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Narendra Modi to meet BJP workers in Vrindavan
Gujarat Chief Minister and head of the BJP's campaign committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls Narendra Modi will interact with workers of the Uttar Pradesh unit in Vrindavan in September.
Italian footballer given 10-match ban for racism
Gaetano Iannini, who plays for fifth-division Matera, has been banned for racially abusing an opponent.
Two elderly women murdered during robbery; one arrested
A gas-stove mechanic has been arrested in connection with the murder of two elderly women during a robbery at their house here, police said on Wednesday.
Single engine plane crashes in Deogarh, pilot suffers minor injuries
A single engine aircraft, planned to be used for flying over the Baidyanath Dham temple at Deogarh in Jharkhand, crashed at the airstrip on Wednesday with the pilot suffering minor injuries, a senior police official said.
LoC killings: Army Chief returns to Delhi to brief Antony
General Bikram Singh was not able to go to either Poonch or Rajouri due to bad weather.
Karnataka: Flood alert in 3 districts as Cauvery overflows
A flood alert has been given in Chamarajanagar, Mysore and Mandya districts.
Rupee opens weak at 61.25 versus dollar
The euro rose to 1.33 to the dollar. The dollar index slipped below 82 mark. The dollar-yen was sub 98 levels.
Maria Kirilenko, Ana Ivanovic in Rogers Cup 2nd round
Kirilenko cruised past qualifier Petra Martic 6-2, 6-1, and Ivanovic defeated Su-Wei Hsieh 6-1, 6-2.
Series of car bombs target Iraqi shoppers, killing more than 50
A series of car bombs targeting busy markets and shopping streets in and around Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded more than 100 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical and police sources said, part of a surge in violence in recent months.
Iran's leader reaches out to US, vows to resolve nuclear row
Iran's incoming President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday offered an olive branch to the United States in talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, raising hopes of progress after years of stalemate.
Despite Snowden fracas, US to hold high-level talks with Russia on Friday
The United States will hold talks with Russia's defense and foreign ministers in Washington on Friday despite Moscow's decision to grant asylum to former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, US officials said on Tuesday.
Phensedyl worth Rs 19 lakh seized at India-Bangladesh border
The Border Security Force (BSF) seized a huge consignment of phensedyl valued Rs 19 lakh at the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, a BSF official said on Tuesday.
Army prepared to uphold LoC's sanctity, says Antony
After five Indian soldiers were killed early on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir by about 20 heavily armed terrorists along with men dressed in Pakistani Army uniform, Defence Minister AK Antony told parliament that the Indian Army was ready to take necessary...
US hopes Indo-Pak peace talks to continue after LoC attack
Expressing concern over the Pakistani attack on Tuesday along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, the United States hoped India and Pakistan would continue with their peace talks and reiterated that its position on Kashmir has not changed. In a prov...
Delhi: Rights activists demand compensation for rape, acid attack victims
Women from various universities, Wazirpur slum cluster, Narela and Mandavli also participated in the protest.
Ishrat Jahan case: CBI to take PP Pandey into custody tonight, say sources
PP Pandey was chargesheeted by the CBI accusing him of being part of the conspiracy to eliminate Ishrat Jahan and three others.
