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Armed man in standoff with police in Pakistan capital
A gun-toting man brought the Pakistani capital to a standstill on Thursday after he parked his car on the city's main boulevard near Parliament and began firing in the air.
Assam Police removes ULFA flags from market in Barpeta
Police on Indepencence Day removed ULFA flags from two places in Assam's Barpeta district today. One of the flags of ULFA, which along with five other northeast groups had called for their customary boycott of Independence Day celebrations and a general s...
BJP criticises Omar Abdullah over "differential treatment" remark
BJP today criticised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his statement on "differential treatment" to Kashmir that fuelled alienation among its people, saying it is "unfortunate" and should not be made on the Independence Day.
If Gurung wants to talk to me, will talk: WB Governor
Barrackpore: Hoping that the situation in Darjeeling hills would normalise and a solution could be found through dialogue, West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan on Thursday said that if Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supremo Bimal Gurung wanted to talk to him...
Deadliest crackdown: 525 Morsi supporters killed in Egypt
Cairo: Egypt's defiant Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday vowed to bring down the military-backed government as it called for a massive anti-regime rally, a day after over 525 people were killed in the deadliest crackdown by security forces on supporters of o...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan aspires to take MP to new heights of growth
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the state still needs to scale new heights of growth. "We have achieved a lot but new heights still remain to be attained," Chouhan said during an Independence Day function held at the L...
Grenade blast in Assam's Chirang district on Independence day, no casualties
For the second time in as many days, a grenade blast occurred in lower Assam's Chirang district on Thursday. The militants hurled the grenade at the All Minority Students Union office at Bagorgaon village under Bijni police station at around 8.45 am, offi...
Sasikiran holds Karjakin in Chess World Cup
Sasikiran took it easy in the first encounter of the two-game mini-match and gave little chance to Karjakin.
Microsoft sets October 17 release date for Windows 8.1
The release date for Windows 8.1 is nearly a year after the debut of Windows 8.
AR Rahman is my godfather, says singer Chinmayi Sripada
Chinmayi Sripada is thankful to legendary composer for getting her big break in the the southern film industry.
Jharkhand govt ready to talk to Maoists if they stop violence
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren declared Thursday that his government was ready to hold talks with Maoists if they gave up violence.
Jennifer Aniston changes flight to avoid Angelina Jolie?
Jennifer Aniston has reportedly changed her flight to avoid a run-in with Angelina Jolie.
Infrastructure projects including 8 new airports will boost economic growth: PM
Government will kick-start a number of new infrastructure projects including 8 new airports and two new sea-ports in the coming months to boost sluggish economic growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday.
Hull capture Spurs midfielders Huddlestone and Livermore
Hull City have signed Tom Huddlestone and taken fellow Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jake Livermore on a season-long loan.
Chaos and blood in Egypt as security forces storm protest camp
First came the tear gas, the bulldozers and the flames. Then came the bullets and the blood.
Wimbledon champion Bartoli announces shock retirement
Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli shocked the tennis world on Wednesday by announcing her retirement from the sport at the age of 28.