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Modi alleges bias by EC, poll body hits back
Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a direct attack on the Election Commission alleging bias after the Varanasi district magistrate denied him the permission to hold a public rally in the heart of the city. But the EC refused to back off and said that the...
Jennifer Lopez: I went through a tremendous low post split with Marc Antony
Actress Jennifer Lopez has opened up about her 2012 split from then husband Marc Anthony.
Many present day films are repetitive: Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee feels that current films are mostly repetitive.
Rally refusal a boon for Modi
Inside Isaac Asimov 'Franchise', the US has transformed into an "electronic democracy" where a computer selects one person to represent the entire electorate and thereby makes a big, expensive actual election totally unnecessary. The man chosen for the jo...
Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Lakshmi' to open 16th London Asian Film Festival
Nagesh Kukunoor's hard-hitting drama on child trafficking will open the 2014 London Asian Film Festival.
Ousted Thailand PM indicted over rice subsidy programme
Yingluck was accused of allowing the rice program, a flagship policy of her administration, to proceed despite advice that it was potentially wasteful and prone to corruption.
Militants flee to Bhutan after Assam massacre: Police
At least 41 people were killed in Assam by suspected militants belonging to the Bodo tribe in three massacres last week.
BJP seeks re-polling on 8 Amethi booths after Smriti alleged bogus voting
Alleging irregularities, BJP candidate Smiti Irani is seeking re-poll in eight polling booths in Amethi constituency where she was pitted against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.
Volunteers stream into Varanasi to add muscle to the campaign of their candidates
As political temperature hots up in this ancient temple town for the blockbuster fight, large number of volunteers of all three major players Congress, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party have streamed into the city from across the country to add muscle to the campa...
Sensex recovers in choppy trade as ICICI, Tata Motors gain
The 30-share index had recovered by 119 points in early trade on positive global cues following Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen's upbeat outlook on the US economy.
Beckham in Miami to pursue soccer stadium deal
David Beckham lobbied Miami lawmakers on Wednesday to approve his proposed 25,000-seat soccer stadium on the city's prized bayfront real estate.
Don't oppose bail plea in 36 cases, recommends Buch committee
A high-powered standing committee constituted for reviewing the cases of undertrials languishing in Chhattisgarh jails on Wednesday recommended the state government not to oppose the bail plea of prisoners in 36 cases.
Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams cruise to 3rd round of Madrid Open
Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal breezed into the Madrid Open third round with their title defenses facing little strain on Wednesday.
Snag hits Delhi Metro blue line, thousands affected
According to commuters who were stuck, the snag developed around 6 pm and resulted in crowd overflowing at stations.
LS polls: Seven Bihar seats record 56 per cent voter turnout in fifth phase
56 per cent voting was registered on Wednesday in seven Lok Sabha seats in Bihar in the fifth phase of elections in the state.
LinkedIn's new feature lets companies target members by language preference, location
Almost 60 per cent of LinkedIn's 300 million members are located outside of the United States and the site is available in 22 different languages including Polish, Korean, Thai and Russian.
