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The compensation for the survivors will range from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh in normal cases and Rs 3 lakh in severe attacks.

A 16-year-old IIT aspirant was electrocuted while filling water in a cooler at his hostel in Vigyannager area of the city. Vittal Sharma, a native of Banswara district, who was preparing for IIT in a coaching institute here, was filling water in the coole...

Richa Chadda knows the worth of being irreplaceable to survive in the industry.

A state police team has reached Bihar and would move an East Champaran district court to get the accused on transit remand.

In a unanimous decision, the court struck down patents held by Myriad Genetics Inc. on two genes linked to increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Jharkhand has embarked upon the path of electricity reforms, unbundling the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) and introducing rural franchise schemes to improve power supply. "Franchise for Ranchi and Jamshedpur has already been appointed," Chief S...

Opposition BJP on Thursday said the ongoing crisis in Vijay Bahuguna government in Uttarakhand with five MLAs boycotting a meeting convened by the Chief Minister is an indication that he has lost control over his own legislators.

Fourth seed Tsonga, who reached the French Open semi-finals last week, did not have things all his own way on a still slippery centre court and was stretched to a deciding set.

Emraan, 34, has had a string of successes like 'The Dirty Picture', 'Jannat 2', 'Raaz 3D' and 'Ek Thi Daayan'.

Three motorcycle-borne youths lost their lives in a mishap involving an oil tanker on the Churu-Ratangarh highway, police said on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Aditya Kumar and Devendra(both 22 years of age) and Deepak Kumar (21), all hailing from...

A youth allegedly killed his father over a land dispute here, police said on Thursday. Mohammad Zahir (65), while sleeping in his mango orchard in Rasulpuram village in Dariyabad area on Wednesday night, was attacked with crude bombs allegedly by his son...

(Reuters) - Ireland's Prime Minister said he had been sent letters written in blood and been branded a murderer by opponents of his government's plans to allow limited access to abortion, an issue that has polarized the country for decades.

Ban Ki-moon said that in Syria, torture and ill-treatment of children accused of associating with opposition forces was a worrying trend.

Amid indications that key ally JD(U) may pull out of NDA, BJP on Wednesday said both parties should respect the voters of Bihar who elected the Nitish Kumar-led coalition government in the state twice to power. BJP leaders said the party is clear that it...

The sand mafia allegedly fired and pelted policemen with stones when they stopped them from carrying illegally mined sand from Nandpura village in the district. The area is reserved for 'Gharial' (crocodile) conservation.

Jennifer Lopez also said she had a good time while judging the show.