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Sonia, Rahul back PM, slam talk of rift

The Congress sought to project a unified front ahead of the 2014 elections, as party president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi expressed complete confidence in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and declared that Singh, too, will be part of the party campaign next year.

Insomnia ups your risk of heart attack 3-fold

Those not sleeping enough or well have one more reason to worry. Sleeping for less than six hours or waking up more than two to three times at night raises your risk of heart attack and stroke threefold, reports the first review of sleep quality and duration in India. Sanchita Sharma reports.
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Female software engineer from Hyderabad gangraped in Jabalpur

A female software engineer from Hyderabad who had come here to attend a hearing in the family court was allegedly abducted and gangraped, police said today.

Srinagar: wanted LeT militant killed in encounter

Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar on Thursday morning, police said.

Sebi settles case against Fortis Healthcare Holdings

Sebi has settled the case against Fortis Healthcare Holdings - a promoter group company of Fortis Healthcare Ltd - after the entity made a payment of Rs. 5.85 lakh to settle charges of alleged delay in compliance with market regulator's disclosure norms.

No job can't be an excuse for not maintaining wife, child: HC

Refusing to grant relief to an unemployed man, the Bombay High Court has ruled that a husband has to work and earn in order to maintain his wife and child and cannot escape from it on the ground that he does not have a job.

India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile

India successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the navy's latest guided missile warship INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa today.

Cop held for violating minor boy

An assistant sub inspector (ASI) of police, posted at Bathanaha police station of north Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly having unnatural sex with a nine-year-old boy.

College student gang raped in Bihar, 2 held

Two persons were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the alleged gang rape a 22-year-old college student on Mandar hill in Banka district of south-eastern Bihar, about 45 kilometres from Bhagalpur, late Tuesday.

AMRI to move court against Mamata govt

The AMRI authorities have decided to move court against Mamata Bannerjee Government for stonewalling its attempt to reopen the Dhakuria unit, shut down after a fire incident claimed 91 lives on December 9, 2011.

UN award for Kerala CM’s mass contact programme

Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy, who completed two years of his second term last week, has won the United Nations Public Service Award for his mass contact programme in which he directly interacted with people of the state and addressed their grievances.

Manipur boy becomes youngest Indian to scale Mt Everest

Manipur’s class XI student Nameirakpam Chingkheinganba becomes the youngest Indian to conquer Mt Everest as of now, according to Imphal based Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association(MMTA).

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Indians account for 22% of Britain’s ultra-rich club

The list, published by the Singapore-based Wealth-X group, places steel magnate and ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi Mittal at second place with a fortune of $15.8 billion. Dipankar De Sarkar reports. Desi net worth

Soldier hacked to death in London

A man was hacked to death in a street near an army barracks in London on Wednesday in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a politically motivated attack.

Mahatma Gandhi’s blood goes for Rs. 5.8 lakhs

A microscope slide with traces of Mahatma Gandhi’s blood, preserved for nearly 90 years, sold for well below the guide price set by a British auctioneer on Tuesday – a year after a similar sale stirred a row. Dipankar De Sarkar reports.

British PM warned of ‘lesbian queen’

The debate in Britain over legalising gay marriage took a surreal turn on Tuesday after a senior politician said it could result in a lesbian queen.

Indo-Japan N-deal awaits July polls results

India hopes that Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s expected sweep of upper house elections in July will pave the way for the final signing of a bilateral civil nuclear agreement.

China-Pak relations ‘higher than mountain, deeper than ocean’

“Higher than the mountains and deeper than the ocean.” Seldom is the diplomatic relation between two countries described in such lofty adjectives. But then China and Pakistan evidently share a special bond.

US bill on H1-B clears first hurdle

The US immigration bill that intends to restrict H-1B visa-dependent Indian IT firms’ ability to hire more foreign workers, including people from India, crossed a key hurdle on Tuesday. Yashwant Raj reports.

China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with US President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.

What's in a name? US starts using Myanmar as well as Burma

The southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar.

24 killed as tornado rips Oklahoma

Massive tornadoes hit midwestern US state of Oklahoma on Monday killing at least 24 people including nine elementary school children.

Chicago man rides Ferris wheel, sets Guinness record

An adventurous 32-year-old US man has set a new Guinness World Record after riding a 15-storey tall Ferris wheel for over 48 hours.

'Things Fall Apart' author Chinua Achebe set for Nigerian burial

Revered Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of the widely praised novel "Things Fall Apart," will be buried in his small hometown on Thursday in a ceremony expected to draw crowds of mourners.

S Africa officials used Zuma's name in Gupta wedding jet scandal

South African officials used President Jacob Zuma's name to secure landing rights at a military air base to fly in guests for a lavish wedding hosted by a well-connected Indian family, a probe showed today.
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