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Indian national Sarabjit Singh is in critical condition after being attacked by a group of prisoners in Lahore jail in Pakistan. He is in deep coma and put on ventilator. Doctors attending to him said that the surgery could not be performed…

Former Japanese vice Minister Takehiko Nakao has been elected as the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB). 57 year old Nakao replaces Haruhiko Kuroda, who stepped down in last month to become the Governor of Japan's central bank.…

World Intellectual Property Day is being observed today across the globe to raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life. It is held annually on 26 April under the World Intellectual Property…

The CBI submitted an affidavit on the coal scam status report in the Supreme Court as per the direction stating that the report was shared with the Prime Minister's Office and Law Minister before submitting it to the apex court on March 8.…

President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Bhubaneswar this evening on a two-day visit to Odisha amidst a tight security arrangement. President Mukherjee, who is on his maiden visit to the state after assuming office of the President, was…

A Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh landed in a fresh controversy by making sexist remarks that women invite trouble by looking at men in a suggestive manner. Such statement was not expected from a politician when the country is outraged…

The Manmohan Singh Government today launched medi-claim facility for farmers holding Kisan Credit Cards ( KCC) issued by Dena Bank. Launching the scheme in New Delhi, Finance minister P Chidambaram handed over medi claim policies and ID…

In a shocking incident, a newborn baby boy was sold to a Delhi-based businessman for Rs 8 lakh in Ludhiana. The deal was made through Facebook, the popular social media site. The baby was allegedly sold by his grandfather Feroze Khan…

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on Richter Scale struck Afghanistan on Wednesday. The tremors were felt in Pakistan and parts of India including New Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir. However, there are no initial reports of any damage.…

Addressing a function to mark “National Panchayati Raj Divas 2013” in New Delhi this morning, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that participation of local people has increased in panchayats and expressed satisfaction that…