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Paris attack: Massive hunt on for 2 suspects amid fears of another strike

A senior US official said Thursday the elder Kouachi had traveled to Yemen, although it was unclear whether he was there to work with extremist groups like al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

Sunanda had a visitor at hotel: Tharoor's help

Shashi Tharoor’s domestic help Narain has reportedly told cops that one ‘Sunil sahab’ was with Sunanda at Hotel Leela Palace two days before her death.

Poison ingested or injected into Sunanda: FIR

The FIR in the Sunanda Pushkar murder case says that circumstantial evidence points to alprazolam poisoning.

CITIES

Delhi records fourth swine flu death

A spate of swine flu deaths in Delhi and National Capital Region over the last two weeks has led to panic among people.

Couple commit suicide at a hotel in Ahmedabad

A young couple, Jaswantsinh Mehra, 21 and Priyanka Shrimali, 20, committed suicide by hanging themselves by a ceiling fan using a dupatta inside a hotel room in Naroda on Wednesday evening.

TRS MP Kavitha down with swine flu

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao daughter and MP, K Kavitha, has reportedly tested positive for swine flu.

TECH

Samsung expects first annual profit fall in 3 years

Samsung has said its fourth-quarter profit likely fell 37.4%, confirming expectations for its first year of profit decline since 2011.

Wipro wins $450 million deal from ABB

Wipro and HCL Technologies have rung in the New Year with multi-million dollar deals.

15 top gadgets launched this week

CES 2015 is already underway and as always, it's the most exciting platform for new product announcements, innovations and tech startups. Here are some of the most exciting new launches and announments from the world's largest tech show.

SPORTS

Novak Djokovic shocked by Ivo Karlovic in Qatar Open

World number one Novak Djokovic was buried by 21 aces as big-serving Ivo Karlovic clinched a 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 victory to reach Qatar Open semifinals.

Australia strike early, India 407/7 at lunch on Day 4

India lost skipper Virat Kohli (147) in the morning session before reaching 407/7 at lunch on the Day 4 of the fourth and final Test against Australia at SCG.

Rusty Roger Federer scrapes through to win season debut

Roger Federer avoided an embarrassing start to the season when he dug himself out of trouble to beat John Millman 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at Brisbane International.

BUSINESS

Auction shocker: Mobile tariffs may go up on aggressive bids

Mobile and data tariffs may get dearer in the coming months as a high-pitched bidding war among debt-laden telecom operators —expected in the upcoming spectrum auctions in February— will force a revision of rates to make up for the fresh investments.

Growth deceleration has bottomed out: Arun Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that emerging trends indicated that the growth deceleration in India has bottomed-out.

Developing countries to benefit from oil price slump: World Bank

Gains from low oil prices can be substantial for developing-country importers if supported by stronger global growth, a World Bank Group analysis of the oil price decline showed on Thursday.