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A Pune court on Monday found Mirza Himayat Inayat Baig guilty in the 2010 German Bakery blast case. The quantum of sentence will be announced on April 18. Baig had allegedly provided logistical support for the blast, which killed 17…

By Aurobinda Das: The National Fire Services Day was celebrated at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on Sunday at the Central Fire Station. G S Prasad, CEO, RSP hoisted the Fire Services Flag and inspected a Guard of honour. He along with other…

The JD(U) has showed utter confusion within its party and ranks over the issue of Narendra Modi. While party President Sharad Yadav castigated leaders like KC Tyagi and Shabir Ali for making their stand public and showed willingness to…

The sportspersons in Rajasthan were forced to sign an affidavit showing no links with RSS or Jamaat-e-Islami before receiving the sports awards after the state government made it mandatory. It was a bizarre move by the Rajasthan…

The UPA government will face another jolt in the coal block allotment scandal as the controversial probe status report filed by CBI last month was allegedly vetted by Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Prime Minister's Office officials.…

In a big development, the 23-year-old teacher from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, who had lost her left eye in an acid attack on April 2, has regained vision after a successful surgery at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi. The…

The relations between the Congress and Samajwadi Party deteriorated further, as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered the withdrawal of 24/7 power supply to VIP constituencies Rae Bareli and Amethi, represented by Sonia…

If we believe a recent study conducted by IRIS Knowledge Foundation and Internet and Mobile Association of India, social media will have a bigger role to play across 160 Lok Sabha seats in India. The study has identified these…

The Supreme Court rejected the mercy petition filed by terrorist Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who was convicted of killing nine people in Delhi in 1993 through a car bomb blast. President Dr. Pratibha Patil had already rejected his mercy…

While police and administration were blamed for the collapse of an under-construction building in Thane, 36 policemen including a senior police inspector have been suspended in Mumbai following a sting operation exposed on a private news…