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Chinese troops stop Army from patrolling in Indian territory
The Indian Army personnel were stopped by Chinese troops who came mounted on heavy and light vehicles, official sources said.
Indians win 11 gold medals in World Police Games
The 39-member Indian team is taking part in a number of disciplines -- athletics, archery, boxing, judo, swimming and wrestling -- in the August 1 to 10 event.
CM Hemant Soren expands ministry, six new faces inducted
The 22-day-old Hemant Soren ministry in Jharkhand was expanded on Sunday with the induction of six new faces, taking the total number of ministers to nine including the Chief Minister. Governor Syed Ahmed administered the oath to Champai Soren, Simon Mara...
NCP leader Tariq Anwar calls UPA's decision on Telangana a right one
Defending UPA's decision on a separate Telangana, NCP general secretary Tariq Anwar today said all obstacles in the path of forming the 29th state will be resolved after taking into confidence those people opposing the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Kolkata: Man sets an 11-year-old on fire for resisting rape
The accused poured kerosene over the girl when she resisted and threatened to reveal his identity.
Air India generates cash surplus of Rs 460 crore in April-June
The airline started making a surplus over its variable costs since July-September, 2012 when its surplus was Rs 51 crore.
It's Shah Rukh Khan vs Vijay vs Pawan Kalyan this Friday
Pawan Kalyan's 'Gabbar Singh' raked in over $1 million in the US upon release in its first week.
Ruta Meilutyte sets world record in 50 breaststroke
Meilutyte clocked a time of 29.48 seconds in her semi-final to beat Efimova's mark of 29.78 set in qualifying earlier on Saturday.
34 students taken ill after drinking contaminated water in a school
School children falling sick after drinking contaminated water from hand pumps continued for the third consecutive day on Saturday with at least 34 more students taken ill in different parts of Bihar. At least 24 children complained of vomiting and stomac...
Congress leader Rajagopal blames Chandrababu over division of AP
Senior Congress leader Lagdapati Rajagopal, who recently resigned as MP in protest against the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, on Saturday accused TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu of playing "double game" on Telangana issue for driving political mileag...
News briefs: MANIT organises convocation ceremony
The convocation ceremony of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) for students who graduated in 2012-13 will be held on August 31. The board of governance (BoG) approved holding of the convocation during the meeting. Apart from this, the B...
UPSC declares Civil Services Prelims exam results
About 16,000 candidates have successfully qualified this year's Civil Services (Preliminary) examination.
IT Ministry looking at generating jobs linked to Urdu: Kapil Sibal
The minister said he will open 50 centres in India where Urdu speaking children will be given training on electronics hardware.
'Madras Cafe' will be for selective audiences: John Abraham
After his first successful production venture 'Vicky Donor', it is John's second film and he is also acting in it.
Mid-day meal tragedy: Bihar plans memorial for 23 dead students
Bihar plans a memorial for the 23 children who died last month after eating a mid-day meal at a government school in Saran district, an official said Saturday.
Man intrudes into tiger enclosure at Tata Zoo, handed over to police
Asif, who had intruded into the zoo tiger enclosure of Tata Zoo and was subsequently mauled by tiger Raghav last month, again made an attempt to intrude the tiger enclosure on Friday by climbing over the marine drive road zoo boundary wall of the Tata Ste...