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School teacher booked for showing obscene videos to students
An FIR has been registered against a school teacher for allegedly showing obscene visuals to girl students on his mobile phone in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said on Tuesday.
Officials like Durga Nagpal should be saluted, not suspended: Manish Tewari
Backing Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal for her crackdown on sand mining mafia, Union Minister Manish Tewari on Tuesday said officials who check illegalities should be saluted and not suspended.
Rahul Gandhi's poverty remark draws flak from BJP, BSP leaders
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui said the Congress leader was ignorant and did not know the ground situation.
Frustrated Max Chilton looking for more
Chilton, who made his F1 debut with Marussia this season, has so far been out-qualified by team-mate Jules Bianchi in all 10 grand prix so far this season.
From Amazon to Washington Post: How Jeff Bezos built his empire
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 after quitting a Wall Street hedge fund and now he is buying Washington Post.
Antony to head high-level committee to pacify leaders from Seemandhra
As protests continue over the Telangana decision, Congress is making attempts to pacify the leaders from the Seemandhra region by setting up a high-level committee headed by AK Antony to talk to them. Sources said that Antony and AICC general secretary in...
News briefs: PMC makes trade licence must for shops in Patna
Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) is gearing up to put in place a system that will make licences compulsory for shops and other commercial establishments. All shops, street-vendors and even chicken and meat sellers would soon need to compulsorily get trad...
Rory McIlroy heads to Oak Hill still searching for confidence
Though McIlroy signed off at Firestone with his worst score of the week, he was somewhat encouraged by the improvement in his ball striking.
I'll love to own Kolkata franchise in football league: Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh said he had earlier thought of buying stakes in Goan I-League club Dempo but now with a new league coming up, he is toying with the idea of bidding for the Kolkata franchise.
Heavy rains lash Uttarakhand, rivers in spate
Early morning drizzle on Monday gave way to heavy rains in Dehradun, causing water logging and traffic jams in the city, as torrential overnight rains at most places across Uttarakhand left major rivers and lakes flowing close to the danger mark. The stat...
6 hours allotted for discussion on Food Security Bill in Parliament
To avoid passage of the bill amidst the Telangana ruckus, the BJP had said that they will not let it pass without a discussion.
Why no special schemes for rape victims, SC asks govt
The SC asked the government if there are any social security schemes like insurance, housing or employment for the victims.
Met dept sounds alert in Uttarakhand, predicts heavy rains for next 3 days
Uttarakhand was on high alert on Monday following meteorological predictions of heavy to very heavy rains over three days on top of the downpour that has crippled life in Dehradun.
Lewis Hamilton out to 'repay' Mercedes
The Briton won his first title with McLaren in Hungary recently and hopes the win kickstarts a run of form in the F1 season.
Power plants generate 31 pc more electricity in 2013
The hydel plants of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company produced 9,617 lakh units of electricity this year, an increase of 31 per cent as compared to the last year. The power plants generated 9,617 lakh units of electricity till July 31 this year, as...
GJM demands Gorkhaland, tries to block DM office
The incident took place on the third day of the indefinite bandh in the hills to demand a separate state of Gorkhaland.
