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Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt seals spot at World Championships
Yogeshwar heaved a sigh of relief after clinching a spot for the World Championships by beating Amit Kumar, who had gone to court last year against the Olympic medallist alleging favouritism.
Judge's son typed the first few pages of Aarushi-Hemraj double murder judgement
This and several other tidbits related to the murder mystery that shook the nation find mention in a new book "Aarushi" by Avirook Sen.
Parrikar's 'neutralise terrorist' remark reflects India's strategy to support terrorism in Pakistan, alleges ISI
"We have to neutralise terrorists through terrorists only. Why can't we do it? We should do it. Why does my soldier have to do it?," Parrikar had said.
UP: Woman dies after being allegedly set on fire in Barabanki police station for refusing to pay bribe to officers
The woman had alleged that the officers have repeatedly harassed her in the past.
'Tour Mandi' mobile app launched for tourists
A mobile application 'Tour Mandi' was launched in Himachal Pradesh in order to provide detailed information to tourists about their places of interest in Mandi.
SC asks former CBI Director ML Sharma to assist CVC in probe against Ranjit Sinha
Former CBI Special Director ML Sharma emerged as the first choice of the Supreme Court to assist the CVC in its probe against Ranjit Sinha.
Now, IMA Jabalpur president claims threat to his life in Vyapam scam
Dr Sharma, suspected of having links to some accused in the Vyapam scam, was found dead in a Delhi hotel.
Youth arrested for raping minor in Rajasthan
According to the complaint filed by the victim, Meena took her forcefully to a field last night when she had gone out to attend nature's call and raped her, he said.
Former CM Omar Abdullah congratulates Jammu & Kashmir candidates who cracked civil services
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated the candidates from the state who qualified the UPSC civil services examinations
Crop sowing accelerates on surplus monsoon rains
Good rainfall this year is key to boosting a rural economy hit by delayed and lower rains last year, as well as keeping a lid on food inflation and giving India's central bank more scope to cut lending rates.
Economic data pointer to rural India's appalling status: PMK
"More than 60 per cent of those living in villages, that is 10.69 crore families are living below the poverty line and 23.52 per cent of rural families don't have even one single literate adult in the house."
Indian Revenue Service officer Nidhi Gupta secures third spot in UPSC Civil Services exam
Nidhi, who hails from Delhi, is working as an Assistant Commissioner in the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise).
884 people go missing every month from Mumbai, says police
As many as 884 people, many of them minor girls, went missing every month on an average from Mumbai during the last decade, says a Mumbai Police report.
Heavy rains trigger landslides in Darjeeling and Rudraprayag
Many houses have been crushed in the landslide and several roads including the Haldwani-Ramnagar highway have been blocked.
New Army software launched
The roll out of ARPAN 3.0 (Army Record Office Process Automation 3.0), which coincides with the National Digital India week, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, is aimed at digitisation of Indian Amy's 45 Record Offices pan India in one ye...
Activists flag increasing assaults on 'idea of India'
leading public intellectuals on Thursday accused the Centre on multiple fronts, including "assaulting" the "idea of India" in the past one year.