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The recently-introduced online visa application system by the Home Ministry was on Friday welcomed by Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi who said it would go a long way in boosting tourism in the country. "The progress in the standardization of visa applicati...

As many as five persons died in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, taking the toll this monsoon to 166 even as major rivers in the state are flowing above the danger mark at several parts on their course.

District police on Friday received 75 PCR vans fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to boost the efficiency of the force.

Domestic power consumers will now pay Rs 3.90 per unit for the first 200 units, instead of the earlier Rs 3.70 per unit.

Jharkhand Speaker S S Bhokta on Friday assured the state Assembly that he would look into the allegations made against House reporters that they had failed to mention the name of Chief Minister Hemant Soren during his speech during the trust vote on July...

The Mumbai Masters' owner said it would be thrilling to watch his team's icon player Lee Chong Wei in action at the IBL.

Private sector lender IndusInd Bank opened two new branches in Patna on Friday, taking the total branches in the city to five.

PP Pandey was chargesheeted by the CBI accusing him of being part of the conspiracy to eliminate Ishrat Jahan and three others.

Wenger credits a bold decision to coach in Japan early in his career with helping him become one of the most successful managers in the Premier League.

Bieber's ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez recently cut short an interview after being asked about his erratic behaviour.

While Pratiek is six films old, the film's leading lady Amyra Dastur makes her debut with 'Issaq'.

Meanwhile, the BSE benchmark Sensex rose by 46.11 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 19,850.87 in early trade on Friday.

Puducherry Government has deputed a special team of officials to Uttarakhand to trace a professor of a private engineering College at Karaikal, who went missing at Kedarnath last month after floods ravaged the area.

The minister said none of the members of the UAE mission and the embassy's employees was injured in the attack.

The vote reflected deep concern among members from both parties about the extensive data gathering exposed by Snowden.

As David tells us, his forthcoming show will not focus on the clichéd representation of India beset by poverty and illiteracy.