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Judge K Paramaraj also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on them.

Notwithstanding the severe criticism of its action, Uttar Pradesh government is likely to charge sheet suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who has the reputation of having taken on sand mafia in Noida.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday supported UPA government's decision to carve out a state of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh and said his party was for small states.

Tension gripped areas of old city in Lucknow on Wednesday when two groups of same sect allegedly indulged in arson and resorted to brickbatting during a religious procession in Bazar Khala.

Kim, 32, has been keeping a low profile after giving birth to her first child with boyfriend Kanye West on July 15.

Franklin beat Australia's Emily Seebohn to the silver while Japan's Aya Terakawa finished third.

Vimal said since Bangalore had already bought Kashyap as an icon player, the team had to give a miss to Ashwini.

Excessive rains and flash floods have claimed as many as 51 lives in Madhya Pradesh in this monsoon season, besides damaging 7,824 houses and rendering scores of people homeless. According to an official release on Wednesday, heavy rains killed 51 people...

Amid demands by opposition parties to revoke her suspension, IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal has reported to the Revenue Board, sources said on Wednesday. Nagpal, who was suspended on Jul 27 night as Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar district...

The director says a cliche it may sound, but the two will be seen in a completely new avatar in the movie.

A girl who was allegedly raped and brutally thrashed on Sunday in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand died of her injuries early on Wednesday at a hospital in the state capital, police said.

Demonstrators took to the streets in dozens of US cities on Saturday to vent their anger over the acquittal in Florida of the man who shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin to death and to call for federal charges in the racially tinged case.

Seeking amendments in the proposed food security legislation, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said more provisions like nutrition security should also be added to it to make it a complete package. "My suggestion is that some provisions...

The 16-year-old touched in a time of 15 minutes 36.53 seconds to destroy the previous best of 15:42.54 set by compatriot Kate Ziegler in 2007.

Former Samajwadi Party MP Ram Sagar Rawat was sent to 14-day judicial custody on Tuesday after he repeatedly failed to appear before a local court in connection with a 2008 case.

IAAF is determined to crack down on drug-taking in the sport after two leading sprinters tested positive this month, the ruling body's vice-president Sebastian Coe said.