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Pakistan's ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's nominee Mamnoon Hussain was elected as the 12th President of the country succeeding President Asif Ali Zardari. He will assume the office on September 9, a day after Zardari completes…

The Congress-led UPA has finally given the go-ahead to the formation of a separate Telangana state, which will be carved out of Andhra Pradesh. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has also approved the decision. The Union Cabinet will…

The 2015 Cricket World Cup will commence from February 14 in Australia and New Zealand. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan, which have been placed in the same group, will take on each other on February 15. The inaugural match will be held…

A desperate Shatrughan Singa, who was snubbed by the BJP on many occasions, has found a new friend in Nitish Kumar. Shatrughan probably wants a Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha seat by prostrating at Nitish's feet. Now, he termed the Bihar CM as a…

Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Shahzad Ahmed was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court on Tuesday in the 2008 Batla House encounter case. Last week, he was convicted by the court. He was the only man arrested in the case.…

In a major blow to BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Bombay High Court struck down the probe panel appointed by the Board into the spot-fixing allegations and termed it "illegal and unconstitutional". The HC observed that the BCCI acted…

Leading Odissi dancer Roma Dasmohaptra needs no introduction. She has been enthralling the audience across the globe with her tremendous dance performance skills since a long time. She is an icon in Mahari Devadasi Dance and her rigorous…

Out of 12 Gram Sabhas, seven have been held so far to decide the fate of Vedanta in Niyamgiri Hills. All of them have rejected the bauxite mining, saying that would impact their livelihood and threaten their existence. The seventh Gram…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee scored a major victory in the panchayat polls in the state, leaving the Left and Congress way behind. While Left and the Congress accused Mamata of rigging the polls, she is unfazed after this…