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Shiv Sena foots Bal Thackeray funeral bills
Mumbai, May 23 : The Shiv Sena Thursday ended the controversy over its late chief Bal Thackeray's funeral expenses by handing over the billed amount to the municipal authorities concerned, an official said....
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Ahmedabad, May 23 : His love for yoga has made Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurate the country's first private yoga university near Ahmedabad....
Full StoryWest Bengal government to acquire Tara group channels
Kolkata, May 23 : The West Bengal Government on Thursday announced that it will temporarily acquire the two Bengali channels-Tara Muzik and Tara News, which were previously owned by the chit fund scam hit Saradha Group....
Full StoryWoman jumps to death from Gurgaon high-rise
Gurgaon, May 23 : A woman employee in a private company here Thursday jumped to her death from a multi-storey building, police said, adding she left a suicide note saying she was "fed up" with her life....
Full StoryAfter Rahul rap, Delhi Congress vouches for unity
New Delhi, May 23 : Leaders of the faction-ridden Delhi Congress Thursday said they will drop their differences and fight the coming assembly elections unitedly following a stern talking to by party vice president Rahul Gandhi....
Full StoryDriver held for Ghaziabad family's massacre
Ghaziabad, May 23 : Cracking the gruesome killings of seven members of a businessman's family in Ghaziabad two days ago, Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday arrested the family's former driver who confessed to the murders, police said....
Full StoryCivil society seeks security for women activists
Lucknow, May 23 : Safety and well being of social activists involved in development work in Uttar Pradesh came under focus Thursday when an independent panel of women groups released a fact-finding report on an attack on Dalit women at Lalitpur....
Full StoryAnti-tax agitation called off in Maharashtra
Mumbai, May 23 : Wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers across Maharashtra called off their month-long agitation against the local body tax (LBT) imposed by civic agencies following talks with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan here Thursday....
Full StoryNew Delhi, May 23 : Panic gripped people in a multi-storey building here after a letter warning of a bomb inside was recovered Thursday afternoon, police said. However, the threat turned out to be a hoax....
Full StoryAmritsar records 30-year high at 48 degrees Celsius
Chandigarh, May 23 : The Sikh holy city of Amritsar Thursday recorded its highest temperature in over three decades with the mercury hitting a high of 48 degrees Celsius as severe heat wave conditions prevailed over Punjab and Haryana....
Full StoryDelhi Police seek details of Sreesanth seizures
New Delhi, May 23 : Delhi Police Thursday contacted their counterparts in Mumbai seeking details about the articles seized from the hotel where tainted cricketer S. Sreesanth stayed, said a police official....
Full StoryMumbai cops want to question Meiyappan by Friday evening
Mumbai/Chennai, May 23 : Widening the probe into the IPL spot fixing scam, Mumbai police have ordered Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, to get in touch with them by Friday evening, an official said in Mumbai....
Full StoryChhattisgarh wilts as mercury rises to 47 degrees Celsius
Raipur, May 23 : Cases of sunburns and heat stroke have jumped in Chhattisgarh as most parts of the state are wilting under maximum temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius....
Full StoryTeachers' recruitment scam: Interim bail to six accused
New Delhi, May 23 : The Delhi High Court Thursday granted interim bail, on health grounds, to six people convicted in the 2000 Haryana teachers appointment scam....
Full StorySuspend two officials for illegal detention: Himachal court
Shimla, May 23 : The Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the state government to suspend and initiate disciplinary proceedings against its two officials for illegal detention of a man over alleged threat of breach of peace in 2009....
Full StoryBJP demands FIR against Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi, May 23 : The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded that a first information report (FIR) be filed against Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit for allegedly misusing government funds for "political purpose"....
Full StoryPresident arrives in Shimla for three-day visit
Shimla, May 23 : President Pranab Mukherjee was accorded a ceremonial reception by Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his arrival here Thursday on a three-day visit....
Full StoryBookies lose Rs.35,000 crore after police crackdown
New Delhi, May 23 : With a pan-India crackdown on betting rackets, Delhi bookies have suffered a whopping loss of Rs.35,000 crore as most of them have either wind up their business or have gone underground after the spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL)....
Full StoryIraqi water minister meets Indian counterpart
New Delhi, May 23 : Iraq's Water Resources Minister Mohanad Salman Al-Sady Thursday met his Indian counterpart Harish Rawat to discuss proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the area of water management between the two countries....
Full StoryNew show focusses on 'nanad-bhabhi' bond
Mumbai, May 23 : An upcoming show titled "Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi, Meri Bhabhi" will focus on the bond between a sister-in-law and daughter-in-law....
