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Widows living in various shelter homes in Vrindavan on Sunday said they wanted to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to persuade him to push for the Widow Protection Bill in the budget session of parliament beginning next month.

The Uttar Pradesh Combined Premedical Test (UPCPMT) was cancelled on Sunday over suspected question paper leak after the seals of two boxes containing them were found to have been tampered with, prompting the state government to order a high-level probe.

Putin issued apparently conflicting signals on Saturday, first putting troops on full combat alert, then offering a measured endorsement of Poroshenko's peace plan.

This year, eMarketer predicts, the India will enjoy 40 per cent growth in Facebook users.

On an average, three vehicles are lifted in different parts of Delhi every one hour.

The 11-year-old defeated Hardik Ruparel, Anushka Chetri and Sadhwin Shetty; and walked away with the KB3 Cup.

Kalu Mollah was attacked by two people who allegedly threw him out of a passenger train near Diamond Harbour.

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez says rapper Pitbull is like a brother to her.

Actor Orlando Bloom has reportedly purchased a $4.875 million bachelor pad here.

The BMC has filed an FIR against the residents for unlawful assembly, wrongful restraint and obstructing civil servants in discharging their duty.

Out of the 33, three are district secretaries including Palanimanickam who was heading the party's Thanjavur unit.

According to a DU official, the resolution was passed by a majority of 80 members.

Braving the scorching sun, about 200 people gathered for the protest at Jantar Mantar under the aegis of a Delhi- based NGO.

There was high drama at the compound again on Saturday with BMC officials urging the residents to honour the Supreme Court's order.

BlackBerry is offering consumers a discount of Rs 5,000 on its BB10-powered Z30 in exchange for their old smartphones.

An ordnance factory worker is struggling for life after a friend played a practical joke on him. He filled compressed air into the worker's intestine through his rectum by a high-power compressor, police said on Saturday.