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Malala Yousafzai awarded EU's Sakharov human rights prize
Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year, received the EU's Sakharov human rights prize at a ceremony in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
JVM MLA Satyendra Nath Tewari escapes unhurt in open fire
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantric) MLA Satyendra Nath Tewari escaped unhurt after unknown gunmen opened fire on his car on the Garhwa-Ambikapur road in Garhwa, police said on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi to visit poll-bound Mizoram on Thursday
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Mizoram on Thursday, party sources said.
Microsoft's Bill Gates highlights tough requirements for new CEO
Gates is part of the four-man committee that gave itself a year to find a successor to CEO Steve Ballmer after he announced his plan to retire in August.
Pak N-weapons' threat under-estimated: US ex-official
According to Douglas MacKinnon a journalist in Israel recently sought to remind his nation of the dangers posed by Pakistan.
44th International Film Festival of India: List of films to be screened
Waheeda Rehman would be conferred the inaugural Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at IFFI.
Ronaldo's hat-trick sends Portugal to World Cup
Ronaldo came out on top in his personal duel with Ibrahimovic, whose brace in Stockholm was upstaged by Portuguese three brilliant goals.
2009 Khagaria carnage: Main accused arrested from Haryana
Bihar police on Tuesday arrested the main accuse of the 2009 carnage in Khagaria district in which 16 persons from Jhajhar in Haryana were killed.
Kolkata: Mark Tully's birth certificate located by KMC
Mark Tully, the BBC correspondent in India for nearly half a century, must be happy that at 78 his birth certificate has been located from Raj era archives by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
World Chess C'ship: I'll try to liven things up in next game, says Viswanathan Anand
Anand made it clear that he will come back harder in the next game after drawing the eighth tie of the World Chess Championship.
15 Oscar-nominated films to be screened at IFFI
The 44th edition of International Film Festival of India will screen 15 Oscar-nominated films from world over.
Galaxy Gear smartwatch sales hit 800,000 in two months, says Samsung
Samsung said Gear sales have been better than its own expectations and it would expand sales promotions for the wearable device for the crucial year-end holiday sales.
53 per cent of Indian households defecate in open: World Bank
With over 600 million people in India or 53 per cent of Indian households defecating in the open, absence of toilet or latrine is one of the important contributors to malnutrition, a World Bank report has said.
SC asks NHRC to probe police assault on AAP activist
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe the slapping of a woman activist of the Aam Aadmi Party by a Delhi Police officer.
Rajasthan: Modi targets Gehlot government for lawlessness in the state
Modi said that both the Supreme Court and the High Court have criticised the Congress government for lawlessness in the state.
SC notice to RBI, EC, Centre on PIL to delink subsidised LPG from UID
A PIL was filed in the the Kerala HC questioning the government's decision to make the UID mandatory for subsidized LPG cylinders.
