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Mahatma Gandhi’s blood samples are to be auctioned today in London. Two microscope slides, bearing his blood, those were obtained from Mumbai, when the great leader was recovering from an appendectomy, are to go on sale by Mullock's…

The first Bollywood link to the IPL spot-fixing scandal was busted with the arrest of Vindoo Dara Singh, son of the legendary Dara Singh. He was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for his alleged links with bookies. Recently, Vindoo…

In a shocking development, 3 newspaper employees were killed in Agartala, capital of Tripura, the North-east Indian state. The opposition Congress in Tripura has called a dawn-to-dusk bandh in the municipal corporation area today to protest…

The Royals ruled tribal-dominated Kalahandi for years. In 1952, Giridhari Bhoi became the first MP from this seat. Later, Pratap Keshari Deo won from Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat in 1957, 1962, 1967, 1971 and 1977. He won the 1957 elections on…

The ruling UPA is set for a crushing defeat and the saffron party may return to power after nine years of struggle. If the Lok Sabha polls were held now, the Congress-led UPA will get 136 seats and the main opposition NDA will win 206,…

Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav was formally arrested in connection with the spot-fixing in the IPL matches. He was picked up from Delhi yesterday and quizzed for his links with Ajit Chandila, who was arrested along with S Sreesanth and…

Anti -terrorism Day is being observed today across the country to mark the martyrdom of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It was on this day in 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated at Sriperumbudur of Tamil Nadu by the LTTE. The day is…

A massive tornado, which ripped through the Oklahoma City in the US , has killed 91 people so far. At least 20 children are among the dead. Many people are said to be injured, while some are still missing. The communication lines have…

Intense heatwave conditions made the life difficult for the people in Odisha. The mercury level has gone up above 45 degrees Celsius in many parts of the state. Western Odisha is worst affected. Sambalpur recorded 46/1 degrees C, while…