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Washington, Sept 30 - Former rugby player Michael Strahan will make an appear

Mumbai - Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan is widely expected to hold the key rates citing high inflation at the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy announcement on Tuesday, even though the pro-growth lobby has been wishing for a rate cut.

This is despite some downward movement in consumer price inflation of late, which eased to 7.8 percent for August. But it is the medium-term targets that worry the central bank, say RBI watchers.

Washington, Sep 29 : Pregnant Kate Middleton plans to return to her royal duties

Washington, Sept 29 : Scientists have warned against drinking water from a bottle if it had been left somewhere warm for a long time.

According to the study by University of Florida, since plastic water bottles are made from polyethylene terephthalate, when heated, the material releases the chemicals antimony and bisphenol A, commonly called BPA.

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said BPA is not a major concern at low levels found in beverage containers, it continues to study the chemical's impacts, and some health officials claim that the chemical can cause negative effects on children's health.

Kabul, Sept 29 : President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan on Monday used his inaugural speech to call on Taliban insurgents to join peace talks after 13 years of war.

Speaking after a ceremonial and democratic transfer of power, President Ghani said, "We ask opponents of the government, specially the Taliban and Hizb-e-Islami (another militant group), to enter political talks. Any problems that they have, they should tell us, we will find a solution."

"We ask every villager to call for peace. We ask Muslim scholars to advise the Taliban, and if they don't listen to their advice, they should cut off any relations," he added.

Washington, Sept 29 : Taylor Swift, No Doubt and Metallica are set to perform at A