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Justice has been done, says Tharoor on Kochi court's verdict
Hailing the verdict of a court, which discharged him in a case of alleged disrespect to the national anthem, Union minister Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said he was relieved as "justice has been done" after four-and-a-half year. Tharoor told reporters on th...
Mamata Banerjee describes Food Security ordinance as pre-election 'bluff'
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday described the food security ordinance by the Centre as impractical and pre-Lok Sabha election bluff. "Unable to safeguard the country's security, (UPA government) is claiming to give food security to...
Nine skeletons found near Homeopathic college, police suspect murder
Goa Police on Saturday found as many as nine human skeletons buried in a pit near a Homeopathic college in Shiroda village, raising suspicion of mass murders. "We were informed about skeletons by a local who called up the control room. Initially, two skel...
Paresh Rawal is every actor's dream to work with: Amit Sadh
Paresh Rawal in a political thriller titled '10 Janpath'.
Jairam announces special package for rural development
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday announced a special package of Rs.4,130 crore for rural development in Bihar.
IIFA 2013: Bollywood vamps, villains come alive in Macau
The ceremony also witnessed the distribution of IIFA technical awards, in which director Anurag Basu's 'Barfi!' led the race.
BSP to hold Brahmin Maha Sammelan on July 7
Aimed at wooing Brahmin voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Bahujan Samaj Party will organise a Maha Sammelan in Lucknow on Sunday.
EU threatens to suspend two agreements with US over spy reports
The European Union is threatening to suspend two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data unless Washington shows it is respecting EU rules on data privacy, EU officials said on Friday.
Bus helper flees after raping 16-year-old
A 16-year-old girl who fled her home after a tiff with her parents was raped by a helper of the bus which she had boarded, police said on Friday.
Venus Williams to miss TeamTennis with bad back
Venus has pulled out of World TeamTennis matches next week because of the back injury that kept her out of Wimbledon.
HC asks CBI to probe missing land documents besides land scam
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday asked the CBI, which is investigating the land scam in Deogarh district, to also probe complaints of missing land documents besides the scam itself.
Real Madrid present right back Daniel Carvajal
Young right back Carvajal was presented to Real Madrid's supporters on Friday, completing his return to his boyhood club.
MP bar council to stay away from judicial work on July 8
The State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh decided to boycott judicial work on July 8 on Friday in protest against the alleged murder of the Leader of Opposition in the Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) and Ujjain Advocates' Association president Prem Kumar...
UP govt tightens security for Ramzan, Sawan
The Uttar Pradesh government has directed district magistrates and police chiefs to take the steps necessary for maintaining peace and order during the coming holy months of 'Ramzan' and 'Sawan'.
India to meet poverty reduction goal by 2015: UN Report
Despite widespread poverty in the country, India is on track to meet the United Nations' Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of poverty reduction by 2015, a UN report said on Friday. "...although poverty remains widespread in India, progress has been substa...
Uttarakhand Floods: Bad weather hampers cremation of bodies in Kedarnath
Inclement weather badly hampered cremation of bodies and removal of debris at Kedarnath on Friday besides affecting distribution of relief in over 200 segregated villages where people have lost their homes and are faced with acute foodgrain shortage.
