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Agrarian crisis in Bundelkhand, government schemes plagued by massive leakage
A wait of two years for the compensation of damaged crops and back to back hailstorms and droughts have broken the backbone of the agrarian economy in Bundelkhand.
Famine-hit Bundelkhand in distress; chapati-salt becomes the staple food
Excessive rain in 2014 has been followed by drought in 2015 which stretched an already fragile safety net to breaking point in Bundelkhand.
Tamil Nadu BJP leaders in Delhi, candidates list for upcoming polls to be scrutinised
"We have arrived in Delhi with our list of candidates and we will be taking part in a meeting to be chaired by party chief Amit Shah," BJP National Secretary H Raja said.
World football mourns death of Dutch master Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff, one of football's greatest players and most influential and visionary coaches, died aged 68 on Thursday after a five-month battle with lung cancer.
Late goals rescue Ecuador, Colombia in World Cup qualifiers
A stoppage-time goal helped Ecuador rescue a 2-2 draw at home to Paraguay in World Cup qualifying on Thursday, preserving their record as South America's only unbeaten side and keeping them top of the 10-team standings in the race to Russia.
Delhi: 40-year-old dentist beaten to death over dispute
One of the two persons who are prime accused in the case turned out to be a juvenile. The second has been identified as one Naseer.
Pope washes feet of Muslim migrants, says 'we are brothers'
Francis denounced the carnage as a "gesture of war" carried out by blood-thirsty people beholden to the weapons industry during an Easter Week Mass.
PM Modi follows Kejriwal on Twitter, Delhi CM hopes for better ties
While the AAP chief wished the Prime Minister on the occasion of Holi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, too, took to Twitter to reach out to Modi, who started following him as well on the micro-blogging site.
Mehbooba Mufti: Emerging strongly from her father's shadow
A law graduate, 56-year-old Mehbooba took a plunge into mainstream politics of the state in 1996 by joining Congress, along with her father, at a time when militancy was at its peak.
Tributes pour in for Dutch football ace Johan Cryuff
"Football has lost a man who did more to make the beautiful game beautiful than anyone in history," former England striker Gary Lineker, who played under Cruyff at Barcelona.
Sheena case: Peter Mukerjea files another bail application
The application said that Peter is a senior citizen, suffered from high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and his health would deteriorate if he will be kept in jail.
Jet Airways to operate 3 flights to fly passengers stranded in Brussels
The first recovery flight, 9W 227, will depart from Amsterdam for Mumbai at 1400 hrs (local time) while the one for New Delhi (9W 1229) will depart at 1600 hrs (local time), the spokesperson said.
