Opinion, Reporters diary, 26th Dec 2016, News & Stories from India

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Opinion Reporter\'s Diary 26 Dec 2016

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Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. (Photo: PTI/File)

Sheila junks Sahara diaries: BJP takes on Rahul for 'fabricated' claims

a controversy erupted after Cong put out a list linked to it on Twitter in which a reference to Dikshit also allegedly figured.

26 Dec 2016 2:17 PM

Buprenorphine itself is an opioid, so it, too, can be abused at high doses, but it is chemically different and has somewhat less potential for that. (Photo: Pixabay)

How to fight painkiller addiction at home

The drug, buprenorphine, also sold as Suboxone, attaches to the same brain receptors that opioids like OxyContin, heroin and Vicodin do.

26 Dec 2016 2:16 PM

The country wants members of the WTO to agree on a proposal similar to that of TFA in goods, which was signed in 2014.

India hoping for construcive movement in WTO

The country expects world trade body to do a "solid work" in the new year on demands.

26 Dec 2016 2:16 PM

Major humiliation for BJP: UP mayor refers to Vajpayee as 'deceased' leader

‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee is no longer amidst us, but his memories remain,’ said Aligarh Mayor Shakuntala Bharti.

26 Dec 2016 2:08 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav. (Photos: PTI/File)

Fresh power play by Akhilesh, Shivpal on ticket selection

The choice of candidates for 175 seats by Shivpal has apparently not gone down well with his defiant nephew Akhilesh.

26 Dec 2016 1:58 PM

SRK says his honorary doctorate would've made his father happy

Picture of Shah Rukh dressed in a robe and receiving the award was shared on Twitter.

26 Dec 2016 1:46 PM

Women looked for 'Old Santa' the most (Photo: Facebook)

Here's what topped the porn wishlist this Christmas

According to pornhub.com the most searched this season is ‘Santa’, which has seen a 447 per cent increase compared to average levels.

26 Dec 2016 1:39 PM

Volkswagen keen to bring the Golf GTI to India

The Golf has been the backbone of the German carmaker and is one of its top-dealers around the world.

26 Dec 2016 1:39 PM

The Syrian President, along with his wife, an orphanage in Abbey on Sunday. (Photo: Facebook)

Bashar al-Assad visits orphanage on Christmas

The rebel withdrawal from east Aleppo last week marked Assad’s biggest victory since Syria’s crisis began in 2011.

26 Dec 2016 1:21 PM

The Chile earthquake disrupted Christmas for thousands of people who fled on foot, in cars and horseback. (Representational Image)

Major quake jolts Chile tourist region on Christmas

Witnesses reported intense shaking in their homes and were shocked by the loud noise.

26 Dec 2016 1:16 PM

Celebrating Christmas took a new meaning in North Korea this year as Dictator Kim Jon-un banned the festival. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong-un bans Christmas, makes citizens worship grandmother instead

He wants to spread cheer to celebrate his grandmother Kim Jong-suk who was born on Christmas eve in 1919.

26 Dec 2016 1:13 PM

Russian rescue workers carry a body from the wreckage of the crashed plane, at a pier just outside Sochi, Russia. (Photo: AP)

Russia: Focus is on faults, not terror, in plane crash probe

All 84 passengers and eight crew members on the Russian military's Tu-154 plane are believed to have died.

26 Dec 2016 1:10 PM

Several hundred people at the Baoli Club, located in Beijing's Dongcheng district and two other clubs in the Haidian district were arrested. (Representational Image)

Hundreds arrested in China over sex trade

Workers at the Landai Club said police raided the premises and took away over 300 club employees including over 100 women.

26 Dec 2016 1:07 PM

R Ashwin, who was conferred the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Award, has been under the scanner for failing to thank MS Dhoni. (Photo: Twitter/ PTI)

R Ashwin hits back after MS Dhoni snub

R Ashwin has had a tremendous season, picking up 72 wickets from 12 Tests in 2016.

26 Dec 2016 12:53 PM

Residents in Gujarat's Navsari district showered Rs. 40 lakh on folk singers during a musical event. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Amid cash crunch, Gujarat residents shower Rs. 40 lakh on folk singers

The organisers of musical event, however, claimed that the money collected during the program will be used for social work.

26 Dec 2016 12:38 PM

Mohammed Shami, who was ruled out of the ODI series against England, was crucial to India’s success in the recently concluded five-match Test series against England. (Photo: AP)

Shami’s wife criticised for ‘not wearing hijab’

Mohammed Shami had posted a picture of himself and his wife Hasin Jahan on Facebook.

26 Dec 2016 12:30 PM

John Valverde speaks during a meeting while seated next to Chiffawn Johnson, a talent acquisition manager and human resources generalist at YouthBuild USA, Inc., in Somerville. (Photo: AP)

Once a killer, now a CEO: Ex-con works to turn youths around

He spent 16 years in prison for killing a man accused of raping his girlfriend.

26 Dec 2016 12:27 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: PTI)

Finance minister Jaitley pitches for lower tax rates

Jaitley tells new batches of IRS officers that tax authorities are judged by quality of what they decide.

26 Dec 2016 12:25 PM

A thick layer of dense fog envelops Rajpath on a cold winter morning in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Chilly morning in Delhi, dense fog in most parts

The visibility was recorded at 600 meters at 5.30 amat Safdarjung which dropped to 400 meters at 8.30 am.

26 Dec 2016 11:58 AM

The picture that Hrithik posted on Twitter.

Hrithik takes Hrehaan and Hridhaan to Switzerland for Christmas

The actor took to Twitter to share a picture of the three of them going skiing.

26 Dec 2016 11:38 AM

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