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The incident occurred barely one week after the death of a 14-year-old, who was allegedly set on fire by miscreants in Kendrapara after she refused their sexual advances.

FIFA expects a total of nearly 3.3 million tickets to be available for the tournament in Brazil, but only about 1 million are being offered in the first stage of sales.

Longowal: Expressing concern over increasing fiscal deficit in the country, BJP president Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that after the implementation of the Food Security Act, the Current Account Deficit (CAD) may touch "alarming dimensions".

The proposed facility of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at Cuncolim village in Goa is facing a tough road ahead with the local residents opposing the project.

Mumbai: Using its newly-granted powers to access call data records and conduct surprise visits, capital markets watchdog Sebi has unearthed a large-scale SMS scam wherein fraudsters were luring gullible investors with promise of daily returns of up to Rs...

The fourth edition of Maxis' successful life-simulating game will include more emotional versions of the virtual people.

The Madras High Court bench on Tuesday ordered issue of notices to Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) , Tamil Nadu DGP, producer and director of the Bollywood movie "Madras Cafe" on a PIL seeking to ban the film and quash certification i...

Country's best medal hope Deepika Kumari shot 647 finishing behind Bombayla Devi who logged 649 points for an overall 18th place.

The projects will be discussed in Toronto before being sent to Goa where they will be presented formally.

A British court has rejected the bail plea of a teenage girl caught on video punching a 80-year-old Sikh man in the face and shoving him to the ground.

An internal fight among police became a law and order problem in Phagi town at Jaipur after locals intervened, causing clash between police and villagers in which eight persons including five officials were injured.

Former South African president Phumzile Mlambo has taken over as new executive director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in the presence of UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon, who appointed her on July 10.

The actor is currently busy promoting 'Krrish 3', his new superhero thriller slated for a Nov 4 release.

Though P Chidambaram is making a valiant attempt to reduce government expenditure, there is doubt in his ability to stick to targets.

India has called for holding terrorists and illegal armed groups accountable for attacks against civilians and UN peacekeepers.

Stosur will play the event for the first time since 2010, while Tomic returns after beating Djokovic here last year.