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Jawan posted at Naval base commits suicide
A 48-year-old jawan posted on sentry duty at the Naval base here allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a self-loading rifle (SLR).
Blow for Manchester United as Fabregas dismisses Barca exit
Cesc Fabregas has dismissed rumors of leaving Barcelona and said that he is delighted to be playing with the Spanish club.
Greeks stage nationwide protest over state TV closure as backlash grows
(Reuters) - Greek workers staged a nationwide strike on Thursday, forcing hospitals to work on emergency staff and disrupting transport, in protest against the "sudden death" of state broadcaster ERT, switched off in the middle of the night by the governm...
Violent storm spawns Midwest tornadoes, heads towards US East Coast
(Reuters) - A violent storm swept across the upper Midwest on Wednesday and headed toward the U.S. East Coast, spawning several tornadoes as well as damaging hail and high winds, but skirted Chicago without doing major damage.
Facebook introduces #hashtags, taking a page from Twitter
Though hashtags haven't worked on Facebook until now, many people were using them anyway.
GDA submits three former Ministers' property details to govt
Ghaziabad Development Authority has submitted to the state government details of land deals by three former UP ministers in connection with a probe into land allotment during BSP regime.
Next central government will be friendly, says Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa announced a grant of Rs 5 crore for a building to be constructed by the Cancer Institute.
Rural India selling cows, buffaloes online
Online classifieds players Quikr and Olx are finding good traction for their business from semi urban and rural areas.
Union Minister V C Shukla cremated with full state honours
The mortal remains of former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Vidya Charan Shukla were today consigned to flames at his farmhouse 'Radheshyam Bhawan' here with full state honours. His grandson Vinayak Pandey lit the funeral pyre as per tradition....
Three men shot, injured in separate incidents in Medininagar
Three men were shot and injured in separate incidents during in Palamau district headquarters town of Medininagar, the police said on Wednesday. Three bike-borne men opened fire near Dr Rajendra Prasad roundabout in the town, injuring one Lalu Pandey on W...
Two dead in road mishap, protesters torch police jeep
Two persons died in road accident on Madhepura-Singheshwar road in Bihar's Madhepura district on Wednesday that sparked off a protest by local people who torched two vehicles, including a police jeep, a police officer said.
Nokia plans to stop shipments of Symbian smartphones: Report
Nokia will stop shipments of its Symbian smartphones this summer and will bet its future entirely on Microsoft's Windows OS.
Facebook page created to demand justice for Jiah Khan
Jiah Khan was found hanging at her flat in Sagar Sangeet Building in Juhu.
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra begins with 18 batches of pilgrims
The annual pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet has commenced as the first batch of 53 pilgrims from Delhi reached Kathgodam in Pithoragarh on Wednesday. The batch, including 22 women, had left from Delhi last night and reached Kathgodam this morning...
Couple set itself ablaze; wife dead, husband critical
A woman died and her husband sustained critical injuries after they set themselves on fire after a heated argument in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district, police said in Bikaner on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday and the victims have been ide...
Indian officials unperturbed by US eavesdropping on emails
Government and security officials in parts of Asia have been sending sensitive information and policy documents via e-mail services offered by US web giants.