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Lakhs vote in bypolls across four states

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 00:55

Lakhs of people turned up to exercise their franchise as 18 assembly constituencies spread across four states went for by-elections Thursday.

Hemant Soren third CM booed by BJP supporters; Chavan boycotts PM Modi`s event

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 01:01

The politics of heckling in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued on Thursday with Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren becoming the third victim.

Amit Shah takes a dig at Sonia Gandhi, says BJP will fulfil promises

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 00:09

BJP on Thursday took on Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her comment that the saffron party came to power by making false promises.

Indian-origin woman jailed for duping elderly in UK

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 22:34

An Indian-origin woman found guilty of duping elderly people into parting with thousands of pounds in cash has been jailed for two and a half years for fraud by a UK court.

Committee recommends modified house scheme for beedi workers

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 22:30

The central advisory committee on beedi workers welfare fund has recommended developing a modified housing scheme with Rs 75,000 as proposed contribution from the fund for each beedi worker for building a house.

Swaraj invokes Egyptian poet to describe India-Arab ties

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 21:53

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today invoked noted Egyptian poet Ahmed Shawki`s famous lines on Mahatma Gandhi to describe the relationship between India and the Arab countries.

Need defence preparedness for peace in `disturbed` neighbourhood: Jaitley

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 21:34

Observing that India lives in the "middle of a disturbed neighbourhood", Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said the country`s defence preparedness is the "best guarantee" of peace and pitched for urgent development of the military hardware indigenously.

Four artists to stay in Rashtrapati Bhavan

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 21:08

Four artists have been invited to stay in Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of an exclusive programme aimed at providing an environment to inspire creative thinking and rejuvenate artistic impulses.

SC reserves order on Nithyananda`s plea against potency test

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 21:02

The Supreme Court reserved its order on self-styled godman Nithyananda`s plea for not conducting potency test on him in a 2010 rape case.

India, Bangladesh discuss insurgents issue

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 20:53

India and Bangladesh discussed issues related to northeast insurgents and destruction of their hideouts in each others` territories during a bilateral meet of the border guarding forces of both the countries.