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Kolkata: Man sets an 11-year-old on fire for resisting rape
The accused poured kerosene over the girl when she resisted and threatened to reveal his identity.
It's Shah Rukh Khan vs Vijay vs Pawan Kalyan this Friday
Pawan Kalyan's 'Gabbar Singh' raked in over $1 million in the US upon release in its first week.
Ruta Meilutyte sets world record in 50 breaststroke
Meilutyte clocked a time of 29.48 seconds in her semi-final to beat Efimova's mark of 29.78 set in qualifying earlier on Saturday.
34 students taken ill after drinking contaminated water in a school
School children falling sick after drinking contaminated water from hand pumps continued for the third consecutive day on Saturday with at least 34 more students taken ill in different parts of Bihar. At least 24 children complained of vomiting and stomac...
News briefs: MANIT organises convocation ceremony
The convocation ceremony of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) for students who graduated in 2012-13 will be held on August 31. The board of governance (BoG) approved holding of the convocation during the meeting. Apart from this, the B...
UPSC declares Civil Services Prelims exam results
About 16,000 candidates have successfully qualified this year's Civil Services (Preliminary) examination.
'Madras Cafe' will be for selective audiences: John Abraham
After his first successful production venture 'Vicky Donor', it is John's second film and he is also acting in it.
Mid-day meal tragedy: Bihar plans memorial for 23 dead students
Bihar plans a memorial for the 23 children who died last month after eating a mid-day meal at a government school in Saran district, an official said Saturday.
Man intrudes into tiger enclosure at Tata Zoo, handed over to police
Asif, who had intruded into the zoo tiger enclosure of Tata Zoo and was subsequently mauled by tiger Raghav last month, again made an attempt to intrude the tiger enclosure on Friday by climbing over the marine drive road zoo boundary wall of the Tata Ste...
Aakash 4 to be available by January 2014: Kapil Sibal
As per proposed specifications, the latest version of Aakash should be capable of supporting 4G services, phone calling features, 4 GB in built storage and bluetooth connectivity.
Salman Khan not given UK visa, shooting of 'Kick' affected
The visa was denied because some papers related to Salman's cases didn't reach the court in time.
Heavy rains, floods kill 20 in Chandrapur
Heavy rains and flood in the district have claimed as many as 20 lives in the recent past, District Collector Dr Deepak Mhaisekar said in Chandrapur on Friday. Rs 24 lakh have been distributed as compensation to the kin of the victims, he said adding that...
India lose 0-3 to Netherlands in Women's Jr WC semi-final
India's dream run in the Women's Junior Hockey World Cup came to a halt after defending champions Netherlands defeated them 3-0 in the second semi-final.
Centre to file a review petition against SC order on convicted MPs
The government is likely to file a review petition next week.
Bihar minister asks BJP to 'hit, sit and compete' in state Assembly
Irked over frequent walk out of the House by opposition BJP, a Bihar minister on Friday said instead of "running away" from the discussions, the saffron party should "hit, sit and compete."
BMW: Being a producer is tough, says Javed Jaffrey
Javed Jaffrey has moved on to produce feature films with 'BMW' and describes it as an intelligent thriller.