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State govt to consider raising retirement age to 62 years: Chouhan
Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the government would consider raising the retirement age of state government employees from 60 to 62 years.
Drinking water shortage in China, over 3 million people affected
More than three million people are facing acute shortage of drinking water due to a persistent drought in southwest China which has affected more than 17 million people in 1,311 towns.
Anantnag: Police and locals clash after train runs over 2 people
Two persons were run over by a train when they were trying to cross the railway track in Anantnag.
Anna, Vidya to walk the India Day Parade in Manhattan
The 33rd edition of the Parade organized by Federation of Indian Associations will also see Vidya Balan as its Grand Marshal.
Pakistan, Bangladeshi origin people won't be given overseas Indian card
Bringing major changes in the Citizenship Act, the government has decided that any person who is or had been a citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh would not be eligible for registration as an overseas Indian card holder.
Iran has 18,000 uranium centrifuges, says outgoing nuclear chief
Iran has installed 18,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges, the country's outgoing nuclear chief was quoted as saying by Iranian media on Saturday.
'OUATIMD' marches on, can become another hit of 2013
Milan Luthria's latest film 'Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara' is gaining momentum at the box-office.
Sociedad beat Getafe 2-0 to open Spanish league
Carlos Vela scored one goal and set up another on Saturday as Real Sociedad picked up where it left off last season by outclassing Getafe 2-0.
Czech Republic's Vitezslav Vesely wins men's javelin in Moscow
Vitezslav Vesely of the Czech Republic won the men's javelin at the world championships with a throw of 87.17 metres, edging 2007 champion Tero Pitkamaki of Finland.
Russia's Svetlana Shkolina wins women's high jump in Moscow
Svetlana Shkolina of Russia won the women's high jump at the World Championships with a leap of 2.03 metres, beating Brigetta Barrett of the United States.
Young Indian shuttlers twiddling thumbs in China
Four Indian shuttlers are in Nanjing, China to participate in the ongoing Youth Asian Games but the youngsters are unable to play as their names have not been included in the badminton draw.
Sadhu Yadav slams Congress, says no political issue was discussed with Modi
Unfazed by the talk of action against him by Congress over meeting Narendra Modi, Sadhu Yadav, the estranged brother-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, on Saturday went hammer and tongs against party slamming the UPA government.
Gold jumps by Rs 700 to eight-month high
Gold on Saturday scaled eight-month high of Rs 31,860 per 10 grams in Kolkata on strong buying trends after stocks and money markets melted.
Egypt considers Brotherhood ban, gunfire exchanged in mosque
The Interior Ministry said 173 people died in clashes across Egypt on Friday, bringing the death toll from three days of carnage to almost 800.
Centre offering all help to rain-devastated U'khand: Salman Khurshid
The Central government is offering all possible help to rebuild Uttarakhand which suffered massive destruction during the recent natural calamity, External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid said in Dehradun on Saturday.
Bus, minibus operators in Kolkata defer strike by two weeks
Bus and minibus operators on Saturday deferred a 48-hour strike call from August 19 by two weeks after assurance from the West Bengal government to look into the matter of a fare hike, bus operators said.