Full StoryPersonal touch important, says host Ravi Dubey
Mumbai, May 23 : TV actor Ravi Dubey, who is replacing Mohit Malhotra as the host of "India's Dancing Superstar", says he will make sure he establishes a personal connect with the contestants, judges and audience as it makes the job of an anchor easier....
Full StorySmall screen Bajrangbali gets new face
Mumbai, May 23 : Mythological show "Jai Jai Jai Bajrangbali" is entering a new phase, and the central character will now enter teenage. Actor Rishabh Sharma will play the older Bajrangbali....
Full StoryEight crib deaths in Bengal hospital
Kolkata, May 23 : Crib deaths are back to haunt West Bengal hospitals with at least eight infants dying at the Malda Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in Malda district since Wednesday....
Full StoryHaryana, Jharkhand in sub-junior hockey semis
Bhopal, May 23 : Haryana and Jharkhand women entered the semi-finals of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Men and Women National Championship (Final) being played here at the SAI Centre Thursday....
Full StoryTribals in Niyamgiri demonstrate against Bauxite mining
Rayagada (Odisha), May 23 : More than 3000 tribals assembled in Muniguda village of Rayagada district on Wednesday (May 22), to protest against mining in the Niyamgiri hills....
Full StoryItalian envoy terms visit to Amritsar as successful
By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar, May 23 : Italy's Ambassador to India Daniele Mancini has described his recent visit to Amritsar, and particularly to the Golden Temple, as a unique experience, and added that a place of spirituality in India affects people of any religion or belief....
Full StoryDec 16 gang-rape: Inquiry on against policemen, court told
New Delhi, May 23 : The Delhi High Court was Thursday informed by the central government that it has initiated departmental inquiry against seven policemen, including the staff of the PCR van, deployed in the area where Dec 16 gang-rape took place....
Full StoryLeft asks Mamata to come clean on graft allegations
Kolkata, May 23 : The Left Front Thursday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to respond to allegations by a senior West Bengal IPS officer about "corrupt practices" when she was the railway minister....
Full StoryThursday Delhi's hottest in May in 10 years
New Delhi, May 23 : The maximum temperature in Delhi touched 45.7 degrees Celsius Thursday, the highest for the month of May in the last 10 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said....
Full StoryDevotees take holy dip at natural hot water spring in Badrinath
Badrinath (Uttarakhand), May 23 : Devotees took holy dip at a natural hot water spring, located near the revered Hindu shrine in Badrinath....
Full StoryMinister trying political manoeuvre to change portfolios: Virbhadra
Shimla, May 23 : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday termed the purported resignation of Transport Minister G.S. Bali as a "political manoeuvre" to change his portfolios....
Full StoryAnkita Lokhande back in 'Pavitra Rishta', co-stars happy
Mumbai, May 23 : Actress Ankita Lokhande, who played Archana in popular show "Pavitra Rishta", is returning to the show. Her co-stars in the show Hiten Tejwani and Usha Nadkarni, who play her husband and mother-in-law, respectively, are happy about it....
Full StoryEfforts to accelerate outreach of bamboo products
Guwahati, May 23 A seminar was organised here recently to educate farmers , bamboo craftsmen and forest department officials about the need for marketing bamboo products all over the country....
Full StoryGovernment seeking highest probity in defence deals, says PM
Gurgaon, May 23 : With the CBI probing alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday asserted that his government will continue to seek the highest standards of probity in defence deals....
Full StoryIPL spot fixing: State police arrests 10 bookies from Kolkata
Kolkata, May 23 : Kolkata Police arrest ten bookies on Thursday from Kolkata, according to media reports. They will now be produced in the Sealdah court today....
Full StoryWind energy to light up Maoist-hit Bastar
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), May 23 : If the efforts of the Chhattisgarh government produce results, the day is not far when wind energy would illuminate houses in the Maoist insurgency-hit Bastar district, an official said Thursday....
Full StoryModi inaugurates Yoga University in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, May 23 : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the first-ever Yoga University in Ahmedabad...
Full StoryWife commits suicide before husband's eyes in Mumbai
Mumbai, May 23 : A 27-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself while her horrified husband watched the incident on a webcam....
Full StoryShashikant Sharma takes over as Comptroller and Auditor General of India
New Delhi, May 23 : Shashikant Sharma was today sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India....
Full StoryTeacher's scam: Former Haryana chief minister Chautala to be released today
New Delhi, May 23 : Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, one of the accused in the 2000 teachers' recruitment scam, will be released from jail today after the Delhi High Court granted him interim bail for six weeks to undergo heart surgery....
Full StoryPIL filed in Supreme Court challenging Shashi Kant Sharma's appointment as CAG
New Delhi, May 23 : A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of new Comptroller and Auditor General and former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma....
