid attack allegedly carried out by a local youth in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Thursday.

ED attaches Rs 1,250 cr assets of Rose Valley (22:54)
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday attached assets worth Rs 1,250 crore of the Rose Valley Group including eight hotels and 12 high-end cars in connection with a chit fund scam, an official said.

Arunachal committed to implement financial inclusion & DBT: CM (22:52)
Itanagar, Dec 22 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said that his government is fully committed to implement financial inclusion and Direct Benefit Transfer in letter and spirit.

Reliance Home Finance NCD oversubscribed by 3 times on opening day (22:48)
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Reliance Home Finance's maiden public issue, offering Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (Secured NCDs) and Unsecured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (Unsecured NCDs), was on Thursday oversubscribed by three times on the opening day.

Essar Oil to double its petrol pumps to 5,600 in 18 months (22:44)
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Ruia brothers-led Essar Oil plans to double the number of its petrol pumps in the country to 5,600 in the next 18 months, the company said on Thursday.

India should make it difficult for Pakistan to attack: Sumit Ganguly (22:38)
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Noted expert on Pakistan Sumit Ganguly on Thursday said India needs to invest in securing its strategic installations and make it exceedingly difficult for Pakistan to launch as attack.

AAP, BJP fight over hoardings ahead of Goa polls (22:36)
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) The Goa unit of AAP on Thursday accused the ruling BJP of a 'Gestapo-like' campaign, claiming that outdoor publicity companies signed by it to erect party hoardings are being threatened by police.

Saudi denies plans to impose taxes on citizens (22:36)
Riyadh, Dec 22 (IANS) Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan on Thursday denied any plan to impose taxes on citizens, residents or local firms, Al Ekhbariya local TV reported.

Gurugram woman gangraped in Delhi, boyfriend and another held (22:18)
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a manager of a marketing company and his friend for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman in west Delhi's Dwarka area.