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Portals of Badrinath shrine to reopen for devotees on May 5
The sacred portals of Badrinath shrine will be thrown open for devotees in the wee hours on May 5, after a five-month winter break. The doors of the Himalayan shrine will be opened at 4.5 AM on May 5, Badri-Kedar Temple Committee CEO Ganesh Godiyal on Tue...
More excited about the next ten years than the last, says Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's 10th birthday
Facebook was launched by Mark Zuckerberg on February 4, 2004. The site has since expanded to cover a large swath of the world, with more than 1.2 billion people using its site on a monthly basis.
Top tweets: Amitabh Bachchan, once Pepsi's brand ambassador, decides not to endorse it anymore
Amitabh Bachchan criticised soft drink manufacturer Pepsi, and compared it to poison at an IIM-A event.
Vasundhara Raje wants people-friendly bus services in state
On a reviewing spree of each state department since coming into power, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Monday underlined the need for state roadways bus service to be people-friendly and spelled out ways through which they could improve their standards.
Sensex recovers from 4-mth lows on late buying, ends flat
Earlier in the day, the 30-share barometer had plunged by 246 points to 19,963.12 points, a level last seen on October 9, 2013, in line with weak global markets.
Maharashtra: 10 killed, 35 injured in bus accident in Satara
The rescue operations are over. The injured have been shifted to nearby government hospitals.
HC cancels notification to bring 29 villages under Indore
Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday cancelled the state government's notification seeking to bring 29 villages in the district under the limits of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC).
Man cooks up story about wife's death; held for her murder
A 35-year-old man, who allegedly murdered his wife, but cooked up a fake story that she was gangraped and killed by robbers.
Rahul Gandhi to hold road show on February 7
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would reach out to the people of Jharkhand through road shows on a 75-km stretch between Hazaribagh and Ranchi on February seven.
Mulayam Singh Yadav charges BJP with instigating riots to impede growth
Under attack from BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday hit back at him asking whether education and irrigation had been made free in Gujarat like UP, and charged his party with instigating riots to impede...
Ghulam Nabi Azad lays foundation stone for new facilities in AIIMS
The surgical block, will be spread over an area of 17000 sq meters and will have three basements and nine floors.
Brothers Sunny and Bobby Deol give Ahana's wedding a miss; hadn't attended Esha's either
The bride's half brothers Sunny and Bobby Deol were conspicuous by their absence at the celebrations.
Over 1,000 prisoners claim they have completed jail term, go on strike for release
Over a thousand prisoners went on strike in different jails of Jharkhand on Monday demanding their release, with some also on hunger strike. Around 700 prisoners are sitting on strike in Jai Prakash Narayan Central Jail, 200 in Garwah jail and 140 in Medi...
Delhi wholesale vegetable traders on strike, prices may rise
According to the traders, they will take to the streets and go on an indefinite strike if the new order was not taken back.
Benitez blames mistakes, not rotation, for Napoli debacle
Rafael Benitez blamed individual mistakes, rather than his rotation policy, for Napoli's dismal 3-0 defeat by Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday.
Sensex tanks 305 points to 10-week low on weak global cues
The Sensex was down 304.59 points or 1.48 percent to 20,209.26 weighed down by heavyweights but healthcare stocks bucked the trend.
