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NCP withdrew support in Maharashtra with eye on Union Cabinet: Prithviraj Chavan
The Congress-led Democratic Front government in Maharashtra collapsed last week, paving the way for imposition of President's rule in the state, after the Sharad Pawar-led NCP withdrew support to it.
XI Jinping's visit will lead to deeper Sino-India engagement: Pranab Mukherjee
The President said that Xi's visit was a "landmark" one in developing strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity between our two countries.
No one seemed to mind the rape joke on the hit crossover episode of Fox's 'Family Guy' and 'The Simpsons'
The crossover episode has received criticism for a scene where a character uses rape as a punchline.
Diego Costa: the missing piece in the Chelsea jigsaw
Diego Costa's blistering start owes much to the style and setup at Chelsea already crafted by Mourinho over the course of last season.
Flashback to 2006: When Orkut was the opium of the Internet masses
A news story from eight years ago gives us an idea of how popular and addictive Orkut used to be.
Goodbye, Orkut! Google's first social network shutting down today
Orkut was launched ten years ago but has failed to put Google ahead in what has become one of the Web's most popular businesses.
PM Modi gifts Gita, Martin Luther King's memorabilia to US President Obama
Prime Minister had paid special attention to President Obama's interest and he brought these gifts which were his personal gifts to President Obama.
Five Indian-Americans in Forbes list of US' richest
Five Indian-Americans have been named among the 400 richest people in the US by Forbes, a list topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Champions League: Bayern hold edge over CSKA as City eye comeback
CSKA Moscow host four-time champion Bayern Munich after losing 5-1 at Roma. Manchester City lost 1-0 at Bayern and are now at home to Roma.
Mars orbiter sends picture of dust storm activities on the planet
MOM aims to study the Martian surface and mineral composition and scan its atmosphere for methane, an indicator of life.
Indian Raiilways to engage private firms to clean coaches in long distance trains
Four long distance trains, including those to Okhla in New Delhi, Howrah and Mumbai would be brought under the scheme from December this year, Divisional Railway Manager AK Rastogi said.
Students won't need attestation of documents, self-certification enough
Following up on the decision taken by Modi, the UGC has sent messages to VCs across the country asking them to initiate urgent steps.
PDP demands inquiry into J&K's flood management
"The sequence of events would suggest that the centuries-old established procedure was not followed fully which could have contributed to the catastrophe," PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said.
UN mission to combat Ebola opens HQ in Ghana
The Ebola outbreak has spiralled into the biggest ever and is believed to have killed more than 3,000 people.
Max Verstappen set to become youngest F1 driver
Verstappen will become the youngest driver to take part in a Formula One weekend when he drives a Toro Rosso in Friday practice at the Japanese GP.
Kerala: Murder accused RSS activist presents turban to Rajnath Singh, sparks row
Santhosh is the prime accused in the case relating to the murder of DYFI activist Vishnu in 2008 in the city. He is now on bail.
