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Lalgarh (WB), June 20 (PTI) A CRPF jawan taking part in the operation to free Lalgarh and surrounding areas in West Midnapore district from Maoist control died of sun stroke today, police said. Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Raj...

Patna, June 20 (PTI) Demanding special category status for Bihar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said this was imperative for development of the state. "Bihar should be given special category status without which its development cannot be...

Kolkata, Jun 20 (PTI) Trinamool Congress will demand sacking of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government in West Bengal if CPI-M does not withdraw within 48 hours its accusation that the party had links with Maoists in West Midnapore. TC chief...

Ahmedabad, Jun 20 (PTI) Three persons accused in the Surat gangrape case were brought to the Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS), Gandhinagar today for narco-analysis test, police said. "We have brought the three accused for...

Ahmedabad, Jun 20 (PTI) The Supreme Court appointed Special Investigating Team (SIT), which is probing the role of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 Gujarat riots, has recorded the statement of key complainant Zakia...

Palampur (HP), Jun 20 (PTI) A taxi driver and his friend, accused of raping a British teenager, were remanded three days police custody after being produced in a court here today, officials said. Sub-Judicial Magistrate, Kanwar Pawanjeet...

Mau (UP), June 20 (PTI) Three policemen including the Station House Officer lost their lives after the jeep in which they were travelling collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing in Haldarpur, police said today. Confirming the...

Berhampur (Orissa), Jun 20 (PTI) Train services between Berhampur and Vijianagaram stations were disrupted today following derailment of a goods train near Palasa, about 30 km from here, official sources said. At least five wagons of the...

Chennai, Jun 20 (PTI) Seeking to allay fears expressed by some political parties that the EVMs can be tampered with, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami today said the Electronic Voting Machines are "totally reliable". ...

Mumbai, Jun 20 (PTI) A 36-year-old engineer with a private firm has been diagnosed as the first patient of swine flu in Maharashtra, health officials said today. He is suspected to have contracted the disease during a recent visit to...

New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) The crucial meeting of the CPI(M) Central Committee, the first after the party's electoral debacle, began here today in the backdrop of the Maoist siege of Lalgarh in Left-ruled West Bengal. The meeting is being...

Ashish Shukla London, Jun 20 (PTI) West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has warned India that his side could "sting like a bee" in the one-day series starting next week in the Caribbean following their agonising Twenty20 World Cup semifinal defeat...

Kathmandu, June 20 (PTI) Nepal has underlined the key role of India in its landmark peace process as a top Indian official is set to meet senior leaders in the country today. "We need India's cooperation and support to move the peace...

Washington, Jun 20 (PTI) Scientists have led to the first description of the mechanics of so-called nuclear herpes virus capsids -- complex icosahedral protein shells covering and shielding the genetic material of the virus. Nuclear Herpes...

London, June 20 (PTI) Hollywood superstar George Clooney has hired a psychic to help him contact his favourite pet, a black pig named Max who died three years ago. The 'Ocean's Thirteen' star is still mourning the loss of the swine whom he...

Lalit K Jha Washington, Jun 20 (PTI) US President Barack Obama today exuded confidence that the nuclear weapons of Pakistan are safe and secure, about which a lot of concerns have been expressed in the recent past. "I have confidence...

Yoshita Singh Chicago, Jun 20 (PTI) US Senator Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois investigative committee probing his appointment by impeached governor Rod Blagojevich to the Senate...

London, June 20 (PTI) 'Matrix' star Keanu Reeves has been described as a "gentle giant" by his co-star Robin Wright Penn. Robin who was most recently in news after her husband actor Sean Penn filed for divorce and then promptly withdrew...

Mumbai, June 19 (PTI) A military cargo aircraft AN-124 of Russian origin carrying ammunitions and five persons on board tonight intruded into Indian airspace and landed at the international airport here. IAF PRO Wing Commander T K Singha...

Brussels, June 19 (PTI) President Asif Ali Zardari today met German Chancellor Angela Merkel during which the latter pushed for early resumption of dialogue between Pakistan and India. The two leaders also discussed a number of issues,...