Full StoryBy Salim Haq, New Delhi, May 23 : This is a heady cocktail. The cast- an unlikely villain- Iron brother Chinese, The locale- Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), The narrative- the blasphemy laws with their death penalty, The timing- just days prior to the visit of big bother Li Keqiang....
Full StoryManipur, Mizoram governments to honour Everesters
Imphal/Aizawl, May 23 : The governments of Manipur and Mizoram will felicitate the members of the first Northeast India Top of the World Mount Everest Expedition, 2013, who recently scaled the highest peak of the world, officials said Thursday....
Full StoryExperiment with nail art, piercing
New Delhi, May 23 : Experts say summer is a good time for nail care, so how about adding some jazz to them with stylish tattoos, nail art or nail piercing this season?...
Full StoryCuban FM to arrive in India on May 25
New Delhi, May 23 : Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla will pay an official visit to India from May 25 to 27....
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Ranbir, Deepika groove on Zee show
Mumbai, May 23 : Right since the show began, the whole country has been raving about their talent. Whether it was Hirithik Roshan, David Dhawan, Preity Zinta, Ayushman Khurana, Juhi Chawla or Arjun Kapoor, the l'il actors on Zee TV's show India's Best Dramebaaz have left even the biggest Bollywood stars in awe of their sheer versatility and utter cuteness....
Full StoryPM lays foundation stone of national defence university
Gurgaon, May 23 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today laid the foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) at Binola, Gurgaon....
Full StoryGoa SSC results out; girls pass percentage higher than boys
Panaji, May 23 : Goa's first batch of SSC students under no-fail policy notched up an impressive 85.34 pass percentage with girls securing 85.49 percent as compared to a little less 85.19 percent for boys. The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education declared the results Thursday evening. Over 20,000 students had appeared for the exams, which began on March 28 and ended on April 8, 2013, across 24 centers. While 86 schools have achieved above 95 percent, 746 students have passed the exams with the help of sports merit marks. The students have excelled in languages with the highest cent percent score in Urdu, followed by Sanskrit, French, Hindi, official language Konkani, Marathi and lastly English. The Board officials said that this year's percentage has been far better than last year's which recorded 73.38 pass percentage - a drop by close to 13 percent as against 2011's 86.50 pass percentage. The poor performance was as a result of tougher grading system....
Uttarakhand Plan for 2013-14 finalized
New Delhi, May 23 : The Annual Plan for the year 2013-14 for the state of Uttarakhand was finalised here on Thursday at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna. The plan size has been agreed at Rs. 8,500 crore....
Full StoryOdisha: 5 killed in bus accident
Bhubaneswar, May 23 : At least five persons were charred to death as the bus in which they were travelling hit a roadside tree and caught fire at Balangir district in Odisha on Thursday, the police said....
Full StoryIMC reviews applications for coal allocations
New Delhi, May 23 : A meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to consider the applications for allocation of Coal Blocks received from PSUs/government companies was held here on Thursday....
Full StoryTop LeT militant killed in encounter in Srinagar
Srinagar, May 23 : A dreaded Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist was today killed in an encounter with police in old city area of Srinagar....
Full StoryAnsari to attend golden jubilee celebrations of Africa Union
New Delhi, May 23 : Vice President Hamid Ansari will be visiting Ethiopia to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Africa Union, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday....
Full StoryMango variety named after Delhi braveheart
Lucknow, May 23 : Padma Shri awardee mango expert Kaleemullah Khan has grown a new variety of mango and named it after the 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim 'Nirbhaya'....
Full StoryCuba Foreign Minister to visit India
New Delhi, May 23 : Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, will pay an official visit to India from May 25-27, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday....
Full StoryMadhya Pradesh annual plan for 2013-14 finalized at Rs. 35,500 crore
New Delhi, May 23 : The Planning Commission has approved an annual plan outlay of Rs. 35,500 crore for Madhya Pradesh for the financial year 2013-14....
Full StoryCBI autonomy: GoM to meet today
New Delhi, May 23 : The Group of Ministers (GoM) formed to decide on the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) autonomy will hold its first meeting in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the issue....
Full StoryMumbai Police reach Meiyappan residence
Chennai, May 23 : A Mumbai Police team on Thursday reached the residence of Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI chief and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) owner N Srinivasan, here....
Full StoryMumbai, May 23 : After winning a million hearts and doing well at the box office, Amit Sadh, Sushant Singh Rajput and Raj Kumar Yadav starrer 'Kai Po Che' is all set for a grand television premiere on May 26 on Zee TV....
Full StoryTeachers' scam: Chautala to walk free today
New Delhi, May 23 : Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) supremo and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who was granted an interim bail for six weeks to undergo a heart surgery, will be released from jail on Thursday....
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