India

Light to moderate rainfall and thundershowers occurred at one or two places in eastern Uttar Pradesh even as the weather remained mainly dry in the western parts of the state in the last 24 hours.

The incident took place on March 25 when three labourers went down a sewer line to clean it.

Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal said the party is looking into the resignation of its MPs with all seriousness and added that appropriate measures will be taken.

Power tariff has been hiked quietly by a whopping 40 percent in Uttar Pradesh. This is the steepest hike in the history of the state. The decision was taken by the State Regulatory Commission late on Friday.

A day before his death, Abir had taken to Twitter to mourn the sudden demise of filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh.

The match was suspended on Thursday night with Sharapova up a break in the second set at 4-2.

'Bade Acche Lagte Hain' tells the story of a middle-aged business tycoon Ram Kapoor and his wife Sakshi Tanwar.

Dhillon is currently gearing up to compete at Miss World 2013 scheduled to be held near Jakarta on September 28.

Novak Djokovic's next opponent at Roland Garros is Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov.

'Satyagraha' features Kareena Kapoor as a journalist while Amitabh plays a revolutionary in the film.

To provide clean drinking water to villages in Rajasthan, the state government will set up over 1,000 RO (reverse osmosis) plants in rural areas of the state, officials said on Thursday.

An employee of land revenue department in Bihar's Nawada district was arrested on Friday on the charge of corruption, police sources said. Dinesh Kumar Singh, an employee of Warisaliganj Revenue department, was arrested on the charge of demanding Rs 1,500...

BJP president Rajnath Singh on Friday said the Chhattisgarh government led by Raman Singh deserves compliment for dealing effectively with Maoists despite not getting the desired support from the Centre.

Four armed robbers looted passengers on board the Delhi-Patna Jansadharan Express, police said here on Friday. The robbery took place late on Thursday night. The robbers escaped after pulling the train's chain at Daud Khan Railway Station.

Top-ranked Djokovic registered a 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 win over the Argentine to set up a meeting with the rising star Grigor Dimitrov.

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