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Varanasi boat capsize: 5 more bodies recovered, 7 missing
The bodies of five more persons were fished out of the Ganga river while a search was on to trace the seven others who had gone missing after a boat capsized in the river near Shooltankeshwar area.
Indian diplomat's jailed paedophile son appeals term in Australia
Navin Edwin was last year sentenced to 10 years and eight months in jail, with a non-parole period of six and a half years, for offences committed against three young girls in 2009 and 2010.
Uttarakhand govt to launch farmers pension scheme on Aug 15
A pension scheme wherein farmers above the age of 60 years will get a monthly pension of Rs 800 will be launched by the Uttarakhand government on this Independence Day.
Microsoft Xbox One launching in India on Sep 23 at Rs 39,990 as an Amazon exclusive
Amazon will also sell the Microsoft Xbox One with Kinect at Rs 45,990. The Xbox One chiefly competes with Sony's PlayStation 4.
Three persons killed in a road accident as unidentified vehicle rams a bike
Three persons were killed and another person was injured on Thursday in separate road accidents in Katihar district of Bihar, the police said.
TMC's Derek O'Brien suggests solutions for the UPSC CSAT row
Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien has outlined his party's stand on the UPSC CSAT row in a blog on his website.
No country would tolerate terror attacks on it: Barack Obama
Obama said he intends to support the process that is taking place in Egypt.
Foursquare kills check-in, launches revamped app
The "all-new Foursquare" debuts as a personalised tool that learns about users' tastes and interests through their smartphone habits.
Right to be 'forgotten' is creating 'memory holes' in the Internet: Wikipedia
The comments are the latest to criticise the EU decision which ordered Google to remove links to information upon request from people in certain circumstances.
Upset over being scolded in school, 16-year-old boy jumps off train, dies
A 16-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a train at Parayee village in Muzaffarnagar, police told reporters on Thursday.
Ben McKenzie's 'Gotham' to premiere in the UK this autumn
'Gotham' is the highly anticipated DC Comics origins story about a pre-Dark Knight Gotham City.
Air India plane tyre bursts at Allahabad airport; all passengers safe
Passengers on board an Air India flight that arrived here from New Delhi on Wednesday had a close shave when one of the plane's tyres burst while it was taxiing on the tarmac, an airport official said.
94 candidates in fray for Assembly bypolls
A total of 94 candidates are in the fray for by-elections to 10Bihar Assembly seats to be held on August 21 after the last date of withdrawal of nominations got over today.
EPL referee Howard Webb retires to take up technical role
Webb, who took control of the 2010 World Cup final, has been appointed Technical Director of Professional Game Match Officials Limited, ending his 25-year refereeing career.
Assembly bypolls: JD(U), RJD and Congress state chiefs to campaign together
Though suspense continued whether Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar would share dais during bypoll in 10 Assembly seats in Bihar, Congress on Wednesday said state presidents of the three parties would campaign jointly in the election.
Maharashtra: Yeola Corporator to wear gold shirt worth Rs 1.3 crore on his birthday
A school dropout is acquiring a golden shirt that weighs four kilograms and costs a staggering Rs 1.30 crore.
