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Chennai, Nov 6:  US based Virtusa Corporation has decided to buy around 53 percent of shares of city based software services company Polaris Consulting and Services Ltd for Rs.1,173 crore, the Indian company said. Virtusa will make an…

Washington, Nov 5: The US says it keeps pressing Pakistan to take steps to constrain militant groups operating in the region, particularly the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) responsible for Mumbai terror attacks and its political arm…

Dharamsala, Nov 4: A bouquet of independent films and documentaries from India and countries like France, the US, Japan, Finland, Israel, Switzerland and Russia will enthrall movie aficionados at the fourth edition of Dharamsala…

Bengaluru, Nov 4: Karnataka is wooing the US to be a partner country at its global investors meet February 3-5, 2016 here and participate in the event with a large delegation. "Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged American ambassador…

Los Angeles, Oct 30: "Our Brand is Crisis" and "Burnt", two new movies with Sandra Bullock starring in one and Bradley Cooper in the other, premiere in the US this weekend, though showbiz pundits predict that "The Martian" and "Goosebumps"…

Tokyo, Oct 29: The Japanese government on thursday resumed work to reclaim coastal land in Okinawa despite fierce opposition from the governor, the media reported. The local bureau of Japan's defence ministry began work in the compound…

United Nations, Oct 28: The United Nations General Assembly has backed a resolution that Cuba has been submitting every year since 1992 demanding that the US lift the economic embargo it imposed on the communist island more than 50 years…

Miami, Oct 26: More than 200 black bears were killed in the first day of an authorised hunt in Florida, a state where hunting the animals was banned for 21 years, officials said. A total of 207 bears were killed on Saturday, the first day…

Washington, Oct 21: The Pentagon said the US and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding on safe flight operations over Syria as they carry out separate airstrikes against militant groups in the country. "Senior officials from the…

Seoul, Oct 20: Owners of Volkswagen (VW) cars in South Korea plan to file a lawsuit in the US against the German carmaker over its emission rigging scandal, their lawyer said on Tuesday. Jason Ha, the lawyer, said the lawsuit is set to be…