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Body overseeing Syria chemical arsenal destruction may win peace Nobel
Experts from Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, supported by UN, aim to help destroy Syria's chemical weapons.
Amitabh Bachchan turns 71, Bollywood lauds his energy, spirit
Here's a lowdown on what the celebrities have to say about the megastar on his birthday.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Won't accept cliched roles in Hollywood films
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is known for his roles in films like 'Kahaani', 'Talaash' and 'Gangs of Wasseypur'.
Jyoti Randhawa shoots 67, lies third on rain-hit first day
Randhawa's 67 gave him a tied third spot with a fair number of golfers yet to finish on a day when play was delayed by two hours and 30 minutes.
Roger Federer ousted by Gael Monfils in Shanghai Masters
Roger Federer fell to another early loss, with Gael Monfils beating him 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the third round of the Shanghai Masters.
Kareena Kapoor is sexy yet graceful: Imran Khan
Imran Khan will soon be seen opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan in 'Gori Tere Pyaar Mein'.
War Chhod Na Yaar: Is the film ready for a tough box-office test?
'War Chhod Na Yaar' has got one thing in its favour that no big film is releasing alongside it.
Muzaffarnagar riots: DGP holds meeting with special investigation cell
Muzaffarnagar: State DGP (Prosecution) Vijay Kumar visited the district and held a meeting with the officials of the special investigation cell probing the about 200 cases registered in connection with the last month's riots in the district that left 49 p...
British artist Graham Ovenden jailed for child sex offences
Graham Ovenden was sentenced to 27 months in prison for sexually abusing children.
Nobel prize in literature: what to look out for
After three days of science awards the Nobel spotlight turns to the art of writing Thursday when the Swedish Academy will announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature.
Cyclone alert: Depression crosses Andamans, lying 950 km from Paradip in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A deep depression expected to turn into "a very severe cyclonic storm" over Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday crossed the North Andaman Islands and lay centred over the east central Bay of Bengal, 950 km southeast of Paradip, the latest...
Commute all death sentences to life imprisonment: Amnesty urges India
Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Indian authorities to commute all death sentences to life imprisonment and impose a moratorium on executions.
Man hangs self to death in jail lock up
A man arrested with illicit liquor allegedly committed suicide in a lock up by hanging himself in Aligarh following which three constables have been suspended and a case registered against them.
UP legislator's wife murdered in Delhi
An Uttar Pradesh legislator's wife was murdered at her home in Delhi on Wednesday morning, police said.
Anti-Naxal operations: NTRO base to be operational by early next year
The first base of the country's specialised technical snoop department NTRO will be made fully operational by early next year in Chhattisgarh to aid anti- Naxal operations and fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to help security forces track Maoist activi...
Peter Higgs, Francois Englert win 2013 Physics Nobel Prize for Higgs Boson
The awarded theory is a central part of the Standard Model of particle physics that describes how the world is constructed.